A. 
All SSTS. Except as provided in § 205-10B, all provisions of this chapter shall apply to any SSTS regardless of the date it was originally permitted.
B. 
Existing permits. Unexpired permits, which were issued prior to the effective date of this chapter, shall remain valid under the terms and conditions of the original permit until the original expiration date or until a change in system ownership.
C. 
SSTS on lots created after January 23, 1996. All lots created after January 23, 1996, must have a minimum of two soil treatment and dispersal areas that can support systems as described in Minn. R. 7080.2200 through 7080.2230 or site conditions described in Minn. R. 7081.0270, Subps. 3 through 7.
A. 
Failure to protect groundwater. An SSTS that is determined not be protective of groundwater in accordance with Minn. R. 7080.1500, Subp. 4B, shall be upgraded, repaired, replaced or abandoned by the owner in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 10 months of receipt of notice of noncompliance from the Septic Inspector.
B. 
Imminent threat to public health or safety. An SSTS that is determined to be an imminent threat to public health or safety shall be upgraded, repaired, replaced or abandoned by the owner in accordance with the provisions of this chapter within 30 days of receipt of notice of noncompliance from the Septic Inspector.
C. 
Abandonment. Any SSTS, or any component thereof, which is no longer intended to be used must be abandoned in accordance with Article VIII of this chapter and Minn. R. 7080.2500.
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 of Minn. R. 7080.2270 and all relevant local requirements are met.
[Amended 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
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 to submit SSTS inventory information to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the MPCA. Owners are also required to identify all Class V injection wells in property transfer disclosures.
A. 
All design, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, operation, pumping, and inspection activities for SSTSs located in the Township must be completed by a business licensed by the state under Minn. R. 7083, an appropriately certified qualified employee, or a person exempted under Minn. R. 7083.0700, Subsections A, C, D, F, G, H and I. Individuals exempt from a state SSTS license under Minn. R. 7083.0700, Subsections A, C, D, F, G, H and I, must follow all applicable local, state, and federal requirements. Property owners that employ a business to perform this work must hire a business that is licensed in accordance with Minn. R. 7083.
B. 
No person shall engage in site evaluation, inspection, design, installation, construction, alteration, extension, repair, maintenance, or pumping of SSTS without an appropriate and valid license issued by the MPCA in accordance with Minn. R. 7083, except as exempted in Minn. R. 7083.0700, Subsections A, C, D, F, G, H and I.
A. 
Occupancy or use of building without a compliant SSTS. It is unlawful for any person maintaining, occupying, or using any building intended for habitation to dispose of wastewater in a manner that does not comply with the provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 11-9-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-05]
B. 
Sewage discharge to ground surface or surface water. It is unlawful for any person to construct, maintain, or use any wastewater treatment system regulated under this chapter that results in raw or partially treated wastewater seeping to the ground surface or flowing into any surface water. Any surface discharging system must be permitted by the MPCA under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program.
C. 
Sewage discharge to a well or boring. It is unlawful for any person to discharge raw or treated wastewater into any well or boring as described in Minn. R. 4725.2050, or any other excavation in the ground that is not in compliance with this chapter.
D. 
Discharge of hazardous or deleterious materials. It is unlawful for any person to discharge into any treatment system regulated under this chapter any hazardous or deleterious material that adversely affects the treatment or dispersal performance of the system or groundwater quality.
Licensed maintenance businesses must abide by the requirements described in Minn. R. 7083.0770, Subp. 2. All written reports required by Minn. R. 7083.0770, Subp. 2, must be provided to the homeowner and the Septic Inspector within 30 days after any maintenance work is performed.