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II CITY of ORONO
Municipal Offices
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Orono, MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323.0066
August 13, 1996
Mark Dupont
2275 Webber Hills Rd.
Wayzata, MN 55391
Dear Mr. Dupont:
The purpose of this letter is to clarify the condition of your septic system. The septic system at 2275
Webber Hills Rd. has been inspected ten times since 1978. The purpose of these inspections was
to identify whether the system was accepting the sewage from the residence without discharging to
the surface and to assure that the system was being maintained properly.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA)adopted new rules in January 1996 requiring that
septic system inspections must identify whether the system meets a three foot separation between
the drainfield and the seasonal water table. As a result of this code change,the system was identified
as not meeting the three foot separation on July 31, 1996 and is therefore non-compliant with current
codes. The system is functioning the same as it was in previous inspections,however we now know
it does not meet the MPCA standards which remain essentially the same as they were in 1979 for
new residences.
The MPCA rules do not require non-compliant systems more than 1000 feet from protected lakes
and streams to be upgraded within a given time period,but the City of Orono has established a repair
deadline of December 31st,ten years from the year the non-compliance was identified. Your system
must therefore be repaired by December 31, 2006.
Please contact me at the City Offices if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
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Stephen Weckman
On-Site Systems Manager
Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510