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2.2 County Bills~Warrants
2.3 Public Health and Human Services Warrants-Bills
2.4 West Central Air-Ag Inc Letter
2.5 2019 Mobile HHW Collection Agreements
2.5 2019 Mobile HHW Collection
2.6 JPA for Work Release Program
2.7 Auditor-Treasurer Consent Items
3.0 Human Services Annual Report 2018
3.1 2019 May is FC Month Proclaimation
5.0 US Fish & Wildlife Letter Re Easements
5.1 US Fish & Wildlife Lineburg Easement
5.2 US Fish & Wildlife Smedsrud Easement
6.0 Otter Tail Dock and Riparian Ordinance
8.0 Public Health Agenda Items
8.1 2019 Donation Resolution-Safe Communities WCI
10.0 Bond Trust Services Corporation Agreement
12.1 Planning Commission Recommendations
12.2 AIS Minutes 4-8-19
12.3 Otter Tail County 2018 AIS Prevention Program Final Report approved 4-8-19
13.0 Highway Agenda Items
14.0 SSTS Ordinance Revision 9Apr2019
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING
AGENDA PACKET
April 23, 2019
MINUTES OF THE
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Government Services Center, Commissioners’ Room
515 W. Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN
April 9, 2019
9:00 a.m.
Call to Order
The Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners convened at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at the
Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, MN, with Commissioners Doug Huebsch, Chair; Lee Rogness,
Vice-Chair; Wayne Johnson, John Lindquist and Betty Murphy present.
Approval of Agenda
Chair Huebsch called for approval of the Board Agenda. Motion by Rogness, second by Lindquist and
unanimously carried to approve the Board of Commissioners Agenda of April 9, 2019, with the addition of
the following Items:
Schedule Road Tour in Northeast Area of County
Sanitation Code Update – Public Works Committee
Land for Garage – Public Works Committee
Bois de Sioux Appointment Update
Consent Agenda
Motion by Lindquist, second by Murphy and unanimously carried to approve Consent Agenda items as
follows:
1. April 2, 2019, Board of Commissioners’ Meeting Minutes
2. Warrants/Bills for April 9, 2019 (Exhibit A)
3. Human Services & Public Health Warrants/Bills for April 9, 2019 (Exhibit A)
4. Probation Advisory Board Appointments of Mary Dokken to represent District Two
and Mike Windey to represent District Four.
2018 Annual Report for West Central MN Community Actions
CEO Missy Becker-Cook provided an overview of the services offered through West Central MN
Community Actions which includes the Head Start program in Otter Tail County. Ninety-eight children in
the County ages 3-4 years-old participated in Head Start classes. Head Start also offers an early program
with weekly in-home family visits for children ages birth to 3-years-old, which served ten children, and will
be expanding in the coming year. The service dollars coming into the County through the Head Start
program equates to over $1 million.
Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils
Family & Community Services Director Heather Molesworth of West Central MN Community Actions
presented information about the Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils. The MN Department of
Transportation and Human Services are collaborating with state agencies, including counties, that will
work with the Metropolitan Council to create regional transportation coordinating councils throughout the
state. Coordination between transportation providers and service agencies is a strategy to fill
transportation gaps, particularly in rural areas. The service will provide individuals rides for a nominal fee.
The Board is supportive of the Regional Transportation Coordinating Councils recognizing that educating
the public is important for the program to be successful.
RESOLUTION FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL CONTROL
FOR NON-PARTISAN RACES
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2019 – 31
The following resolution was offered by Commissioner Wayne Johnson, who moved for Otter Tail County to
recognize, support and adopt Ranked Choice Voting as a Local Option in ballot design:
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WHEREAS, all townships and school districts, 86 of 87 counties, and 85 percent of cities fall under the
statutory rule for the conduct of local elections and must ask permission of the Legislature to make changes
to these rules; and
WHEREAS, local charter (or home rule) cities that hold elections in even years along with state and federal
elections must comply with restrictive state partisan ballot design requirements; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) Local Options bills currently under consideration in the
Minnesota Legislature (HF983/SF2424) aim to remove regulatory barriers and extend the authority to adopt
Ranked Choice Voting to local statutory jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the RCV Local Options bills provide for the flexibility to efficiently include ranked and non-ranked
elections on a single ballot; and
WHEREAS, the RCV local options bills contain no mandates, but simply provides local jurisdictions with the
permission and tools they need to consider and implement RCV; and
WHEREAS, a growing number of local jurisdictions are exploring RCV because it potentially provides a
range of benefits over our current elections, including:
• Making voting simpler for voters by eliminating the need for local nonpartisan primaries and
consolidating two elections into one;
• Demonstrably increasing voter participation;
• Ensuring majority winners in a single election. Voters rank their preferences on the ballot, 1st, 2nd,
3rd and so on. If no candidate receives a majority of first choices, then the least popular candidate
is defeated, and their ballots are reassigned to those voters’ second choices; and this process is
repeated until one candidate receives a majority of continuing ballots;
• Making voting easier for deployed military members and other citizens abroad by requiring one less
election for them to receive and return their ballots on time;
• Potentially improving the civility of campaigning; and
WHEREAS, the potential to produce more civil, inclusive, participatory and representative outcomes has
considerable merit; and
WHEREAS, the RCV Local Options measure is a significant opportunity to improve elections in cities,
counties, townships, and school districts throughout the state.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE UNDERSIGNED, we support removing regulatory barriers
and giving all local jurisdictions in Minnesota the option to use Ranked Choice Voting if they decide it is right
for their communities.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Commissioner Wayne Johnson,
duly seconded by Commissioner John Lindquist, and, after discussion and commendation thereof and upon
vote being taken thereon, the resolution was adopted unanimously.
Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota, this 9th day of April 2019.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated:
By: Attest:
Doug Huebsch, Board Chair John Dinsmore, Clerk
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RESOLUTION FOR PRAIRIE SNOW DRIFTERS TRAIL
ASSOCIATION GRANT-IN-AID FUNDING
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2019 – 32
Commissioner Rogness the following and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has sponsored Grant-In-Aid Systems in the past; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the Grant-In-Aid Systems proposed extensions are subject to the review
and approval of the County Attorney.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Otter Tail County shall continue to sponsor Grant-In-Aid Trail
Systems as they exist for the Prairie Snow Drifters Trail Association Snowmobile Club for the 2019-2020
snowmobile season and proposed extensions of Grant-In-Aid Trails with the aforementioned condition.
Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and, upon being put to vote, the resolution was
unanimously adopted this 9th day of April 2019.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated:
By: Attest:
Doug Huebsch, Chair John Dinsmore, Clerk
RESOLUTION FOR OTTER TRAIL RIDERS
ASSOCIATION GRANT-IN-AID FUNDING
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2019 – 33
Commissioner Rogness offered the following and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Otter Tail County has sponsored Grant-In-Aid Systems in the past; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the Grant-In-Aid Systems proposed extensions are subject to the review and
approval of the County Attorney.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Otter Tail County shall continue to sponsor Grant-In-Aid Trail
Systems as they exist for the Otter Trail Riders Association Snowmobile Club for the 2019-2020
snowmobile season and proposed extensions of Grant-In-Aid Trails with the aforementioned condition.
Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and, upon being put to vote, the resolution was
unanimously adopted this 9th day of April 2019.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated:
By: Attest:
Doug Huebsch, Board Chair John Dinsmore, Clerk
Otter Tail County Resolution 2019 – 27 – Rescinded
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried to rescind previously approved Otter Tail
County Resolution 2019 – 27 because of errors in identifying highways in the resolution.
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RESOLUTION FOR LIMITED USE PERMIT NO. 5602-0037
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2019 – 34
Commissioner Johnson offered the following and moved its adoption:
IT IS RESOLVED that the County of Otter Tail enter into Limited Use permit No. 5602-0037 with the State
of Minnesota, Department of Transportation for the following purposes:
To provide for maintenance and use by the County of Otter Tail upon, along and adjacent to Trunk Highway
No. 59, 78, 94, 29, 108, 10, 106, 210, 235, and 34, the limits of which are defined in said Limited Use Permit.
C.S. 5607 (T.H. 10) C.S. 5610 (T.H. 29) C.S. 5617 (T.H. 59)
C.S. 5620 (T.H. 78) C.S. 5618 (T.H. 59) C.S. 5602 (T.H. 210)
C.S. 5609 (T.H. 29) C.S. 5680 (T.H. 94) C.S. 5604 (T.H. 210)
C.S. 5622 (T.H. 106) C.S. 5603 (T.H. 210) C.S. 5619 (T.H. 78)
C.S. 5623 (T.H. 108) C.S. 5624 (T.H. 108) C.S. 5605 (T.H. 10)
C.S. 5606 (T.H. 10) C.S. 5621 (T.H. 78) C.S. 5625 (T.H. 108)
C.S. 5608 (T.H. 29) C.S. 5611 (T.H. 34)
LUP#5602-0037
IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners does hereby approve said
Limited Use Permit and authorizes and directs the County Board chairperson to execute, on behalf of County
of Otter Tail, the aforesaid Limited Use Permit.
Commissioner Murphy seconded the motion and, upon being put to vote, the resolution was unanimously
adopted this 9th day of April 2019.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated:
By: Attest:
Doug Huebsch, Board Chair John Dinsmore, Clerk
Revisions to the Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems Ordinance
The Public Hearing for revisions to the Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems Ordinance, which began on
March 12, 2019, will reconvene on April 23, 2019, at 1:00 p.m.
Bois de Sioux Watershed District – Appointment
Commissioner Lindquist provided that notice for the appointment to the Board of the Directors for the Bois
de Sioux Watershed District will be published on April 16 and April 10, 2019.
Recess & Reconvene
At 9:38 a.m., Chair Huebsch declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners recessed
for a short break. The Board of Commissioner’s meeting was reconvened at 9:50 a.m.
Transportation of Children & Youth in Foster Care Placement
Human Services Director Deb Sjostrom explained the agreement between Human Services and school
districts to provide transportation of children and youth that are in foster care placement through the County.
Children in placement may be in a foster care home outside of their school of origin. The agreements with
the schools are to provide transportation services to those children when it is determined that it is in their
best interests to remain in their school of origin to give them school stability and educational continuity.
Motion by Rogness, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to authorize the appropriate County
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Officials’ signatures to execute the agreements with Underwood School District, Fergus Falls School District,
and Henning School District as recommended by the Human Services Director.
Public Hearing for Sale of General Obligation
Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019A
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a meeting of the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail
County, Minnesota, was duly held at the Government Services Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, on
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at 10:00 o’clock A.M.
The following members were present: Doug Huebsch, Chair; Lee Rogness, Vice-Chair; Wayne
Johnson, John Lindquist and Betty Murphy; and the following were absent: None
The Chair announced that the meeting was convened for the purpose of considering proposals for
the purchase of $12,890,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019A. Proposals
were submitted as shown in Exhibit B attached hereto.
RESOLUTION AWARDING SALE OF $12,890,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
BONDS, SERIES 2019A, FIXING THE FORM AND SPECIFICATIONS THEREOF, PROVIDING FOR
THEIR EXECUTION AND DELIVERY, AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR PAYMENT
Otter Tail County Resolution No. 2019 - 35
Commissioner Johnson introduced the following written resolution and moved its adoption:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, as follows:
1. The proposal of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. to purchase the $12,890,000 General
Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019A of the County is hereby found and determined to be a
favorable proposal, and shall be and is hereby accepted, said proposal being to purchase Bonds maturing
and bearing interest as set forth in paragraph 2 at a price of $14,145,814.80 plus accrued interest.
