HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/22/2021 Compliance Inspection FormMINNESOTA POLLUTION
CONTROL AGENCY Compliance N liance inspection report form
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520 Lafayette Road North Existing Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS)
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Doc Type: Compliance and Enforcement
Instructions: Inspection results based on Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPGA) requirements and attached supporting
documentation - additional local requirements may also apply. Further information can be found here:
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Inspector must submit completed form to Local Governmental Unit (LGU) and system owner within 15 days of final
determination of compliance or noncompliance.
Property information Local tracking number:
Parcel ID# or Sec/Twp/Range: '0411723310011 Local regulatory authority: City of Orono
Property address: 2880 Fox Street, Orono Hennepin Count
Owner/representative: Brian Helms Owner's phone: 612-913-6400
Brief system description: 2-1000 gallon septic tanks, 1-1000 gallon lift station and 380 Square feet Rock bed
System status
System status on date (mmldd/yyyy): 2/22/2021
Z Compliant - Certificate of compliance* ❑ Noncompliant- Notice of noncompliance
(Valid for 3 years from report date unless evidence of
An imminent threat to public health and safety (ITPHS) must be
an imminent threat to public health or safety requiring
upgraded, replaced, or its use discontinued within ten months of
removal and abatement under section 145A.04,
receipt of this notice or within a shorter period if required by
subdivision 8 is discovered or a shorter time frame exists
local ordinance or under section 145A.04 subdivision 8.
in Local Ordinance.)
*Note: Compliance indicates conformance with Minn.
Systems failing to protect ground water must be upgraded,
R. 7080.9500 as of system status date above and
replaced, or use discontinued within the time required by local
ordinance.
does not guarantee future performance.
Reason(s) for noncompliance (check all applicable)
❑ Impact on public health (Compliance component #1) - Imminent threat to public health and safety
❑ Tank integrity (Compliance component #2) - Failing to protect groundwater
❑ Other Compliance Conditions (Compliance component #3) - Imminent threat to public health and safety
El Other Compliance Conditions (Compliance component #3) - Failing to protect groundwater
❑ System not abandoned according to Minn. R. 7080.2500 (Compliance component #3) - Failing to protect groundwater
Soil separation (Compliance component #5) - Failing to protect groundwater
❑ Operating permit/monitoring plan requirements (Compliance component #4) - Noncompliant - local ordinance applies
Comments or recommendations
The system is sized for a 3 -bedroom house.
Certification
I hereby certify that all the necessary information has been gathered to determine the compliance status of this system. No
determination of future system performance has been nor can be made due to unknown conditions during system construction, possible
abuse of the system, inadequate maintenance, or future water usage.
By typing my name below, I certify the above statements to be true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, and that this information
can be used for the purpose of processing this form.
Business name: Rusty Olson's Soil & Perc. Testing Certification number:
Inspector signatures- - - — License number:
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l (This document has been electronically signed) Phone:
C-1255
810
763-498-8779
Necessary or locally required supporting documentation (must be attached)
® Soil observation logs
❑ Other information (list):
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1. Impact on public health — Compliance component #1 of 5
Compliance criteria:
System discharges sewage to the ❑ Yes' ® No
ground surface
System discharges sewage to drain ❑ Yes' E No
tile or surface waters.
System causes sewage backup into ❑ Yes' ❑ No
dwelling or establishment.
Any "yes" answer above indicates the system is an
imminent threat to public health and safety,
Describe verification methods and results:
Searched area
Attached supporting documentation:
❑ Other:
ED Not applicable
2. Tank integrity — Compliance component #2 of 5
Compliance criteria:
System consists of a seepage pit,
cesspool, drywell, leaching pit,
or other pit?
Sewage tank(s) leak below their
designed operating depth?
Yes" ® No
❑ Yes' ® No
If yes, which sewage tank(s) leaks:
Any "yes" answer above indicates the system
is failing to protect groundwater,
Attached supporting documentation:
❑ Pumped at time of inspection
Name of maintenance business:
License number of maintenance business:
Date of maintenance:
❑ Existing tank integrity assessment (Attach)
Date of maintenance
(mmidd/yyyy): (must be within three years)
(See form instructions to ensure assessment complies with
Minn. R. 7082.0700 subp. 4 8 (?))
❑ Tank is Noncompliant (pumping not necessary - explain below)
❑ Other:
Describe verification methods and results:
The tanks were pmped and certified by Elmer J. Peterson Company. See attached report.
