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§ 8.30 Upon completion of the installation or renovation of an on-site system the system owner or agent shall submit a description of the system as installed to the plumbing inspector. The description shall include site address, loc~tion and layout of' the system on the site, type and design of system installed, type of building served and the results of the site suitability analysis (percolation tests and/or soil borings). Sub& 2. ExistlngSyste_-m~ a. The pl~:mbing inspector or his designated representative shall develop, or cause to be developed, a program whereby existing system, are inspected to determine compliance. The inspection shall be done by the plumbing inspector, his designated representative or the homeowner. If the homeowner does not choose to make his own inspection, then he may, by written request and payment of an inspection fee as determined by City Council resolution, request the plumbing inspector to make the initial inspection. The inspection shall be conducted so as to cause minimum damage to the property. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to give the plumbing inspector or his designated representative free access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of' making ali system inspections. b. The plumbing inspector, or his designated representative or the homeowner shall inspect every individual waste disposal system w/thin the City of' R~msey every 24 months to ensure continued compliance with this chapter. During this routine inspection, the plumbing inspector shall specifically determine the need for sludge and/or scum removal from septic tanks based on measurements of existing conditions. Maximum allowable levels, determined as outlined in §8.30.05 Subd. 2c. Septage should be removed from the tank whenever the top of the sludge layer is less than 12 inches below the bottom of the outlet baffle or whenever the bottom of the sc-m layer is less than 3 inches above the bottom of the outlet baffle. c. Scum can be measured with a stick to which a weighted flap has been hinged or with any device which can be used to detect the bottom of the sc~_:m mat. The st/ck is forced through the mat, the hinged flap falls into a horizontal position, end the stick is raised until resistance ~rom the bottom of the scum is felt. The same device can be used to determine the distance to the septic tank outlet device. A long stick wrapped with rough absorbent material end lowered to the bottom will show the depth of sludge and the liquid depth. The stick must be lowered in such a tank location as to avoid unrepresentative readings that might be caused by interference from the sc-m layer. Sub~L 3. Approved Systems. Upon satisfactory final inspection of the system, the plumbing inspector, his designated representative or the homeowner Printed 12/28/90 Page 261 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I