2. To provide funds for a new public works garage facility (the “Public Works Garage Facility
Project”) and various county highway resurfacing, reconstruction, and bridge projects (the “County Highway
Projects”) pursuant to the County’s Capital Improvement Plan approved March 5, 2019 (the “Capital
Improvement Plan”), the County shall forthwith issue its negotiable General Obligation Capital Improvement
Bonds, Series 2019A (the “Bonds”), pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 373.40 and Chapter 475. The
Bonds shall be in the aggregate principal amount of $12,890,000, to be dated May 9, 2019, bear interest at
the rates per annum according to years of maturity set forth below, computed on the basis of a 360-day year
of twelve 30-day months, payable February 1, 2020, and semiannually thereafter on February 1 and
August 1 in each year, and mature serially on February 1 in the years and amounts as follows:
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Amount
$585,000
615,000
645,000
680,000
715,000
745,000
785,000
825,000
865,000
Interest Rate
5.00%
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
Year
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
Amount
$905,000
715,000
745,000
765,000
790,000
815,000
835,000
860,000
Interest Rate
4.00%
4.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
All Bonds maturing on or after February 1, 2029, are subject to redemption and prior payment in
whole or in part in such order as the County may determine and by lot within a maturity at the option of the
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County on February 1, 2028, and any date thereafter at par and accrued interest. In the event of redemption
by lot of Bonds of like maturity, the Bond Registrar shall assign to each Bond of such maturity then
outstanding a distinctive number for each $5,000 of the principal amount of such Bonds and shall select by
lot in the manner it determines the order of numbers, at $5,000 for each number, for all outstanding Bonds
of like maturity. The order of selection of Bonds to be redeemed shall be the Bonds to which were assigned
numbers so selected, but only so much of the principal amount of each Bond of a denomination of more than
$5,000 shall be redeemed as shall equal $5,000 for each number assigned to it and so selected. The Bonds
shall be numbered R-1 upwards in order of issuance or in such other order as the Registrar may determine
and shall be in the denomination of $5,000 each or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the amount
maturing in any year.
3. The Bonds shall be payable as to principal upon presentation at the office of Bond Trust
Services Corporation, Roseville, Minnesota, as Registrar and Paying Agent, or at the offices of such other
successor agents as the County may hereafter designate upon 60 days’ mailed notice to the registered
owners at their registered addresses. Interest shall be paid by check or draft of the Registrar mailed to the
registered owners at their addresses shown on the registration books of the County on the 15th day of the
month preceding each interest payment date.
4. The Bonds, the Registrar’s Certificate of Authentication and Registration and the form of
assignment on the reverse side thereof shall be in substantially the following form:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL
No. R-_2019 - 35____ $_12,890,000_____
GENERAL OBLIGATION
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOND, SERIES 2019A
Interest Rate Maturity Date Date of Original Issue CUSIP
May 9, 2019
Registered Owner:
Principal Amount:
The County of Otter Tail, Minnesota, for value received, hereby promises to pay to the Registered
Owner specified above, or registered assigns, the Principal Amount specified above on the Maturity Date
specified above, upon the presentation and surrender hereof, and to pay to the Registered Owner hereof
interest on such Principal Amount at the Interest Rate specified above from the Date of Original Issue, or the
most recent interest payment date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for as specified below,
on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing February 1, 2020, until said principal amount is paid.
Principal is payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the office of Bond Trust Services
Corporation in Roseville, Minnesota, as Registrar or of a successor Registrar designated by the County,
which designation shall be made upon notice of 60 days to the Registered Owners at their registered
addresses. Interest is payable by check or draft mailed to the person in whose name this Bond is registered
at the close of business on the 15th day of the month preceding each interest payment date (whether or not
a business day) at the registered owner’s address set forth on the registration books maintained by the
Registrar. Any such interest not punctually paid or provided for will cease to be payable to the owner of
record as of such regular record dates and such defaulted interest may be paid to the person in whose name
this Bond shall be registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such
defaulted interest established by the Registrar. For the prompt and full payment of such principal and interest
as the same become due, the full faith, credit and taxing powers of the County have been and are hereby
irrevocably pledged.
The Bonds of this series maturing on or after February 1, 2029, are subject to redemption at the
option of the County, in whole or in part in such order as the County may determine and by lot within a
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maturity, on February 1, 2028, and any date thereafter at par and accrued interest. Thirty days’ notice of
prior redemption will be given by mail to the bank where the Bonds are payable and to the registered owners
in the manner provided by Chapter 475, Minnesota Statutes. Any defect in mailing notice of redemption
shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for redemption. Any Bond called for redemption, and for the
payment of which moneys are set aside by the County on the redemption date, shall not bear interest after
the redemption date, regardless of any delay in its presentation.
This Bond is one of an issue of Bonds in the aggregate principal amount of $12,890,000, all of like
date and tenor except as to maturity, interest rate and redemption privilege, issued pursuant to and in full
conformity with the Constitution and Laws of the State of Minnesota, including Section 373.40, Minnesota
Statutes, for the purpose of providing funds for a new public works garage facility (the “Public Works Garage
Facility Project”) and various county highway resurfacing, reconstruction, and bridge projects (the “County
Highway Projects”). The Bonds of this issue are payable primarily from taxes levied under the Resolution
described below, and this Bond constitutes a general obligation of the County and to provide moneys for the
prompt and full payment of said principal and interest as the same become due the full faith and credit of the
County is hereby irrevocably pledged, and the County will levy additional ad valorem taxes on all taxable
property in the County, if required for such purpose, without limitation as to rate or amount.
This Bond is transferable, as provided by the Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners
authorizing the issuance of the Bonds of this series adopted April 9, 2019 (the “Resolution”) only upon books
of the County kept at the office of the Registrar by the Registered Owner hereof in person or by the
Registered Owner’s duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Bond for transfer at the office of the
Registrar, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the
Registrar duly executed by, the Registered Owner hereof or the Registered Owner’s duly authorized
attorney, and, upon payment of any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect
to such transfer, one or more fully registered Bonds of the series of the same principal amount, maturity and
interest rate will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. The Registered Owner of this Bond
may be treated as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes.
The Bonds of this series are issuable only as fully registered bonds without coupons in
denominations of $5,000 or any integral multiple thereof not exceeding the principal amount maturing in any
one year. As provided in the Resolution and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the Bonds of this
series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Bonds of this series of a different authorized
denomination, as requested by the Registered Owner or the Registered Owner’s duly authorized attorney
upon surrender thereof to the Registrar.
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED AND RECITED that this Bond is issued by authority of and in strict
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 373.40 and Chapter 475, that all acts, conditions and things
required by the Constitution and laws of the State of Minnesota to be done, to happen and to be performed
precedent to and in the issuance of this Bond have been done, have happened and have been performed
in regular and due form, time and manner as required by law and that this Bond, together with all other
indebtedness of the County outstanding on the date of its issuance, does not exceed any constitutional or
statutory limitation of indebtedness.