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3. Other compliance conditions — Compliance component #3 of 5
3a. Maintenance hole covers appear to be structurally unsound (damaged, cracked, etc.), or unsecured?
❑ Yes' ® No ❑ Unknown
3b. Other issues (electrical hazards, etc.) to immediately and adversely impact public health or safety? ❑ Yes* 0 No ❑ Unknown
"Yes to 3a or 3b - System is an imminent threat to public health and safety.
3c. System is non -protective of ground water for other conditions as determined by inspector? ❑ Yes" ONO
3d. System not abandoned in accordance with Minn. R. 7080.2500? ❑ Yes* 0 No
*Yes to 3c or 3d - System is failing to protect groundwater.
Describe verification methods and results:
Visual
Attached supporting documentation: ® Not applicable ❑
4. Operating permit and nitrogen BMP* —Compliance component #4 of 5 [:]Not applicable
Is the system operated under an Operating Permit? ❑ Yes ❑ No If "yes", A below is required
Is the system required to employ a Nitrogen BMP specified in the system design? ❑ Yes ❑ No If "yes", B below is required
BMP = Best Management Practice(s) specified in the system design
!f the answer to both questions is "no", this section does not need to be completed.
Compliance criteria:
a. Have the operating permit requirements been met? ❑ Yes ❑ No
b. Is the required nitrogen BMP in place and properly functioning? ❑ Yes ❑ No
Any "no" answer indicates noncompliance.
Describe verification methods and results:
Attached supporting documentation: ❑ Operating permit (Attach) ❑
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S. Soil separation — Compliance component #5 of 5
Date of installation 05/01/2010 ❑ Unknown
(mm/dd/yyyy)
Shoreland/'Wellhead protection/Food ❑ Yes ® No
beverage lodging?
Compliance criteria (select one):
5a. For systems built prior to April 1, 1996, ❑ Yes ❑ No*
and not located in Shoreland or Wellhead
Protection Area or not serving a food,
beverage or lodging establishment:
Drainfield has at least a two -foot vertical
separation distance from periodically
saturated soil or bedrock.
5b. Non-performance systems built April 1,
1996, or later or for non-performance
systems located in Shoreland or Wellhead
Protection Areas or serving a food,
beverage, or lodging establishment.
Drainfield has a three-foot vertical
separation distance from periodically
saturated soil or bedrock.*
Attached supporting documentation:
® Soil observation logs completed for the report (Attach)
❑ Two previous verifications of required vertical
separation (Attach)
❑ Not applicable (No soil treatment area)
® Yes [:]No* Indicate depths or elevations
A. Bottom of distribution media 99.7
5c. "Experimental" "Other", or "Performance" ❑ Yes ❑ No*
systems built under pre -2008 Rules;
Type IV or V systems built under 2008
Rules 7080. 2350 or 7080.2400
(Advanced Inspector License required)
Drainfield meets the designed vertical
separation distance from periodically
saturated soil or bedrock.
*Any "no" answer above indicates the system is
failing to protect groundwater.
Describe verification methods and results:
B. Periodical
C. System separation � 2.9
D. Required compliance separation*
2.55
*May be reduced up to 15 percent if allowed by Local
Ordinance.
Upgrade requirements: (Minn. Stat. § 115.55) An imminent threat to public health and safety (ITPHS) must be upgraded, replaced,
or its use discontinued within ten months of receipt of this notice or within a shorter period if required by local ordinance. If the
system is failing to protect ground water, the system must be upgraded, replaced, or its use discontinued within the time required by
local ordinance. if an existing system is not failing as defined in law, and has at least two feet of design soil separation, then the
system need not be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or its use discontinued, notwithstanding any local ordinance that is more strict.
This provision does not apply to systems in shoreland areas, Wellhead Protection Areas, or those used in connection with food,
beverage, and lodging establishments as defined in law.
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Tank Report
Date. February 18, 2021
Elmer I Peterson Co.
5921 Dague Ave.
Delano, MN 55528
Phone 765-972-2420
Fax 763-972-7217
MPCA License# 219
Nancy Thompson
2880 Fox Street
,Orono, MN
612-913-6400 Brian Helms (Realtor)
Baffles: ON OFF
Tank Capacity: 3-1000 Gallon Tanks
# of Tanks: 3
Type of Tanks: Concrete
Gallons Pumped: 2500
Manholes to Grade: t YES / NO
Comments:
On February 18, 2021, Elmer J. Peterson Co. pumped tanks. No cracks or water leaking in tanks at the
time of pumping.
