[Ord. No. 227, 9/5/2006]
The Township 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 permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall
allow the Township 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 Township will be
permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific
responsibilities.
(b) The Township 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.
(c) The Township 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 quarterly to ensure their accuracy
and certificates of calibration shall be sent to the Township.
(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 Township and shall
not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne
by the user.
(e) Unreasonable delays in allowing the Township access to the user's
premises shall be a violation of this Part.
[Ord. No. 227, 9/5/2006]
If the Township 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 Township 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 Township may seek issuance of a search and/or seizure warrant
from the Berks County Court.