(A) Whenever it shall be necessary for the purposes of ensuring compliance with this chapter and upon presentation of proper credentials and identification, town, state, and EPA personnel shall be permitted to enter upon any property of users for the purpose of inspecting and copying records, facility inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, or testing in the area of the control structure. Any user completing and filing an application to discharge wastewater shall thereby grant the town permission to enter his or her premises for said purposes. Where a user has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with their security guards so that upon presentation of suitable identification, town personnel shall be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
(B) When in the performance of repair or maintenance on any portion of the town’s treatment works lying within a duly negotiated easement, the town shall have the right to enter and perform such required work, inspection, etc. 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.
(Ord. 11-01, passed 1-3-11; Am. Ord. 19-04, passed 5-6-19; Am. Ord. 22-07, passed 5-2-22; Am. Ord. 23-06, passed 4-4-23)