HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-24-2023 Septic ComplianceM MINNESOTA POLLUTION Compliance inspection report form
CONTROL AGENCY p
520 Lafayette Road North Existing Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS)
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Doc Type: Compliance and Enforcement
Instructions: Inspector must submit completed form to Local Governmental Unit (LGU) and system owner within 15 days of
final determination of compliance or noncompliance. Instructions for filling out this form are located on the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA) website at htt s://www. ca.state.mn.us/sites/defauIt/files/w-wwists4-31a. df.
Property information Local tracking number:
Parcel ID# or Sec/Twp/Range: _2711823320009 Reason for Inspection Property Transfer
Local regulatory authority info: Cit)tOf Orono, (952249-4800_
Property address: 1200 Phillips Drive, Orono
Owner/representative: David Denniston _ Owner's phone: 612-247-8986
Brief system description: 2 -1300 -gallon septic tanks, 1 -1300 -gallon lift station and 630 Square feet Rock bed
System status
System status on date (mm/ddlyyyy): 5/24/2023
® Compliant—Certificate of compliance*
(Valid for 3 years from report date unless evidence of an
imminent threat to public health or safety requiring removal and
abatement under section 145A.04, subdivision 8 is discovered or
a shorter time frame exists in Local Ordinance.)
*Note: Compliance indicates conformance with Minn.
R. 7080.1500 as of system status date above and does not
guarantee future performance.
❑ Noncompliant— Notice of noncompliance
Systems failing to protect ground water must be upgraded, replaced, or
use discontinued within the time required by local ordinance.
An imminent threat to public health and safety (ITPNS) 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 or
under section 145A.04 subdivision 8.
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
❑ 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 permittmonitoring plan requirements (Compliance component #4) — Noncompliant - local ordinance applies
Comments or recommendations
The system is designed for a five bedroom house.
There is 1.6 feet of sand under the rock bed on West side and there is 2.5 feet of sand under the rock bed on East side.
TBM: Top of the basement door thershold. ELV.-100.0
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, t 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 Soil & percolation_Testing
Inspector signature: Joseph J. Olson
(This document has been electronically signed)
Certification number: C1255
License number: L810
Necessary or locally required supporting documentation (must be attached)
Phone: 763-498-8779
® Soil observation logs ® System/As-Built ❑ Locally required forms ® Tank Integrity Assessment ❑ Operating Permit
❑ Other information (list):
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Property Address: 1200 Phillips Drive, Orono
Business Name: Rusty Olson Soil & percolation Testing
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' ® No
file 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:
Visual. Nothing was found
Date: 5/24/2023
Attached supporting documentation:
❑ Other:
® Not applicable
2. Tank integrity — Compliance component #2 of 5
Compliance criteria:
System consists of a seepage pit, ❑ Yes* ® No
cesspool, drywell, leaching pit,
or other pit?
Sewage tank(s) leak below their FE]Yes• ®No
designed operating depth?
If yes, which sewage tank(§) leaks.-
Any
eaks:Any "yes" answer above indicates the system
is failing to protect groundwater.
Describe verification methods and results:
Albin's Septic Pumping Company pumped the tanks.
Attached supporting documentation:
❑ Empty tank(s) viewed by inspector
Name of maintenance business:
License number of maintenance business:
Date of maintenance:
® Existing tank integrity assessment (Attach)
Date of maintenance 5/18/2023
(mmlddlyyyy): (must be within three years)
(See form instructions to ensure assessment complies with
Minn. R. 7082.0700 sub p. 4 B (1))
❑ Tank is Noncompliant (pumping not necessary - explain below)
❑ Other:
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Property Address: 1200 Phillips Drive, Orono
Business Name: Rusty Olson Soil & percolation Testing Date: 5/24/2023
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* ® 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* ® No
3d. System not abandoned in accordance with Minn. R. 7080.2500? ❑ Yes` ® No
*Yes to 3c or 3d - System is failing to protect groundwater.
Describe verification methods and results:
Visual. Nothing was found
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
If 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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Property Address: 1200 Phillips Drive, Orono
Business Name: Ruses Olson Soil & percolation Testing
5. Soil separation — Compliance component #5 of 5
Date of installation 5/26/1994 ❑ Unknown
m_m/dd/yyyy) -
Shoreland/Wel Ihead protection/Food ® Yes ❑ No
beverage lodging?
Compliance criteria (select one
5a. For systems built prior to April 1, 1996, and ❑ Yes ❑ No*
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 ® Yes ❑ No`
April 1, 1996, or later or for non-
performance systems located in Shoreland
or Wellhead Protection Areas or serving a
food, beverage, orlodging establishment.
