Upon a lawful request and consent of the owner, or in accordance
with a judicial order, the Enforcement Officer may inspect all parts
of a premises for the purpose of inspection or sampling or in the
performance of any of their duties. In such circumstance, the Village
shall have the right to set up on the user's property such devices
as are necessary to conduct sampling or metering operations. The Village
may at reasonable times have access to and copy any records, inspect
any monitoring equipment, or method required by the Village's
wastewater discharge laws and sample any effluents which the owner
or operator of such source is required to sample. Where a user has
security measures in force, the user shall make necessary arrangements
with their security guards (systems) so that upon presentation of
suitable identification, personnel from the Village will be permitted
to enter without delay, in accordance with the owners' consent
or a judicial order.
The Enforcement Officer or any other duly authorized employee
is authorized to obtain information concerning commercial and industrial
processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge
to the wastewater collection system. The owner of the property or
the operator of the commercial or industrial business may withhold
information considered confidential, provided the owner or operator
can establish that the revelation to the public of the information
in question might result in an advantage to competitors.
The Enforcement Officer and other duly authorized employees
of the Village bearing proper credentials and identification shall
be permitted to enter all private properties through which the Village
holds a duly negotiated easement for the purposes of, but not limited
to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance
of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within said easement.
All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement, shall be
done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement
pertaining to the private property involved.
Whenever a condition exists in and upon any property in the
Village which violates any of the provisions of this chapter in such
manner as to cause harm to the health and safety of the community
and the owner or occupant thereof does not cure such condition within
a reasonable time as determined by the Enforcement Officer, the Enforcement
Officer may cause such conditions to be cured and the cost thereof
shall be the responsibility of the property owner. If such cost is
not paid when due, it shall be added to the tax bill for such property.