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I p NEW SYSTEM LOCATION, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REGULATIONS. All new rural subdivisions and individual building development is subject to strict compliance with the standards of Orono's On- Site Sewage Treatment Code ordinances and MPCA Rules Chapter 7080 to ensure proper, permanent sewage treatment without requiring extension of sanitary sewer. Residential density is no leas th an 2.0 aercs of dry, buildable area per dwelling. f ^ I . I 2) EXISTING SYSTEM INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS. All properties not connected to municipal sewer are required to have and maintain on-site sewage treatment systems which operate according to accepted standards for public health and environmental protection. The On-Site Program includes educational campaigns to teach proper system use and maintenance. The On-Site Program includes periodical City inspection of each operating system to review’ actual conditions and to enforce adequate treatment regulations. 3) HOUSING CLUSTER IDENTIFICATION. Orono’s 1980 CSPP identified as many as 16 rural housing clusters which Map N»: 12 indicates 1 6 exist ing-ru fal housi ng cluste rs wh ich have been identified by4hc On-Site Management Program as h aving developed prior to adoption of current zonine standards at less than the recognized 2.0 acre rural density. Because of restricted lot sizes, these areas have had more operational restrictions and fewer replacement options than the typical rural development, h ence they are scheduled for more frequent City inspection. To date. City inspection records indicate that the mcidenee of operational defieieneies is no greater in most of th ese housin g eittsters-tha n in thc -general'ru ral area. In those few eajcs whe re operational problems do affect a significant percentage of th e properties in any one neighborh ood, the area has been designated for Alternative aste Management Studies as diseu ssed below. All but one of the 16 identified housing clusters have since been subject to an Alternative Waste Management Study as discussed below, and have -^ince 1980 been incorporated w ithin the MUS.A and either provided with municipal sewer or are scheduled for sewer nstallation in the near future. OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCY IDENTIFICATION AND CORRECTION. The City inspection program and records of site limitations, system locations, complaints and/or tank pumpouts combine to effect early identification of individual on-site systems having operational deficiencies and'or housing clusters having potential for neighborhood sewage treatment problems. Whenever such problems arise. City ordinances provide that it is the property owner’s responsibility to correct the situation, prcferrably without such correction becoming a burden on the neighborhood or the general public. The first, least burdensome option is individual correction of individual problems. When a potential problem exists in an entire neighborhood however, the City becomes involved in Alternative Waste Management Studies before ordering expensive individual repairs. Rural facilities planning includes alternative waste management studies. The objective of public involvement in sewage disposal is to provide assurance of CMP 6-45