Inspection and sampling.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 47-371
in effect§ 47-371. - Inspection and sampling.
The City shall have the right to enter the facilities of any user to ascertain whether the purpose of this article, and any permit or order issued hereunder, is being met and whether the user is complying with all requirements thereof. Users shall allow the Director or his representatives 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.
(a) 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, personnel from the City, State and EPA will be permitted to enter without delay for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities.
(b) the City, State and EPA 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.
(c) the City 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 annually to ensure their accuracy. Proof of Calibration shall be forwarded to the City during the month of December.
(d) 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 Director and shall not be replaced. The costs of clearing such access shall be borne by the user.
(e) unreasonable delays in allowing City personnel access to the user's premises shall be a violation of this chapter.
(Code 1980, § 41-7.1; Ord. No. 19830, § 1, 9-29-92; Ord. No. 24155, § 4, 10-19-10; Ord. No. 27272, § 4, 1-31-23)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH47SESEDI_ARTVIIINHADI_DIV6COMO_S47-371INSAFetched: 10/28/2026