A.
Prohibited discharge. No person shall discharge or intentionally
or accidentally allow the discharge, escape or introduction of any
liquid waste or wastewater onto any publicly or privately owned property
or waterway within the county unless such discharge is permitted under
the Act as defined herein, any state law or regulations or this article
or any regulations promulgated pursuant to this Article.
B.
Accidentally allowed discharge or escape defined. An accidentally
allowed discharge, escape or introduction of liquid waste or wastewater
shall be any discharge, escape or introduction:
(1)
That occurs because of circumstances which reasonably could not have
been foreseen by a person who exercised reasonable care; i.e., the
care that a prudent person usually exercises;
(2)
That is not similar to a discharge or escape of liquid waste or wastewater
involving the same person and similar circumstances as any discharge
or escape which occurred during the previous one-hundred-eighty-day
period;
(3)
That is not the result of a failure to take any action recommended
by any federal, state or county agency with regard to the proper storage,
containment, transport or deposit of the type of liquid waste or wastewater
in question; and
(4)
That was reported immediately upon discovery to the appropriate federal,
state and/or local authorities.
C.
Intentionally allowed discharge or escape defined. Any discharge,
escape or introduction of liquid waste or wastewater which was not
reported to the appropriate federal, state and/or local authority
immediately upon discovery and:
(1)
Occurred because liquid waste or wastewater was not stored, contained,
transported or deposited in compliance with federal, state or county
law or regulations; or
(2)
That is similar to a discharge or escape of liquid waste or wastewater
involving the same person and similar circumstances as any discharge
or escape which occurred during the previous one hundred eighty-day
(180-day) period; or
(3)
That results because a person failed to take any action required
or recommended by a federal, state or county agency with regard to
the storage, containment, transport or deposit of any liquid waste;
or
(4)
Was not an accidentally allowed discharge or escape.
D.
Expense recoupment.
(1)
Any person who discharges or allows the discharge, escape or introduction
of a liquid waste or wastewater, regardless of whether intentionally
or accidentally allowed, shall be required to pay to the county all
costs incurred by the county or any contractor, subcontractor or agent
of the county associated with:
(a)
Any test to determine the physical, chemical or biological properties
of the liquid waste.
(b)
Any supplies, materials or equipment used to contain, clean
up or remediate any effect of the liquid waste or wastewater, such
charges to include but not be limited to:
(c)
Any wages, overtime or benefits payable to any county employee,
contractor, subcontractor or agent.
(2)
The Authority and the Director of the Division of Emergency Operations
shall set forth or shall promulgate regulations which set forth the
rates to be charged for (1)(a) through (1)(c) of this section.
(3)
The county, at its sole discretion, can waive all or any portion
of the charges assessed under this section with respect to an accidentally
allowed discharge, escape or introduction payable by a person who
historically has, without cost to the county, provided personnel,
laboratory assistance or other supplies, materials or equipment to
any team or program generally available for county use to respond
to such discharges.
E.
Civil penalty.
(1)
In addition to all other charges, costs or damages recoverable by
the county from a person who discharges or allows the discharge of
a liquid waste or wastewater, any person who discharges or intentionally
permits or allows the discharge, escape or introduction of liquid
waste or wastewater shall be subject to a civil fine of $1,000 per
parameter (e.g., oil, metal, voc) per day. Each day during which a
discharge continues or remains uncontained, or is not cleaned up or
recaptured, shall constitute a separate offense.
(2)
The civil penalty shall constitute a separate offense in addition
to any other civil or criminal penalties, fines or offenses provided
for pursuant to this Article.
F.
Presumptions.
(1)
There shall be a presumption that any person who owns and/or has
a present possessory interest in any private property on which any
discharge or escape of liquid waste or wastewater occurs has permitted
or allowed the discharge or escape. This presumption can be overcome
only upon affirmative proof by the person with an ownership or present
possessory interest that he should not reasonably have been expected
to know of and, in fact, did not know of the presence of the liquid
waste or wastewater on the property.
(2)
There shall be a presumption that a discharge or escape was intentionally
allowed and the person who discharged or allowed the discharge of
the liquid waste or wastewater shall have the burden of proving to
the contrary.
