The Superintendent shall have the right to enter the premises of any user to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements of this chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the Superintendent ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying and the performance of any additional duties, as would be reasonable under the circumstances.
(A) Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the Superintendent or his or her agent will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
(B) The Superintendent or his or her agent shall have the right to set up on the user’s property or require installation of such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user’s operations.
(C) The Superintendent may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary. The facility’s sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the user at its own expense. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated at least annually, and more often if appropriate for the equipment, to ensure their accuracy.
(D) Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the Superintendent and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
(E) Unreasonable delays under the circumstances in allowing the Superintendent or his or her agent access to the user’s premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 2000-11B, passed 11-28-00)