This Bond shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Certificate of
Authentication and Registration hereon shall have been signed by the Registrar.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Otter Tail County, Minnesota, by its Board of Commissioners, has caused
this Bond to be executed in its behalf by the facsimile signature of the Chair and by the facsimile signature
of the County Administrator, all as of the Date of Original Issue specified above.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA
By (Facsimile Signature)
Chair, Board of County Commissioners
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By (Facsimile Signature)
County Administrator
REGISTRAR’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION AND REGISTRATION
This is one of the Bonds described in the within mentioned Resolution, and this Bond has been
registered as to principal and interest in the name of the Registered Owner identified above.
Dated: May 9, 2019
BOND TRUST SERVICES CORPORATION, Bond Registrar
By
Authorized Signature
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
(Please Print or Typewrite Name and Address of Transferee)
the within Bond and all rights thereunder, and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints
_______________________, attorney to transfer the within Bond on the books kept for registration thereof,
with full power of substitution in the premises.
Dated:______________________
Please Insert Social Security Number or Other
Identifying Number of Assignee
Notice: The signature to this assignment must
correspond with the name as it appears on the
face of this Bond in every particular, without
alteration or any change whatever.
Signature Guaranteed:
Signatures must be guaranteed by a national
bank or trust company or by a brokerage firm
having membership in one of the major stock
exchanges.
5. The Bonds shall be prepared in printed form under the direction of the County Administrator
and when so prepared shall be executed on behalf of the County by the manual or facsimile signature of the
Chair and by the manual or facsimile signature of the County Administrator. The Bonds shall not be valid
for any purpose until authenticated by the Registrar. The Bonds initially issued hereunder shall be registered
as of the date of delivery, and all Bonds issued in exchange therefor shall be registered as of such date, or,
if issued after the first payment date, as of the most recent interest payment date on which interest was paid
or duly provided for. When the Bonds shall have been so prepared and executed, they shall be delivered to
the purchaser by the County Administrator or the Administrator’s designee(s) upon receipt of the purchase
price and accrued interest and the signed legal opinion of Kutak Rock LLP, as Bond Counsel, and the
purchaser shall not be required to see to the proper application of the proceeds.
6. As long as any of the Bonds issued hereunder shall remain outstanding, the County shall
maintain and keep at the office of the Registrar an office or agency for the payment of the principal of and
interest on the Bonds, as in this Resolution provided, and for the registration and transfer of the Bonds, and
shall also keep at the office of the Registrar books for such registration and transfer. Upon surrender for
transfer of any Bond at the office of the Registrar with a written instrument of transfer satisfactory to the
Registrar, duly executed by the registered owner or the owner’s duly authorized attorney, and upon payment
of any tax, fee or other governmental charge required to be paid with respect to such transfer, the County
shall execute and the Registrar shall authenticate and deliver, in the name of the designated transferee or
transferees, one or more fully registered Bonds of the same series and maturity date, of any authorized
denominations of a like aggregate principal amount, maturity and interest rate. The Bonds, upon surrender
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thereof at the office of the Registrar, may at the option of the registered owner thereof be exchanged for an
equal aggregate principal amount of Bonds of the same maturity date and interest rate of any authorized
denominations. In all cases in which the privilege of exchanging Bonds or transferring fully registered Bonds
is exercised, the County shall execute and the Registrar shall deliver Bonds in accordance with the provisions
of this Resolution. For every such exchange or transfer of Bonds, whether temporary or definitive, the County
or the Registrar may make a charge sufficient to reimburse it for any tax, fee or other governmental charge
required to be paid with respect to such exchange or transfer, which sum or sums shall be paid by the person
requesting such exchange or transfer as a condition precedent to the exercise of the privilege of making
such exchange or transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution, the cost of preparing
each new Bond upon each exchange or transfer, and any other expenses of the County or the Registrar
incurred in connection therewith (except any applicable tax, fee or other governmental charge) shall be paid
by the County. The County and the Registrar shall not be required to make any transfer or exchange of any
Bonds during the fifteen (15) days next preceding any February 1 or August 1 interest payment date.
7. Interest on any Bond which is payable, and is punctually paid or duly provided for, on any
interest payment date shall be paid to the person in whose name that Bond (or one or more Bonds for which
such Bond was exchanged) is registered at the close of business on the 15th day of the month preceding
such interest payment date. Any interest on any Bond which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly
provided for, on any interest payment date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the registered holder on
the relevant regular record date solely by virtue of such holder having been such holder; and such defaulted
interest may be paid by the County in any lawful manner, if, after notice given by the County to the Registrar
of the proposed payment pursuant to this paragraph, such payment shall be deemed practicable by the
Registrar. Subject to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph, each Bond delivered under this Resolution
upon transfer of or in exchange for or in lieu of any other Bond shall carry all the rights to interest accrued
and unpaid, and to accrue, which were carried by such other Bond and each such Bond shall bear interest
from such date that neither gain nor loss in interest shall result from such transfer, exchange or substitution.
8. As to any Bond, the County and the Registrar and their respective successors, each in its
discretion, may deem and treat the person in whose name the same for the time being shall be registered
as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes and neither the County nor the Registrar nor their respective
successors shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. Payment of or on account of the principal of any
such Bond shall be made only to or upon the order of the registered owner thereof, but such registration may
be changed as above provided. All such payments shall be valid and effectual to satisfy and discharge the
liability upon such Bond to the extent of the sum or sums so paid.
9. (a) For purposes of this paragraph 9, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Beneficial Owner” shall mean, whenever used with respect to a Bond, the person recorded
as the beneficial owner of such Bond by a Participant on the records of such Participant, or such
person’s subrogee.
“Cede & Co.” shall mean Cede & Co., the nominee of DTC, and any successor nominee of
DTC with respect to the Bonds.
“DTC” shall mean The Depository Trust Company of New York, New York.
“Participants” shall mean those broker-dealers, banks and other financial institutions for
which DTC holds Bonds as securities depository.
“Representation Letter” shall mean the Blanket Letter of Representation from the County to
DTC.
