HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986-05-14 Letter, Condition of Septic SystemJoan Hammerel
4045 Bayside Road
maple ?lain, MN 55359
Re: Septic System
Dear Mr. liammerel:
CITY of ORONO
Punt l3tfam Has 66 • Crystal Hay. M►nnrota 553x! • Mank4W onkm
On the North Shure o/ Lake Minnetonka
May 14, 1986
Field Inspector, Lyle Oman, looked at your septic system
today and did not find any evidence of seepage to the surface.
He was able to locate only one tank, and it appeared to be cleat
of solids - he surmised that it might be the second tank, and the
first tank might be closer to the house. John, you mentioned
that you had tele tank pumped a few years ago - is the tank that
was pumped the same one shown in Lyle's sketch?
BecausL there is no evidence at this time of any current or
intermittent surface discharge, the City codes do not require any
upgrading of the system at this time. However, you should be
aware that from the minimal information we have to go on, the
system seems quite substandard. We don't have any idea how much
drainfield exists, and we can only surmise that the system will
continue to function adequately for the time being under similar
water use conditions as are present now. The system might
continue to function for any number of years for 1 or 2 persons,
but might have problems in adequately serving a larger household.
The fact that in 1982 it was discharging to the surface and now
is not, may indicate that frugal water use habits and regular
maintenance might have u significant beneficial affect on the
system.
John, I'm only bringing up these iacts because, in at least
2 recent situations in Orono, systems that we inspected which
were deemed "substandard yet apparently functional" (based on
only minimal available information about the system) later
failed. Your buyer should be made aware that. the system he is
getting is not new, is not "state-of-the-art", and that so little
information about it is known tEat we can't make a good estimate
of how it will function in the future.
III KONG& /USING - 473.7357 • AIHII%IS7R %71U%' & FMANCF - 473-7352 • Pt FI U %ORKS 473 7159
ASSFSSI\1;
John Hammerel
May 14, 1986
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I don't know how your mortgage company will react to this
`substandard" rating; some of them accept it, some of them want a
1001 up -to -current -codes system. I will be glad to discuss the
situation with you and/or your buyer and mortgage people if you
wish.
Sincerely,
41-OO/ZMichael P. Gaffron,
Assistant Zoning Adinistrator
MPG/tln
cc: Lyle Oman, i ; A I, Spector