The control authority or its designated representative
shall have the right to enter the premises of any user to determine
whether the user is complying with all requirements of this Part 5
and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. users
shall allow the control authority or its designated representative
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 user shall not obstruct, block or otherwise
interfere with access to the sampling point(s).
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
control authority or its designated representative shall be permitted
to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
B. The control authority or its designated representative
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. The control authority or its designated representative
may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary.
The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained
at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the user
at its own expense. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and
quality shall be calibrated semiannually to ensure their accuracy.
D. Any temporary or permanent obstruction of 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
control authority or its designated representative and shall not be
replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the
user.
E. Unreasonable delays in allowing the control authority
or its designated representative access to the user's premises shall
be a violation of this Part 5.
If the control authority or its designated representative
has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or
any part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe
that there may be a violation of this Part 5 or that there is a need
to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling
program of the control authority designed to verify compliance with
this Part 5 or any permit or order issued hereunder or to protect
the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then
the control authority may seek issuance of a search warrant from the
Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.