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Section 24. Abandonment Certification. <br />1. Purpose. The purpose of the System Abandonment Certification is to ensure that a treatment system no <br />longer in service is abandoned within a reasonable time following decommissioning and in a manner that <br />protects public health, safety, and water quality. It also terminates all permits associated with the system. <br />2. Abandonment Requirements. <br />1. Whenever the use of a SSTS or any system component is discontinued as the result of a system <br />repair, modification, replacement or decommissioning following connection to a municipal or <br />private sanitary sewer, or condemnation or demolition of a building served by the system, further use <br />of the system or any system component for any purpose under this Ordinance shall be prohibited. <br />2. Continued use of a treatment tank where the tank is to become an integral part of a replacement <br />system, or a sanitary sewer system requires the prior written approval of the Department. <br />3. An owner of a SSTS must retain a licensed installation business to abandon all components of the <br />treatment system within sixty (60) calendar days of discontinued use. Abandonment shall be <br />completed in accordance with Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080.2500. No prior notification to the <br />Department of an owner's intent to abandon a system is necessary. <br />4. A report of abandonment certified by the licensed installation business shall be submitted to the <br />Department. The report shall include: <br />1. Owner's name, mailing address, telephone, and email address. <br />2. Property address. <br />3. System construction permit and operating permit. <br />4. The reason(s) for abandonment. <br />5. A brief description of the abandonment methods used, description of the system components <br />removed or abandoned in place, and disposition of any materials or residuals. <br />3. Abandonment Certificate. Upon receipt of an abandonment report and its determination that the SSTS has <br />been abandoned according to the requirements of this Ordinance, the Department shall issue an <br />abandonment certificate. If the abandonment is not completed according to the requirements of this <br />Ordinance the City shall notify the owner of the SSTS of the deficiencies, which shall be corrected within <br />thirty (30) calendar days of the notice. <br />Section 25. Management Plans. <br />1. Purpose. The purpose of management plans is to describe how a particular SSTS is intended to be operated <br />and maintained to sustain the performance required. The plan is to be provided by the Certified designer to <br />the system owner when the treatment system is commissioned. <br />2. Management Plan Requirements. Management plans are required for all new or replacement SSTS. The <br />management plan shall be submitted to the Department with the construction permit application for review <br />and approval within 30 days of planned start of construction. The Department shall be notified of any <br />system modifications made during construction and the management plan revised and resubmitted at the <br />time of final construction certification. <br />3. Required Contents of a Management Plan. Management plans shall include: <br />Ordinance No. 67D Individual Septic Systems 15 <br />