(A) Subject to any assessment or other right to seek reimbursement from benefitted properties or owners, the city shall bear the expense for the maintenance, repair, and operation of the public portion of the system. Users and owners shall allow access to the public portion of the system on their property.
(B) The user shall bear the expense for the maintenance, repair, and operation of the private portion of the system. Maintenance and repair shall include, but not be limited to: septic and pump tank pumping in accordance with Minn. Rules Ch. 7080; county ordinance; and the city’s operating permit for the system; repair of leaking tanks or pipes; repair or replacement of pumps, control panels, and accessories; and any other work as determined by the city as being necessary to prevent harm to the UWTS.
(C) The user shall allow the city access to inspect the private portion of the system. If the user fails to provide needed maintenance or repairs, the city may make the repair and bill it to the user. If the user fails to pay the charge within 60 days of the date of the bill, the city may assess the cost against the user and collect the assessment as an additional charge for the use of the system or may pursue any other method of collection of the costs the city deems appropriate.
(D) The city will read water meters on a periodic basis to monitor the use of the system and for billing purposes. The users and owners shall allow access to and testing of the meter as determined necessary by the city. If a meter is found to be inaccurate, it shall be replaced by the user or owner at its expense with an accurate meter.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with the meter or in any way cause it to provide an inaccurate reading.
(F) Users are required to report any sewer problems or backups to the city. The user shall immediately repair any plumbing malfunction (including, but not limited to, leaking or running toilets or urinals, or malfunctioning water softener or other appliance) that has the potential to cause an increase in wastewater flow to the system.
(G) Replacement of any plumbing fixture shall be by “low flow” fixtures as defined by the Plumbing Code.
(H) Users shall not do anything to cause a violation of the conditions of any permit, law, rule, standard, or ordinances of any governing bodies or agencies that apply to the system, including, but not limited to, the ordinances of the city, the county, or requirements of the state’s Pollution Control Agency.
(I) (1) Users shall not contribute a volume of wastewater to the system at a rate greater than the following.
User | Average Daily Flow (gallons/day calculated over a period of one calendar year) |
User | Average Daily Flow (gallons/day calculated over a period of one calendar year) |
Elim Lutheran Church (including residence/former parsonage) | 450 |
Gammelgarden Museum | 55 |
R&B Auto (21060 Olinda Trail) | 200 |
Scandia Cafe/Store/Deli (aka “Superette”) | 700 |
Scandia Community Center and Warming House (14727 209th St. N) | 340 |
Schmitt Mall (21080 Olinda Trail) and Edward Jones (21084 Olinda Trail), combined | 260 |
Yoga Hus (21070 Olinda Trail) | 15 |
Total | 2,020 |
(2) Users found to be exceeding these limits may be required to reduce flows below permitted levels. The city may revise this table by reducing or increasing individual user’s permitted flow, such that the total flow is not exceeded, upon agreement by all users affected.
(J) Any proposed change in land use, application for a building permit for interior alterations, and/or application for a plumbing or mechanical permit for a property served by the UWTS shall be reviewed by the city for its potential impact on the UWTS. No zoning permit or building permit shall be issued if it is found by the city to create the potential for the design flow of the UWTS to be exceeded.
(Ord. 134, passed - -2012) Penalty, see § 10.99