(1) A duly authorized employee or engineer of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this chapter. Said employee or engineer shall be permitted to obtain information concerning industrial processes which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the waste water collection system. Said employee or engineer, or contractors retained by the City, shall be permitted to enter all private properties in the City for which the City holds a sewer easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair, and maintenance of any portion of the sanitary sewer system lying within said easement.

(2) Waste discharge into the public sewer shall be subject to periodic inspection and a determination of character, concentration, and quantity. The determination shall be made as often as deemed necessary by the City.

(3) No unauthorized persons shall enter any City sewer manhole, pumping station, or appurtenant facility. No person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the City sewer system. No person other than an authorized employee or agent of the City shall operate or change the operation of any sewer, pumping station, or appurtenant facility. (Ord. 156, passed 8-13-2019)