SECTION 252:623-13-1. Right of entry: Inspection and sampling

  The DEQ, the Approval Authority and the CTT shall have the right to enter the premises of any user to determine whether the user is complying with all requirements of this Chapter and any wastewater discharge permit or order issued hereunder. Users shall allow the DEQ or the CTT ready access to all parts of the premises for the purposes of inspection, sampling, records examination and copying, and the performance of any additional duties.

(1)   Where a user has security measures in force which require proper identification and clearance before entry into its premises, the user shall make necessary arrangements with its security guards so that, upon presentation of suitable identification, the DEQ or the CTT will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing specific responsibilities.

(2)   The DEQ or the CTT shall have the right to set up on the user's property, or require installation of, such devices as are necessary to conduct sampling and/or metering of the user's operations.

(3)   The DEQ or the CTT may require the user to install monitoring equipment as necessary. The facility's sampling and monitoring equipment shall be maintained at all times in a safe and proper operating condition by the user at its own expense. All devices used to measure wastewater flow and quality shall be calibrated at frequencies appropriate to ensure their accuracy.

(4)   Any temporary or permanent obstruction to safe and easy access to the facility to be inspected and/or sampled shall be promptly removed by the user at the written or verbal request of the DEQ or the CTT and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be born by the user.

(5)   Unreasonable delays in allowing the DEQ or the CTT access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this Chapter.

[Source: Added at 18 Ok Reg 1601, eff 6-1-01]