Spill abatement and mitigation.
Columbus City Codes § 1145.92
in effect1145.92 - Spill abatement and mitigation.
The Director, or designee, may order any clean-up, abatement, or mitigation action determined reasonable, including using a private contractor, when any environmental spill or discharge of any material to the sewer system, POTW or MS4:
(A) Poses a threat or damage to any structure of the sewer system or POTW;
(B) Poses a threat or damage to any treatment process or sludge disposal practice of the POTW;
(C) Endangers the health or safety of any employees of the department;
(D) Could pass-through the POTW;
(E) Causes violation of any federal or state discharge permit issued to the city; or
(F) Damages the environment or receiving waters.
Any and all expenses for any such action, including labor costs incurred by the city shall be charged to the person responsible for the spill or discharge. The Director may add such charges to the person's sewer service charge, and pursue other available collection remedies. Such charges shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedies the city may have under this chapter, statutes, regulations, at law or in equity.
(Ord. No. 1327-2012, § 1, 7-23-2012, eff. 10-1-2012; Ord. No. 2553-2020, § 1, 2-8-2021; Ord. No. 2019-2021, § 1, 7-26-2021)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11WASEELCO_CH1145SEUSRE_1145.90--1145.99ADEN_1145.92SPABMIFetched: 10/27/2026