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(b) The Bonds shall be initially issued as separate authenticated fully registered bonds,
and one Bond shall be issued in the principal amount of each stated maturity of the Bonds. Upon
initial issuance, the ownership of such Bonds shall be registered in the bond register of the County
kept by the Registrar in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. The Registrar and the County
may treat DTC (or its nominee) as the sole and exclusive owner of the Bonds registered in its name
for the purposes of payment of the principal of or interest on the Bonds, selecting the Bonds or
portions thereof to be redeemed, giving any notice permitted or required to be given to registered
owners of Bonds under this Resolution, registering the transfer of Bonds, and for all other purposes
whatsoever; and neither the Registrar nor the County shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Neither the Registrar nor the County shall have any responsibility or obligation to any Participant,
any person claiming a beneficial ownership interest in the Bonds under or through DTC or any
Participant, or any other person which is not shown on the registration books of the Registrar as
being a registered owner of any Bonds, with respect to the accuracy of any records maintained by
DTC or any Participant, with respect to the payment by DTC or any Participant of any amount with
respect to the principal of or interest on the Bonds, with respect to any notice which is permitted or
required to be given to owners of Bonds under this Resolution, with respect to the selection by DTC
or any Participant of any person to receive payment in the event of a partial redemption of the Bonds,
or with respect to any consent given or other action taken by DTC as registered owner of the Bonds.
The Registrar shall pay all principal of and interest on the Bonds only to Cede & Co. in accordance
with the Representation Letter, and all such payments shall be valid and effective to fully satisfy and
discharge the County’s obligations with respect to the principal of and interest on the Bonds to the
extent of the sum or sums so paid. No person other than DTC shall receive an authenticated Bond
for each separate stated maturity evidencing the obligation of the County to make payments of
principal and interest. Upon delivery by DTC to the Registrar of written notice to the effect that DTC
has determined to substitute a new nominee in place of Cede & Co., the Bonds will be transferable
to such new nominee in accordance with subparagraph (e) hereof.
(c) In the event the County determines that it is in the best interest of the Beneficial
Owners that they be able to obtain Bond certificates, the County may notify DTC and the Registrar,
whereupon DTC shall notify the Participants, of the availability through DTC of Bond certificates. In
such event, the Bonds will be transferable in accordance with subparagraph (f) hereof. DTC may
determine to discontinue providing its services with respect to the Bonds at any time by giving notice
to the County and the Registrar and discharging its responsibilities with respect thereto under
applicable law. In such event the Bonds will be transferable in accordance with subparagraph (e)
hereof.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Resolution apparently to the contrary, so
long as any Bond is registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC, all payments with
respect to the principal of and interest on such Bond and all notices with respect to such Bond shall
be made and given, respectively, to DTC as provided in the Representation Letter.
(e) The application of the terms of the Representation Letter to the Bonds is hereby
confirmed. The Representation Letter incorporates by reference certain matters with respect to,
among other things, notices, consents and approvals by registered owners of the Bonds and
Beneficial Owners and payments on the Bonds. The Registrar shall have the same rights with
respect to its actions thereunder as it has with respect to its actions under this Resolution.
(f) In the event that any transfer or exchange of Bonds is permitted under subparagraph
(b) or (c) hereof, such transfer or exchange shall be accomplished upon receipt by the Registrar from
the registered owners thereof of the Bonds to be transferred or exchanged and appropriate
instruments of transfer to the permitted transferee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6
hereof.
10. There is hereby created a special fund, to be known as the Capital Improvement Plan Bonds,
Series 2019A Fund, for purpose of paying principal and interest on the Bonds, and in the event the principal
of and interest upon the said Bonds shall become due and payable and there are insufficient moneys in said
fund to pay such principal and interest, the County Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay said principal
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and interest from the general fund and thereafter to reimburse said general fund from collections of taxes
levied pursuant hereto. Proceeds of the Bonds herein authorized shall be used solely for the payment of the
costs of the Public Works Garage Facility Project and County Highway Projects described in the Capital
Improvement Plan and costs described in Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.68. It is anticipated that proceeds
of Bonds in the principal amount of $1,785,000 will be used for the payment of the costs of the Public Works
Garage Facility Project and proceeds of Bonds proceeds in the principal amount of $11,105,000 will be used
for the payment of the costs of the County Highway Projects. Any remaining proceeds may be used for any
lawful purpose.
In 2018, the County authorized a new ½ cent sales tax to provide a funding source for its 2040
Transportation Plan, which includes the County Highway Projects and was included in the Capital
Improvement Plan. The County intends to utilize the sales tax revenue collections to offset any annual levy
requirement attributable to principal and interest on County Highway Projects portion of the Bonds.
The County Highway Projects portion of the Bonds consists of Bonds maturing in the years and
amounts as follows:
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029
Amount
$445,000
465,000
490,000
515,000
540,000
565,000
595,000
625,000
655,000
Year
2030
2031
2032
2033
2034
2035
2036
2037
Amount
$685,000
715,000
745,000
765,000
790,000
815,000
835,000
860,000
11. There is hereby levied upon all the taxable property in the County a direct annual ad valorem
tax which shall be spread upon the tax rolls and collected as part of other general ad valorem taxes of the
County in the years and amounts as follows:
Levy Year Collection Year Amount
2019 2020 $ 1,172,955
2020 2021 1,173,743
2021 2022 1,172,955
2022 2023 1,175,843
2023 2024 1,176,893
2024 2025 1,170,855
2025 2026 1,173,743
2026 2027 1,174,530
2027 2028 1,173,218
2028 2029 1,169,805
2029 2030 932,295
2030 2031 933,765
2031 2032 931,298
2032 2033 933,450
2033 2034 934,815
2034 2035 930,143
2035 2036 930,090
Said levy shall be irrepealable and the taxes so levied are irrevocably appropriated to the debt service
fund, but the County reserves the right to reduce said levy from funds in the Capital Improvement Bonds,
Series 2019A Fund or other moneys in the manner and to the extent permitted by Minnesota Statutes,
Section 475.61.
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It is hereby found and determined that the foregoing taxes, if collected in full, together with capitalized
interest and available funds hereby appropriated to pay interest on the Bonds in 2020, will produce at least
five percent in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the payments of principal and interest on the
Bonds; and the Bonds are general obligations of the County to which the full faith, credit and unlimited taxing
powers of the County have been and are hereby pledged; and the Board of Commissioners shall additional
levy general ad valorem taxes on all taxable property in the County, if necessary, to pay the principal of and
interest on the Bonds when due.
