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6.0 MAINTENANCE. 6.01 Municipal Responsibilities. a. Routine_Cleaning. At the instruction of the plumbing inspector the City shall pump or arrange to have pumped at the City's expense, septic tanks within the City of Ramsey corporate limits. For systems equipped with a distribution and/or dosing box, the owner shall arrange for the opening of the box and re- moval of any settled solids therein at least once a year. At the time of cleaning, the plumbing inspector shall certify that scum and/or sludge levels have been reduced to acceptable levels. b. Scheduling. The plumbing inspector shall maintain a detailed one month advanced schedule for routine cleaning and inspecting, and a general 24-month advance schedule for inspection. c. Notification. The plumbing inspector shall notify the owner in writing one month prior to routine inspection and/or cleaning. 6.02 Individual Responsibilities. a. Access. It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to maint-t-al~--all-weather access to the system and give free access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of effecting scheduled maintenance as out- lined in Subsection 6.01. b. System Repairs. At such time that the owner observes a malfunction of the system, the owner shall immediately notify the plumbing inspector of the problems. Required maintenance shall be arranged for by the owner to maintain proper system operation. 6.03 Costs. a. Routine Maintenance. Costs incurred for such routine cleaning as referred to in Section 6.01 shall be borne by the City but assessed to the property owner. b. Non-routine Maintenance. All other costs incurred to maintain system operabil'ity shall be directly absorbed by the owner. 6.04 Disposal. Disposal of tank pumping, box cleaning or other material shall be at agency-approved locations. Distribution box cleanings may be disposed of in the individual disposal system provided the system's operation is not hindered by so doing. 28