NOTE: This is only a tank report. This is not a compliance inspection for point of sale nor does
it replace a compliance inspection.
MINNESOTA POLLUTION Sewage tank integrityassessment form
CONTROL AGENCY
520 Lafayette Road North Subsurface Sewage
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Treatment Systems (SSTS) Program
Purpose: This form may be used to certify the compliance status of the sewage tank components of the SSTS. This form is not a
complete SSTS inspection report, only a tank integrity assessment, and may only certify sewage tank compliance status
when entirely completed and signed by a qualified professional. SSTS compliance inspection report forms can be found at:
hD§,//www.pca..state,mn.us/waterlinspections.
Instructions: This form may be completed, and signed, by a Designated Certified Individual (DCI) of a licensed SSTS inspection,
maintenance, installation, or service provider business who personally conducts the necessary procedures to assess the compliance
status of each sewage tank in the system. A copy of this information should be submitted to the system owner and be maintained by the
licensed SSTS business for a period of five (5) years from the assessment date.
When this form is signed by a qualified certified professional, it becomes necessary supporting documentation to an Existing
System Compliance Inspection Report: Compliance inspection form - Existing system (wo-wwists4-31 b). This form can be found on
the MPGA website at hLtps://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/inspections.
The information and certified statement on this form is required when existing septic tank compliance status is determined by an
individual other than the SSTS Inspector that submits an inspection report. This form represents a third party assessment of SSTS
component compliance and is allowable under Minn. R. 7082.0700, subp. 4 Item (B) subitem (1). This form is valid for a period of
three years beyond the signature date on this form unless a new evaluation is requested by the owner or owner's agent or is
required according to local regulations. Additional Administrative Rule references for this activity can be found at
Minn. R. 7082.0700, subp. 4 Items B, C, and D; 7083.0730 Item C.
E Certificate of sewage tank compliance
Affirm all three statements.
® The SSTS does not contain a seepage pit, cesspool,
drywell, leaching pit, or other pit.
® It does not contain a sewage tank that was designed
to be watertight, but subsequently leaks below the
designed operating depth.
It does not represent an imminent safety threat by
reason of unsecured, damaged, or weak
maintenance hole cover(s) or other unsafe condition.
Company information
Company name: Elmer J. Peterson Co.
Business license number: 219
❑ {notice of sewage tank non-compliance
Select all that apply:
❑ The SSTS has a seepage pit, cesspool, drywell,
leaching pit, or other pit— "Failure to Protect
Groundwater."
❑ It has a sewage tank that was designed to be
watertight, but subsequently leaks below the designed
operating depth —"Failure to Protect Groundwater."
❑ It presents a threat to public safety by reason of
unsecured, damaged, or weak maintenance hole
cover(s) or other unsafe condition —
w"Imminent Threat to Public Health or Safety."
Designated Certified Individual (DCI) information
Print name: James L. Braegelmann.
Certification number: 01113
1 personalty conducted the worts described above as a Designated Certified Individual of a Minnesota -licensed SSTS inspection,
maintenance, installation, or service provider Business. t personally conducted the necessary procedures to assess the compliance
status of each sewage tank in this SSTS.
By typing/signing my name below, 1 certify the above statements to be true and correct, to the best of my knowledge, and that
this information can be used for the purpose of processing this form.
Designated Certified
Individual's signature: James L. Braegelmann Date (mmiddlyyyy):
(This document has been efectronicalty signed.)
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Sail Observation Log
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Owner Information
Property Owner / project: Nancy Thompson Date 2/19/2021
Property Address / PID: 2880 Fox 'Street
Soil Survey Information ❑ refer to attached soil survey
Parent matl's: ❑ Till ❑ Outwash ❑ Lacustrine ❑ Alluvium ❑ Organic ❑ Bedrock
landscape position: ❑ summit ❑ Shoulder D Side slope ❑ Toe slope
soil survey map units: L22C2 slope % direction- Lineal
Soil Log #1
D Boring ❑ Pit Elevation 98.1 Depth to SHWT 16 Inches
Depth (in) Texture fragment % matrix color redox color consistence grade shape
0-8
Topsoil
<35
10yr3/1
Friable
Moderate
Blocky
8-16
Clay Loam
<35
1Oyr4/3
Friable
Strong
Blocky
16-24
Clay Loam
<35
1Oyr5/4
I Oy4/8,1-6/1 Oy
Firm
Strong
Blocky
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
firm
moderate
Prismatic platy
>50
rigid
strong
massive
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
>50
rigid
strong
massive
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