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I ORDINANCE No. 19 INDIVIDUAL SEWACF. TREATMirNT SYSTEMS STANn^Rp,<^ The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners does hereby adopt this Ordinance establishing county-wide standards for the regulation of Individual Sewage Treatment Systems (ISTS) pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 115.55 and Minn. Rules Chapter 7080. SUBDIVISION 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS. 1.1 Purpose. This ordinance is enacted to provide minimum standards for the regulation of individual sewage treatment systems (ISTS) including: their proper location, design and constniction; their necessary modification and reconstruction; their operation, maintenance and repair for the purpose of protecting surface water and groundwater from contamination by human sewage and waterborne household and commercial wastes; the protection of the public’s health and safety; and the elimination and prevention of the development of public nuisances, pursuant to the authority granted under Minn. Stat. Chapters 115 and 145 A and Minnesota Rules Chapter 7080 and as amended that may pertain to sewage and wastewater treatment. 1.2 Objectives. The principal objectives of this Ordinance arc as follows: 1.21 The protection of Hennepin County ’s lakes, rivers and streams, wetlands, and groundwater essential to the promotion of public health, safety, welfare, socioeconomic growth and development of the County in perpetuity. 1.22 The regulation of proper ISTS construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance to prevent the entry and migration of contaminants, thereby ensuring the non-degradation of surface water and groundwater. I 1.23 The establishment of minimum standards for ISTS placement, design, construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance to prevent contamination and, if contamination is discovered, the identification and control of Its consequences and the