Legal Documents of Gatlinburg

The superintendent and other duly authorized employees of the wastewater department, the officials of the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing in accordance with the provisions of this policy. The superintendent may require the user, by written notice, to provide the city with information concerning the wastewater discharge rate, volume, chemical analysis, and information on raw materials and their conversion processes. It being the object of this obligation to enable the superintendent to determine the ingredients and the presence of prohibited and/or incompatible discharges, as defined in § 18-218 of this chapter. The superintendent, his representatives, or inspectors shall have no authority to inquire into any processes, or industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers, waterways, or facilities for waste treatment. (1976 Code, § 13-225)