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AGENDA ITEM 8E STAFF ORIGINATOR: David Ahrens, City Engineer DATE: 12/8/95 TOPIC: individual Sewage Treatment System Code Revision BACKGROUND: On September 2571995, the Lino Lakes City Councit-approved,a resolution supporting a revision to Lino Lakes City Code relating to the inspection of individual sewage treatment systems. This revision to the Code has been required by the Met Council because the City's current Code is not satisfactory. The current City Code on inspections of sewage treatment systems requires property owners with sewage treatment systems conduct biennial inspections with the results reported ba9k to the City. The draft revision adopted by Council on September 25, 1995, required property owners to have a certified inspector conduct triennial inspections of the sewage treatment system with the City having the ability to have the sewage treatment system inspected if the property owner does not have it completed by a certain date with the costs assessed back to the property owner. This revision was not found acceptable by the Met Council and it is therefore necessary that it be revised again. Met Council staff have indicated that a biennial inspection by a certified inspector is necessary unless certain criteria are met in which the inspection can occur on a triennial basis. The proposed Code revision is as follows: 1. The City will mail an inspection report form by March 1 of each year to properties containing on-site sewage disposal systems due to be inspected. All systems will be inspected biennially except for those systems that have less than 50% of the allowable sludge and scum and meet the current MPCA 7080 design criteria after re -inspection that request triennial inspection. 2. Each property owner receiving an inspection report form is to have their septic tank pumped; the tank and system inspected; and return the report form to the City by September 1 of the same year. 3. The system inspection will include pumping of the tank, evaluation of the condition of the tank and baffles, and an examination of the drainfield for evidence of system failure. 4. The inspection of the tank and system is to be made by a certified inspector. A listing of certified inspectors is available from the MPCA and will also be available from the City.