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Home My WebLink About591 North Stream Road - Septic Compliance - 2025 NONCOMPLIANCEMINNESOTA POLLUTION Compliance inspection report 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 httL)s.1/www.pca__state.mn,us/sites/default/files/wq-wwists4-31a pdf. Property information Local tracking number Parcel ID# or Sec/Twp/Range: 2511823340004 Reason for Inspection Sale of property Local regulatory authority info: City of Orono 612 249 4600 Property address: 591 North Stream Road, Orono 55391 Owner/representative: Susan Pearce Owner's phone: 952-473-2735 Brief system description: (2) 1000 Gallon Pre -cast Septic tanks and Rock Trench Drainfield System status System status on date (mm/dd/yyyy): 6/25/2025 ❑ 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 (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 Septic tanks were pumped and inspected and meet compliance. The tanks are showing there age as the 2"o TANK has side walls degrading due to hydrogen sulfide. Drainfield will need to be replaced. Inspection was completed in April of 2022 and found that the rock trenches do not meet seperation from a seasonal watertable. City permit will be required. Pump tanks every 3 years Certification r nereby 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 fo Business name: Chips Septic Services Certification number: 4761 Inspector signature: License number 2064 (This document has been lectronically signed) Phone 952-200-3176 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 • 412812021 Page 1 of 4 Property Address: 591 North Stream Road, Orono 55391 Business Name: Chip's Septic Seances 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. Date: 6/25/2025 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, d p rywell, leaching pit, or other pit? Sewage tank(s) leak below their ;❑ Yes' ® No designed operating depth? ___If yes, which sewage_tank(s)_-leaks: ,any "yes" answer above indicates the .system is mailing to protect groundwater. Attached supporting documentation: ® Empty tank(s) viewed by inspector Name of maintenance business: Sewer Services License number of maintenance business: 2502 Date of maintenance: 6/25/2025 ❑ Existing tank integrity assessment (Attach) Date of maintenance (mm/dd/ YYYY) (must be within thrPa vaarcl (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: Tanks were pumped and camera inspected at the time of inspection. Tanks are showing there age as the tanks are starting to deteriorate do to Hydrogen Sulfide https://www.pca.state.mn.us 651-296-6300 800-657-3864 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats wq-wwists4-32b • 412812021 Page 2 of 4 Property Address: 591 North Stream Road, Orono 55391 Business Name: Chip's Septic Services 3. Other compliance conditions — Compliance component #3 of 5 Date: 6/25/2025 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 sno" answer h,,7dicates rf one o ap,�flG"nce, 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 • 412812021 Page 3 of 4 Property Address: 591 North Stream Road, Orono 55391 Business Name: Chip's Septic Services Date: 6/25/2025 5. Soil separation — Compliance component #5 of 5 Date of installation 9/23/1987 ❑ Unknown (mm/dd/yyyy) Shoreland/Wel I head protection/Food ❑ Yes ® No Attached supporting documentation: beverage lodging? ® Soil observation logs completed for the report Com Dance criteria select one ❑ Two previous verifications of required vertical separation 5a. For systems built prior to April 1, 1996, and L] Yes ❑ No- ❑ Not applicable (No soil treatment area) not located in Shoreland or Wellhead Protection Area or not serving a food, ❑ Previoius soil information was sent to the City from beverage or lodging establishment: previous inspection _ 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, or lodging establishment: Drainfield has a three-foot vertical separation distance from periodically saturated soil or bedrock.* 5c. "Experimental", "Other", or "Performance" ❑ Yes ❑ Nor 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. "Piny "no" answerabove indicates the system is failing to protect groundwater. Describe verification methods and results: Boring 0-14 10yr 3/2 Loam 14-30 10yr 4/4 Clay Loam Redox at 24 inches Indicate depths or elevations A. Bottom of distribution media 36 B. Periodically saturated soil/bedrock 24 C._System separation 0 D. Required compliance separation* 36 *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 (1TPhlS) 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 • 412812021 Page 4 of 4 iN q2, 20'(, t)O t,,'(, J r N POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY Compliance inspection report form it CAGENCY 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: hth,5 !/v vv� pra.state.nu�.uslsites/default/files/wq-wwisis4-31a ndf. Inspector rrlust submit completed form to Local Governmental Unit (LGU) and system owner within '15 days of final clete"In ination of cornpli ince or noncon'rpiiancc. Property information Local trackin number: Parcel ID# or Sec/Twp/Range: Local regulatory authority: City of Orono Property address: 591 North Stream Road, Orono - - ------ ------------ Owner/representative: Sue Pearce _ - - - - - -_ ._-..-_------ -- -- ---------- ----_.