12. The County Administrator is authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the purchaser
and to the attorneys approving the Bonds, certified copies of all proceedings and records relating to the
issuance of the Bonds, and to the right, power and authority of the County and its officers to issue the same,
and said certified copies and certificates shall be deemed the representations of the County as to all matters
stated therein.
13. The officers of the County are hereby authorized and directed to prepare and furnish to the
Secretary of the Treasury a statement meeting the information reporting requirements of Section 149(e) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), by the 15th day of the second calendar month
after the close of the calendar quarter in which the Bonds are issued.
14. The County shall not take or permit any action that would cause the Bonds to be “private
activity bonds” within the meaning of Section 141 of the Code. In addition, the County shall make no
investment of funds that would cause the Bonds to be “arbitrage bonds” within the meaning of Section 148
of the Code and regulations thereunder. The County Administrator is authorized to make any elections
available to the County under Section 148 of the Code and regulations thereunder. All terms used in this
paragraph 14 shall have the meanings provided in the Code and regulations thereunder.
15. The County Administrator shall register the Bonds in the office of the County Auditor as
required by law.
16. The Preliminary Official Statement relating to the Bonds, on file with the County Administrator
and presented to this meeting, is hereby approved, and the County ratifies and confirms its designation of
the Preliminary Official Statement as a “near final” Official Statement for purposes of Rule 15c2-12 of the
Securities and Exchange Commission and the furnishing thereof to prospective purchasers of the Bonds,
insofar as the same relates to the Bonds and the sale thereof. The Continuing Disclosure Certificate included
in the Official Statement is hereby approved and shall be executed and delivered in connection with the
delivery of the Bonds to the Purchaser.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Commissioner
Rogness and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof; and the following voted
against the same: None
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
) SS.
COUNTY OF OTTER TAIL)
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting County Administrator of Otter Tail County,
Minnesota, hereby certify that I have carefully compared the attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a
meeting of the Board of Commissioners of said County held April 9, 2019, with the original thereof on file
and of record in my office and the same is a full, true and complete transcript therefrom insofar as the same
relates to the issuance and sale of $12,890,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series
2019A of said County.
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April 9, 2019
Page 13
WITNESS My hand officially and seal this 9th day of April 2019.
County Administrator
Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Sanford Health Services
Motion by Johnson, second by Lindquist and unanimously carried to approve payment to Sanford Health
Services in the amount of $4,974.05 for services provided under the provisions of Minn. Stat. 609.35 as it
relates to CFS Nos. 180123163 and 18041955.
Highway Projects
Motion by Lindquist, second by Rogness and unanimously carried for approval of the Final Payment to
Quality Construction for C.P. 15:122 Sidewalk in the amount of $2,564.25.
Motion by Johnson, second by Rogness and unanimously carried for the approval of the Final Payment to
Mark Sand & Gravel Co. for S.A.P. 056-609-005 & Etc., in the amount of $353,129.38.
CSAH 34 Reconstruction Update
County Engineer Chuck Grotte provided an updated on the reconstruction of CSAH 34 including that the
EAW was completed in December 2018. Final plans are expected to be provided to MN DOT for approval
later in April. The Right of Way Plat will be presented to the County Board on April 23, 2019, for approval.
Mr. Grotte also identified the status of permits pending with other federal and state agencies. He also
provided a timeline for construction of the highway as well as paving on the Perham to Pelican Rapids trail.
Friends of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
Tere Mann presented a letter to the Minnesota field office of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service expressing
concerns regarding the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center (PWLC) in Fergus Falls. PWLC is a residential
learning center and collaborates with the Fergus Falls School District as an educational setting for students,
particularly 4th and 5th graders that can attend school in the facility. Concerns include that positions remain
unfilled causing a staffing shortage which has affected offering programs to the public and surrounding
community. Motion by Rogness, second by Johnson and unanimously carried to support the letter as
submitted by Ms. Mann.
Northeast Road Tour
Motion by Johnson, second by Murphy and unanimously carried for the County Engineer to coordinate a
road tour in the northeast area of the County on April 22, 2019, at 8:00 a.m.
Recess & Reconvene
At 11:00 a.m., Chair Huebsch declared the meeting of the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners
recessed for committee meetings. The Board of Commissioner’s meeting was reconvened at 1:30 p.m.
Information Workshop to Review 1 Watershed, 1 Plan
Land & Resource Director Chris LeClair gave an overview and the goals of 1 Watershed, 1 Plan (1W1P).
Also present included staff from East Otter Tail Soil & Water Conservation Districts and West Otter Tail Soil
& Water Conservation Districts. Discussion included the policy members involvement in plan development
and implementation. The plan becomes a comprehensive water management 10-year plan which sets
priorities, but it is a living document with reviews set at least every five years. Staff gave an overview of
watershed planning areas as well as status updates on plan development for watersheds such as the
BRRWD, Bois de Sioux/Mustinka, and Pomme de Terre.
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April 9, 2019
Page 14
Adjournment
At 2:35 p.m., Chair Huebsch declared the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners meeting adjourned.
The next Board meeting is scheduled at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at the Government Services
Center in Fergus Falls, MN.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated:
By: Attest:
Douglas A, Huebsch, Board Chair John W. Dinsmore, Clerk
OTC Board of Commissioners’ Minutes
April 9, 2019
Exhibit A, Page 1
WARRANTS APPROVED ON 4/09/2019
OTC Board of Commissioners’ Minutes
April 9, 2019
Exhibit A, Page 2
OTC Board of Commissioners’ Minutes
April 2, 2019
Exhibit A, Page 3
OTC Board of Commissioners’ Minutes
April 9, 2019
Exhibit A, Page 4
BID TABULATION
$14,245,000* General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019A
Otter Tail County, Minnesota
SALE: April 8, 2019
AWARD: RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES, INC.
Rating: S&P Global Ratings "AA"
Tax Exempt - Non-Bank Qualified
NAME OF BIDDER
MATURITY
(February 1) RATE
REOFFERING
YIELD PRICE
NET
INTEREST
COST
TRUE
INTEREST
RATE
RAYMOND JAMES &
ASSOCIATES, INC.
