14.28.150 Requirement to test or monitor.

(A) Whenever an authorized enforcement official has reasonable cause to believe that the owner and/or occupant of a premises is engaged in an activity and/or operating a facility that is causing or contributing to stormwater pollution or contamination, illicit discharges, and/or the discharge of nonstormwater or other unlawful material to the storm drains, the official may require the owner and/or occupant to conduct sampling and/or monitoring activities on the premises and to furnish such test results and reports as the official may determine. The burden and cost of undertaking such sampling and monitoring activities, including test results and reports, shall be born by the owner of the premises under review. The type and method of sampling and monitoring shall bear a reasonable relationship to the need for testing and monitoring and to the benefits to be obtained, as determined by the enforcement official.

(B) Whenever an authorized enforcement official finds a condition that: (1) violates this chapter; (2) presents an immediate and present danger to the public health, safety and welfare; and (3) requires immediate remedial action to prevent injury to persons or property, the authorized enforcement official shall take whatever reasonable and appropriate action is necessary to neutralize the danger, including, but not limited to, entry upon private premises for inspection, sampling and monitoring and abatement.