[Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions,
Art. I)]
The Sewer Commission members and other duly authorized employees
of the Town bearing proper credentials and identification shall be
permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection,
observation, measurement, sampling and testing pertinent to discharge
to the community system in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter. The Sewer Commission is responsible to and derives its authority
from the Board of Selectmen.
The Sewer Commission or its duly authorized representatives
are authorized to obtain information concerning industrial processes
which have a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to
the wastewater collection system.
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in § 398-27 above, the Sewer Commission or its duly authorized representatives 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 damage 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 § 398-11.
The Sewer Commission and its duly authorized representatives
bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to
enter all private properties through which the Town holds a duly negotiated
easement for the purposes 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.
