(A) Any industrial wastes discharged into the public sewers shall be subject to periodic inspection and determination of character and concentration. The examination shall be made as often as the Superintendent deems it necessary (but at least once a year) and may include the use of suitable continuously monitoring instruments in appropriate cases. Samples shall be collected either manually or by approved mechanical devices and in such a manner as to be representative of the overall composition of the wastes. Sampling period shall be for a period of seven consecutive days, but may be of longer duration at the discretion of the town. In periods when the sampling period extends for a greater number of consecutive days than seven, the town shall have the prerogative of selecting the seven consecutive days of its choice. Every care shall be exercised in collecting the samples to ensure their preservation, until analyzed, in a state comparable to that at the time the samples were collected.
(B) The installation, operation and maintenance of the sampling facilities shall be the responsibility of the person discharging the wastes and shall be subject to the approval of the Town Council. Access to sampling facilities shall be granted at all times to the Superintendent or his or her duly authorized representative.
(C) Laboratory procedures used in the examination of industrial wastes shall be those set forth in Standard Methods; however, alternative methods for certain analysis of industrial wastes may be used subject to mutual agreement between the Superintendent and the user provided they meet federal requirements as set forth in 40 C.F.R. part 136. The town may make, without charge to the user, the initial analysis of the user’s wastes as well as other initial tests the Superintendent may deem advisable. Regular periodic check analysis and analysis made by the town at the request of the user shall be charged to the user according to the standard work order billing practice. All such analysis shall be binding in determining strength of waste surcharges and other matters dependent upon the character and concentration of wastes.
(2008 Code, § 2.2.31)