[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. I, 9-14-1981]
Unless the context specifically indicates otherwise, the meaning of terms used in this Article shall be as follows:
BOD (DENOTING BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND)
The quantity of oxygen utilized in the biochemical oxidation of organic matter under standard laboratory procedure in five (5) days at twenty degrees Celsius (20° C.), expressed in milligrams per liter.
BUILDING DRAIN
That part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer, beginning five (5) feet (one and five-tenths (1.5) meters) outside the inner face of the building wall.
BUILDING SEWER
The extension from the building drain to the public sewer or other place of disposal.
COMBINED SEWER
A sewer receiving both surface run-off and sewage.
GARBAGE
Solid wastes from the domestic and commercial preparation, cooking and dispensing of food, and from the handling, storage and sale of produce.
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
The liquid wastes from industrial manufacturing processes, trade, or business as distinct from sanitary sewage.
NATURAL OUTLET
Any outlet into a watercourse, pond, ditch, lake, or other body of surface or groundwater.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, company, association, society, corporation or group.
pH
The logarithm of the reciprocal of the weight of hydrogen ions in grams per liter of solution.
PROPERLY SHREDDED GARBAGE
The wastes from the preparation, cooking, and dispensing of food that have been shredded to such a degree that all particles will be carried freely under the flow conditions normally prevailing in public sewers, with no particle greater than one-half (1/2) inch 1.27 centimeters) in any dimension.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
PUBLIC SEWER
A sewer in which all owners of abutting properties have equal rights, and which is controlled by public authority.
SANITARY SEWER
A sewer which carries sewage and to which storm, surface, and groundwaters are not intentionally admitted.
SEWAGE
A combination of the water-carried wastes from residences, business buildings, institutions, and industrial establishments, together with such ground, surface, and storm waters as may be present.
SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT
Any arrangement of devices and structures used for treating sewage.
SEWAGE WORKS
All facilities for collecting, pumping, treating and disposing of sewage.
SEWER
A pipe or conduit for carrying sewage.
SHALL
Is mandatory; MAY: Is permissive.
SLUG
Any discharge of water, sewage, or industrial waste which in concentration of any given constituent or in quantity of flow exceeds for any period of duration longer than fifteen (15) minutes more than five (5) times the average twenty-four-hour concentration or flows during normal operation.
STORM DRAIN (sometimes termed "STORM SEWER")
A sewer which carries storm and surface waters and drainage, but excludes sewage and industrial wastes, other than unpolluted cooling water.[1]
SUSPENDED SOLIDS
Solids that either float on the surface of, or are in suspension in water, sewage, or other liquids, and which are removable by laboratory filtering.
WATERCOURSE
A channel in which a flow of water occurs, either continuously or intermittently.
[1]
Editor’s Note: The former definition of “superintendent,” which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 10-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1.
[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. II, 9-14-1981]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit, or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property within the City of Greenwood, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any human or animal excrement, garbage, or other objectionable waste.
B. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the City of Greenwood, or in any area under the jurisdiction of said City, any sewage or other polluted waters, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Article.
C. 
Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful to construct or maintain any privy, privy vault, septic tank, cesspool, or other facility intended or used for the disposal of sewage.
D. 
The owner of all houses, buildings, or properties used for human employment, recreation, or other purposes, situated within the City and abutting on any street, alley, or right of way in which there is now located or may in the future be located a public sanitary or combined sewer of the City, is hereby required at his/her expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein, and to connect such facilities directly with the proper public sewer in accordance with the provisions of this Article, within ninety (90) days after date of official notice to do so, provided that said public sewer is within one hundred (100) feet or thirty and five-tenths (30.5) meters of the property line.
E. 
Penalty. Violation of this Section shall be punished as provided in Section 100.050 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. III, 9-14-1981; Ord. No. 2002-12-09-04 § 1, 12-9-2002]
A. 
Where a public sanitary or combined sewer is not available under the provisions of Section 705.020 Subsection (D), the building sewer shall be connected to a private sewage disposal system complying with the provisions of this Section.
B. 
Before commencement of construction of a private sewage disposal system, the owner shall first obtain a written permit signed by the Director of Public Works. The application for such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary by the Director of Public Works. A permit and inspection fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) shall be paid to the City at the time the application is filed.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
C. 
