When required by the Superintendent, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole, together with any necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the wastes at the owner’s expense. The manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Superintendent. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his expense, and shall be maintained so as to be safe and accessible at all times. Agents of the Town, the state water pollution control agencies, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing.
If a control manhole does not exist on site or is not feasible to install, an internal drainage point can be used upon permission of the Superintendent. If neither a private control manhole nor an internal discharge point is practical as the monitoring location, or causes an undue hardship on the user, the Superintendent may allow the monitoring facility to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area, and to be located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. Ample room must be provided to allow accurate sampling and the compositing of samples for analysis. The manhole, sampling, and measuring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the owner's expense.
Wastewater shall not be diverted because of changes in plumbing or internal processing from the designated sampling location without prior notice and approval of the Superintendent.
(`92 Code, § 9-36) (Ord. 85-22, passed 11-25-85; Am. Ord. 2011-06, passed 3-24-11)