35 Pa. Stat. § 6018.611

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 6018.611 - Presumption of law for civil and administrative proceedings

It shall be presumed as a rebuttable presumption of law that a person or municipality which stores, treats, or disposes of hazardous waste shall be liable, without proof of fault, negligence, or causation, for all damages, contamination or pollution within 2,500 feet of the perimeter of the area where hazardous waste activities have been carried out. Such presumption may be overcome by clear and convincing evidence that the person or municipality so charged did not contribute to the damage, contamination, or pollution.

35 P.S. § 6018.611

1980 , July 7, P.L. 380, No. 97, § 611, effective in 60 days.