(3)
There shall be a presumption that any escape which is observed or
reported by someone other than the person, or an agent or employee
of the person, was an intentionally allowed discharge or escape provided
that the discharge or escape occurred at a time when the person or
his agent or employee was at the site of the occurrence.
A.
No person shall discharge or allow to be discharged to a POTW any
inflow, which includes but is not limited to stormwater, foundation
drain water, roof runoff, surface drainage and unpolluted industrial
cooling waters.
B.
No person shall connect or permit or allow a connection which would
result in infiltration or inflow into a POTW.
C.
No person shall, directly or indirectly, discharge or allow to be
discharged to a POTW any solid, liquid or gaseous waste, unless through
a connection approved by the Authority.
D.
No person shall contribute to a POTW any of the following substances:
(1)
Any pollutant or wastewater which by reason of its nature or quantity
may create a fire or explosion hazard or be injurious to the POTW
or to the operation of the POTW, including but not limited to waste
streams with a closed cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. or 60°
C. using EPA test methods (see, 40 C.F.R. § 261.21). At
no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter,
at the point of discharge into the system or the point of monitoring
of a discharge to the system, of more than 5% of the lower explosive
limit. Prohibited materials include but are not limited to gasoline,
kerosene, naphtha, ethers, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates,
carbides and hydrides.
(2)
Any solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the
flow in a sewer, pumping station, line or channel running to the POTW
or otherwise interfere with the operation of the POTW. Such substances
include but are not limited to: grease and solid waste with particles
greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension; petroleum oil; nonbiodegradable
cutting oil; or products of mineral oil origin in amounts that will
cause pass-through or interference.
(3)
Any pollutant or wastewater which contains a toxic or poisonous substance
in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other
pollutants, to:
(a)
Cause interference;
(b)
Contaminate the sludge at a POTW;
(c)
Pass through a POTW, inadequately treated, into any receiving
waters or the atmosphere, or otherwise adversely effect the receiving
stream of a POTW;
(d)
Pose a health threat to any workers on the potw or constitute
a hazard to humans or animals; or
(e)
Be otherwise incompatible with a POTW.
(4)
Any pollutant or wastewater which contains any radioactive isotopes.
(5)
Any pollutants or wastewaters which result in the presence of toxic
gases, vapors or fumes within the POTW in a quantity that may cause
acute worker health and safety problems.
(6)
Any trucked or hauled pollutants, except at discharge points designated
by the POTW.
(7)
Any wastewater having a pH less than six point zero (6.0) units or
greater than nine point zero (9.0) units or having any other corrosive
property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment,
personnel or the bacterial action of a POTW. The Authority may promulgate
regulations which require a more restrictive pH than those set forth
herein, provided they are no stricter than necessary to maintain the
integrity of the equipment and the operational processes of a POTW
or the health and safety of POTW workers.
(8)
Any substance which may create a public nuisance, cause hazard to
life or prevent entry into the POTW for maintenance and repair.
(9)
Any wastewater having a temperature greater than 130° F. (55°
C.) or less than 32° F. (0° C.).
(10)
Any wastewater or discharge with heat sufficient to raise the
temperature of the wastewaters at the point of entry to the POTW treatment
facility above 104° F. (40° C.).
(11)
Any slug load or release rate of pollutants, including oxygen-demanding
pollutants, which may:
(a)
Cause interference;
(b)
Contaminate the sludge at a POTW;
(c)
Pass through a POTW, inadequately treated, into any receiving
waters or the atmosphere, or otherwise adversely effect the receiving
stream of a POTW;
(d)
Pose a health threat to any workers on the POTW or constitute
a hazard to humans or animals; or
(e)
Be otherwise incompatible with a POTW.
(12)
Any wastewater having effluent characteristics in excess of
the local limits established by the Authority in the Division of Water
and Sewer rules and regulations. Said local limits shall be set forth
in the regulations promulgated by the Authority and shall bear a relationship
to:
(a)
The plant design criteria of the POTW.
(b)
The NPDES permit governing any discharges from the POTW.
(c)
The objective of controlling pollutants which may pass through
the POTW or cause interference.
