[Ord. No. 1244, 12-7-2015; Ord. No. 1333, 12-19-2022]
A. 
The Program Administrator 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 individual wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the Program Administrator 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 Program Administrator shall be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
2. 
The Program Administrator 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 Program Administrator 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 biannually 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 Program Administrator and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
5. 
Unreasonable delays in allowing the Program Administrator access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this Chapter.
6. 
The user shall provide a monitoring facility with ample room in or near the monitoring facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples and analysis. Monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the Program Administrator's requirements and all applicable local construction standards and specifications, and such facilities shall be constructed and maintained in such a manner so as to enable the Program Administrator to perform independent monitoring activities.
[Ord. No. 1244, 12-7-2015; Ord. No. 1333, 12-19-2022]
If the Program Administrator 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, the Program Administrator may seek issuance of a search warrant from the Circuit Court of New Madrid County of the State of Missouri, or other court of competent jurisdiction.