For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
CITY. Any department or division of the city.
EXPENSES TO THE CITY. All costs and expenses to the city incurred in the cleanup or abatement of hazardous materials or the extinguishing of a fire involving hazardous materials, and shall include without limitation the following:
(1) Actual labor costs of city personnel involved in the cleanup or abatement of the discharge(s), including without limitation workers’ compensation benefits, fringe benefit and administrative overhead or any other medical expenses, immediate or long-term, of personnel exposed to the hazardous material;
(2) Cost of equipment operation, damage or loss as established by the city;
(3) Cost of materials ordered directly by the city; and
(4) The cost of any labor and material(s) expended through the retention of other parties to assist in cleanup or abatement and the repair of the property in the area of the incident.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT. The leakage, release, seepage or other emission of any substance or material which, due to its quantity, form, concentration, location or other characteristics, is determined by the Fire Chief or his or her authorized representative to be a hazardous waste, based upon a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, to pose an unreasonable and inordinate risk to the life, health or safety of persons or property or to the ecological balance or the environment, including without limitation explosives, compressed gases, flammable and combustible liquids, flammable and water-reactive solids, oxidizers and peroxides, poisons, radioactive materials, corrosives or otherwise regulated materials, or any substance determined to be hazardous, toxic or a special waste under any federal or state law, statute or regulation.
HAZARDOUS WASTE. Any substance or material which, due to its quantity, form, concentration, location or other characteristics, is determined by the Fire Chief or his or her authorized representative to be a hazardous waste, based upon a reasonable degree of scientific certainty, to pose an unreasonable and inordinate risk to the life, health or safety of persons or property or to the ecological balance or the environment, including without limitation explosives, compressed gases, flammable and combustible liquids, flammable and water-reactive solids, oxidizers and peroxides, poisons, radioactive materials, corrosives or otherwise regulated materials, or any substance determined to be hazardous, toxic or a special waste under any federal or state law, statute or regulation.
(1990 Code, § 11-81) (Ord. 97-1759, passed 6-16-1997)