$15,657,167.25 $3,872,001.36 2.6276%
St. Petersburg, Florida 2021 5.000% 1.590%
Morgan Stanley 2022 5.000% 1.620%
FTN 2023 5.000% 1.670%
UBS 2024 5.000% 1.730%
Ziegler 2025 5.000% 1.780%
2026 5.000% 1.830%
2027 5.000% 1.890%
2028 5.000% 1.960%
2029 5.000% 2.050%
2030 4.000% 2.280%
2031 4.000% 2.400%
2032 3.000% 2.670%
2033 3.000% 2.800%
2034 3.000% 2.900%
2035 3.000% 3.000%
2036 3.000% 3.060%
2037 3.000% 3.110%
*Subsequent to bid opening the issue size was decreased to $12,890,000.
Adjusted Price - $14,145,814.80 Adjusted Net Interest Cost - $3,632,285.76 Adjusted TIC - 2.6466%
OTC Board of Commissioners' Minutes
April 9, 2019
Exhibit B, Page 1
NAME OF BIDDER
MATURITY
(February 1) RATE
REOFFERING
YIELD PRICE
NET
INTEREST
COST
TRUE
INTEREST
RATE
Bid Tabulation April 8, 2019
Otter Tail County, Minnesota
$14,245,000* General Obligation Capital Improvement Bonds, Series 2019A Page 2
MESIROW FINANCIAL, INC. $15,732,570.45 $3,893,965.66 2.6330%
Chicago, Illinois
BAIRD $15,483,171.85 $3,899,939.54 2.6625%
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NORTHLAND SECURITIES, INC. $15,617,161.70 $3,933,447.19 2.6647%
Minneapolis, Minnesota
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS $15,767,972.77 $3,960,477.23 2.6748%
Minneapolis, Minnesota
BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL
LYNCH
$15,678,740.60 $3,947,795.51 2.6758%
New York, New York
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC $16,133,067.15 $4,166,472.29 2.7459%
New York, New York
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01-250-000-0000-6526 85.99 BLACK SPORT SHIRT 3/24/19 Uniforms N
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50-000-000-0140-6291 599.73 ACCT 1478400 2131983 Contract Transportation N
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10-304-000-0000-6300 517.02 SERVICE Building And Grounds Maintenance N
10-303-000-0000-6278 84,000.00 SERVICE Engineering & Hydrological Testing N
14522 A-OX WELDING SUPPLY CO INC
394.2314522
203 AABERG/JANICE
85.99203
5917 ACE SERVICE
159.005917
7588 ALEX RUBBISH & RECYCLING
599.737588
14386 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES, INC
1,158.2814386
13620 AMERIPRIDE SERVICES INC
58.3213620
15213 ANDERSEN BUILDERS OF OTC LLC
517.0215213
13484 APEX ENGINEERING GROUP INC
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AABERG/JANICE
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ALEX RUBBISH & RECYCLING
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50-399-000-0000-6290 860.00 SNOW PLOWING 20101202 Contracted Services.Y
10-302-000-0000-6242 1,015.00 REGISTRATION Registration Fees N
10-304-000-0000-6572 41.87 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-399-000-0000-6253 42.34 ACCT 1877 MAR2019 Garbage N
01-112-000-0000-6572 148.36 ACCT 2189988000 BATTERIES 13141933 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6406 151.54 ACCT 551334 BATTERIES 1331606 Office Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 3,861.28 TIRES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
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84,000.0013484
3497 ARNDT/SCOTT
6,015.003497
1436 ATSSA
1,015.001436
410 AUTO VALUE PERHAM
41.87410
16 BALLARD SANITATION INC
42.3416
14731 BATTERIES + BULBS
148.3614731
14163 BATTERY JUNCTION
151.5414163
15349 BAUER BUILT INC
3,861.2815349
1386 BECKLUND OIL CO
2,543.651386
15046 BERG/PRESTON
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ARNDT/SCOTT
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BALLARD SANITATION INC
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22-622-000-0000-6369 30.16 MILEAGE 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 25.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
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01-201-000-0000-6396 135.00 TOW CF 19008762 3/25/19 15677 Special Investigation N
01-201-000-0000-6396 12.34 MEALS - BCA EVIDENCE RUN 3/1/19 Special Investigation N
10-303-000-0000-6278 7,225.25 SERVICE Engineering & Hydrological Testing N
01-112-000-0000-6404 360.00 15 CASES WALLINGFORD COFFEE 042713 Coffee Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6252 34.75 DRINKING WATER Water And Sewage N
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11455 BERGQUIST/RICHARD
255.1611455
31803 BEYER BODY SHOP INC
265.0031803
11256 BRANBY/STEVE
12.3411256
386 BRAUN INTERTEC CORPORATION
7,225.25386
3957 BRAUN VENDING INC
394.753957
11453 BRENNAN/KEVIN
256.9611453
5908 BROWNELLS INC
184.005908
1425 BUREAU OF CRIM APPREHENSION
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2464 CAROLINA SOFTWARE
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1227 CARR'S TREE SERVICE
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296 CENTRAL STATES WIRE PRODUCTS INC
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10-304-000-0000-6406 8.98 SUPPLIES Office Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 50.59 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-112-102-0000-6572 1,150.00 FLOORING REPAIRS 2591 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6315 514.25 UNIT 1504 REMOVED EQUIPMENT 4749 Radio Repair Charges N
01-201-000-0000-6304 56.75 UNIT 1602 WARNING LIGHTS 4753 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6304 657.70 UNIT 1601 REAR VIEW CAMERA 4760 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6315 2,844.54 UNIT 1904 INITIAL UP-FIT 4765 Radio Repair Charges N
01-201-000-0000-6315 374.00 UNIT 1102 REMOVED EQUIPMENT 4768 Radio Repair Charges N
01-149-000-0000-6354 8,509.00 OTCGS FIRE SPRINKLER REPAIR 113888 Insurance Claims N
215.008930
12785 CERTIFIED LABORATORIES
348.0012785