A permit for a private sewage disposal system shall not become effective until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works. He/she shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of construction and, in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the Director of Public Works when the work is ready for final inspection and before any underground portions are covered. The inspection shall be made within eight (8) hours of the receipt of notice by the Director of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
D. 
The type, capacities, location, and layout of a private sewage disposal system shall comply with all recommendations of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Natural Resources. No permit shall be issued for any private sewage disposal system employing subsurface soil absorption facilities where the area of the lot is less than fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet. No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge to any natural outlet.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
E. 
Within ninety (90) days of such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property served by a private sewage disposal system, as provided in Subsection (D) of Section 705.020 hereof, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer in compliance with this Article, and any septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private sewage disposal facilities shall be abandoned and filled with suitable material.
F. 
The owner shall operate and maintain the private sewage disposal facilities in a sanitary manner at all times, at no expense to the City.
G. 
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed to interfere with any additional requirements that may be imposed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Natural Resources.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. IV, 9-14-1981; Ord. No. 5.100D §§ 1-5(A), 12-17-1990; Ord. No. 95-02-03 § 705.040, 2-6-1995; Ord. No. 98-02-02-01 § 1, 2-2-1998; Ord. No. 2002-12-09-04 § 2, 12-9-2002; Ord. No. 2004-03-22-03 § 1, 3-22-2004; Ord. No. 2012-06-26-03 (Bill No. 2672) § 1, 6-26-2012]
A. 
Permit, Fees And Deposits.
1. 
Permit Fees.
a. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written permit from the Director of Public Works. No connection shall hereafter be made to any sewer or portion of the sewage system until a written permit has been obtained for each house or building to be connected. Application for said permit shall be made to the City of Greenwood, or to such other person as the Board of Aldermen may designate, by the occupant or owner of the premises to be served. The permit fee shall be three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) for each connection to be deposited and used for the benefit of Greenwood sewers.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
b. 
Any property served by a private sewage disposal system directed to connect to a public sewer as provided for in Subsection (E) of Section 705.030 shall apply for a permit and remit one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for said permit. Any application for permit received by the City of Greenwood after the ninety day provision as prescribed for in Subsection (E) of Section 705.030 shall remit a fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) as stated in Subsection (A)(1)(a) above.
2. 
Inspection Fees. There shall be a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each inspection necessary.
3. 
Sewer Service Deposits.
a. 
The City shall require the applicant to place on deposit with the City a security deposit as established below as a guarantee of payment for sewer services used whereas such amounts of money placed on deposit as defined shall secure the City from significant financial losses resulting from the non-payment of sewer bills.
b. 
Effective upon the passage and adoption of this Section by the Board of Aldermen, the requirement to place a security deposit for sewer service shall apply to all new accounts. Sewer service shall not be granted until such time that a deposit is made.
c. 
The amount of the sewer service deposit is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for all residential and commercial applicants.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 2017-2933 § 1, 10-10-2017]
d. 
All security deposits shall remain with the City until the termination of said sewer service and said deposits shall not bear interest.
e. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (A)(3)(e), application of deposit to delinquent sewer bills, was repealed 10-28-2014 by Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1.
f. 
Refund Of Deposit Upon Sewer Service Termination.
(1) 
When the property owner or the occupant intends to vacate a property where sewer service has been established, it is the property owner's or occupant's responsibility to notify the City.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 2017-2937 § 1, 12-26-2017]
(2) 
Upon notice of sewer service termination, all charges for service shall be due.
(3) 
The amount of the final utility bill will be deducted from the security deposit on reserve, to the extent that sewer service bill is due, and any remaining deposit will be returned to the property owner or occupant.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 2017-2937 § 1, 12-26-2017]
(4) 
Any and all charges on the final bill that exceed the deposit on reserve shall be the responsibility of the property owner or occupant for payment.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 2017-2937 § 1, 12-26-2017]
(5) 
The right to the deposit may not be assigned or delivered to any other person, and the right of refund is limited to the person making the deposit or to his or her heirs or fiduciaries.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
(6) 
Nothing in this Section is to be construed as restricting service disconnection for non-payment of any sewer account.
4. 
