The Superintendent shall have the right to enter the premises
of any user to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements
of this chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued
hereunder. Users shall allow the Superintendent 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. 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 Superintendent will
be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing
specific responsibilities.
B. The Superintendent 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 operation.
C. The Superintendent 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 to 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 Superintendent
and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall
be borne by the user.
E. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Superintendent access to the
user's premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
If the Superintendent 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 chapter,
or that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine
inspection and sampling program of the Town of Windsor Locks designed
to verify compliance with this chapter or any permit or order issued
hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare
of the community, the Superintendent may seek issuance of a search
warrant from the Superior Court.