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Attachment 2 <br />CITY OF ROSEVILLE, MINNESOTA <br />POLICY <br />SUBJECT: RESIDENTIAL SANITARY SEWER BACKUP CLEANUP <br />ASSISTANCE <br />POLICY NO.: <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2011 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The majority of the sanitary sewer system is a gravity flow system, meaning wastewater <br />discharge from properties flows downhill in a series of underground pipes without pumping. <br />Infrequently, blockages do occur for various reasons, causing a backup of sewage in either the <br />City mains or private service laterals and into private structures. For health and safety reasons, it <br />is recommended that cleanup of wastewater of this nature be done as soon as possible. <br />Historically, property owners who have experienced sewer backups related to blockages in the <br />City mains have been provided information by the City that cleanup should be undertaken as <br />soon as practical by the property owner, and if damages occurred as a result of the wastewater <br />the property owner should file a claim with the City and its insurer. <br />PURPOSE: <br />To protect the health and safety of the residents by providing timely cleanup in the event of a <br />sewer backup from the City's sanitary sewer main, without regard to liability or fault. . <br />POLICY: <br />A. City Responsibility: <br />(1) It shall be the policy of the City of Roseville to contract with private vendors to <br />provide prompt wet extraction, removal and disposal of carpeting and carpet <br />padding, drywall, other wall materials, insulation, and sanitizing and deodorizing <br />of floors and walls as needed after a sanitary sewer backup into a low density <br />residential housing unit which has been verified by the City to have occurred due <br />to backup in the city system. <br />(2) The City of Roseville will pay for this limited service up to $7,500 per occurrence <br />per housing unit. <br />(3) The City's action in undertaking or executing this policy does not constitute and <br />shall not be interpreted as an admission of liability or fault, and there are no <br />covenants, promises, undertakings or understandings, either expressed or implied, <br />by the City other than those stated. <br />