14.16.070: DISPOSAL OF DELETERIOUS SUBSTANCES:
   A.   Every permittee under this chapter shall make sufficient provisions for the safe disposal of all deleterious substances which he may bring to the surface of the earth. Such disposal shall not result in pollution of the waters or of the lands within the city, shall not result in any other environmental hazard, and shall incorporate the best available techniques and equipment.
   B.   In the event of any leakage or spillage of any pollutant or any deleterious substance, whatever the cause thereof, the permittee shall notify the city promptly. If, in the judgment of the city manager, such leakage or spillage represents a potential environmental hazard, the city manager may issue whatever corrective orders he deems appropriate and, in addition, may require appropriate testing of the surface and subsurface for pollution, the costs of such test or tests to be borne by permittee.
   C.   Unless modified herein, the general rules and regulations of the oil and gas conservation division of the corporation commission are hereby adopted by reference and have the same force and effect as if set forth at length herein. Not less than three (3) copies are now filed in the office of the city clerk. (Ord. 1939 § 4, 2009)