Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Gretchen Sabel Barbara J. McCarthy Ayres Associates Craig Gilbertson, RS Richard J. Otis, PhD, PE, DEE Association of Minnesota Counties Annalee Garletz Sewage treatment ordinances from the following counties were reviewed to assist the drafting of the model ordinances in this manual: Also, the Code Framework for Performance Management of Onsite/Cluster “Model prepared for the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Agency Wastewater Systems” in 2000 by the Northern Minnesota Wastewater Technical Committee was used to help draft several of the provisions in the model ordinances. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Local SSTS Ordinance Requirements…………………………... 1 Local SSTS Ordinance Programs……………………………… 1 Model SSTS Ordinances and Applications……………………. 1 MPCA Review of Local Ordinances…………………………... 4 How to Use this Manual……………………………………….. 4 Section 2 Conventional Program Ordinance Model……………………… 6 MPCA Requirements………………………………………….. 6 Program Ordinance Requirements…………………………….. 6 Provisions Required by Law of all SSTS Programs…….. 6 List of Differences……………………………………………... 7 Provisions Required in Rule for All Local SSTS Ordinances…. 7 Conventional SSTS Program Ordinance……………………….. 10 Section 3 Performance Program Ordinance Model………………………. 48 MPCA Requirements…………………………………………... 48 Conceptual Basis for Performance Programs………………….. 48 Comparison of Responsibilities………………………………... 48 Critical Elements of a Performance Program………………….. 50
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Gretchen Sabel Barbara J. McCarthy Ayres Associates Craig Gilbertson, RS Richard J. Otis, PhD, PE, DEE Association of Minnesota Counties Annalee Garletz Sewage treatment ordinances from the following counties were reviewed to assist the drafting of the model ordinances in this manual: Also, the “Model Code Framework for Performance Management of Onsite/Cluster Wastewater Systems” prepared for the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Agency in 2000 by the Northern Minnesota Wastewater Technical Committee was used to help draft several of the provisions in the model ordinances. TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 Local SSTS Ordinance Requirements…………………………... 1 Local SSTS Ordinance Programs……………………………… 1 Model SSTS Ordinances and Applications……………………. 1 MPCA Review of Local Ordinances…………………………... 4 How to Use this Manual……………………………………….. 4 Section 2 Conventional Program Ordinance Model……………………… 6 MPCA Requirements………………………………………….. 6 Program Ordinance Requirements…………………………….. 6 Provisions Required by Law of all SSTS Programs…….. 6 List of Differences……………………………………………... 7 Provisions Required in Rule for All Local SSTS Ordinances…. 7 Conventional SSTS Program Ordinance……………………….. 10 Section 3 Performance Program Ordinance Model………………………. 48 MPCA Requirements…………………………………………... 48 Conceptual Basis for Performance Programs………………….. 48 Comparison of Responsibilities………………………………... 48 Critical Elements of a Performance Program………………….. 50
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