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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 13
Chapter 13.03A
Section 13.03A.0601
 

Title 13 Public Utilities and Services

Chapter 13.03A Pretreatment

Article VI. Compliance Monitoring

Section 13.03A.0601 Inspection and Sampling [6.1]

As a condition of continued utility service and requirement of this chapter, the Plant Manager has a right of entry on any premises to determine whether a user is complying with all requirements of this chapter and any discharge permit or order issued hereunder. All users must fully cooperate to allow the Plant Manager ready access to all parts of any premises with their ownership or control for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, or other needs the Plant Manager may require. Users must make necessary arrangements on request of the Plant Manager or other City representatives for prompt access.

  1. 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 Plant Manager will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.
  1. The Plant Manager may set up or install such devices he may deem necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user’s operations at any location needed, or may require the user to install and maintain monitoring equipment as he deems necessary. The user must protect such equipment and promptly report any problems or comply with any other Plant Manager instructions relating to said equipment. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated on such schedule as ordered by the Plant Manager to ensure accuracy. Any expenses related to cost or use of equipment and testing or access thereto must be paid by the user within thirty days of billing by the Plant Manager.
  1. 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 Plant Manager and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
  1. Unreasonable delays in allowing the Plant Manager access to the user’s premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
  1. All costs incurred by the City shall be billed in accord with applicable rates or on a time and materials basis, as ordered by the Plant Manager and paid by the party billed or otherwise responsible.

NOTE: Bracketed enumerations reference the numbering in the EPA Region 10 Model Ordinance of March 27, 2012.

Date Passed: Monday, November 9, 2020

Effective Date: Wednesday, December 16, 2020

ORD C35961 Section 52