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Minnesota <br />Pollution <br />Control <br />Agency <br />wq-wwists4-29 <br />Compliance Inspections for New <br />Subsurface Sewage Treatment <br />Systems <br />This fact sheet provides information <br />for homeowners, realtors and Local <br />Government Units (LGUs) on <br />Certificates of Compliance (COC) and <br />Notices of Noncompliance (NON) for <br />newly constructed or replacement <br />Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems <br />(SSTS). <br />What is a compliance <br />inspection? <br />A compliance inspection is an evaluation, <br />investigation, inspection or other such <br />process conducted for the purpose of <br />issuing a COC or NON. <br />A COC indicates the system met the <br />applicable compliance criteria on the day <br />of the inspection; it does not guarantee <br />future hydraulic performance, especially if <br />the use changes or the flow increases over <br />the amounts used by the current occupants. <br />A NON indicates the system components <br />that do not meet applicable requirements <br />and the time frame for upgrade, repair, or <br />replacement before the final COC will be <br />issued. <br />When are new or replacement <br />SSTS compliance inspections <br />required? <br />While a LGU may have additional <br />requirements, there are three primary <br />situations when a new or replacement <br />SSTS compliance inspection is required: <br />• for all new construction and <br />replacement of a SSTS <br />Water Quality/Wastewater #4.29 • September 2008 <br />• in designated shoreland areas when any <br />building permit or variance is requested <br />• if the LGU administers a permit for <br />bedroom additions <br />o The system must be inspected <br />before the bedroom addition permit <br />is issued. <br />■ This requirement may be <br />temporarily waived if the permit <br />application is made between <br />November 1 and April 30. <br />If the permit application falls within these <br />dates, the compliance inspection must be <br />conducted by the following June 1, and a <br />COC must be submitted to the LGU and <br />property owner by the following <br />September 30. <br />When are COCs and NONs <br />issued? <br />For new construction or replacement SSTS, <br />the COC is issued if the certified inspector <br />has reasonable assurance the system was <br />built according to applicable requirements <br />specified in the construction permit. The <br />COC is valid for five years from the date of <br />issuance. <br />A NON is issued if the certified inspector <br />finds the system is not constructed in <br />compliance with applicable requirements. <br />This notice specifies what must be done to <br />bring the system into compliance. <br />Both documents must include a signed, <br />certified statement stating the person <br />conducting the inspection completed the <br />work in accordance with applicable <br />regulation. <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency • 520 Lafayette Rd. N., St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 • www.pca.state.mn.us <br />651-296-6300 • 800-657-3864 • TTY 651-282-5332 or 800-657-3864 • Available in alternative formats <br />