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Effective April 28, 2015 Chapter Four Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Regulations (A) to ensure compliance with applicable requirements; (B) unless the age of the system is less than 5 years, prior to the transfer of any real property; (C) to ensure compliance before issuance of a permit for the addition of a bedroom on property served by an SSTS; (D) by a qualified employee or licensed inspection business, authorized by the Department or local unit of government, who is independent of the owner and the installer; and (E) for an evaluation, investigation, inspection, recommendation, or other process used to prepare a disclosure if conducted by a party who is not the system owner. The disclosure action constitutes a compliance inspection and must be conducted according to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082; (F) when deemed necessary by the Department to ascertain the compliance of an existing system. A licensed inspection business that inspects an existing SSTS is allowed to subsequently design and install a new SSTS for that property, provided the inspection business is also licensed to design and install. (2) A licensed inspection business working on behalf of the Department or local unit of government must not design or install a system if there is likelihood that the inspector or business will be responsible for permitting or inspecting the system or system site. (3) An licensed SSTS business may inspect an existing system which they installed once it has been independently inspected and found to be compliant. (4) A person working for or on behalf of the Department or local unit of government is not allowed to use the person's position to solicit business for private gain. 8.11 Certificate of compliance; notice of noncompliance. (1) SSTS in compliance with applicable requirements must be issued a certificate of compliance and systems found not in compliance must be issued a notice of noncompliance. SSTS not in compliance with Section 4.3 (1) or Section 4.7 must be repaired or replaced within 90 days from notice by the Department or as directed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145A. Systems out of compliance with other applicable requirements must be repaired or replaced according to this Chapter. Systems issued a notice of noncompliance for operational or monitoring deficiencies must immediately be maintained, monitored, or managed according to the operating permit. (2) The initial certificate of compliance must be issued if reasonable assurance is evident that the system was built according to applicable requirements as specified in the construction permit and an as -built as required by Section 8.8 is submitted to the Department. (3) A Management Plan, as described in Section 22.1, must accompany a compliance inspection report in order for a Certificate of Compliance to be issued by the Department or local unit of government. (4) The certificate of compliance for new construction and replacement must include the vertical separation distance report described in Section 8.13(3)B), and the management plan developed under Section 22.1. All certificates of compliance and notices of noncompliance for new construction and replacement must include property and property owner identification, date of inspection, system components, system location (dimensioned or drawn to scale), well setback distance, field check of soil conditions, SWF, as defined under part Section 2.2 (122), designations as applicable, and Class V designation as applicable. (5) A certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for new construction or replacement must be signed by a qualified employee certified as an inspector who is authorized by the Department or local unit of government. The certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for new construction and replacement must be submitted to the owner or owner's agent within 15 days. The certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for new construction and replacement must be submitted to the owner or owner's agent within 15 days after any compliance inspection. 31 Washington County Development Code