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7082.0100 LOCAL ISTS PROGRAMS 8 <br />Subp. 4. Ordinance requirements for performance programs. Performance programs are broader <br />in scope than conventional programs and go beyond the minimum technical requirements of this chapter. <br />Performance programs must meet the requirements of subpart 3 and items A to J. <br />A. An education program must be established to educate owners on the purpose, use, and care <br />of SSTS and notify owners of impending scheduled submittals of compliance monitoring reports. <br />B. A program must be established to evaluate potential risks of SSTS-receiving environments, <br />inform the local planning authority of changes in regulations, and evaluate the potential impacts of SSTS <br />regulation changes on land use. <br />C. A program must be established to determine performance requirements necessary to protect <br />public health and water resources for each defined receiving environment in the regulatory jurisdiction. At <br />a minimum, the performance requirements must protect underground sources of drinking water according <br />to chapter 4717 and protect surface waters according to chapter 7050. <br />D. The ordinance must establish site evaluation requirements that define the process to <br />characterize the receiving environment. <br />E. A program must be established to administer renewable operating permits issued to <br />system owners, stipulating system performance and compliance monitoring requirements renewable upon <br />documentation of compliance with operating permit stipulations. The program must provide for tracking <br />and reviewing compliance monitoring reports for timely submittal by owners and ensuring the system is <br />operating within its performance requirements stipulated in the operating permit. <br />F. A program must be established to track residuals hauling, treatment, and disposal according <br />to Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 503, and Use and Disposal of Sewage Sludge, Code of Federal <br />Regulations, title 40, part 257, and applicable state, tribal, and local requirements. <br />G. A program must be established for notifying owners of pending scheduled submittals of <br />compliance monitoring reports and performing system inspections randomly or at the time of operating <br />permit renewal. <br />H. An enforcement program must be established that includes penalties for failure to comply <br />with the compliance schedule and requires system assessments by a certified inspector at the time of <br />operating permit renewal. <br />I. A record -keeping program must be established that includes a database inventory of all <br />systems, including locations, site evaluations, record drawings, permits, and inspection reports, tracking <br />for operating permits, and compliance reporting. <br />J. A financial assistance and funding program must be established providing the legal and <br />financial support to sustain the management program. <br />Subp. 5. More restrictive. Technical or administrative requirements in local ordinances are allowed <br />to be more restrictive than this chapter. <br />Statutory Authority: MS s 115.03; 115.55 <br />History: 32 SR 1413; 35 SR 1353 <br />Published Electronically: March 11, 2011 <br />Copyright ©2014 by the Rev <br />so <br />of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved. <br />