(d)
The objective of ensuring that residues, sludges and scums produced
as by-products of the treatment process are suitable for reclamation
and reuse and to keep all residues, sludges and scums in compliance
with sludge use or disposal criteria promulgated under the Act as
defined herein or any other federal, state or county law or regulations.
(e)
The objective of meeting state water quality criteria for the
POTW.
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The local limits shall become effective upon approval by resolution
by the County Council, at which time the local limits shall become
the law.
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A.
No provision contained in this Article shall be deemed to prevent
any special agreement or arrangement between the county and any person
whereby wastewater of unusual strength or characteristic may be accepted
by a POTW for treatment which:
B.
Under no circumstances, however, shall federal or state requirements
or pretreatment standards be waived, and if there is a change in pretreatment
standards so that any agreement causes the parties to be in violation
or in imminent threat of violation of the pretreatment standards,
the agreement shall be null and void.
A.
General pretreatment requirement. All industrial users shall comply
with the Federal General Pretreatment Regulations in 40 C.F.R. Part
403 and the applicable National Categorical Pretreatment Standards
set out in 40 C.F.R., Subchapter N, Parts 405 through 471, and all
applicable federal, state and county requirements, standards and local
limits, and the same are incorporated into this Article as if fully
set forth herein. An industrial user shall provide whatever wastewater
treatment is necessary to comply with this Article, any permit issued
by the county and any federal or state pretreatment standards and
permit conditions, and all state pretreatment standards set forth
in COMAR 26.08 are incorporated into this Article as if fully set
forth herein. An industrial user shall achieve compliance with all
federal categorical pretreatment standards within the time specified
by the Act as defined herein.
B.
Industrial user to bear pretreatment expenses. Any systems or facilities
required to pretreat wastewater shall be provided, operated and maintained
at the sole expense of the industrial user.
C.
Plans, operating procedures and training programs. Detailed plans
showing the pretreatment systems and facilities, their operating procedures
and the training program to be provided to any person operating the
systems or facilities shall be submitted to the Authority for review,
and shall be approved by the Authority before construction of the
system or facility. The review and approval of plans, operating procedures
and training programs by the Authority shall not relieve the industrial
user from its duty and obligation to comply with this Article and
the conditions of any permit issued by the county. There shall be
no presumption that obtainment of approval by the Authority satisfies
any duty or obligation of an industrial user to meet any requirement
placed upon it under this Article, excepting the requirements contained
in this section. Any subsequent changes in a pretreatment system or
facility of an industrial user or the method of operation thereof
shall be reported to and approved by the Authority prior to the industrial
user's initiation of the change.
D.
New federal categorical pretreatment standards. Upon the promulgation
of a federal categorical pretreatment standard for a particular industrial
subcategory, if the new standard is more stringent than limitations
imposed under this Article or any regulations promulgated pursuant
to this Article, the new standards shall immediately and automatically
supersede the limitations imposed by this Article, the regulations
and/or any permit issued by the county, and the industrial user shall
provide whatever pretreatment systems or facilities are necessary
to meet the new standards within the time limits prescribed by the
Act as defined herein.
All industrial users shall promptly notify the Authority in advance of any substantial change in the volume or character of pollutants in their discharge, including the listed or characteristic hazardous wastes for which the industrial user has submitted initial notification under 40 C.F.R. § 403.12(p) and § 256-68C of this Article. An industrial user shall take all necessary actions to ensure that it has obtained any new or modified permit required by this Article, provided any pretreatment required by the Act as defined herein, any other applicable federal or state law and this Article, and otherwise complied with all requirements of this Article before its changed discharge is released or discharged to a POTW. Any user who releases a changed discharge to a POTW without first obtaining approval from the Authority shall be deemed to have violated the requirements of this section.
No industrial user shall increase the use of process water or
in any way dilute a discharge as a substitute for adequate treatment
to achieve compliance with this Article or any permit issued by the
Authority.
A.
Spill prevention/slug control plan.
