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<br />~ Metropolitan Council <br />~ Working for the Region, Planning for the Future <br /> <br />Environmental Services <br /> <br />April 14, 2000 <br /> <br />Mr. Jim Norman, City Administrator <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 Nowthen Blvd <br />Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Norman: <br /> <br />This letter is meant as a follow-up to the meeting between our staff and your city engineer last <br />Thursday. The subject of that meeting was the city's septic system management program. <br /> <br />The management program is a required element of the city's comprehensive plan update. The <br />Council has not approved any comprehensive plans for communities with septic systems that did <br />not include adequate information on how the community was going to manage their septic <br />systems. An acceptable septic system management program must address the following: <br /> <br />. Adoption of an individual sewage treatment system ordinance that is consistent with <br />MPCA's 7080 rules <br />. Requiring the monitoring of all existing septic systems every three years <br />. Notifying homeowners when it is time to monitor systems <br />. Tracking when systems are monitored and condition of systems <br />. Enforcement procedures for failing systems or presenting imminent public health threats . <br /> <br />To help with costs involved in establishing a management program, the Council proposes to give <br />the City a grant for $10,000 to develop a septic system management program. <br /> <br />If you have any questions about this letter, please call Judy Sventek of my staff at 651- -1156. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~~ <br /> <br />Environmental Services <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Thoma cElveen, Director <br />Community Development <br /> <br />CC: Steve Jankowski, City of Ramsey <br />Natalie Haas Steffen, Metropolitan Council District 9 <br />Keith Buttleman, Director, MCES Environmental Planning and Evaluation Dept. <br />Sandra Pinel, Metropolitan Council Sector Representative <br />Judy Sventek, Metropolitan Council Watershed Coordinator <br /> <br />230 East Fifth Street <br /> <br />St. Paul. Minnesota 55101-1626 <br /> <br />(651) 602-1005 <br /> <br />Fax 602-1183 <br /> <br />TDD/TIY 229-3760 <br /> <br />An PAllLal Onoortunitu EmolOlwr <br />