CHAPTER 153:  SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Section
Purpose and Authority
   153.001   Purpose   
   153.002   Intent
   153.003   Authority
   153.004   Effective date
Definitions
   153.005   Definitions
General Provisions
   153.006   Scope
   153.007   Jurisdiction
   153.008   Administration
   153.009   Validity
   153.010   Liability
General Requirements
   153.011   Retroactivity
   153.012   Upgrade, repair, replacement and abandonment
   153.013   SSTS in floodplains
   153.014   Class V injection wells
   153.015   SSTS practitioner licensing
   153.016   Prohibitions
SSTS Standards
   153.017   Standards adopted by reference
   153.018   Amendments to the adopted standards
   153.019   Variances
SSTS Permitting
   153.020   Permit required
   153.021   SSTS permit
   153.022   Operating permit
Management Plans
   153.023   Purpose
   153.024   Management plan requirements
   153.025   Requirements for systems not operated under a management plan
Compliance Management
   153.026   Compliance inspection program
   153.027   New construction or replacement
   153.028   Existing systems
   153.029   Periodically saturated soil disagreements
   153.030   Disclaimer
Enforcement
   153.031   Violations
   153.032   Prosecution
Fees
   153.033   Fees
Interpretation
   153.034   Interpretation
Severability
   153.035   Severability
Abrogation and Greater Restrictions
   153.036   Abrogation and greater restrictions
Ordinances Repealed
   153.037   Ordinances repealed
Adoption
   153.038   Adoption
PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY
§ 153.001  PURPOSE.
   The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum requirements for regulation of individual subsurface sewage treatment systems (ISTS) and midsized subsurface sewage treatment systems (MSTS) for the treatment and dispersal of sewage within the applicable jurisdiction of the city to protect public health and safety, groundwater quality, and prevent or eliminate the development of public nuisances. It is intended to serve the best interests of the city's citizens by protecting its health, safety, general welfare, and natural resources.
(Ord. 555, passed 7-28-2015)
§ 153.002  INTENT.
   It is intended by the city that this chapter will promote the following:
   (A)   The protection of lakes, rivers and streams, wetlands, and groundwater in the City of Park Rapids essential to the promotion of public health, safety, welfare, socioeconomic growth and development of the city.
   (B)   The regulation of proper SSTS construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance to prevent the entry and migration of contaminants, thereby protecting against the degradation of surface water and groundwater quality.
   (C)   The establishment of minimum standards for SSTS placement, design, construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance to prevent contamination and, if contamination is discovered, the identification and control of its consequences and the abatement of its source and migration.
   (D)   The appropriate utilization of privy vaults and other non-water carried sewage collection and storage facilities.
   (E)   The provision of technical assistance and education, plan review, inspections, SSTS surveys and complaint investigations to prevent and control water-borne diseases, lake degradation, groundwater-related hazards, and public nuisance conditions.
(Ord. 555, passed 7-28-2015)
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