(A) Solid waste. All solid waste shall be disposed of in accordance with the standards of the county.
(B) Domestic sewage.
(1) All plumbing shall discharge into a municipal sanitary system if available.
(2) All designs shall be submitted on the county’s forms.
(3) All dwellings or structures with plumbing shall be served by an individual or common sewage disposal system meeting the requirements of Minn. Rules Chapters 7080 through 7083, as amended from time to time, and the county’s “Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems - Technical Standards and Criteria,” as amended.
(4) All non-conforming systems shall be brought into conformance.
(5) Sewage tanks being abandoned shall be thoroughly pumped and filled with soil.
(6) All owners of individual sewage treatment systems shall have the system inspected once each five years by a certified sewage system inspector.
(a) The person inspecting the system shall examine the septic tank and determine the need for pumping in accordance with Minn. Rules Chapters 7080 through 7083, as amended from time to time.
(b) The person inspecting the system shall provide to the city a statement that the system appears to be in good working order, or specifying any defects discovered and the date such defects were/will be corrected. The form shall also indicate if the septic tank was pumped.
(c) The Zoning Administrator shall maintain a file by legal description and shall notify any delinquent property owner when six months have elapsed beyond the required five-year period.
(d) The Zoning Administrator, or assistant, shall have the authority to verify the inspections and/or conduct inspections on behalf of the city.
(C) Water supply.
(1) All potable water systems shall be connected to a municipal water supply, if made available.
(2) All domestic and agricultural wells shall conform to the State Department of Health Standards for wells.
(3) All water systems shall meet the requirements of the State Department of Health Standards for water systems.
(4) All wells being abandoned shall be sealed according to State Department of Health Standards and report to the State Department of Health and the city.
(Ord. passed 4-10-2017) Penalty, see § 150.999