Appendix 4557. Liability for unauthorized disposal or release.

If the County takes any corrective action which, in the judgment of either the Manager or the Chief Administrative Officer of a special district governed by the Ventura County Board of Supervisors, is reasonably necessary to remedy or prevent an imminent substantial danger to the public health, domestic livestock, wildlife or the environ-ment arising out of any unauthorized disposal or release of any hazardous waste or substance, the following described persons shall be jointly and severally liable to the County for the cost incurred by it in taking any such corrective action:

(a)

The person or persons whose negligent or willful act or omission proximately caused such disposal or release;

(b)

The person or persons who owned or had custody or control of the hazardous waste or substance at the time of such disposal or release, without regard to fault or proximate cause; and

(c)

The person or persons who owned or had custody or control of the container which held such hazardous waste or substance at the time of or immediately prior to such disposal or release, without regard to fault or proximate cause.