(1)
An industrial user shall provide protection from accidental discharge
to the POTW of any wastes, materials or substances which may cause
a violation of or are regulated by this Article or which may potentially
interfere with a POTW by developing a spill prevention/slug control
plan. The plan shall be submitted to the Authority for review and
approval and shall include at a minimum the following:
(a)
A description or discharge practices, including non-routine
batch discharges;
(b)
A description of all chemicals, hazardous wastes and other hazardous
or toxic substances found or stored upon the user's property;
(c)
The procedures to be followed for immediately notifying the POTW and the Authority of any accidental or slug discharge. Such notification must also be given for any discharge that would violate any of the prohibitions in § 256-59 of this Article; and
(d)
The procedures that shall be followed by the user to prevent
adverse impact from any accidental or slug discharge. Such procedures
shall include, but not be limited to:
[1]
Inspection and maintenance of storage areas;
[2]
Handling and transfer of materials;
[3]
Loading and unloading operations;
[4]
Control of plant site runoff;
[5]
Worker training;
[6]
Building of containment structures or equipment;
[7]
Measures for containing hazardous and toxic organic pollutants
(including solvents); and
[8]
Measures and equipment for emergency response.
(2)
The Authority may require the industrial user to obtain facilities,
equipment, systems, materials or supplies in addition to any facilities,
equipment, systems, materials or supplies set forth in the plan which
the Authority deems necessary to protect against accidental discharges.
Any facilities, systems, materials, equipment or supplies that are
set forth in the plan or required by the Authority shall be provided
and maintained at the expense of the industrial user. Approval of
any plans does not relieve the industrial user from complying with
the plan and with all other laws and regulations governing the use,
storage and transportation of the materials and substances.
B.
Discharge prohibition absent approved plan. An industrial user that
stores or maintains a toxic pollutant, other hazardous or toxic substances,
or other hazardous wastes, shall not make any discharge into a POTW
until and unless the Authority has approved of a spill prevention/slug
control plan and the industrial user has obtained all facilities,
equipment, systems, materials or supplies necessary to implement the
plan and properly train its employees on how to implement the plan.
A.
Requirements of notice. In the event of any discharge in violation
of this Article or any permit conditions, the industrial user shall
immediately notify the Authority of the discharge by telephone. In
any event, telephonic notification shall be made within 24 hours after
the discharge. The notification shall be made to the person designated
in any permit or any rules and regulations promulgated by the Authority.
The notification shall include the following information, in addition
to any other information required by the Authority and any rules and
regulations it promulgates:
(1)
The date, time, location and duration of the discharge;
(2)
An identification of each toxic pollutant, hazardous or toxic substance
or other hazardous waste in the discharge, including an estimation
of the mass, concentration and volume of each toxic pollutant, hazardous
or toxic substance or other hazardous waste; and
(3)
Any corrective actions taken by the industrial user.
B.
Written notice. Within five days following the discharge, the industrial
user shall submit a written report to the Authority describing the
cause of the discharge, all actions taken in response to the discharge
and all actions which will be taken by the industrial user to prevent
similar future discharges.
C.
Notification not defense. Any notification provided shall not relieve
the industrial user of any expense, loss, damage or other liability
resulting from the discharge, nor shall such notification relieve
the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may
be imposed under this Article or other applicable state or federal
law.
A.
Training requirement.
B.
Notice requirement. The industrial user shall permanently post a
notice in a prominent place advising all employees to immediately
call that person designated by the Authority, pursuant to any rules
and regulations or permit conditions, in the event of a dangerous
or violative discharge for which notification is required.
A.
Production. A user shall retain and make available upon request of
an authorized representative of the Authority, the POTW, the county,
the state or EPA, all records required to be generated, collected,
produced or maintained by the user pursuant to this Article, including
but not limited to any permit application or documentation verifying
or relative to information or representations made in any permit application,
permit, NOV or order issued pursuant to this Article, all analyses
of any wastewater discharges and all notification letters required
pursuant to this Article.
B.
Retention. The user shall retain such records for a period of at
least five years after their generation or collection.
C.
Litigation. In the event of any litigation concerning a violation
of this Article, any permit condition or any discharge of a user,
all the records shall be maintained and remain available for inspection
and copying by EPA, the state, the county and the Authority until
the final resolution of all matters related to the litigation. Litigation
shall be considered to include any administrative or judicial proceedings
as well as any appeals therefrom.
A.
