16. Hazardous Materials.
(a) Definitions.: As used in this Lease, the following terms have the following meanings:
“Environmental Law” means any past, present or future federal, state or local statutory or common law, or any regulation, ordinance, code, plan, order, permit, grant, franchise, concession, restriction or agreement issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, relating to (i) the environment, human health or safety, including, without limitation, emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials (defined below) into the environment (including, without limitation, air, surface water, groundwater or land), or (ii) the manufacture, generation, refining, processing, distribution, use, sale, treatment, receipt, storage, disposal, transport, arranging for transport, or handling of Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental Permits” mean collectively, any and all permits, consents, licenses, approvals and registrations of any nature at any time required pursuant to, or in order to comply with, any applicable Environmental Law or other law including, but not limited to, any Spill Control Countermeasure Plan and any Hazardous Materials Management Plan.
“Hazardous Materials” shall mean and include any hazardous or toxic materials, substances or wastes as now or hereafter designated or regulated under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, petroleum, petroleum hydrocarbons and petroleum based products, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), freon and other chlorofluorocarbons, “biohazardous waste,” “medical waste,” “infectious agent”, or “mixed waste”.
“Release” shall mean with respect to any Hazardous Materials, any release, deposit, discharge, emission, leaking, pumping, leaching, spilling, seeping, migrating, injecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping, disposing or other movement of Hazardous Materials.
(b) Tenant’s Obligations – Environmental Permits. Tenant will (i) obtain and maintain in full force and effect all Environmental Permits that may be required from time to time under any Environmental Laws applicable to Tenant or the Premises and (ii) be and remain in compliance with all terms and conditions of all such Environmental Permits and with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in all Environmental Laws applicable to Tenant or the Premises. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Landlord shall apply to the City of Holdrege, NE (the “City”) for permission to allow Tenant to discharge wastewater from Tenant’s operations at the Premises pursuant to that certain existing Waste Water Discharge Agreement between the City and Landlord attached on Exhibit F (such wastewater permit and any supplement to, modification of, or substitute wastewater permit used by Tenant, the “Wastewater Permit”). If Tenant contemplates any changes in Tenant’s operations at the Premises or wastewater effluent that has the reasonably likely potential to (x) negatively impact operation of the City’s wastewater treatment plant or (y) impact Landlord’s permit, Tenant shall give at least sixty (60) days prior written notice to Landlord or as soon Tenant becomes aware of such change. Tenant will comply with all authorization conditions and sampling requirements related to any Wastewater Permit, whether or not discharging under a shared permit with Landlord, and shall fully cooperate at Tenant’s own cost with Landlord in investigating any non-compliance with said permit. Tenant may not increase the volume or change the constitution of its wastewater effluent without the prior written consent of Landlord. Tenant will indemnify Landlord for Tenant’s use of any Wastewater Permit in accordance with Section 16(g).
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