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1.1) City Code Article 150.014G Final Treatment and Disposal: -_, Alternative Systems provides sewage treatment solutions for those site or soil conditions when a standard system cannot be installed. This code does not approve of locating systems on marginal sites, but rather offers procedures for upgrading existing systems so located. 1.2) Ramsey's sewage disposal sytems code prohibits the installa- tion of standard on -site systems within four (4) feet above the water table or bedrock and the City's subdivision ordi- nance prohibits development of property which does not have at least 25% of contiguous Class I land available on each lot. Class I land is land on which the water table remains greater than six (6) feet below the surface through the year. 2) The Ramsey City Code requires a permit for installation, alteration, repair or extension of any individual sewage disposal system and a site evaluation by the Ramsey Plumbing Inspector. 2.1) City Code Article 150.013C requires that applications for on -site sewage disposal systems require a site plan, complete plans for the system and supporting data attesting to the compliance with the City standards. 2.2) Ordinance 79 -3 requires all new developments to contain at least 25% contiguous Class I land available on each lot for construction of on -site sewage disposal systems., 2.3) Following the issuance of a permit, City Code Article 150.015A requires that the Ramsey Plumbing Inspector inspect all systems prior to being covered and give final approval. 3) City Code Article 150.016 covers the maintenance, cleaning and repairs of on -site systems. 3.1) City Code Article 150.016 requires that the plumbing inpec- tor inspect all on -site systems every. 24 months and certify that scum and /or sludge levels are at acceptable levels. 3.2) City Code Article 150.015B requires cleaning and inspection of all systems every 24 months. City code also limits the distance between the scum mat and outlet to a minimum of three inches and the minimum distance between the top of the sludge and the outlet to six inches. 4) The City of Ramsey initiated a record keeping system in 1976, which covers all new and /or renovated'on -site systems. Permit application data and as -built information on all systems are maintained. 4.1) Presently the City maintains records on complaints and system repairs. 71a 10 -13 -81