6-19-4. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act.

(1) The requirements of EPCRA shall be the law of Tooele County and shall apply equally to federal, state, county or local governmental agencies, departments, installations, and facilities located in this county, as well as to other facilities that are subject to the provisions of EPCRA.
(2) The provisions of EPCRA are hereby deemed rules and regulations of the Sheriff’s Office’s Hazardous Materials Division and the fire department governing the operation of the business holding a license or permit pursuant to Tooele County ordinances.
(3) An owner or operator of a covered facility under the provisions of EPCRA who violates such provisions, shall be subject to a civil administrative fine not to exceed $1,000 per violation. The LEPC shall establish the fine based on the severity of the violation, the duration of the violation, the alleged violator’s history of non-compliance, the economic benefit of non-compliance, the LEPC’s or the county’s investigative costs and the cooperation of the owner or operator in remedying the alleged violation.
(Ord. 01-34, 11/20/01)