__...... .._ Owner's phone: 952-473-2735 Brief system description:•2- 1000 gallon_septic tanks & rock trench drainfieid System status System status on date (mm/dd/yyyy): 4-28-2022 ❑ 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 There is some degredation around the pipes in the 2nd tank from Hydrogen Sulfide damage, it is not exposing any rebar so it doesn't cause the tanks to fail compliance Certification l hereby certify that ail 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, / 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 ofprocessing this form. Business name: Sewer Ice Certification irlc' , Inspector signature: fication number. C1659 _ — - License number: 2502 This documentiias been ele ironically signed) _ Phone: 952-873-3292 Necessary or locally required supporting documentation (rntlst he attached) - ® Soil observation logs ® Locally required forms ® Tank Integrity Assessment El Operating Permit ❑ Other information (list): hops://www.pca.state.mn,us 651.296.6300 • wq-wwisrs4-31b • 1111121 800.657-3864 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats n...r„ 1. Impact on public health — Compliance component #1 of 5 Compliance criteria:___ Attached supporting -- - -- pporting documentation: System discharges sewage to the ! ❑ Yes ® No ground surface ❑ Other: Not a pplicabie System discharges sewage to drain i ❑ Yes' ® No tile or surface waters. System causes sewage backup into ? ❑ Yes' ® No dwelling or establishment. <4I){/ "11F'S° anSIN@'r c)I)cil/e )ndicaros tho S{/'.,,-te?ll] is all in)1))inerii rhrerr( to (,>uhlic, ltc t}I'ih ri-lfet)/, - -- Describe verification methods and results: Searched for surface outlet or ground discharge Checked for back-up 2. Tank integrity — Compliance component #2 of 5 Compliance criteria: _._..-...-.. Attached sup porting documentation: System consists of a seepage pit, [] Yes* ® No cesspool, drywell, leaching pit, ;-_._..__..._._ _ Pumped at time of inspection or other pit? " Name of maintenance business: Sewage tank(s) leak below their !C] Yes ® No Sewer Services designed operating depth? License number of maintenance business: 2502 I ._ifyes, which sewage tank(s)_leaks: c)s An `' arisvc/ Y 1 u ai_)ovt, rr�dlc rho is fc)/ill1CJ t`'C) !�!'Ud<?Ci' C r'oonC{tfl/<?1''E _-----........ Describe verification methods and results: Pumped & Inspected Date of maintenance: 4/26/2022 ❑ 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.pcastate.mn,us 651-296.6300 --- 800-657-3864 __.___ _--_-_ 3864 wq-wwi5t54.31b • 1111121 use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats I 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 arrd .safety. 3c. System is non -protective of ground water for other conditions as determined by inspector? 3d. System not abandoned in accordance with Minn. R. 7080.2500? 'Yes to 3c or 3d - System is failing io protect groundwater Describe verification methods and results: Inspected Attached supporting documentation: ® Not applicable ❑ ❑ Yes' ® No ❑ Yes' ® No 4. Operating permit and nitrogen BMP* —Compliance component #4 of 5 ® Not applicable Is the system operated under an Operating Permit? Is the system required to employ a Nitrogen BMP specified in the system design? � Yes El No If "Yes", A below is required BMP = Best Management Practice(s) specified in the system design g Yes ❑ No If "Yes", B below is required 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 "170" allsvlrer indjcaros r�ol�cotrr(aJie�r�re. Describe verification methods and results: Attached supporting documentation: ❑ Operating permit (Attach) ❑ _---------._.�— -- - _ - _ --- --- -- --- ------ .—.�-- -- -- https://www.pca.State.mn.us • 651-296-6300 800.657.3864 wq-wwists4-31b • 1111121 Use your preferred relay service Available in alternative formats 5. Soil separation — Compliance component #5 of 5 Date of installation 9/23/1987 ❑ Unknown (mm/dd/yyyy) Shoreland[Wellhead protection/Food Yes ❑ No beverage lodging? Compliance criteria (select one): 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, i❑ Yes 1996, or later or for non-performance ®No' 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.` c. `Experimental", "Other", or "Performance,,!Q Yes ❑ No' systems built under pre-2008 Rules; 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 ab(.)ve ll)G`icr�lrs £Ire strsienr is fai/irul to h,oter.t cyraund��r,rt��r. Describe verification methods and results: Boring 1-14" 10yr 3/2 Loam 15-30" 10yr 4/4 Clay Loam Redox 24" Attached supporting documentation: ® Soil observation togs completed for the report (Attach) ❑ Two previous verifications of required vertical separation (Attach) ❑ Not applicable (No soil treatment area) Indicate depths or elevations _. A. Bottom of distribution media B. Periodically saturated soil/bedrock 1 24" C. System separation 'none D. Required compliance separation 36" "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 (ITPHS) must be u or its use discontinued within ten months of receipt of this notice or within a shorterperiod /f required by local ordinance. If the system is failing to protect ground water, the system must be a upgraded, replaced, local ordinance. If an existing system is not failing as defined in law, and has at least two feet of design soli separation, then the upgraded, replaced, or its use discontinued within fire time required by 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 661.296.6300800-65.7-38_6..4_ _ --._....---------- ---...___ Wq-wwists4.31b • 1111121 Use ____------------- Your preferred relay service Available In alternative formats