RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR INSPECTION

Mesa City Code § 8-4-24

in effect

8-4-24: - RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR INSPECTION (A) Any authorized employee of the Water Resources Department shall have free access, upon presentation of credentials and at all reasonable hours, to all commercial or industrial premises connected to the City sewer system service area for the purpose of assessing applicability and/or compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. For purposes of this Section, "free access" shall be the ability of City personnel to enter POTW user facilities under safe and nonhazardous conditions with a minimum of delay to inspect any and all parts of the user's facility. (B) Any POTW user or potential user shall allow all actions, including inspection, monitoring, and copying of records, reasonably needed by the City Manager or Water Resources Director to perform the duties required or needed under this Chapter. (C) Servicemen, industrial wastewater inspectors, sanitary engineers, or other employees of the Water Resources Department whose duty it may be to enter upon commercial or industrial premises to make inspections and collect samples or measure the quantity of wastewater discharged to the City sewer shall be provided with credentials to identify them as authorized representatives for the Water Resources Department. (D) No person except an authorized employee of the Water Resources Department shall have or exhibit any credentials of the Water Resources Department. It shall be the duty of each employee of the Water Resources Department upon resignation or dismissal to deliver and surrender at the office of the City Manager or Water Resources Director all credentials of the Water Resources Department in the employee's possession. (Ord. No. 5959, § 2, 8-25-25)

Source: City of Mesa, Arizona, Mesa City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT8HESAEN_CH4SASERE_8-4-24RIENINFetched: 11/1/2026