98-57 AMENDING CITY CODE - CHAPTER 44

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. (2) Any person who at the time of disposal,transport, storage, or treatment of hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances owned or operated the facility or vehicle used for such disposal,transport,treatment or from which there was a fire,release or threatened release of such hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances; (3) Any person who by contract, agreement or otherwise has arranged with another party or entity for transport, storage, disposal or treatment of hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances owned, controlled or possessed by such person at a facility owned and operated by another party or entity from which there is fire, release or threatened release of hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances; (4) Any person who accepts or accepted any hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances for transport to disposal, storage or sites from which there is a fire, release or threatened release of hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances; (5) In the case of an abandoned facility or vehicle any person owning or operating the abandoned facility or any person who owned or operated or otherwise controlled activities at the abandoned facility immediately prior to abandonment; (6) In the case of a land trust owning or operating a facility or vehicle the person owning the beneficial interest in the land trust. 2. UNLAWFUL RELEASES PROHIBITED. No person shall cause threaten, or allow the release of hazardous materials or environmentally damaging substances, unless such release is in accordance with an appropriate permit granted by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or other State or Federal agency having primary authority over the release and such release is in such a place and manner as will not create a substantial present or potential hazard to human health,property, or the environment. Any prohibited release is hereby declared a public nuisance.