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June 30, 1977 <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED <br />SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS <br />ORDINANCE <br /> <br />The objective of this ordinance is to provide to the extent possible with <br />on-site systems, adequate and safe methods of sewage disposal and to prevent <br />the contamination of existing or future water supplies by existing or future <br />sewage disposal systems. The proposed ordinance would provide the citizens of <br />Ramsey a comprehensive policy relating to individual sewage disposal. <br /> <br />The primary guide used for developing this ordinance was the proposed Minnesota <br />Pollution Control Agency's WPC-40, a regulation addressing individual sewage <br />disposal on a statewide basis. Ramsey's proposed ordinance sets forth <br />requirements for the construction of systems detailing such information as <br />septic tank volume, manhole requirements, baffling, pipe requirements, drain <br />field soil restrictions, area requirements and acceptable alternative systems, <br />just to name a few. In general, these requirements are not drastically <br />different than requirements presently required by the city. The major difference <br />between this and other existing septic tank ordinances are the sections on <br />inspection and maintenance. <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey is in a unique situation in that the southeast (Urban <br />Planning District) part of town will be in a position to connect to metropolitan <br />sewer much earlier than the rest of the city. This fact requires that the <br />sewage disposal systems in the Transition and Rural service areas be properly <br />maintained to ensure maximum life of the individual systems which, together, <br />comprise Ramsey's sewage collection and disposal facilities for the foreseeable <br />future. <br /> <br />-1 - <br /> <br /> <br />