(A) Inspectors. Inspections of every facility that is involved either directly or indirectly with the discharge of wastewater to the sewer system may be made by the Town Engineer, the Wastewater Treatment Department, the town’s Building Department or their designate as they may deem necessary.
(1) These facilities shall include, but not be limited to, sewer, sewage pumping plants, pollution control plant, all industrial processes, industrial wastewater generation, conveyance and pretreatment facilities, devices, connecting sewers and all similar sewage facilities. Inspections may be made to determine that such facilities are maintained and operated properly and are adequate to meet the provisions of this chapter.
(2) Access to all of the above facilities, or to other facilities directly or indirectly connected to the sewage systems, shall be given to authorized personnel of the Department and/or the town at all reasonable times, including those occasioned by emergency conditions. Any permanent or temporary obstruction to easy access to the sewage facility to be inspected shall promptly be removed by the facility user or owner at the written or verbal request of the town department or its designate.
(3) No person shall interfere with, delay, resist or refuse entry to an authorized department or town inspector attempting to inspect any wastewater generation, conveyance or treatment facility connected directly or indirectly to the sewage system.
(B) Construction inspections. All sewers to be attached directly to a sewer shall be inspected by personnel of the Wastewater Treatment Department and town’s Building Department during construction. At least 48 hours prior to taping the sewer, the Wastewater Treatment Department and the town’s Building Department shall be notified. In making a connection to a sewer, no physical alteration of the facilities shall commence until an inspector is present. No wastewater shall be discharged into any sewage facility prior to obtaining inspections and approval of construction from the Town Department. Following satisfactory completion of construction, the Department shall issue a construction inspection certificate.
(Prior Code, § 16-2-1) Penalty, see § 10.99