§ 33-240. Right of entry for inspection.

(a)

Any authorized employee of the City shall, upon presentation of his credentials, have free access at all reasonable hours to any commercial or industrial premises connected to the City sewer system for the purpose of making an inspection of the premises to determine the nature and quantity of wastes discharged to the City sewer system.

(b)

City employees and authorized representatives of the City shall have the right to immediate access, without notice, all premises in the event of an emergency or an actual or threatened imminent and substantial endangerment to human health and/or the environment.

(c)

Servicemen, pretreatment program inspectors, sanitary engineers, or other employees of the City, whose duty it may be to enter upon commercial or industrial premises to make inspections and collect samples or measure the quantity of wastes discharged to the City sewer, shall be provided with credentials to identify them as authorized representatives from the City.

(d)

No person, except an employee or authorized representative of the City, shall have or exhibit any credentials of the City. It shall be the duty of each employee or authorized representative of the City, upon resignation or dismissal, to deliver and surrender all City credentials in his/her possession.

(Ord. No. 3003, § 1(Exh. A), 9-27-16)