Upon issuance of a written permit, such applicant shall have the right to connect to the sanitary sewer system, provided however, that all fees and deposits shall be paid and all work shall be done pursuant to the restrictions and regulations hereinafter stated.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
5. 
There shall be two (2) classes of building sewer permits:
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
a. 
For residential and commercial service, and
b. 
For service to establishments producing industrial wastes.
In either case, the owner or his/her agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the City. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications, or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Director of Public Works or other person designated by the Board of Aldermen.
B. 
Expenses And Bond.
1. 
All costs and expenses incident to the installation and connection of the building sewer shall be borne by the applicant. The owner shall indemnify the City from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer. Before any permit referred to in this Section shall be issued for a private sewer connection the applicant or the licensed contractor to be installing applicant's connection shall have deposited with the City Clerk his/her bond as follows:
a. 
Cash bond in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per connection, or
b. 
A permit bond, in a form acceptable to the Board of Aldermen, satisfactorily warranting performance in compliance with the provisions of this Article in an amount not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).
2. 
In the event applicant or contractor posts a cash bond, said bond shall be returned to depositor upon final approval by the Building Inspector and deduction therefrom of any costs incurred by the City in conforming said installation to the provisions of this Article.
C. 
Installations.
1. 
Work may be done by property owners, however, any work or installation upon City property, or rights of way shall be done only by licensed plumbers and all connections to City sewer lines shall be done only by licensed plumbers.
2. 
All installations must comply with the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Uniform Plumbing Code and all E.P.A. and H.U.D. regulations, and all future revisions thereof.
3. 
The Building Inspector or Board of Aldermen is hereby authorized to promulgate rules or regulations and specifications for the installation of private sewerage lines and connections to City sewerage lines and further to promulgate rules, regulations and specifications governing pavement or street cuts and excavations and the refilling of the same, and to provide for the safety and convenience of the public. Said rules, regulations and specifications shall be reduced to writing and approved by the Board, and a copy thereof shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk.
4. 
No installations shall be covered until inspected and approved by the City Sewer Inspector. Requests for sewer inspection must be made at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance, unless other arrangements have been made with the Inspector.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014; Ord. No. 2017-2937 § 1, 12-26-2017]
5. 
All contractors must possess a valid occupational license issued by the City of Greenwood.
6. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building; except where one (1) building stands at the rear of another on an interior lot and no private sewer is available or can be constructed to the rear building through an adjoining alley, court yard, or driveway, the building sewer from the front building may be extended to the rear building and the whole considered as one (1) building sewer.
7. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and test by the Director of Public Works, to meet all requirements of this Article.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
8. 
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the public sewer, sanitary sewage carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer at the property owner's expense.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
D. 
Other Connections.
1. 
It shall be unlawful to make, or cause to be made, a connection of any roof drain, exterior foundation drain, areaway drain, or other source of surface runoff or groundwater drain which will permit, allow, or cause any storm or surface water to enter, directly or indirectly, the sanitary sewerage system.
2. 
It shall be unlawful to connect or to cause to be connected to the sanitary sewerage system any septic tank, cesspool or sewage tank.
E. 
Excavations To Be Marked. Every person who shall in any manner render or cause to be dangerous any street, sidewalk, or public place, by the making of an excavation or street cut shall place such barriers and/or lights around such dangerous area as will prevent persons, animals, or vehicles from falling into said excavations, and shall take such other precautions as may be reasonably required by the Director of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
F. 
Violation.
1. 
Where any unlawful connection as defined in Subsection (D) of this Section is known to exist, such connection shall be deemed a public nuisance and such unlawful connections shall be broken and their use discontinued within ten (10) days after date of notification to break such connection is given.
2. 
Any person, persons, firm, association, or agent thereof, who shall neglect, fail, or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this Section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in the sum not less than ten dollars ($10.00) and not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day that such an offense continues shall be deemed a separate and distinct offense.
3. 
In addition thereto, any such person, persons, firm, association, or agent thereof causing or permitting said violation shall be subject to occupational license and/or sewer permit revocation.
4. 
Any person found to be violating the provisions of this Section shall be served by the City with written notice stating the nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit for the satisfactory correction thereof. The offender shall, within the period of time stated in such notice, permanently cease all violations.
[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. V, 9-14-1981]
No unauthorized person shall maliciously, willfully, or negligently break, damage, destroy, uncover, deface, or tamper with any structure, appurtenance, or equipment which is part of the Sewage Works.
