(A) Owners, operators or tenants of mobile or fixed facilities within the city who cause or suffer leaks or spills of a hazardous or toxic material, or other potentially dangerous situation involving hazardous or toxic materials for which the Hammond Fire Department responds, shall be required to reimburse the city for any response as follows:
(1) For initial response with a fire engine, a fire truck, or a fire apparatus, including a hazardous material response unit, or fire rescue unit dispatched on a fire or hazardous material incident, $250 per response vehicle except command/control vehicles, which is $100 per vehicle;
(2) For each hour or fraction thereof, as on-scene assistance, $150 per response and $50 per command/control vehicle;
(3) For expendable material such as absorption materials, emulsifiers, or other agents used in cleanup operations, the actual replacement cost of those materials; and
(4) For collection of debris, chemicals, fuel or contaminated materials resulting from a spill, the actual cost of removal and disposal at an authorized location.
(B) Owners, operators or tenants of mobile or fixed facilities within the city who cause or suffer leaks or spills of a hazardous or toxic material, or other potentially dangerous situation involving hazardous or toxic materials for which the a separate cleanup contractor must be called in, shall assume and bear full responsibility for the payment of the cleanup contractor.
(C) Owners, operators or tenants of mobile or fixed facilities within the city who cause or suffer leaks or spills of a hazardous or toxic material, or other potentially dangerous situation involving hazardous or toxic materials for which the city responds must reimburse the Hammond Fire Department for such costs within 60 days or a penalty in the amount of 10% shall be added to the bill and an action for reimbursement shall be filed in the Lake Superior or Circuit Court as authorized by I.C. 36-8-12.2-10 and I.C. 36-8-12.2-11.
(Prior Code, § 93.37) (Ord. 5023, passed 4-14-1986; Am. Ord. 6042, passed 4-13-1987; Am. Ord. 7402, passed 8-12-1991; Am. Ord. 9290, passed 3-23-2015)