Article V — INSPECTIONS

All work done under the provisions of this article shall be subject to inspection by and shall meet the approval of the Director; provided, however, that approval by the Director shall not relieve the permittee or any other person from fully complying with all of the applicable provisions of Division 3 of Title 5 of the County Code (County Plumbing Code) and no provision of this article supersedes, affects or modifies in any way the provisions of said Division 3 or any revision thereof or any ordinance which may hereafter be enacted regulating plumbing within the City. No facility constructed, altered or otherwise accomplished under the provisions of this article shall be used or placed in service by the permittee until the final approval and acceptance thereof by the Director has been obtained in writing. At any time during the progress of the work, however, the Director may, upon written notice to the permittee, take over and open to the public use the whole or part of any sewer or appurtenance thereto which has been substantially completed. Such use shall constitute a limited acceptance of that part of the work so taken over and utilized which shall relieve the permittee from responsibility for any damage to that part of the work which may be caused by the use of such part by the public. Such utilization, however, shall not relieve the permittee from responsibility for any defect, omission or faulty work, or for any damage caused by his subsequent operations at the site.

All materials used in any work done under provisions of this article shall be new first-class material and shall conform to and the manner of construction shall meet, all the requirements prescribed by the "San Diego Area Regional Standard Drawings" and the "Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction" referred to in Section 8.48.300 herein of the County Code, and any amendments thereto approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors and filed in the office of said Clerk.

The Director may inspect as often as he deems necessary any sewage pumping plant, sewage treatment plant and industrial liquid waste pretreatment plant to ascertain whether such facilities are maintained and operated in accordance with the provisions of this article. All persons shall permit the Director to have access to all such facilities at all reasonable times.