(A) 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 individual or general 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.
(B) 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 shall be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
(C) The Superintendent shall have the right to document inspection activities through photographic means, digital recordings, handwritten notes, personal interviews, or other means as necessary; in order to document compliance, noncompliance, or other information gained through inspection activities.
(D) The Superintendent 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.
(E) 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 annually using a primary standard to ensure their accuracy. The Superintendent may, at his or her discretion, require a user to calibrate devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality at a higher frequency.
(F) 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. The obstruction shall not be replaced once it has been removed. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
(G) Unreasonable delays in allowing the Superintendent access to the user’s premises shall be a violation of this chapter. A delay of greater than 20 minutes shall be considered “unreasonable” for the purposes of determining whether a violation of this section has occurred.
(H) The Superintendent shall be allowed to conduct the activities mentioned in divisions (A) through (D) above without interference of any kind from the user. Any action taken by the user which impedes the ability of the Superintendent to conduct these activities shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(I) The refusal of the Superintendent to sign any waiver, access agreement, or similar document shall not constitute grounds for the denial of access to the user’s property for the purpose of conducting the activities outlined in divisions (A) through (D) above.
(Ord. 6619, passed 1-28-13)