It is the responsibility of the licensed SSTS installer to:
(A) Verify the SSTS layout and placement proper soil moisture conditions for excavation, elevations of sewage tanks, and soil treatment and dispersal system;
(B) Ensure all work is installed in strict accordance with the design as approved by the Department. If the system is not or cannot be constructed as designed, it shall be the responsibility of the licensed SSTS installer to inform the licensed SSTS designer and the Department. If proposed changes are approved by the licensed SSTS designer and the Department, it shall be the responsibility of the licensed SSTS installer to submit new or amended designs to the Department before completing construction;
(C) Follow recommended standards and guidance documents for registered products, check the quality of tanks, and other materials used;
(D) Schedule required inspections with the Department before 3:00 p.m. the day before an inspection or reinspection is requested.
(1) Failure of the licensed SSTS installer to cancel an inspection, at least one hour before the scheduled time, will result in a penalty fee as set forth in the Carver County Fee Schedule.
(2) Failure to pay the penalty fee will result in a freeze on all future SSTS inspections for the affected property until the penalty fee has been paid.
(3) Upon inspection, any part of the SSTS that is determined, by the Department, not to be in compliance with this chapter, Minn. Rules Chapters 7080 or 7081, must be properly corrected and reinspected before a certificate of compliance is issued.
(4) Additional inspections required due to violations of this chapter will be subject to a re-inspection fee as set forth in the Carver County Fee Schedule. The re-inspection payment must be received by the Department within ten days following the re-inspection.
(5) If the Department is unable to complete an inspection, the licensed SSTS installer is to take photographs of critical construction phases. The photos are to be submitted along with an as built and any other requested documentation to the Department. The certificate of compliance will not be issued until the Department has reviewed the submitted documentation.
(6) Lack of inspection(s) by the Department shall not relieve or lessen the responsibility or liability of any person owning, operating, controlling, monitoring, or installing any SSTS;
(E) Uncover, upon request from the Department, any work which is backfilled prior to scheduled inspection(s) to determine compliance;
(F) Provide, upon request from the Department, a copy of the final electrical report to the Department within ten working days of the request. The Department may withhold issuing a final certificate of compliance if the electrical report is not received by the Department when requested; and
(G) Fulfill any additional requirements as may be required by the Department or the MPCA.
(Ord. 67-2010, passed 5-17-11) Penalty, see § 52.999