[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. VI, 9-14-1981]
A. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any storm water, surface water, groundwater run-off, subsurface drainage, including interior and exterior foundation drains, uncontaminated cooling water, or unpolluted industrial process waters to any sanitary sewer.
B. 
Stormwater and all other unpolluted drainage shall be discharged to such sewers as are specifically designated as storm sewers, or to a natural outlet approved by the Director of Public Works.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
C. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged any of the following described waters or wastes to any public sewers:
1. 
Any gasoline, benzene, naphtha, fuel oil, or other flammable or explosive liquid, solid, or gas.
2. 
Any waters or wastes containing toxic or poisonous solids, liquids, or gases in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other wastes, to injure or interfere with any sewage treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans or animals, create a public nuisance, or create any hazard in the receiving waters of the sewage treatment plant, including but not limited to cyanides in excess of two (2) mg/l as CN in the wastes as discharged to the public sewer.
3. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH lower than 5.5, or having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structures, equipment, and personnel of the Sewage Works.
4. 
Solid or viscous substances in quantities or of such size capable of causing obstruction to the flow in sewers, or other interference with the proper operation of the Sewage Works such as, but not limited to, ashes, cinders, sand, mud, straw, shavings, metal, glass, rags, feathers, tar, plastics, wood, unground garbage, whole blood, paunch manure, hair and fleshings, entrails and paper dishes, cups, mild containers, etc., either whole or ground by garbage grinders.
5. 
Any waters or wastes having (1) a five-day BOD greater than three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or (2) containing more than three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight of suspended solids, or (3) having an average daily flow greater than two percent (2%) of the average sewage flow of the City, shall be subject to the review of the Director of Public Works. Where necessary, the owner shall provide, at his/her expense, such preliminary treatment as may be necessary to (1) reduce the biochemical oxygen demand to three hundred (300) parts per million by weight, or (2) reduce the suspended solids to three hundred fifty (350) parts per million by weight, or (3) control the quantities and rates of discharge of such waters or wastes. Plans, specifications, and any other pertinent information relating to proposed preliminary treatment facilities shall be submitted for the approval of the Director of Public Works and no construction of such facilities shall be commenced until said approval are obtained in writing.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
D. 
No person shall discharge or cause to be discharged the following described substances, materials, waters, or wastes if it appears likely in the opinion of the Director of Public Works that such wastes can harm either the sewers, sewage treatment process, or equipment, have an adverse effect on the receiving stream, or can otherwise endanger life, limb, public property, or constitute a nuisance. In forming his/her opinion as to the acceptability of these waters, the Director of Public Works will give consideration to such factors as the quantities of subject wastes in relation to flows and velocities in the sewers, materials of construction of the sewers, nature of the sewage treatment process, capacity of the sewage treatment plant, degree of treatability of wastes in the sewage treatment plant, and other pertinent factors. The substances prohibited are:
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
1. 
Any liquid or vapor having a temperature higher than one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) (sixty-five degrees Celsius (65° C.)).
2. 
Any water or waste containing fats, wax, grease, or oils, whether emulsified or not, in excess of one hundred (100) mg/l or containing substances which may solidify or become viscous at temperatures between thirty-two degrees (32° F.) and one hundred fifty degrees Fahrenheit (150° F.) (zero degrees Celsisu (0° C.) and sixty-five degrees Celsius (65° C.)).
3. 
Any garbage that has not been properly shredded by installation and operation of any garbage grinder equipped with a motor of three-fourths (3/4) horsepower (0.76 hp metric) or greater.
4. 
Any waters or wastes containing strong acid iron pickling wastes, or concentrated plating solutions whether neutralized or not.
5. 
Any waters or wastes containing iron, chromium, copper, zinc, and similar objectionable or toxic substances; or wastes exerting an excessive chlorine requirement.
6. 
Any waters or wastes containing phenols or other taste- or-odor-producing substances, in such concentrations exceeding limits after treatment of the composite sewage, to meet the requirements of State, Federal or other public agencies of jurisdiction for such discharge to the receiving waters.
7. 
Any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits not in compliance with applicable State or Federal regulations.
8. 
Any waters or wastes having a pH in excess of 9.5.
