The city shall have the right to enter the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder is being met and whether the user is complying with all requirements thereof. Users shall allow the Director of Utilities ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties.
(A) Where a user has security measures in force which 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, the Director of Utilities will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
(B) The Director of Utilities shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user's operations.
(C) 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 Director of Utilities and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
(D) Unreasonable delays in allowing the Director of Utilities access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 9399, passed 2-24-2020)