A. In connection with the principal functions and activities of the City heating service, Board officials may enter upon any property within the City for purposes of inspecting wells and geothermal facilities, or monitoring the operational characteristics of such wells and facilities, when such inspection and monitoring is reasonably necessary to the assessment of ground water or geothermal fluid temperatures, chemistry, static levels, quantities, and movements; the assessment of land subsidence or erosion; or the assessment of other indices related to geothermal or ground water reservoir management, or protection of the public safety and welfare.
B. The Board shall provide affected property owners with reasonable prior notice of any intended inspection or monitoring, describing the nature, purpose, and duration of the necessary inspection or monitoring; such inspections or monitoring shall be conducted in accordance with applicable City and state procedures for inspection warrants, if the land owner or other person in possession objects to any such inspection or monitoring.
(Ord. MC-298, 8-17-83)