(a) The director, division of water quality and other duly authorized employees of the urban county government bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection of facilities, inspecting and/or copying records, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in subsection (a) above, the director, division of water quality or duly authorized employees of the urban county government shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises, established by the company and made known to urban county government personnel prior to the entrance to said properties.
(c) The director, division of water quality and other duly authorized employees of the urban county government bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the urban county government holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, 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) Information and data provided by an industrial user to the director, division of water quality or his designated representative, identifying the nature and frequency of a discharge, shall be made accessible to the public. All other information which may be so submitted or which may be furnished by an industrial user to the urban county government or its designated representatives in connection with required reports or by request shall also be available to the public unless the industrial user is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the urban county government that disclosure of such information or a particular part thereof to the general public would divulge methods or processes entitled to protection as trade secrets. Any request for confidential treatment of information and for access to such information shall be governed by procedures specified in 40 CFR part 2 and KRS 61.870 et seq.
(Ord No. 164-84, § 1, 9-20-84; Ord. No. 234-91, § 10, 11-14-91; Ord. No. 143-2009, § 16, 7-7-09)