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DIVISION 9. - SEWER USE INSPECTION AUTHORITY

Part of the Code of Ordinances of Warren, RI.

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--- (8) --- Editor's note— Ord. of 3-9-2010 renumbered Div. 8, §§ 21-111—21-115, as Div. 9, §§ 21-111—21-115.

Sec. 21-111. - Right of entry generally.#

All duly authorized employees of the town, including its wastewater contract operator, bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purpose of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge to the community system in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. VIII, § 1; Ord. of 3-9-2010)

Sec. 21-112. - Obtaining industrial information.#

All duly authorized employees are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes that have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the wastewater collection system. The industry may withhold information considered confidential if the industry establishes that revealing to the public the information in question might result in an advantage to competitors.

(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. VIII, § 2; Ord. of 3-9-2010)

Sec. 21-113. - Compliance with safety rules, indemnification.#

While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in section 21-111 above, duly authorized employees of the town shall observe all safety rules applicable to the premises established by the company and the company shall be held harmless for injury or death to the town employees, and the town shall indemnify the company against loss or damages to its property by town employees and against liability claims and demands for personal injury or property damage asserted against the company and growing out of the gauging and sampling operation, except as such may be caused by negligence or failure of the company to maintain safe conditions as required in section 21-77.

(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. VIII, § 3; Ord. of 3-9-2010)

Sec. 21-114. - Access to easements.#

The duly authorized employees of the town bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the town holds a duly negotiated easement for the purpose of, but not limited to, inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, repair and maintenance of any portion of the wastewater facilities lying within said easement. All entry and subsequent work, if any, on said easement shall be done in full accordance with the terms of the duly negotiated easement pertaining to the private property involved.

(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. VIII, § 4; Ord. of 3-9-2010)

Sec. 21-115. - Compliance with town industrial pretreatment ordinance.#

The town may order, permit or otherwise require any user of the town's wastewater collection system and treatment facilities to comply with the town's industrial pretreatment ordinance.

(Ord. of 1-2002, Art. VIII, § 5; Ord. of 3-9-2010)

Secs. 21-116—21-120. - Reserved.#