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(d) Compliance. No person shall cause or permit the location, construction, alteration, extension, conversion, operation, or maintenance of a subsurface sewage treatment system, except in full compliance with the provisions of this ordinance. (g) Conditions. Violation of any condition imposed by the City on a license, permit, or variance, shall be deemed a violation of this ordinance and subject to the penalty provisions set forth in this ordinance. Site Evaluation. System Design. Construction. Inspection, and Servicing. Site evaluation, and system design, construction, inspection, and system servicing shall be performed by Minnesota Pollution Control Agency licensed SSTS businesses or qualified employees of local governments or persons exempt from licensing in Minnesota Administrative Rules 7083.0700. For lots platted after April 1, 1996, a design shall evaluate and locate space for a second soil treatment area. Inspection. No part of an individual sewage treatment system shall be covered until it has been inspected and approved by the Department. If any part of the system is covered before being inspected and approved as herein provided, it shall be uncovered upon the direction of the Department. The Department shall cause such inspections as are necessary to determine compliance with this ordinance. It shall be the responsibility of the permittee to notify the Department that the system is ready for inspection. If the integrity of the system is threatened by adverse weather if left open and the Department is unable to conduct an inspection, the permittee may, after receiving permission from the Department, document compliance with the ordinance by photographic means that show said compliance and submit that evidence to the Department prior to final approval being sought. (h) Compliance Inspection Required. An SSTS compliance inspection is required: (i) 1. 2. 3. 4. For a new or replacement SSTS. When altering an existing structure to add a bedroom. When a parcel having an existing system undergoes development, subdivision, or split. At the time of property sale or transfer in accordance with section 113-23 of this ordinance. Imminent Public Health and Safety Threat: Failing System: and Surface Discharge. 1. The owner of an SSTS that poses an imminent threat to public health and safety shall immediately abate the threat according to instructions by the Department and be brought into compliance with this Ordinance within forty five (45) days of the date of Notice of Noncompliance. 2. A failing system, an SSTS that is not protective of groundwater, shall be brought into compliance with the provisions of this Ordinance within twelve (12) months after receiving notice from the department. 3. An SSTS discharging raw or partially treated wastewater to ground surface or surface water is prohibited unless permitted under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System. (j) Conflict Resolution. If a documented discrepancy arises on the depth of the periodically saturated soil between licensed businesses, the dispute resolution procedures outlined in Minnesota Rules 7082.0700, Subp. 5 must be followed.