The City Engineer or his designated representative shall be authorized, at any reasonable time, to enter the premises of any discharger to the City's storm water drainage system to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter, and to:
(1) Conduct inspection, monitoring, and/or other authorized duties to enforce the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Review any records, reports, test results or other information required to enforce the provisions of this chapter. Such review may include the necessity to photograph, videotape, or copy any applicable information; and
(3) Inspect any chemicals, materials, wastes, storage areas, storage containers, and waste generating processes, treatment facilities, and discharge locations. Such inspection may include the necessity to photograph or videotape any applicable chemicals, materials, wastes, storage areas, storage containers, waste generating processes, treatment facilities, and discharge locations.
The City Engineer or his designated representative shall provide adequate identification when entering the premises of any discharger. If such entry is refused or cannot be obtained, the City Engineer shall have recourse to every remedy provided by law to secure lawful entry and inspection of the premises.
If the City Engineer has reasonable cause to believe that non-storm water discharge conditions on or emanating from the premises are of a nature so as to require immediate inspection to safeguard public health or safety, the City Engineer shall have the right to immediately enter and inspect said property and may use any reasonable means required to effect such entry and make such inspection, regardless if said property is occupied or unoccupied and regardless if formal permission to inspect said property has been obtained.
Where a discharger has instituted security measures requiring proper identification and clearance before entry onto the premises, the discharger shall make all necessary arrangements with its security agents in order that, upon presentation of such identification, the City Engineer or his designated representative(s) shall be permitted to enter the premises without delay, for the purpose of performing their authorized duties. For facilities, which require special clearances to conduct inspections, it shall be the responsibility of the discharger to obtain all necessary clearances on behalf of the City so that the inspection is not impaired.