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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2340 Abingdon Way Orono Inspection 24910 Territorial Road, Rogers, Minnesota 55374 • 763-428-4489 info@endeseptic.com • www.endeseptic.com ______________________________________________________________________________ Property Address: 2340 Abingdon Way Orono, MN 55356 A septic compliance inspection was completed on the system, and the system is Non- Compliant according to the MPCA codes for Chapter 7080 and local codes for the City of Orono in Hennepin County. The system the following attributes: Date Building Built: 1988 Bedrooms: 5 Date Septic Built: 1988 Septic Tanks: 2–1000-gallon septic tanks, baffles in place, manhole covers to grade. Pump Tank: 1000-gallon pump tank, manhole cover to grade. Pump and alarm in working condition during inspection. Soil Treatment: Pump fed trench system. Multiple trenches located originating from individual distribution boxes. Problems Identified: Comments: Tanks were deemed compliant but the trench system fails due to soil separation standards. Ende Septic Service, LLC, has been hired to perform a compliance inspection of your ISTS for compliance with local ordinances pursuant to Minn. State. Sec. 155.55 (2010). The compliance inspection covers only the criteria required by Minn. Stat. Sec. 155.55, Subd. 5a (2010 and Minn. R. 7080.1500 (2011). A Compliance inspection is a snapshot in time of your septic system and does not warrant the condition or longevity of your septic system. Ende Septic Service, LLC, disclaims any use of the compliance inspection beyond determining SSTS compliance pursuant to Minn. Stat. Sec. 155.55 (2010). https://www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • Use your preferred relay service • Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 4/28/2021 Page 1 of 4 Compliance inspection report form Existing Subsurface Sewage Treatment System (SSTS) 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 https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-wwists4-31a.pdf. Property information Local tracking number: Parcel ID# or Sec/Twp/Range: 0311723230015 Reason for Inspection Transfer of property Local regulatory authority info: City of Orono/Hennepin County Property address: 2340 Abingdon Way Orono, MN 55356 Owner/representative: Margaret Merkow Owner’s phone: 612-518-3332 Brief system description: 2-1000 gallon septic tanks and a 1000 gallon pump tank. Effluent pumped to an elevated trench system located in the backyard of the home. System status System status on date (mm/dd/yyyy): 8/29/2024 Compliant – Certificate of compliance* Noncompliant – Notice of noncompliance (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. 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 (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. 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 Large 12inch draintile located on the upslope of the trenches. 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, 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: Ende Septic Service Certification number: L2654 Inspector signature: Tristan Ende License number: C9206 (This document has been electronically signed) Phone: 763-428-4489 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): https://www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • Use your preferred relay service • Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 4/28/2021 Page 2 of 4 Property Address: 2340 Abingdon Way Orono, MN 55356 Business Name: Ende Septic Service Date: 8/29/2024 1. Impact on public health – Compliance component #1 of 5 Compliance criteria: Attached supporting documentation: System discharges sewage to the ground surface Yes* No Other: Not applicable System discharges sewage to drain tile or surface waters. Yes* No System causes sewage backup into dwelling or establishment. Yes* No Any “yes” answer above indicates the system is an imminent threat to public health and safety. Describe verification methods and results: Checked for ponding by probing trench rockbed. Trenches moderately dry. Checked for seeping by visually inspecting the area in and around thre trenches. 2. Tank integrity – Compliance component #2 of 5 Compliance criteria: Attached supporting documentation: System consists of a seepage pit, cesspool, drywell, leaching pit, or other pit? Yes* No Empty tank(s) viewed by inspector Name of maintenance business: Ende Septic Service Sewage tank(s) leak below their designed operating depth? Yes* No License number of maintenance business: L2654 Date of maintenance: 8/30/2024 Existing tank integrity assessment (Attach) If yes, which sewage tank(s) leaks: Date of maintenance (mm/dd/yyyy): (must be within three years) Any “yes” answer above indicates the system is failing to protect groundwater. (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: Describe verification methods and results: Pumped tanks through manhole covers and visually inspected the tanks while empty. Tanks have metal manhole covers. manhole covers to grade. Baffles in place on the tanks. https://www.pca.state.mn.us • 651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • Use your preferred relay service • Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-31b • 4/28/2021 Page 3 of 4 Property Address: 2340 Abingdon Way Orono, MN 55356 Business Name: Ende Septic Service Date: 8/29/2024 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: 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 • 4/28/2021 Page 4 of 4 Property Address: 2340 Abingdon Way Orono, MN 55356 Business Name: Ende Septic Service Date: 8/29/2024 5. Soil separation – Compliance component #5 of 5 Date of installation 5/1/1988 Unknown (mm/dd/yyyy) Shoreland/Wellhead protection/Food beverage lodging? Yes No Attached supporting documentation: Soil observation logs completed for the report Two previous verifications of required vertical separation Not applicable (No soil treatment area) Compliance criteria (select one): 5a. For systems built prior to April 1, 1996, 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. Yes No* 5b. Non-performance systems built April 1, 1996, or later or for non- performance systems located in Shoreland or Wellhead Protection Areas or serving a food, beverage, or lodging establishment: Drainfield has a three-foot vertical separation distance from periodically saturated soil or bedrock.* Yes No* Indicate depths or elevations A. Bottom of distribution media 18" B. Periodically saturated soil/bedrock 34" C. System separation 16" D. Required compliance separation* 24" *May be reduced up to 15 percent if allowed by Local Ordinance. 5c. “Experimental”, “Other”, or “Performance” 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. Yes No* *Any “no” answer above indicates the system is failing to protect groundwater. Describe verification methods and results: Boring taken from the southeast corner of 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. Field Copy Soil Profile Description Last updated: 1/8/10 Observation # : Equipment : Limiting Layer : Vegetation : Weather : Observation # : 1 Horizon Depth Shape Grade Consistence 0-16 granular weak friable 16-34 blocky moderate friable 34-38 blocky moderate friable Observation # : 2 Horizon Depth Shape Grade Consistence East of Mound Elevation: West of Mound Elevation: Soil Texture Matrix Color Redox features sb1 and sb2 bucket auger 34" grassy Sunny Completed By : Client / Project : LGU: Soil: 8/24/2024 2340 Abingdon Way Orono, MN 55356 City of Orono Ende Septic Service Date Completed : 5yR5/8,10YR6/2 loam 10YR3/3 clay loam 10YR4/4 Till clay loam 10YR4/4 Matrix ColorSoil Texture Redox features W Ende Septic Service, LLC, 24910 Territorial Road, Rogers, MN 55374 Phone: (763) 428-4489 info@endeseptic.com www.endeseptic.com Hennepin County Natural Resources Map Date: 8/30/2024 Comments: This data (i) is furnished 'AS IS' with no representation as to completeness or accuracy; (ii) is furnished with no warranty of any kind; and (iii) is not suitable for legal, engineering or surveying purposes. Hennepin County shall not be liable for any damage, injury or loss resulting from this data. COPYRIGHT © HENNEPIN COUNTY 2024 Legend PID: 0311723230015 Address: 2340 Abingdon Way, Orono 55356 Owner: Margaret M P Merkow Acres: 3.37 ¯1:600 2-1000 Gallon Septic Tanks 1000 Gallon Pump Tank Elevated Trench System sb112" Tile Line Supply Line