§ 19-12. Inspection.

(a)

City rights. To insure that the provisions of the city ordinances and regulations and procedures are being observed, the city reserves the right and privilege of inspecting, removing, and/or securing any or all devices which include but are not limited to the following: back flow preventers, valves, fittings, pipes, sprinklers, etc., installed by the customer which connect to or control the reclaimed water.

(1)

Inspections without cause to believe that an ordinance or regulation is being violated shall be at reasonable times and shall not exceed a reasonable frequency.

(2)

Inspections where there is a reasonable cause to believe that an ordinance or regulation is being violated shall be at such times and shall occur with such frequency as is necessary to establish that an ordinance or regulation is or is not being violated.

(b)

Consent to inspect. Each customer of reclaimed water shall, by application, give prior written consent to enter upon the premises, and thereby waives any other written notice for such inspection. Failure of the city to obtain such a written waiver shall not affect the right of the city to proceed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c)

Refusing inspection, consequences. Refusing to permit an authorized agent or employee to enter onto the premises for the purposes of inspecting the customers' reclaimed water system pursuant to this section of the Code, shall constitute a violation of this section of the City Code and shall be grounds for immediate discontinuance of the reclaimed water service by the city to the subject premises.

(Ord. No. 1031, § 4, 3-17-1994)