9. 
Materials which exert or cause:
a. 
Unusual concentrations of inert suspended solids (such as, but not limited to, Fullers earth, lime slurries, and lime residues) or of dissolved solids (such as, but not limited to, sodium chloride or sodium sulfate).
b. 
Excessive discoloration (such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions).
c. 
Unusual BOD, chemical oxygen demand, or chlorine requirements in such quantities as to constitute a significant load on the Sewage Treatment Works.
d. 
Unusual volume of flow or concentration of wastes constituting "slugs" as defined herein.
10. 
Waters or wastes containing substances which are not amenable to treatment or reduction by the sewage treatment processes employed, or are amenable to treatment only to such degree that the sewage treatment plant effluent cannot meet the requirements of other agencies having jurisdiction over discharge to the receiving waters.
E. 
If any waters or wastes are discharged, or are proposed to be discharged to the public sewers, which waters contain the substances or possess the characteristics enumerated in Subsection (D) of this Section, and which in the judgment of the Director of Public Works, may have a deleterious effect upon the Sewage Works, processes, equipment or receiving waters, or which otherwise create a hazard to life to constitute a public nuisance, the Director of Public Works may:
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
1. 
Reject the wastes;
2. 
Require pretreatment to an acceptable condition for discharge to the public sewers; and/or
3. 
Require control over the quantities and rates of discharge.
If the Director of Public Works permits the pretreatment or equalization of waste flows, the design and installation of the plants and equipment shall be subject to the review and approval and subject to the requirements of all applicable codes, ordinances and laws.
F. 
Grease, oil, and sand interceptors shall be provided when in the opinion of the Director of Public Works, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing grease in excessive amounts, or any flammable wastes, sand, or other harmful ingredients; except that such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Director of Public Works, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for cleaning and inspection.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
G. 
Where preliminary treatment of flow-equalizing facilities are provided for any waters or wastes, they shall be maintained continuously in satisfactory and effective operation by the owner at his/her expense.
H. 
When required by the Director of Public Works, the owner of any property serviced by a building sewer carrying industrial wastes shall install a suitable control manhole together with such necessary meters and other appurtenances in the building sewer to facilitate observation, sampling, and measurement of the wastes. Such manhole, when required, shall be accessibly and safely located, and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Director of Public Works. The manhole shall be installed by the owner at his/her expense, and shall be maintained by him/her so as to be safe and accessible at all times.
[Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
I. 
All measurements, tests, and analyses of the characteristics of waters and wastes to which reference is made in this Section shall be determined in accordance with the latest edition of "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," published by the American Public Health Association, and shall be determined at the control manhole provided, or upon suitable samples taken at said control manhole. In the event that no special manhole has been required, the control manhole shall be considered to be the nearest downstream manhole in the public sewer to the point at which the building sewer is connected. Sampling shall be carried out by customarily accepted methods to reflect the effect of constituents upon the Sewage Works and to determine the existence of hazards to life, limb, and property. (The particular analyses involved will determine whether a twenty-four-hour composite of all outfalls of a premise is appropriate or whether a grab sample or samples should be taken. Normally, but not always, BOD and suspended solids analyses are obtained from twenty-four-hour composites of all outfalls whereas pH's are determined from periodic grab samples).
J. 
No statement contained in this Section shall be construed as preventing any special agreement or arrangement between the City and any industrial concern whereby an industrial waste of unusual strength character may be accepted by the City for treatment, subject to payment therefore, by the industrial concern.
[Ord. No. 5.100 Art. VII, 9-14-1981; Ord. No. 2014-2878 § 1, 10-28-2014]
A. 
The Director of Public Works and other duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all properties for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The Director of Public Works or his/her representatives shall have no authority to inquire into any processes including metallurgical, chemical, oil, refining, ceramic, paper, or other industries beyond that point having a direct bearing on the kind and source of discharge to the sewers or waterways or facilities for waste treatment.
B. 
While performing the necessary work on private properties referred to in Subsection (A) above, the duly authorized employees of the City 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 City employees and the City shall indemnify the company against loss or damage to its property by City 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 Section 705.060(H).
C. 
The duly authorized employees of the City bearing proper credentials and identification shall be permitted to enter all private properties through which the City 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 Sewage Works 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.