Feds Come knocking For Home Inspections Citizens outraged, calling probe 'illegal seach and invasion' of property. A sanitation district in Pennsylvania has notified homeowners that its representatives will be making personal visits to every structure served by its network of drainpipes because that's what the Federal Environmental Protection Agency is demanding. The letter informs homeowners the inspections will probably take only about 15 minutes, but that all properties "will be considered a source of clear water discharges until an inspection can be conducted." The effort, according to officials at the Coplay Whitehall Sewer Authority, is to prevent water from sources such as sump pumps or downspouts from being channeled into a water treatment process. But homeowners are concerned about the mandatory government inspections of their properties. READ ENTIRE ARTICLE