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the system such as cross connections from sump pumps. A part of any new inspection program should <br />include the televising of service lines to identify infiltration as well as cross connections. <br />3. Point of Sale Policy. In general a point of sale inspection program has three main components. <br />a. Inspection requirement. The City would require that all properties connected to the City sewer <br />complete and inspection of the sewer service line prior to sale. Some municipalities also require <br />inspections as part of their pavement management program by requiring inspection of any properties <br />impacted by a street project to also have a sewer service inspection. Inspection would be performed by a <br />Public Works employee. To facilitate inspection the City would develop a scheduling procedure, procure <br />televising equipment and establish appropriate fees for the inspections. The inspection would include <br />looking for infiltration into the sewer service line via cracks, separations or root intrusions as well as <br />looking to inflow via cross connection from gutters, sump pumps, and foundation drains. <br />b. Compliance requirement. If the inspection shows the property to be fully compliant then a <br />certificate of compliance would be issues. Certificate would be good for 10 years. If the property is not <br />compliant a correction notice would be issued and the corrections made by the property owner with in a <br />given time period (current code says 14 days however other municipalities have as long as 180 days). <br />Once corrected the property owner would schedule a follow on inspection and if the compliant a <br />compliance certificate issued. <br />c. Funding component. Looking at some of programs in the area this part can vary. Some <br />municipalities place the cost of the inspections and any required repairs on the property owner. Some <br />offer the inspection as a free service funded by the cities I&I Program. Some allow property owners to <br />assess a portion 85%) of any repair costs with the city providing the funding for the remaining portion <br />(15%). Funds used for private I&I improvement can be counted by the city for MCES exceedance credit. <br />Periodically there are grants available that the City could administer to provide funding for service line <br />repairs. <br />4. Discussion points. <br />a. Should the City develop a Point of Sale Policy and associated Ordinance? <br />b. What should the funding component of a point of sale policy look like? <br />5. Council action requested. Discussion on the merits of a Point of Sale Sanitary service line program <br />and initial guidance to staff on the same. <br />Exhibits <br />A. Current City ordinance relative to Sanitary Sewer <br />B. Example Ordinance Language for Point of Sale Inspections. <br />C. Fact Sheets and Forms Used in Other Municipalities. <br />References <br />MCES I&I Website: https://metrocouncil.org/Wastewater-Water/Planning/Wastewater/Inflow-and- <br />Infiltration.aspx <br />City of West Saint Paul I&I Website: https://wspmn.gov/403/Inflow-and-Infiltration <br />City of Golden Valley I&I Website: http://www.goidenvalleymn.gov/homeyard/utilities/ii-inspection.phl2 <br />