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S'y Orono,MN 55356 Crystal Bay, MN 55323-0066
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August 16, 2007
Dear Owner of 190 BIG ISLAND:
This is a friendly reminder to all Orono property owners with non-compliant, on-site septic systems:
Septic System Upgrade Deadline is Fast Approaching
Beginning in the mid-1990s the City began to identify those septic systems that made use of trench
drainfields, a majority of which do not maintain the minimum required vertical separation above
seasonal water tables. Each existing system was subjected to soil borings to determine the seasonal
water table depth. When a system was identified as non-compliant, the owner was notified of the need
to bring the system into compliance and given several years to complete the upgrade.
The deadlines to upgrade were divided into whether or not the property was in the Shoreland District
(within 1000' of a lake or within 300' of a protected tributary stream). Properties in the Shoreland
District were given until December 31, 2007 to become compliant. Properties outside the Shoreland
area with non-compliant systems were allowed until December 31, 2010 to conform to the septic code.
The above noted property is located in the Shoreland District and needs to be updated before
December 31, 2007.
Don't wait until the last minute! The City is strongly recommending that property owners not wait
until the deadline arrives to bring their systems into compliance. The process to upgrade your septic
system can be quite lengthy. The first step in the process is to hire a site evaluator and designer to
determine what type of system is required and provide the blueprint for the system installation.
Secondly, the property owner must then contract with a septic system installer to have the system
constructed.
The installation of a septic system is very weather dependent, especially for mound systems, which can
only be installed when the ground is relatively dry, i.e. typically June through September. Contractors'
schedules fill up quickly, so it's important to start your planning and design process now to ensure a
timely instaltation. The period of time from deciding to update your septic system to the actual
installation can easily exceed three to four months, or more. Please contact the Building and Zoning
Department at 952-249-4600 with any questions you may have about bringing your septic system into
compliance.
For a list of licensed designers and installers you may go to www.ci.orono.mn.us, click on
City Departments, click on Septic, then click on the link to www.pca.state.mn.us.
Telephone (952) 249-4600 • Fax (952) 249-4616
www.ci.orono.mn.us
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Owner: Sfi e���-� d 6yc� Address: �90 (3;q 1-S�qc,J
Cit��Ordinance 199 requires that each existing on-site sewage treatrnent system in Orono be inspected every two yeazs.
The on-site sewage treatment system at the above address has been inspected and appears to fall into the categories checked below.
SYSTEM CONF'ORMITY (1-3): 3
1 ��CODE SYSTEM° An ISTS which meets all the location,design and construction standards of the current Orono hfunicipal Code.
2 °C��TPI.TAI�r SZ'S�1V1�� An ISTS which does not mezt all the location,design and construction standards ofthe current Orono Municipal
Codz but does meet the three foot separafion rzquirement,and which is not failing or an imminent threat to public heahh or safety.
�3 '�NON-CONIPLIANI'SYS'I'EM° Aprohibited ISTS;an ISTS locatad within a desigiated 100-year flood plaiq any ISTS which may
or may not meet a11 thz location,design,or construction standazds of the current Orono Municipal Code and which is failing for any reason;and
any ISTS with less than three fzet ofunsaturatzd soil or sand between the distribution device and the limiting soil chazacteristics.
TANK CONDITION(5-10): -
Tanl:inspection indicates: .
� Pumpout not nzzdzd at this time.
6 Tank must bz pumped out this year (cit}�code requirzs tanks to be pumpzd out evzry 3 years. Tank w�s last pumped V nk�0 W^ ).
� Solids accumulation in eanks is at a critical a criticalleczL Tanks should be pumped out as soon�s possible.
8 System is discharging to the surface. Tanks must be pumpzd out within 48 hours to eliminate surface discharge.
9 Inspection risers missing-tanks could not bz inspected. Insprction risers(4"dia.pipe)must be instailed in each tank at nea�t pumpout Iftanks
have not bern pumped out within the last three yzars,they should be pumped out now.
10 Inspection pipe is located directly over tank ba&le(dozs not give accurate meazurement oFsolids accumulation). Iftanks have not been pumped
out within thz last threz yeazs,they should bz pumped out now.
DRAINFIELD C0�IDITION(11-14):
11 Drainfizld is dry,no surfacing evident
1� Some evidence of surfacing,not crilicai yet. � ,
13 Drainfield'u saturated and visibly discharging untrzated e&Iuent to thz surface. Contact the City Inspector irnmzdiately.Rzpairs must be
complzted within 90 days.
1-� Drainfield z�ctent and condition unknown.
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Date of Inspection Septic System Inspeetor '
Note: In the event that this inspection report is tued to satisfy the requirements for a mortgage or other transfzr of propzrty,be advised ffiat this report does not guarantee
or certify tE:at an existing system will cocitinue to function properly,but is merely an opinion of the adequacy of the system undet curreat conditions based on tfie available
informalion.
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Owner: (. � T Address: 190 Big Island
Permit #'s: none Dates: Contractors: unknown
(This is [�] an existing system [ ] new construction) .
SYSTEM COMPLIANCE (1-3) : 3
1 Code System: Meets or exceeds current City standards in all respects relating to design,
construction, and location. Appears to be operating properly.
2 Compliant System: Does not meet all current City standards for new construction, but in
most respects appears to be designed, located, and constructed in accordance with previous
codes and is functioning properly.
� Non-Compliant System: System may or may not meet current City standards for design,
construction, or location, but is failing to properly treat and dispose of the current
input; and any system with less than three feet of vertical separation between the bottom
of the drainfield and the saturated scil level.
(The saturated soil level [�] has or [ ] has not been identified at this tima. If the
saturated soil level has not been identified, this classification is subject to ravision.)
TANK CONDITION (5-9) : 6
5 Pumpout not needed at this time.
6 Solids accumulation in tanks indicates they should be pumped out this year.
7 System is discharging to the surface. Tanks must be pumped out within 48 hours.
� Inspection risers missing-tanks could not be inspected. If tanks have not been pumped out
within three years, they should be pumped out and risers installed now.
9 Inspection pipe is located over tank baffle-can not measure solids accumulation. If tanks
have not been pumped out within three years, they should be pumped out now.
(During the last septic tank Maintenanca Pumpout the tanks [ ] were or [X] were not confirmed
to ba watertight by the licensed pumping contractor. If tha tanks wera not confirmed to be
watertight, this classification is subject to revision.)
DRAINFIELD CONDITION (11-14) : 14
11 Drainfield is dry, no surfacing evident.
12 Some evidence of surfacing, not critical yet. Repair is not required at this time.
13 Drainfield is saturated and visibly discharging untreated effluent to the surface.
Contact the City Inspector immediately. Repair must be completed within 90 days.
14 Drainfield extent and condition unknown.
POTENTIAL FOR SYSTEM FAILURE: (system age and condition, soils, etc. ) :
COMMENTS: The non-compliant septic system must be repaired by 12/31/98 or within 90 days of
failure (surface discharge) , whichever comes first.
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Date of Inspection Sep ic System Inspector
Note: In the event that this inspection report is used to satisfy the requirements for a
transfer of property, this report does not guarantee that an existing system will continue to
function properly, but indicates the operation of the system under current conditions.
Telephone (612) 473-7357 • FAX 473-0510