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I I I I I I I I I I i I I I ! I I I 150.01 SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS 150. O11 OBJECTIVES The objectives of this chapter are to provide to the extent possible, with on- site systems, adequate and safe methods of sewage disposal and to prevent the contamination of any existing 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 chaper is to adopt a general public policy relating to sewage disposal and clean water supplies. 150.012 DMFINITIONS For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms or ~ords used herein shall be interpreted as follows: The word "shall" is m~ndatory; the words "should" and "may" are permissive. All distances, unless otherwise specified, shall be measured horizontally. 1. "Administrator" is the building official. 2. "Agency" is the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 3. "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. 4. "Alternative System" is an individual sewage treatment system employing such mmthods and devices presented in Section 150.014G. 5. "Baffle" is a device installed in a septic tank for proper operation of the tank and to provide maximum retention of solids, and includes vented sanitary tees and submerged pipes in addition to those devices that are normally called baffles. 6. "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 l{m~ted to rooms designated as den, office or study, and unfinished areas with potential development to s~. 7. "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 one (1) foot outside the building footings. 7a) Building official is the pl~m~ing inspector, building inspector or on-site systems inspector. 8. "Building Sewer" is that part of the drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to an individual sewage treatment system or to a public sanitary sewage collection system.