(a) In enforcing the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Engineering, or his duly authorized representative, bearing proper credentials and identification, may at any reasonable hour enter upon any premises. No person shall obstruct, hamper or interfere with him while performing these duties. The Director may enter such property to:
(1) Determine the size, depth and location of any connection with a public sewer or public storm drain;
(2) Determine the quantity and nature of industrial waste being discharged into any public sewer, public storm drain or watercourse;
(3) Inspect, test and sample the discharge of any device used to prevent the discharge into any sewer, storm drain or watercourse of waste prohibited by this chapter;
(4) Determine the location of roof, swimming pool and surface drains and whether they are connected to a street gutter, storm drain or sewer;
(5) Determine the nature and quantity of flow in any open watercourse or storm drain;
(6) Determine whether there is a violation of the provisions of this section; and
(7) Exercise any other powers vested in him by this section.
(b) All work done shall be inspected by an authorized inspector representing the City upon notification of the sewer builder at least twelve hours before the work will be inspected. Any work covered previous to inspection shall be uncovered by the sewer builder and opportunity must be given to inspect the interior as well as the exterior of the pipe. The actual tapping of a connection into the sewer shall be done only in the presence of the inspector. No connection shall be covered until inspected and approved in writing. All materials and workmanship in the making of sewer service connections shall be in strict accordance with Standard Construction Details for the City governing such work, which are hereby made a part of this chapter.
(c) The Director of Engineering shall be the final judge of the quality of all materials and workmanship used in sewer service connections and shall have the right to inspect the same at all times. He shall have free access to all buildings and take samples of any wastes entering the sewers. The sole purpose of such inspection is to determine the quality of sewerage and the proper connection of discharge points to the proper outlet. The Director in any duty prescribed by the provisions of this chapter may act through properly authorized representatives.
(d) The City shall reserve the right to inspect any sewer contributing flow to the City collection system suspected of being in violation of this chapter. The inspection shall be made after proper notification to the potential violating entity. If the subject entity is determined to be in violation of proper maintenance, the cost of the inspection shall be borne by the violating entity. The City shall notify the subject entity that they are in violation of proper maintenance and shall further stipulate a reasonable time period for correcting the violation.
(e) The Director of Engineering may inspect, as often as he may deem necessary, every public sewer, sewage pumping plant, sewage or industrial waste treatment plant or facility, industrial connection sewer, interceptor, dilution basin, neutralization basin, or other similar appurtenance to ascertain whether the facilities are maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(f) The Director may require the installation of a manhole for the purpose of measuring the flow of sewage or for making periodic tests of the wastes from the sewer connection at the owner's expense.
(g) No person shall install, construct or place any permanent or temporary object or structure where it will interfere with ready and easy access to any pretreatment or treatment facility, sampling compartment, manhole, flow metering device or any instrumentality for which a permit is required by this section. Any obstruction shall be removed upon order of the Director by the person responsible for it and at no expense to the City.
(h) When the Director is satisfied that all work done under a permit issued pursuant to this chapter has been constructed according to and meets the requirements of this chapter and such other provisions of law as may be applicable, and that all fees have been paid, he shall, upon request thereof, issue to the permittee constructing such work a certificate of final inspection. The permit shall recite that the work covered by the permit has been constructed according to this section and is approved.
(i) When the Director is satisfied that all work done to rectify a violation is completed, he shall reserve the right to inspect the work to see that it conforms to the requirements of this chapter and other such provisions of law as may be applicable.
(j) All fees received by the City under this section shall be deposited in a sewer fund to be maintained by the Director of Finance.
(Ord. 2012-128. Passed 12-6-12.)