Self-monitoring reports. An industrial user shall submit any laboratory
or sample analysis or report of any wastewater, waste stream, effluent
or discharge which is prepared by, for or on behalf of the industrial
user. The sample analysis or report shall be submitted within five
days after the analysis or report first comes into the possession,
custody or control of the industrial user if it evinces a violation
of this Article, otherwise it shall be submitted with the next periodic
report the user is required to submit. The analysis or report shall
be submitted to the Authority along with a written report which sets
forth the below information and any other information required by
any rules or regulations promulgated by the Authority:
(1)
An explanation of why the lab or sample analysis or report was generated;
(2)
Specification of the sampling methods, techniques and protocols,
and the laboratory analysis methods and techniques utilized and any
other quality assurance or quality control measures followed;
(3)
Specification of the date, time and exact place where each sample
was drawn;
(4)
The identification (i.e., names, titles, addresses and phone numbers)
of all persons who drew, transported or analyzed each sample;
(5)
Specification of the date, time and place when each type of analysis
was performed; and
(6)
The results of each analysis and where appropriate any applicable
federal, state or local standard which serves as a regulatory parameter
for any compound checked for during the analysis.
B.
Notification and resampling requirements. If a sample analysis performed
by or obtained by an industrial user indicates a violation, the user
shall notify the Authority within 24 hours of becoming aware of the
violation. The user shall also repeat the sampling and analysis and
submit the results of the repeat analysis (i.e., all of the information
required in (1) - (6) above) to the Authority within 30 days after
becoming aware of the violation, except the industrial user is not
required to resample if:
C.
Hazardous waste discharge reports.
(1)
Each industrial user shall notify the Authority, the EPA Region III
Waste Management Division Director and the Director of the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Management Administration of the Maryland Department
of the Environment in writing of any discharge to a POTW of any pollutant
or substance which, if otherwise disposed of, would be defined as
a hazardous waste under 40 C.F.R. Part 261. Such notification must
include the name of the hazardous waste as set forth in 40 C.F.R.
Part 261, the EPA hazardous waste number and the type of discharge
(continuous, batch or other). If the user discharges more than 10
kilograms of the hazardous wastes per calendar month to a POTW, the
notification shall contain the following additional information:
(a)
An identification of the hazardous constituents contained in
the discharge.
(b)
An estimation of the mass and concentration of such constituents
in the wastewater discharges during each calendar month.
(c)
An estimation of the mass of the constituents in the waste stream
expected to be discharged during the following 12 months.
(2)
The notification required by this Subsection C does not apply to substances or constituents already reported pursuant to any self-monitoring or reporting requirements under §§ 256-68A, 256-68D and 256-68E. Any notification required under this paragraph need be submitted only once for each hazardous waste discharged. However, notifications of changed discharges must be submitted under § 256-62 of this Article.
(3)
A user is exempt from the requirements of Paragraph (1) of this subsection
during a calendar month in which it discharges no more than 15 kilograms
of hazardous wastes, unless the wastes are acute hazardous wastes
as specified in 40 C.F.R. §§ 261.30(d) and 261.33(a).
The user who discharges more than 15 kilograms of non-acute hazardous
wastes in any calendar month or of any quantity of acute hazardous
wastes shall make a one-time notification as required pursuant to
Paragraph (1) above.
(4)
If new regulations are promulgated under § 3001 of RCRA
identifying additional characteristics of hazardous waste or listing
any new or additional hazardous waste, a user shall notify the Authority,
the EPA Region III Waste Management Division Director and the Director
of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Management Administration of the
Maryland Department of the Environment of the discharge of such hazardous
waste within 90 days of the effective date of the new regulations.
D.
Significant industrial users. Each significant industrial user shall
submit to the Authority a baseline monitoring report, a ninety-day
(90-day) report and a report once every 180 days that meets the federal
pretreatment requirements set forth in the Act as defined herein (see,
e.g., 40 C.F.R. § 403.12) and that indicates the nature
and concentration of pollutants in its discharge(s). The Authority
may require reporting, at the frequency established by it in the user's
permit, which describes the nature, concentration and flow of any
pollutant or substance required to be reported by this Article or
the rules and regulations promulgated by the Authority. The report
shall be based on sampling and analysis performed during the course
of the sampling period covered by the report in accordance with the
techniques described in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and any amendments thereto,
or if 40 C.F.R. Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques
for the pollutant in question, in accordance with procedures approved
by EPA, MDE or the Authority.
