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Sewage disposal systems L prevent the contamination of any e:dsting or future water supply by existing or future sewage disposal system. However, the systems, procedures, and other requirements of this chapter are not to be construed such as to afford direct protection to an individual landowner, but rather the purpose of this chapter is to adopt a general public policy relating to sewage disposal and clean water supplies. 5.30.02 DeB-rdtions. For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms or words ! used herein shall be interpreted as follows: The word "shall" is mandatory; the words "should" and "may" are permissive. All distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. Administrator is the building official. Agency is the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. ! Agency Approved Disposal Facility is any disposal facility which has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit or State Disposal System Permit or letter of approval from the agency.. - L Alternative System is an individual sewage treatment system employing such methods and devices presented in §8.30.04 Subd. 7 (Alternative Systems). Baffle is a device installed in a septic lank for proper operation of the tank and to provide maximum retention of solids, and includes vented sanitary tees and s-ibmerged pipes in addition to those devices that are normally called baffles. Bedroom is any room within a dwelling that, in the judgment of the zoning officer, might reasonably be used as a sleeping room, including but not limited to rooms designated as den, office, or study, and unfinished areas with potential development to same. Building Drain is that part of the lowest piping of the drainage system which receives the discharge from soil, waste and other drainage pipes inside the walls of the building and conveys it to the building sewer beginning at least 1 foot outside the building footings. Building OfEeial is the plumbing inspector, building inspector or on- site systems inspector. Building Sewer is that part of the drainage system which extends from r the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to an individual sewage treatment system or to a public sanitary sewage collection system. Capacity is the liquid volume of a sewage tank using inside r I dimensions below the outlet. Cesspool is an underground pit into which raw household sewage or' I other untreated liquid waste is discharged and from which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil. Council is the Ramsey City Council. ! Page 236 Printed 12/28190 ! age/