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to inject wastes below the .ground surface provided they meet certain requirements and do not endanger underground sources of drinking water. Class. V motor vehicle waste disposal wells and large -capacity cesspools are specifically prohibited (see 40 CFR Parts 144 & 146): Cluster System: A SSTS .under some form of common .ownership that collects wastewater from two or more dwellings or buildings and conveys it to a treatment and dispersal system located on an acceptable site near the dwellings or buildings. City; City of Gem Lake, Rainsey County,.Mimesota. City Council: The City of Gem Lake City Council; Department: The. City of Gem Lake Department designatedby the City to administer SSTS. Design Flow: The.daily volume of wastewater for which a SSTS is designed. to treat and discharge. Flood Plain: The channel or beds proper and the areas adjoining a wetland; watercourse or lake which a regional. flood may have or could hereafter .cover.. Floodplain areas within the City shall include all areas .shown as. zone .A or zone AE on the flood insurancerate map. Refer to the City Floodplain Ordinance for further definitions. Failure to Protect Groundwater: At a minimum, a SSTS that does not protect groundwater is considered to be a seepage pit, cesspool, dzywell, leaching.pit, or other pit, a SSTS with less than the required vertical separation distance, described in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080.1500 Subd. 4 D and E;. and a system not abandoned in accordance with. Chapter 7080.2500. The determination of the threat to groundwater for other. conditions must be. inade by a Qualified Employee or an individual licensed pursuant,to Section 40-.2.37 hereof. Imminent Threat to Public Health and Safety: At a .minimum a SSTS with a discharge. of sewage. or sewage effluent. to. the ground surface, drainage systems, ditches, storm water drains, or