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August 19, 2013 (Regular Meeting) Page 1702 representatives from WSACC, Approval Authority and EPA will be permitted to enter, without delay, for the purposes of performing their specific responsibilities. Denial of access to WSACC, Approval Authority or EPA to the user's premises shall be a violation of this ordinance. Denial of access may also occur if a user fails to provide without delay such facilities, equipment, or devices as are reasonably necessary to permit authorized representatives of WSACC, approval authority and EPA to perform their duties in a safe manner. Unreasonable delays may constitute denial of access. A WSACC representative may enter upon the property at any hour under emergency circumstances. (c) The time of access to a user's premises will be reasonable if, at the time ready access is requested, the user's facility at the premises is in operation or wastewater is being discharged from the user's premises into the POTW. At such time as the user's facilities at the premises is in operation or wastewater is being discharged from the user's premises into the POTW, the user shall have at least one person present at the premises who is readily available and is authorized to permit immediate access to the user's premises to WSACC, the Approval Authority, and the EPA. (d) At all times WSACC shall retain the authority to inspect the user and to sample and analyze the discharge of wastewater into the POTW for any purpose. 6.3 Search Warrants If -t-� WSACC E�>ee:atirFe -94micee-Iein Approval Authority, or EPA has been refused access to a building, structure, or property, or any part thereof, and is able to demonstrate probable cause to believe that there may be a violation of this ordinance, or that there is a need to inspect and /or sample as part of a routine inspection and sampling program of WSACC designed to verify compliance with this ordinance or any permit or order issued hereunder, or to protect the overall public health, safety and welfare of the community, then t e ae WSACC, Approval Authority, or EPA may seek issuance of a search warrant from the Superior Court of Cabarrus County. SECTION 7 - CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION (a) To the extent permitted by applicable law and except as otherwise provided herein, information and data on a user obtained from reports, questionnaires, permit applications, permits and monitoring programs and from inspections shall be available to the public or other governmental agencies without restriction unless the user specifically requests and is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Executive Director that the release of such information would divulge information, processes or methods of production entitled to protection as trade secrets of the user. Any such request must be asserted at the time of submission of the information or data. (b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, when requested by the person furnishing a report, the portions of a report which might disclose trade secrets processes shall not be made available for inspection by the public but shall be made available upon written request to governmental agencies for uses related to this ordinance, NPDES permit, State Disposal System permit and /or the Pretreatment Programs; provided, however, that such portions of a report shall be available for use by the State or any state agency in judicial review or enforcement proceedings involving the person furnishing the report. Wastewater constituents and characteristics will not be recognized as confidential information. (c) All records relating to compliance with Pretreatment standards shall be made available to officials of the Approval Authority and EPA upon request. SECTION 8 - ENFORCEMENT 8.1 Administrative Remedies (a) Notification of Violation