(A) Purpose. The purpose of management plans is to describe how a particular SSTS is intended to be operated and maintained to sustain the performance required. The plan is to be provided by the certified designer to the system owner when the treatment system is commissioned.
(B) SSTS requiring management plans. Management plans are required for all new or replacement SSTS as described in Minnesota Rules 7080.210 to 7080.2400. The management plan shall be submitted to the Department with the permit application for review and approval. The Department shall be notified of any system modifications made during construction and the management plan revised and resubmitted at the time of final construction certification.
(C) Required contents of a management plan. Management plans shall include (Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082.0600, Subp. 1):
(1) Operating requirements describing tasks that the owner can perform and tasks that a licensed service provider or maintainer must perform;
(2) Monitoring requirements;
(3) Maintenance requirements including maintenance procedures and a schedule for routine maintenance;
(4) Statement that the owner is required to notify the Department when the management plan requirements are not being met;
(5) Disclosure of the location and condition of the additional soil treatment and dispersal area on the owner's property or a property serving the owner's residence.
(D) Requirements for systems not operated under a management plan (Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082.0100, Subp. 3.(L). SSTS that are not operated under a management plan or operating permit must inspect treatment tanks and remove solids if needed every three (3) years. Solids must be removed when their accumulation meets the limit described in Minnesota Rules 7080.2450.
(Ord. 426, passed 11-18-2014)