CC RES 98-021 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LOAN APPLICATION FOR AN INFILTRATION/INFLOW REDUCTION PROJECT

Home Browse Search

VQ 1 1- L 1 -J�/ V L • V..... • The next stepwill be an extended public information program to develop support for the planned sump pump disconnection work. information on the new ordinance and planned inspection program will be published in the spring and summer City newsletters. In addition, the City will prepare a short video program for airing on the cable television system. The video will also be used for the planned public information meetings. The initial public information effort will be followed by neighborhood meetings to introduce the actual sump pump inspection effort. There are approximately 2,300 connections in the City of St.Anthony. The City will be divided into four roughly equal study areas to provide manageable areas for evaluation. The inspection approach in each study area will be similar. To begin the inspection process, a letter will be mailed to each homebuilding in the study area. The letter will inform the resident of the ordinance provisions, discuss the City's concern with the 1/I, indicate that an "inspector" will be coming to their home, and invite them to a public information meeting. The letters will be mailed two to three weeks prior to the meeting. At the public information meeting, brochures will be available with information on sump pumps and recommended discharge methods, and City Staff will be available to respond to questions from homeowners. After the information meeting, the individual inspections will occur. Inspectors will visit each property and observe the plumbing system to determine the presence or absence of a sump pump. Questions will be • asked concerning foundation drainage tile but it is not possible to visually identify direct drain tile connections with this limited survey. If there is no sump pump or sump basket in the building,it will be accepted as"passing"the inspection and an inspection form will be completed and left with the homeowner to verify that the inspection was made and the pass/fail condition was communicated to the homeowner. If the home has a correctly installed sump pump with an outside discharge,the structure would also "pass"this inspection. If the home has a sump basket but no pump it may "pass" the inspection,but a sticker will be placed on the cover of the basket informing the resident of the need to obtain a permit for installation of the pump or be subject to the potential fine of$100 per month. If the house has a sump pump which does not comply with the ordinance provisions, the building would "fail' the inspection and the inspector will inform the homeowner of the improvements required to comply with the ordinance, In this case, a copy of the "failed" survey form would be left with the homeowner and a second appointment would be made for 30 days in the future. During this 30-day period, the property owner will have the opportunity to correct the situation. After correction, the property will be reinspected to verify compliance and provide the homeowner with a completed survey form indicating a "passing" condition. • The neighborhood meeting for the first study area is planned for October 1998, and the majority of the inspections and corrections should be completed by late spring 1999. Attached is a map of the St. Anthony sanitary sewer system. The project will include the entire community. Also,attached are copies of the draft inspection forms and notification cards that will be used in the inspection process.