Drainfield has a three-foot vertical
separation distance from periodically
saturated soil or bedrock.`"
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
(Intermediate inspector License required <_
2,500 gallons per day, Advanced Inspector
License required > 2,500 gallons per day)
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:
Date: 5/24/2023
Attached supporting documentation:
® Soil observation logs completed for the report
❑ Two previous verifications of required vertical separation
❑ Not applicable (No soil treatment area)
Indicate depths or elevations
A. Bottom of distribution media 106.3
B. Periodically saturated soil/bedrock 103.3
C. System separation 3.0
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 (ITPNS) 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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2023 SEPTIC MAINTENANCE REPORT
Site address: 1200 Phillips Drive ( David & Michelle Denniston )
Number of tanks: 3 Date fast pumped: 05/18/2023 Gallons pumped: 2700
Name of pumper J maintenance provider: Albin's Septic Purnpinq, LLC
Are tanks watertight?:
Is the system functioning properly? Yes
YIS NO
please circle one)
(ie slow drainage, wetness in the drainfield?)
Do you have any specific concerns or issues that you'd like to discuss with the SSTS Program Manager?
No
If so, please indicate best time and telephone number(s) to be reached between 8 am and 4:30 pm.
Best Times Telephone Number(s)
Alicia Johnson
CITY OF ORONO
PO BOX 68
CRYSTAL BAY MN
RETURN IN THE ENCLOSED ENVELOPE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
55323-0466
David & Michelle Denniston
Property address: 1200 Phillip s Drive
city: Orono - Medina _ _ State: MN
Orono PID# 2711823320009
Medina PID# 2711823230002
Parcel ID:
Zip code:_ 55356
Optional section: Sewage Tank Compliance Certification
This form doss not represent a complete system tnepeodon report and only certifies sewage tank compliance status.
Inst mesons: This section of the form may be cornpleted and signed by a Designated Certified Individual (DCI) of a licensed SSTS
Maintenance Business who personalty conducts the necessary procedures to assess the compliance status of each sewage tank In
the system.
When this section of the form Is signed by a qualified certified professional, it becomes neaessefy supporting documentation to an
Existing System Compliance Inspection Report: Compliance insR@Oon f 1 t . This form can be
found on the MPGA website at htto :/ oca state mn uglMortssts-and :msts-tochn_icai-and-camAllance-crit$na.
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 the Inspection report. It represents a third party assessment of SSTS
component compliance and is allowable under Minn. R. 7082.0700, subp. 4 Item (s) 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 Mms B, C, and D; 7083.0730 Um C.
® 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: Albin's 8e kPurnpin_ g, LLC
Business license number: 3346
❑ Notice of sewage tank non-compliance
Select all that apply:
❑ The SSTS has a seepage pit, cesspool, drywell,
leaching pit, or other ph.
❑ it has a sewage tank that was designed to be
watertight, but subsequently leaks below the designed
operating depth.
❑ It presents a threat to public safety by reason of
unsecured, damaged, or weak maintenance hole
cover(s) or other unsafe condition.
Designated Certified Individual (I)CQ Information
Print name: Peter Peterson
Certification number. 9227
I personally conducted the warlc described above as a Designated Certified individual of a Minnesotadicensed SSTS Maintenance
Business. ! personally conducted the ry pmoodures to assess the compliance status of each sewage tank in this SSTS:
Designated Certified
Individual's signature: _ Date (mm/dWyyyy): _ 05/18/2023
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Soil Observation Log
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Owner Information
Property Owner / project: David Denniston Date 5/19/2023
Property Address / PID: 1200 Phillips Drive
Soil Survey Information ❑ refer to attached soil survey
Parent matl's: E) Till ❑ Outwash ❑ Lacustrine ❑ Alluvium ❑ Organic Bedrock
landscape position: ❑ Summit ❑ Shoulder [A Side slope ❑ Toe slope
soil survey map units: L132A slope % direction -
Soil Log #1
El Boring ❑ pit Elevation 104.6 Depth to SHWT 12 inches
Depth (in) Texture fragment % matrix color redox color consistence grade shape
0-4
Loam
<35
10yr3/1
Friable
Strong
Block%
4-12
Clay Loam
<35
10yr413
Friable
strong
IWAN
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
>50
firm
moderate
Prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
Comments:
1200 Phillips Drive Soil Log #2
2 Boring ❑ pit Elevation 105.0 Depth to SHWT 20 Inches
Depth (in) Texture fragment % matrix color redox color consistence grade shape
0-20
Loam
X35
10yr2/1
Friable
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
<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
1200 Phillips Drive Soil Log #3
❑ Boring ❑ pit Elevation Depth to SHWT
Depth (in) Texture fragment % matrix color redox color consistence grade shape
<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
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
X35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular blocky
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
I hereby certify this work was completed in accordance with MN 7080 and any local reqs.
Rusty Olson's Soil & Perc 810
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