(A) The District Manager or his or her authorized agent shall have free access at any time to all premises supplied with any utility service by the district at such reasonable times for the purpose of inspection, observation, set up and use of monitoring equipment, sampling and testing; provided that if such property is unoccupied, he or she shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner of such property and request entry. If entry is refused or cannot be obtained because the owner of such property cannot be found, the district shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure lawful entry for the above stated purposes.
(B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the district has reasonable cause to believe that waters or wastes are being discharged from any property into a public sewer or natural outlet and has reasonable cause to believe that such discharge is so dangerous, hazardous or unsafe as to require immediate inspection to safeguard the public health and safety, the District Manager or his or her authorized agent shall have the right to immediately enter and inspect such property and may use any reasonable means required to effect such entry and make such inspection, whether such property is occupied or unoccupied and whether or not permission to inspect has been obtained.
(Prior Code, § 7-122)