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Home My WebLink About07-27-2023 - Septic Compliance inspection - NON COMPLIANTM 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: Inspection results based on Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements and attached supporting documentation — additional local requirements may also apply. Further information can be found here: https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-wwists4-31 a.pdf. 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: 0311723220014 Local regulatory authority: City of Orono Property address: 2320 Devin Lane, Orono, MN 55391 _ Owner/representative: Lois Sonstegard _ Owner's phone: (0/2 - Brief system description: Pre -cast Septic tanks and rock trench drainfiled System status System status on date (mm/dd/yyyy). 7/27/2023 ❑ 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 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 or under section 145A.04 subdivision 8. Systems failing to protect ground water must be upgraded, replaced. or use discontinued within the time required by local ordinance. 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 Drainfield does not meet seperation from season watertable. System will need to be upgraded to meet current septic codes as requried by the City of Orono. Certification 1 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: Chip's ptic Servl Certification number: 4761 Inspector signature: License number: 2064 (This docu nt has been electronically signed) Phone: 952-200-3176 Necessary or locally required supporting documentation nust be attached) ® Soil observation logs ❑ Locally required forms ❑ Tank Integrity Assessment ❑ Operating Permit ❑ Other information (list): https://www.pca.state.mn.us e 651-296-6300 800-657-3864 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 1/11/21 Poge 1 cf 4 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 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 Attached supporting documentation: ❑ Other: ® Not applicable 2. Tank integrity — Compliance component #2 of 5 __Compliance criteria: System consists of a seepage pit, FEI es' ® No cesspool, drywell, leaching pit, or other pit? Sewage tank(s) leak below their ❑ Yes ® No designed operating depth? i If yes, which sewage tank(s) leaks: Any "yes" answer above indicates the system is failing to protect groundwater. Describe verification methods and results: Tanks were pumped out at the time of inspection. Attached supporting documentation: ® Pumped at time of inspection Sewer Services Name of maintenance business: Inc. License number of maintenance business: 2502 Date of maintenance: 7/27/2023 ❑ Existing tank integrity assessment (Attach) Date of maintenance (mm/dd/yyyy): (must be within three years) (See form instructions to ensure assessment complies with Minn. R. 7082.0700 subp. 4 8 (1)) ❑ Tank is Noncompliant (pumping not necessary — explain below) ❑ Other: https://www.pca.state.mn.us 651-296-6300 800-657-3864 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 1/11/21 Page 2 of 4 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 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) ❑ https://www.pca.state.mn.us 651-296-6300 800-657-3864 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 1/11/21 Page 3 of 4 S. Soil separation — Compliance component #5 of 5 Date of installation (mm/dd/yyyy) Shoreland/WelIhead protection/Food beverage lodging? Compliance criteria (select one): ® Unknown ❑ Yes ® No 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-perforrnanc systems located in Shoreland or We Protection Areas or serving a food, beverage, or lodging establishment: Drainfield has a three-foot vertical separation distance from periodicalh, 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) ❑ Top of Rock trenches at 28 inches from surface, assumed a 12 rock trench. bottom of trenches were at 40 inches ❑ Yes ❑ No Indicate 5c. "Experimental", "Other", or "Performance" ❑ Yes ❑ No systems built under pre -2008 Rules,- Type ules,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 orotect Groundwater. Describe verification methods and results: )ths or elevations A. Bottom of distribution media 40 inches B. Periodically saturated soil/bedrock 20 inches C. System separation 0 inches D. Required compliance separation* 24 inches *May be reduced up to 15 percent if allowed by Local Ordinance. Used soil probe to complete soil borings and tile probe to find rock trenches 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. https://www.Pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 800-657-3864 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 1/11/21 Page 4 of 4 De oD Lil-). 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