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No unauthorized person shall maliciously, wilfully or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is a part of the sewage works. Any person violating this provision shall be subject to immediate arrest under charge of disorderly conduct.
('71 Code, § 8-6-6) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) The Superintendent, 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 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 direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterway or facilities for waste treatment.
(B) While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in division (A) above, the Superintendent or duly authorized employees of the city, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the city's employees and the city shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by the city's employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operations, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain conditions as required in § 51.066.
(C) The Superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the city bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the city holds a duly negotiated easement for the observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the sewage works lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.
(D) Any property owner who refuses to permit the entry of a duly authorized employee of the city for the purpose of inspecting sanitation sewer facilities on his or her property shall be subject to a fine as set forth in § 10.99 and to termination of water service at the location where right of entry is refused.
('71 Code, § 8-6-7) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86; Am. Ord. 3053, passed 4-22-96)
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency or its authorized representatives shall have access to any books, documents, papers and records of the city which are applicable to the city system of user charges or industrial cost recovery for the purpose of making audit, examination, excerpts and transcriptions thereof to insure compliance with the terms of the special and general conditions to any state grant.
('71 Code, § 8-6-10(H)) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86)
PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
In the event a public sanitary sewer is not available under the provisions of § 51.005, the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this subchapter.
('71 Code, § 8-6-3(A)) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86)
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the County Health Department. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by County Health Department which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications and other information as are deemed necessary by County Health Department.
('71 Code, § 8-6-3(B)) (Ord. 2566, passed 4-28-86) Penalty, see § 10.99
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