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ARTICLE V <br /> Private Wastewater Disposal <br /> SECTION 1 <br /> Where a public sewer is not available under the provisions of Article III, Section <br /> 4, the building sewer shall be connected to a private wastewater disposal system <br /> complying with the provisions of this Article. <br /> SECTION 2 <br /> Prior to commencement of construction of a private wastewater disposal system, <br /> the owner(s) shall first obtain a written permit signed by the City. The application for <br /> such permit shall be made on a form furnished by the City, which the applicant shall <br /> supplement by any plans, specifications, and other information as are deemed necessary <br /> to the City. <br /> SECTION 3 <br /> A permit for a private wastewater disposal system shall not become effective until <br /> the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the City or its authorized representative. <br /> The City or its representative shall be allowed to inspect the work at any stage of <br /> construction, and , in any event, the applicant for the permit shall notify the City when <br /> work is ready for final inspection, and before any underground portions are covered. The <br /> inspection shall be made within 24 hours of the receipt of notice. <br /> SECTION 4 <br /> The type, capacities, location and layout of a private wastewater disposal system <br /> shall comply with all requirements of 6 MCAR 4.8040, entitled"Individual Sewage <br /> Treatment System Standards". No septic tank or cesspool shall be permitted to discharge <br /> to any natural outlet. <br /> SECTION 5 <br /> At such time as a public sewer becomes available to a property serviced by a <br /> private wastewater disposal system, a direct connection shall be made to the public sewer <br /> within sixty (60) days in compliance with the Ordinance, and within ninety(90) days any <br /> septic tanks, cesspools, and similar private wastewater disposal systems shall be cleaned <br /> of sludge. The bottom shall be broken to permit drainage, and the tank or pit filled with <br /> suitable material. <br /> SECTION 6 <br /> The owner(s) shall operate and maintain the private wastewater disposal facilities <br /> in a sanitary manner at all times at no expense to the City. <br /> SECTION 7 <br /> No statement contained in this article shall be construed to interfere with any <br /> additional requirements that may be imposed by the MPCA or the Department of Health <br /> of the State of Minnesota. <br /> sewerord2001.doc 9 <br />