[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
1. The Township shall have the right to enter the premises of any user
to determine whether the user is complying with requirements of this
chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder.
User(s) shall allow the Township ready access to the premises for
the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying,
and the performance of any additional duties.
2. 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 so that, upon
presentation of suitable identification, the Township representative
is permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing
specific responsibilities.
3. 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.
4. The Township may require the user to install monitoring equipment
as necessary. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment
shall be maintained in a safe and proper operating condition by the
user at its own expense. Devices used to measure wastewater flow and
quality shall be calibrated as necessary to ensure their accuracy.
5. 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 such clearing shall be borne by the
user.
6. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Township access to the user's
premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 2020-498, 9/24/2020]
If 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 chapter, or
that there is a need to inspect and/or sample as part of a routine
inspection and sampling program of as deemed necessary by the Township
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 Township may seek issuance of a search warrant.