Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 835 - Narragansett Bay Commission
Chapter 20 - Sewer Usage
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - Use of the Wastewater Facilities
Section 835-RICR-20-00-1.7 - Inspection Powers

1. To enter without delay and at reasonable times those premises (public or private) of any person or class of user either receiving services from the NBC or applying for services from the NBC in which a discharge source or treatment system is located or which records required to be maintained pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-25-25 are kept;

2. During regular working hours and at other reasonable times, and within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, to have access to and to copy any records, inspect any monitoring equipment or method required pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-25-25 and sample and/or analyze any effluents which the owner or operator of such discharge source is required to sample and/or analyze under R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-25-25 and any Rules and Regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and

3. During such on-site inspections, to carry out all inspections, surveillance, and monitoring procedures necessary to determine, independent of information supplied by any person discharging into the facilities, compliance or noncompliance with NBC pretreatment requirements.

1. Establish and maintain records;

2. Make reports;

3. Install, calibrate, use and maintain monitoring equipment or methods (including where appropriate, biological monitoring methods);

4. Sample and/or analyze discharges and effluents (in accordance with the method, at the locations, at the intervals, and in the manner as the NBC shall prescribe); and/or

5. Provide other information relating to discharges into the facilities of the project as the NBC may reasonably require to ensure compliance with prescribed pretreatment. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, those records, reports and procedures required by applicable State and Federal law.