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Needles Municipal Code § 10.6 Monitoring and Inspection

Needles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Needles

Cite as: Needles Municipal Code § 10.6 · Text as of 2026-10-04

10.6.1 City may require monitoring facilities be provided and operated at the user's…

allow inspection, sampling and flow measurement of the wastewater flow and the user's internal drainage systems. The monitoring facility should normally be situated on the customer's premises, but the city may, when such a location would be impractical or cause undue hardship on the customer, allow the facility to be constructed in the public street or sidewalk area and located so that it will not be obstructed by landscaping or parked vehicles. There shall be ample room in or near such sampling facility to allow accurate sampling and preparation of samples for analysis. The facility, sampling and measurement equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition at the expense of the customer. Whether constructed on public or private property, the sampling and monitoring facilities shall be provided in accordance with the City's requirements and all applicable local construction standards. and specifications. Construction shall be The Completed within ninety days following written notification from the City.

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10.6.2 The City may inspect the facilities of any customer to ascertain.

whether all permit and

discharge requirements are being met Persons or occupants of premises where wastewater is created or discharged shall allow the City’s inspector ready access at all reasonable times to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination or in the performance of any other related duties. The City inspector shall have the right to set up on the customer's property such devices as necessary to conduct sampling inspection, compliance monitoring and/or metering operations. Where a customer has security measures in force which would require proper identification and clearance before entry into their premises, the customer shall make necessary arrangements with their security personnel so that upon presentation of suitable identification personnel from the City will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their responsibilities.

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