The Director shall inspect and obtain samples of discharges from all permitted users at least annually, to ascertain whether users are complying with the requirements of this chapter.
(A) The Director may inspect facilities of any user whom he or she has reason to believe may be a generator of nondomestic wastewater, to determine compliance with all provisions of this chapter. Persons or occupants of premises where non-domestic wastewater is created or discharged, or where the Director has reason to believe that non-domestic wastewater may be created or discharged, shall allow the Director ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of, among other things, inspection, sampling, examination and copying of records, taking photographs and performance of any of his or her duties.
(B) The Director shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling, inspection, compliance, monitoring or metering operations. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into the user's property, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its staff so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the Director will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purpose of performing any of the duties required under this chapter.
(C) The user shall insure that there is always a person on site during normal business hours, knowledgeable of the user's processes and activities, to accompany the city inspector during the inspection.
(D) The user shall provide immediate access when an emergency exists, regardless of the hour of the day.
(E) All pretreatment equipment shall be immediately accessible at all times for the purpose of inspection. At no time shall any material, debris, obstacles or obstructions be placed in such a manner so as to prevent immediate access to the pretreatment equipment.
(F) No persons shall interfere with, delay, resist or refuse entrance to an authorized city inspector attempting to inspect any facility involved, directly or indirectly, with a discharge of wastewater to the city's collection system.
(G) In the event an authorized city inspector is denied entry to a user's facility, the city shall, with the City Attorney's assistance, obtain an inspection warrant from a court of competent jurisdiction and enter the facility for inspection purposes.
(H) From time to time, Corona discharges wastewater to the Inland Empire Brine Line and to the CSDOC and WRCRWA wastewater treatment facilities, pursuant to limitations and conditions contained in industrial wastewater permits. In accordance with the terms and conditions of those permits, both SAWPA, CSDOC, and WRCRWA have the right to periodically review Corona's enforcement efforts and any self-monitoring reports, quarterly and annual reports, and to inspect wastewater-generating and disposal facilities, and to sample the discharge of any permittee. Users shall allow SAWPA, CSDOC, and WRCRWA reasonable access during the normal working day to user's wastewater-generating and disposal facilities for purposes of inspection and sampling.
(`78 Code, § 13.08.050.) (Ord. 3346 § 3, 2022; Ord. 3111 § 3 (part), 2012; Ord. 2932 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2330 § 1 (part), 1997; Ord. 2195 § 1 (part), 1994.)