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Environment Committee, Minutes, 10/13/92, P. 2 RE-EXAMINATION OF WATER QUALITY OBJECTIVES BASED UPON THE LMCD MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR LAKE MINNETONKA. A. SEPTIC SYSTEM MANAGEMENT. B. * Duff reviewed Woodland's history wherein it asked the Metropolitan Council for exemption from sanitary seweis as a result of the city's large lots. The request was granted. Woodland did share in the interceptor system costs should it reed to use it. He added that their septic systems in the Assembly Grounds area are monitored by contract with Metro West Inspections, with every home inspected ever other year. The city's power to insure compliance would be to refuse a household certificate of occupancy. All systems meet state mandated requirements of 75' back from the lakeshore or 25' from a non-riparian wetland. The Assembly grounds does have 42 families in 14 acres. A commons ground between these homes and the lake provides a substantial buffer zone Duff reports. * Erdmann volunteered the observation that the cities around Lake Minnetonka are "worlds ahead of other lakes in the state for septic system control. " * Gaffron reviewed Orono's experience. Of 32 miles of shoreline, 26 miles are sewered. Areas not sewered are low density two "to five acre lots. Bracket's point is one area unsewered. Some of the lake cabins on small lots, made into year-round residences are now sewered. A group of llA existing homes in the Stubbs Bay area are now being provided city sewer service. The $2 million cost is being paid by benefitting homes from 09,000 to 014,000 each, with 35*/. of the cost paid hy general taxes. A full-time inspector is now bringing systems into compliance with annual inspections at a homeowner cost of 050 per inspection. Big Island has six homestead residences. Outhouses are allowed where they meet ordinances. Deering Island has one unoccupied home. « It is believed Minnetrista has some homes in the shoreland area (1,000' from the lake) on septic systems, but a report was not available at this time. TRASH CONTAINERS. Placing trash containers at public boat accesses was reviewed. The DflR does not provide this service since it attracts unwanted liousehold waste. Examples of this happening at city and county sites were given. Hennepin Parks incorporates its trash program as part of the entire park operation. Twice-daily emptying is required during the summer, three times on holidays