E.
Users. Any industrial user or potential industrial user shall submit
to the Authority all reports indicating the nature and concentration
of pollutants in each of its discharges and the nature, concentration
and quantity of any toxic pollutants, hazardous substances and hazardous
wastes maintained on its premises and used in each of its processes,
and all other plans, reports, questionnaires, notices or analytical
data desired to evaluate waste discharge characteristics and to ensure
compliance with this Article. The reports may include baseline monitoring
reports, compliance reports, periodic self-monitoring reports, compliance
schedule progress reports, violation reports, notice of slug loadings,
upset or bypass and any other reporting requirement specified in 40
C.F.R. § 403.12. In addition, any report required by this
section shall specify all daily flows which during the reporting period
exceeded the average daily flow set forth in the permit.
F.
Other reports. The submittals required pursuant to this section shall
not relieve an industrial user from making any other monthly, quarterly,
biannual or annual reports required by the Act as defined herein,
any corresponding state law or regulation or any permit issued by
the Authority.
G.
Signature requirements. All reports submitted to the Authority shall
be signed by an authorized representative of the industrial user.
Each report shall contain the below certification which shall be attested
to by the authorized representative:
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I, ____________________, on this _______ day of _________, 20_____,
certify, swear and affirm, under penalty of law that this document
and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision
in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel
properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons
directly responsible for gathering the information, the information
submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate
and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for
submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and
imprisonment for knowing violations.
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(Signature of Authorized Representative)
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A.
Sampling and analysis protocols. All analysis, including sampling and laboratory techniques, submitted in support of any permit application, any reports required pursuant to § 256-68 or any evidence or submissions required by any permit or order shall be performed in accordance with the techniques prescribed in 40 C.F.R. Part 136 and any amendments thereto or, if 40 C.F.R. Part 136 does not contain sampling or analytical techniques for the pollutant in question, in accordance with procedures approved by the EPA, MDE or the Authority.
B.
Parameters. Any analysis required by any permit application or any
report, evidence or submission required by any permit or order of
the Authority shall test for any constituents or characteristics required
by the Authority and any rules or regulations promulgated pursuant
to this Article. In addition to any parameters for which a user must
analyze in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Authority,
a user shall analyze for all parameters required by the Act as defined
herein and any requirements or procedures set forth in 40 C.F.R. Part
136.
C.
User to provide place for sampling. Whenever required by the Authority,
any industrial user or the owner of any property in the possession
of an industrial user that is served by a POTW shall install a large
manhole or sampling chamber in the sewer or connection servicing the
industrial user or the property in accordance with plans and specifications
approved by the Authority. The manhole and sampling chamber shall
be installed and maintained at all times at the user's or the property
owner's expense. There shall be ample room in each sampling chamber
to accurately draw samples and composite samples for analysis. The
chamber shall be safely, easily and independently (of other structures
and buildings of the user or property owner) accessible to any authorized
representative of the Authority at all times. Where the Authority
determines that construction of a sampling chamber is not economically
or otherwise feasible, an industrial user or property owner at its
sole expense shall make alternative arrangements for sampling that
are satisfactory to and approved by the Authority.
D.
User monitoring devices. The Authority may require an industrial
user to obtain, install, maintain and use such devices as are necessary
for compliance monitoring purposes or for obtaining any information
required to be disclosed in any permit application, report, submission
or notification required by the Article.
A representative of the county, the state or EPA, at any time
and without prior notice, upon showing proper identification, shall
have the right to enter and inspect the premises of any person who
may be subject to the requirements of this Article. Any industrial
user shall allow authorized representatives of the POTW, the county,
the state and EPA access to all premises for the purposes of inspection,
sampling, monitoring, examination or copying of records and investigation
and performance of their duties. Authorized representatives of the
POTW, the county, the state and EPA shall have the right to place
on the user's property such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling
and monitoring. Where a user has security or safety measures in force
which would require clearance, training or the wearing of special
protective gear, the user shall make necessary arrangements, at its
expense, to enable authorized representatives of the POTW, the county,
the state and EPA to enter and inspect the premises as guaranteed
by this paragraph.
