A. The city shall have the right to enter the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this chapter, and any indirect discharge permit or order issued hereunder, is being met and whether the user is complying with all requirements thereof. The user shall allow the city or its representatives, upon presentation of credentials of identification, to enter the premises of the user at all reasonable hours, including all hours of operation or discharging for the purposes of inspection, sampling or records examination. The city shall have ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and performance of any additional duties.
B. Where a user has security measures in force that 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, pretreatment staff will be permitted to enter without delay to perform specific responsibilities.
C. The city shall have the right to set up on the user’s property, or require the installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct flow monitoring and sampling of the user’s operations.
D. 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 city and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
E. Unreasonable delays in allowing the city access to the user’s premises shall constitute a violation of this chapter. (Ord. 1526 § 8, 2023: Ord. 1056, 1992)