Spill remediation.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 47-542
in effectSec. 47-542. - Spill remediation.
(a) Each transporter shall be responsible for the clean-up of any spills from its registered vehicles. In the event the city or the city's contractor provides the service of cleaning up the transporter's spill, the transporter shall pay the city's or its contractor's reasonable costs for clean-up as determined by the city official and as provided by the terms of the transporter's financial assurance. Payment shall be made within 30 days after the date of written notice from the city official.
(b) In the event of any spill of waste, the transporter shall take appropriate remedial action, including removing or causing removal of the spill in compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations and issuing any notices to regulatory agencies as required under state or federal law or regulations.
(Ord. No. 97-196, § 4, 2-19-97; Ord. No. 2011-194, § 7, 3-23-2011)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH47WASE_ARTXITRTRCEWA_DIV9GETRDIWA_SD4TRRE_S47-542SPREFetched: 10/26/2026