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Section 15-3.11. UPGRADE, REPAIR, REPLACEMENT AND ABANDONMENT 1. SSTS Capacity Expansions: Expansion of an existing SSTS must include any system upgrades that are necessary to bring the entire system into compliance with the prevailing provisions of this Article at the time of the expansion. 2. Bedroom Addition: Any addition to a structure that includes bedroom(s)that requires a land use permit from the City shall require that the SSTS meet the required design flow according to Minnesota Rule 7080.1860 or be upgraded to meet Class I sizing for both the septic tanks and soil absorption area. Any required upgrades shall be completed within two years. 3. Failure to Protect Groundwater: An SSTS that is determined not to be protective of groundwater in accordance with Minnesota Rule 7080.1500, Subp.4(B) shall be upgraded, repaired, replaced or abandoned by the owner in accordance with the provisions of this Article within 10 months upon receipt of a Notice of Noncompliance and must meet Class I sizing requirements according to Minnesota Rule 7080.1860. 4. Imminent Threat to Public Health or Safety: An SSTS posing an imminent threat to public health or safety shall be pumped within 24 hours and managed as a holding tank in accordance with Minnesota Rule 7080.1500, Subp. 4(A) and said SSTS shall be upgraded, repaired, replaced or abandoned by the owner in accordance with the provisions of this Article within 10 months upon receipt of a Notice of Noncompliance and must meet Class I sizing requirements according to Minnesota Rule 7080.1860. 5. Abandonment: Any SSTS, or any component thereof, which is no longer intended to be used, must be abandoned in accordance with Minnesota Rule 7080.2500. Section 15-3.12. SSTS IN FLOODPLAINS SSTS shall not be located in a floodway and wherever possible, location within any part of a floodplain should be avoided. If no option exists to locate a SSTS outside of a floodplain, location within the flood fringe is allowed if the requirements in Minnesota Rule 7080.2270 and all relevant local requirements are met. Section 15-3.13. CLASS V INJECTION WELLS All owners of new or replacement SSTS that are considered to be Class V injection wells, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 144, are required by the Federal Government to submit a UIC Class 5 Inventory Form to the Environmental Protection Agency as described in 40 CFR Part 144. Further, owners are required to identify all Class V injection wells in property transfer disclosures. Section 15-3.14. SSTS PRACTITIONER LICENSING 4