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V. Related Issues <br />A. On-Site Systems Management Plan <br />1. Philosophy <br />In 1975 the City of Orono made a commitment to long-term iwe of on site <br />«wa« svvttms for majority of fumm developm^ in te ntral a^ <br />of tli City not adji*ni to Lake Minnetonka. The basis for this cotnttu^nt was <br />fcity CtSIncil decision to protect the quaUty of lake Minnetonka by avoKlmg high- <br />density development within the Lake's watershed. <br />Historically, residential development in Orono was located Mm«tojto <br />and its numerous bays, and in three widely scattei^ cteamd a <br />natchwork quUt pattern of development. The large number of wetland areas m the <br />Srriso lm^uted to to this pattern. This pattern of <br />elements contributing to it. caused the City to be ^ <br />of the Citv was allowed to be developed with sewer, the high cost ot proviamg <br />^ev^ «^ice wodd create a demand by developers fo^ety stnaU lot sa« ^ <br />tab d“iSties throughout the City. Therefore, the City determined that tte <br />mijoriiy of land in Orono would be planned to be developed usmg on-site septi <br />systems. <br />To pneure that seotic svstems would be constructed and maintained properly, in <br />L7sTr^no"“a Management program and <br />U- a , fiill time insnector The inspection program not only dealt with new <br />clti^c^n. but incS^ maintenance inspecuons of all existing systems on a <br />regular basis. <br />Also in 1978. Orono adopted ordinances requiring adherence to a “‘‘a <br />rmTea TtS" ^ City ordinance established system <br />maintenance reouirements and placed the responsibility for mamtenance on the <br />individual homeowner, providing penalties for noncompliance. <br />Rv 1980 the initial round of existing system inspections had bem completed a^ <br />records created for each of the approximately 1000 systems m the <br />C%™The ins^tion program confirmed, however, that while new development