HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-26-2023 Septic Compliance ReportMINNESOTA POLLUTION re Compliance inspection ort form
CONTROL AGENCY p p 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 hftps://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wa-wwists4-31a pdf.
Property information Local tracking number:
Parcel ID# or Sec/Twp/Range: 0411723210011 Reason for Inspection _Property Transfer
Local regulatory authority info: City Of Orono, (952) 2_49-4600
Property address: 2990 Somerset Lane, Orono _
Owner/representative: Johan Aarsvold _ _ Owner's phone: 952-237-8885
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/dd/yyyy): 5/26/2023 _
® 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 permit/monitoring plan requirements (Compliance component #4) — Noncompliant - local ordinance applies
Comments or recommendations
The system is designed for a five bedroom house.
There is 1.5 feet of sand under the rock bed.
The septic tanks are starting to corrode. See tank report
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, 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.
Business name: Rusty Olson Soil & percolation Testing
Inspector signature: Joseph J. Olson
(This document has been electronically signed)
Certification number: C1255
License number: L810
Phone: 763-498-8779
Necessary or locally required supporting documentation (must be attached)
® Soil observation logs ® System/As-Built ❑ Locally required forms ® Tank Integrity Assessment ❑ Operating Permit
❑ Other information (list):
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Property Address: 2990 Somerset Lane, Orono
Business Name: Rusty Olson Soil & percolation Testing
1. Impact on public health — Compliance component #1 of 5
Cam Ip iance criteria:
System discharges sewage to the ❑ Yes' ® No
ground surface
System discharges sewage to drain ❑ Yes` ® 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:
Visual. Nothing was found
Date: 5/26/2023
Attached supporting documentation:
❑ Other:
® Not applicable
2. Tank integrity — Compliance component #Z of 5
Com Ip iance 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 sew@ a tank s) leaks:
Any "yes" answer above indicates the system
is failing to protect groundwater.
Describe verification methods and results:
Elmer J Peterson 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 5/23/2023
(mmidd/yyyy); (must be within three years)
(See form instructions to ensure assessment complies with
Minn. R. 7082.0700 subp. 4 B (1))
❑ Tank is Noncompliant (pumping not necessary - explain below)
❑ Other:
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Property Address: 2990_ Somerset Lane, Orono
Business Name: Rusty Olson Soil & Percolation Testing Date: 5/26/2023
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: 2990 Somerset Lane, Orono
Business Name: Rusty Olson Soil & percolation Testier Date: 5/26/2023
5. Soil separation — Compliance component #5 of 5
Date of installation 5/25/1995 ❑ Unknown
(mm/dd/yyyy)
ShorelandlWelIhead protection/Food ❑ Yes ® No
Attached supporting documentation:
beverage lodging?
® Soil observation logs completed for the report
Compliance criteria (select One)_
❑ Two previous verifications of required vertical separation
5a. For systems built prior to April 1, 1996, and ® Yes ❑ No*
❑ Not applicable (No soil treatment area)
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*
Indicate depths or elevations
April 1, 1996, or later or for non-
performance systems located in Shoreland
A. Bottom of distribution media _ _ 105.3
or Wellhead Protection Areas or serving a
food, beverage, or lodging establishment:
B. Periodically saturated soil/bedrock 102.3
— —
Drainfield has a three-foot vertical
C. System separation 3.0 ---
separation distance from periodically
D. Required compliance 2.0
saturated soil or bedrock.*
_separation*
*May be reduced up to 15 percent if allowed by Local
Ordinance.
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" answerabove indicates the system is
failing to protect groundwater.
Describe verification methods and results:
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: May 23, 2023
Elmer J. Peterson Co.
5922 Dague Ave.
Delano, MN 55328
Phone 763-972-2+20
Fax 763-972-7217
MPCA License# 219
Johan Aarsvold
2990 Somerset Lane
Orono, MN
952-237-8885
Baffles: (ON / OFF
Tank Capacity:
# of Tanks: 3
Type of Tanks:
3-1300 Gallon Tanks Per Cit)- Records
Concrete
Gallons Pumped: 3500
Manholes to Grade:YES / NO
ConlIllents:
On May 23, 2023, Elmer J. Peterson Co. pumped septic tanks. Tanks are starting to corrode.
NOTE: This is only a tank report. This is not a compliance inspection for point of sale nor does it
replace a compliance inspection.
MMINNESOTA POLLUTION
CONTROL AGENCY
520 Lafayette Road North
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194
Sewage tank integrity assessment form
Subsurface Sewage
Treatment Systems (SSTS) Program
Doc Type: Compliance and Enforcement
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:
hti s:;lwww. ca.state.mn_uslwaterlins ections.
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 Only a licensed maintenance business is authorized to pump the tank for assessment. 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 (wQ-wwists4-31 b). This form can be found on
the MPGA website at httns://www.pca state. mn.uslwaterlinsoections.
The information and certified staternent 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(6)(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(8),(C),
and (D) and: Minn. R. 7083.0730(C).
Owner information
Owner/Representative Joha_n_Aarsvold
Property address: 2990 Somerset Lane, Orono, MN
Local Regulatory Authority: Parcel ID:
System Status
System status on date (mmlddlyyyy): 5/23/2023
Certificate of sewage tank compliance ❑ Notice of sewage tank non-compliance
Compliance criteria:
The SSTS has a seepage pit. cesspool, drywell. leaching pit. or other pit -"Failure to Protect
Groundwater." ❑ Yes' ® No
The SSTS has a sewage tank that leaks below the designed operating depth - "Failure to Protect
Groundwater." ❑ Yes' ® No
The SSTS presents a threat to public safety by reason of structurally unsound (damaged, cracked,
or weak) maintenance hole cover(s) or lids or any other unsafe condition - "Imminent Threat to ❑ Yes- ® No
Public Health or Safety."
Any "yes' answer above indicates sewage tank non-compliance.
Company information Designated Certified Individual (DCI) information
Company name: Elmer J. Peterson Co Print name: James L Braegelmann _
Business license number 219 Certification number: _
I personalty conducted the work described above as a Designated Certified Individual of a Minnesota -Licensed SSTS inspection,
maintenance, installation, or service provider Business. 1 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 Brae
gelmann Date (mm/dd/yyyy): 5/23/2023
(This document has been electronically signed.)
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Soil Observation Log
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Owner Information
Property Owner / project: Johan Aarsvold Date 512312023
Property Address / PID: 5790 Needham Ave. NE.
Soil Survey Information ❑ refer to attached soil survey
Parent matl's: LL Till ❑ Outwash ❑ Lacustrine ❑ Alluvium ❑ Organic ❑ Bedrock
landscape position: ❑ Summit ❑ Shoulder 0 Side slope ❑ Toe slope
soil survey map units: L41C:2 slope % direction- Lineal
Soil Log #1
1Z Boring ❑ Pit Elevation 106.3 Depth to SHWT 55 Inches
Depth (in) Texture fragment % matrix color redox color consistence grade shape
0-34
Fill mound sand
<35
1-40
Loam
<35
1Oyr3/1
Friable
Strong
Blocky
40-44
Clay Loam
<35
I Oyr4/3
Friable
Strong
Blocky
44-55
Clay Loam
<35
1Oyr5/4
I Oy4/8,1-6/1 Oy
Friable
Strong
Blocky
<35
loose
loose
single grain
35-50
friable
weak
granular biocky
>50
firm
moderate
prismatic platy
rigid
strong
massive
Comments: TBM: Top of the existing lift station manhole cover ELV-100.0
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