[R.O. 2011 § 710.430; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
A. The Director of Public Works 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
Director of Public Works 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.
1.
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 Director of Public Works will be permitted to enter without delay
for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
2.
The Director of Public Works 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.
3.
The Director of Public Works 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 to ensure their accuracy.
4.
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 Director of Public Works and shall not be replaced. The costs
of clearing such access shall be borne by the User.
5.
Unreasonable delays in allowing the
Director of Public Works access to the User's premises shall be a
violation of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2011 § 710.440; Ord. No. 17-184 § 1, 9-20-2017]
If the Director of Public Works 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 City 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, then the
Director of Public Works may seek issuance of a search warrant from
the Circuit Court of St. Charles County or Municipal Court of the
City of Saint Charles.