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City of Gem Lake Comprehensive Plan GEMLK 140643 Page 66 Area, as identified in a Met Council approved a comprehensive sewer plan, developers will place any SSTS systems where they can later be most cost effectively connected to the public sewer system, when it becomes available. No preliminary plat shall be approved by the City of Gem Lake City Council, unless the engineer makes a favorable recommendation regarding the ability of each lot to accommodate a satisfactory SSTS. A system permit, obtained from the administrator, is required for any installation or renovation of an SSTS. No building permit for any building including the installation or renovation of an SSTS shall be issued until a system permit for the involved facility has been approved. There are currently 106 SSTSs in operation within the City as of July 28, 2020 shown in Figure 7.6. There are no known currently nonconforming SSTSs in Gem Lake. The city ordinance provides for an inspection of all SSTS by a professional to take place every year. The City hires an outside consultant to perform this service. Computer records are maintained as to which property owners have SSTS. At the time of the inspection the inspector will make sure that the SSTS is in proper working condition. The inspector will provide maintenance tips to the property owner to keep the system in proper working condition. If the SSTS is found to be in need of repair, the inspector will review the repair or replacement needs with the property owner. The inspector will also notify the City for tracking and inspection of the repairs or replacement whichever is required. All SSTS records are kept at the City. The City of Gem Lake has instituted an inspection program for SSTS. The initial inspection is to determine if installation or renovation has been accomplished in compliance with Chapter 7080 or 7081 of the Minnesota Rules and with the Gem Lake Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Ordinance. The City’s inspector shall inspect any individual SSTS at other times with a receipt of a complaint or other notice of system malfunction. It is the responsibility of the owner of any premises using an SSTS, for which a permit has been issued, to provide for the periodic maintenance by a qualified septic system company. Reports of the maintenance should be submitted to the Department. It is the duty of the Department to create, update and maintain an accurate inventory of each SSTS for which permits have been issued within the City of Gem Lake. The inventory should include location, system description, renovation description and maintenance reports. The City may inspect any system it deems necessary as a result of the reporting program. The City, at cost to the land owner, has each and every SSTS inspected every year. Any system which fails the inspection must be renovated or replaced. Ordinance 67D defines the inspection and maintenance routines. 7.3.3.2 Ordinance 64E – Municipal Sanitary Sewer System Ordinance 64E is designed to regulate the operation of the municipal sanitary sewer system. The ordinance contains language that does the following: • Regulates connections to be made to the municipal sanitary system • Establishes regulations as to type and kinds of waste that may be disposed of in the municipal sanitary sewer system • Prohibits the discharge of any type or kind of surface waters into the municipal sanitary sewer system. Also prohibits the connection of sump pumps, rain leaders, and passive drain tile to the sanitary sewer system. • Prescribes rates and charges for sewage disposal services