[Ord. 2012-02, 7/5/2012, § 7.1]
1. The owner shall have the right to enter the premises of any user
to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements of
this Part and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder
users shall allow the owner 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 owner will be permitted
to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
B. The owner 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 and discharge.
C. The owner 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 at least annually 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 owner and shall
not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne
by the user.
E. Unreasonable delays in allowing the owner access to the user's
premises shall be a violation of this Part.
[Ord. 2012-02, 7/5/2012, § 7.2]
If the owner 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, or that
there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine inspection
and sampling program of the owner designed to verify compliance with
this Part or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the
overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then the
owner may seek issuance of a search warrant from the district justice
and/or the Court of Common Pleas of Crawford County.