§ 91-141. Environmental Control Officer.

The Township Council shall appoint an Environmental Control Officer, who shall have the authority and whose duties shall be as follows:

(1)

To receive and to review all applications required under this article, and to make recommendations to the Environmental Advisory Council regarding the action to be taken thereon;

(2)

To assure that the operator of any waste facility that may be permitted under this article fully complies with all the provisions herein;

(3)

To initiate and to prosecute all legal actions required to enforce this article;

(4)

To regularly review the public access to information to assure that the information contained therein is current and adequate to the needs of the Township;

(5)

To conduct regular and periodic inspections, including unannounced inspections, to assure continued compliance with all the provisions of this article;

(6)

To have the unrestricted and immediate right to enter onto the waste facility on demand and to have immediate and unrestricted access to any part of said facility and its records to assure compliance with the provisions of this article;

(7)

To receive and review all reports relating to fees and surcharges made by or payable by the operator of the facility to the Township, as well as the power to collect all such fees and surcharges which may become delinquent and to collect all penalties assessed by the Township;

(8)

To assure that all studies required under the LLRW Act for the benefit of the Township are performed in a timely, thorough and professional manner to safeguard the health and safety of the residents of the Township;

(9)

To protect the health and safety of the residents of the Township; and

(10)

To have and perform such other duties as may be from time to time imposed by the Township.

The Environmental Control Officer may also serve as an inspector.

(Ord. No. 95-13, Art. IV(401), 5-10-95)