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Community and Subsurface Treatment <br />Systems <br />Community and Subsurface Treatment System Management Program <br />Ramsey maintains a database of approximately 4,100 private subsurface septic systems. A majority of <br />these are for single-family homes. There is one group septic system for a six (6) unit townhome <br />development owned and operated by a private Home Owners Association (HOA). In 2016, the <br />Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) reported a total of approximately 541,000 septic systems in <br />Minnesota. Anoka County has an estimated 28,000 systems, the second highest number of septic <br />systems per County in the State and the highest number of systems of any County in Metropolitan Area. <br />When properly maintained, these systems are an adequate means of treating wastewater. However, <br />given the number of private septic systems in the community, Ramsey must dedicate resources to <br />ensure that these systems are being properly maintained in order to protect groundwater quality, <br />prevent public health threats, and avoid public nuisances. <br />