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<br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~~~~:!~~~~~g~~i~lhlre <br /> <br />Environmental Services <br />Internal Memorandum <br /> <br />DATE: August 6, 1999 <br /> <br />TO: Sandra Pinel <br /> <br />FROM: Judy Sventek <br /> <br />SUBJECT: City of Ramsey <br /> <br />Talking points about Individual Sewage Treatment Systems <br /> <br />. Recommendation of 1995 comp plan amendment said that before Ramsey can put plan <br />amendment into effect, they must agree that within 9 months of final Council action, they <br />will incorporate post-installation inspection and maintenance within the city's ISTS <br />ordinance and sewage system management program. This requirement entails: <br />- biennial inspections at each ISTS in the city to verify proper operation <br />inspections must be completed by certified inspector <br />city must keep records of inspections and problem areas <br /> <br />. Letter back to Metropolitan Council in 1995 Glyn Huff, Building Official, stated that the city <br />will implement a management program. Glyn suggested in the letter that the city would <br />either visually inspect all systems or get a letter from pumper about condition. <br />. Metropolitan Council took this letter and other conversations with city manager in good faith. <br />We believed thatthe city would put a management plan in place. <br />. We are not aware if the city has adopted such a program. <br />. Council policy of today requires communities to have a management program as part of the <br />comp plans that requires: <br />inspections or pumping every 3 years <br />tracking oflocation of systems and condition of systems <br />notification process to tell homeowners when time to pump/inspect system <br />enforcement policies to allow for action to be taken when find failing systems and <br />imminent public health threats. <br />adoption of an updated ISTS ordinance that is consistent with Minnesota Rules <br />Chapter 7080 for individual sewage treatment systems. <br />