Right of entry.
Charlotte City Code § 23-178
in effectSec. 23-178. - Right of entry.
(a) Authorized employees of CMU have the right to enter any property having a private water system which is served in any manner by the public water system. Such entry shall be made at reasonable times and for the purposes of inspecting and observing the private water system, testing and sampling of the water from such system and discharging any other duty which may be imposed upon CMU by this article. If a customer does not permit an authorized employee of CMU to undertake and complete any inspection, observation, test, sample or other duty of the employee concerning the customer's private water system, service to the customer's private water system from the public water system may be terminated.
(b) At the request of CMU, a customer may provide information that is reasonably necessary to determine the degree of hazard of the customer's private water system, all connections of the private water system to the public water system and any other information reasonably necessary to enforce this article.
(Code 1985, § 23-107)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH23WASEINWADIRE_ARTVBAPRCRCOCO_S23-178RIENFetched: 10/27/2026