A. Right Of Access:
1. The city and its employees and the Illinois environmental protection agency shall have ready access at all reasonable times to the premises, places or buildings where water service is supplied for the purpose of inspecting, examining and testing the consumption, use and flow of water, and it shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with, prevent or obstruct the city or any duly authorized agent of the city or the Illinois environmental protection agency in its duties hereunder. Every consumer of the system shall take the same upon the conditions prescribed in this chapter.
2. In the event that there is any denial of the aforesaid right of access, then upon notice from the city, and upon failure to make access to the premises immediately available, water service to the premises may be terminated. Once so terminated, all of the charges, fines and fees specified in article A of this chapter for disconnection of delinquent consumers shall be applicable for such disconnection and reconnection.
B. Powers And Authority Of Inspectors:
1. The superintendent of water, his designee and other duly authorized employees of the city and the Illinois environmental protection agency, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The superintendent of water or his representative shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, including metallurgical, chemical, oil refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries, beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
2. The superintendent of water, his designee and other duly authorized employees of the city, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which a city water line exists through a duly negotiated easement or otherwise for the purposes of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the waterworks system lying within said easement. (Ord. 2004-O-8, 1-20-2004)