06-27-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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been used. 10. South hill toilet building. Septic system serving this building is approximately 10' east of the northeast corner, with discharge pipe from the tank heading to the northeast. There is no evidence of any pipe discharging to the surface to the northeast and this system is located approximately 150' from the lakeshore. It is my opinion that this system should be allowed to continue in useuntil such time that it fails to accept the waste load, or at such time that it is found to be discharging to the surface. It's my opinion that the system in its current state can be used without causing any pollution problems. Again, we do not have any idea what the capacity of this system is, hence we don't know whether it will function adaquately under sustained use. 11. Anderson cabin, west of the south hill toilet building. This system is located about 30' from the lake. The Anderson cabin has been removed. The septic tank was uncovered. This system should be caved in and filled with dirt. SUMMARY The toilet building below Peanut Row and the toilet building on the south hill would appear to have septic systems that are substandard in design, but in location would not appear to pose a threat to the lake, nor do they have any indication of discharge pipes to the surface. The capacities and capabilities of these two systems are unknown, and their design is certainly substandard compared to what would be installed today. It is my opinion that we could allow use of these systems until such point that they can no longer handle the flow discharging to them. The system to the east of the dining hall needs be look,- at more closely to verify whether or not it will cause a surface discharge. I would not want this system to be used until we have more information on it. All septic tanks or cesspools serving existing cabins or buildings that have been removed and/or are serving buildings which will be used only for storage, should be caved in and filled with dirt. so that they are not a hazard. The systems serving the toilet building ,nd Ballentyne cabin on the north hill should be discontinued, and I would recommend that if -he intent is for these cabins to remain in place, that a new system serving both buildings be constructed, perhaps on the south slope and located at least 75' from the cliff. Site evaluati-gin would be needed. Other brief comments: A. There is still a lot of rubble from buildings that were burned or demolished, and many of these rubble files pose a significant hazard for campers. It's my opinion that we should at least have all of the rubble moved to one location, before any caml ing is allowed on the island, and we may want to go so far as to have all the rubble removed or buried (as appropriate) prior to issuing any permits to allow the camp to open. A. About a 150' north of the Peanut Row toilet building there is an old foundation about 6' Fquare covered with logs. :hip; found.;ition hole could be a hazard and should be filled in. C. Tom Jacobs asked me to note that the Cook's cabin needs to have