5580 CITIZENS ADVOCATE
37,166.145580
12058 CLEAN SWEEP COMMERCIAL SERVICES
1,183.0012058
32547 CO OP SERVICES INC
59.5732547
13987 COATINGS UNLIMITED
1,150.0013987
9087 CODE 4 SERVICES, INC
4,447.249087
32672 COMSTOCK CONSTRUCTION OF MN
8,509.0032672
7479 CONCEPT CATERING
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1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
5 Transactions
1 Transactions
CERTIFIED AUTO REPAIR
CERTIFIED LABORATORIES
CITIZENS ADVOCATE
CLEAN SWEEP COMMERCIAL SERVICES
CO OP SERVICES INC
COATINGS UNLIMITED
CODE 4 SERVICES, INC
COMSTOCK CONSTRUCTION OF MN
Otter Tail County Auditor
General Fund Dedicated Accounts COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
02-219-000-0000-6369 131.25 MEALS - TRAINING 4/10/19 469141 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-031-000-0000-6406 12.67 ACCT 2189988076 POCKET FOLDERS 436730 Office Supplies N
01-041-000-0000-6406 115.23 ACCT 2189988030 SUPPLIES 436454 Office Supplies N
01-041-000-0000-6406 75.69 ACCT 2189988030 SUPPLIES 436852 Office Supplies N
01-042-000-0000-6406 175.96 ACCT 2189988030 ROLLS 436683 Office Supplies N
01-043-000-0000-6406 26.61 ACCT 2189988030 SUPPLIES 436454 Office Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6406 33.78 ACCT 2189988555 SUPPLIES 06312 Office Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6406 66.18 ACCT 2189988555 SUPPLIES 06335 Office Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6406 81.21 ACCT 2189988555 SUPPLIES 436588 Office Supplies N
01-250-000-0000-6677 390.00 ACCT2189988556 BARIATRIC CHAIR 436412 Office Furniture And Equipment-Minor N
01-250-000-0000-6406 11.58 ACCT 2189988556 PAPER 436819 Office Supplies N
01-705-000-0000-6340 3.52 ACCT 2189988076 SUPPLIES 436657 Office Equipment Rental & Maint.N
50-390-000-0000-6304 1.65 ACCT 501 FASTNERS 15488 Repair And Maintenance N
50-390-000-0000-6379 4.29 ACCT 501 12V BATTERY 2693 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0170-6290 32.75 ACCT 28118 APR2019 Contracted Services.N
10-304-000-0000-6252 48.00 DRINKING WATER Water And Sewage N
50-000-000-0120-6290 33.25 ACCT 267-03388972-1 3/31/19 Contracted Services.N
01-061-000-0000-6202 350.00 CREDIT CLERK SUPPORT 299403 County Website N
01-061-000-0000-6202 464.00 TAX WEBSITE SUPPORT 299404 County Website N
01-061-000-0000-6202 275.00 ESS PAYROLL SUPPORT 299405 County Website N
131.257479
32603 COOPERS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
992.4332603
5322 CULLEN'S HOME CENTER
5.945322
5407 CULLIGAN
32.755407
2364 CULLIGAN OF WADENA
81.252364
9018 D & T VENTURES LLC
1,089.009018
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
11 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
3 Transactions
CONCEPT CATERING
COOPERS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
CULLEN'S HOME CENTER
CULLIGAN
CULLIGAN OF WADENA
D & T VENTURES LLC
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-201-000-0000-6171 1,300.00 EMT REFRESHER 2/28/19 Tuition And Education Expenses N
02-260-000-0000-6369 6.00 ACCT FERFFNIJAIL 4336760 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0000-6379 168.00 ACCT 102022200217894 5496 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0000-6242 322.00 ACCT 3667 SOLID WASTE ADS MAR2019 Registration Fees N
01-201-000-0000-6304 570.20 ACCT 5146 TIRES UNIT 1201 413869 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6304 75.70 UNIT 1103 OIL CHG/LIGHT/ROTATE 45965 Repair And Maintenance Y
01-201-000-0000-6304 465.03 UNIT 1201 OIL CHG/BRAKE REPAIR 46054 Repair And Maintenance Y
01-201-000-0000-6304 357.02 UNIT 441 OIL/BRAKES/ROTATE 46125 Repair And Maintenance Y
01-201-000-0000-6304 63.70 UNIT 1306 OIL CHG/ROTATE 46147 Repair And Maintenance Y
01-201-000-0000-6304 275.80 UNIT 8802 OIL/SWAY BAR/ROTATE 46183 Repair And Maintenance Y
01-201-000-0000-6304 39.95 OIL CHANGE - SONSALLA 46215 Repair And Maintenance Y
10-304-000-0000-6306 43.70 SERVICE Repair/Maint. Equip N
22-622-000-0000-6369 200.00 PER DIEM 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 17.40 MILEAGE 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 25.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
10-304-000-0000-6565 83.43 ANTI-GEL Fuels - Diesel N
01-031-000-0000-6270 119.90 OMNI LEVEL ASSESSMENTS 5501 Misc Professional-Secretarial Y
15631 D-D EMS TRAINING & MORE
1,300.0015631
35011 DAILY JOURNAL/THE
496.0035011
6708 DAKOTA WHOLESALE TIRE
570.206708
1496 DAN'S TOWING & REPAIR
1,320.901496
15245 DENBROOK/GARY
242.4015245
33013 DICK'S STANDARD
83.4333013
15428 DIGINEER CONSULTING LLC
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
7 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
D-D EMS TRAINING & MORE
DAILY JOURNAL/THE
DAKOTA WHOLESALE TIRE
DAN'S TOWING & REPAIR
DENBROOK/GARY
DICK'S STANDARD
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-302-000-0000-6350 285.00 SERVICE Maintenance Contractor N
01-041-000-0000-6369 200.00 PAST ISSUANCE COMPLIANCE 79932 Miscellaneous Charges N
13-012-000-0000-6369 56.97 LAW LIBRARY HRS 1/21-4/7/19 4/23/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
21-215-000-0000-6369 780.00 ACCT 19W0842 LEASE PYMT 4ZZQLY Miscellaneous Charges N
10-304-000-0000-6565 534.50 ANTI-GEL Fuels - Diesel N
50-399-000-0000-6306 560.00 WELDING SERVICE 4/5/19 000004 Repair/Maint. Equip N
10-304-000-0000-6251 2,487.64 PROPANE Gas And Oil - Utility N
10-304-000-0000-6406 11.94 SUPPLIES - ACCT. #13025 Office Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 99.99 SUPPLIES - ACCT. #13025 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 147.29 BATTERY - ACCT. #13025 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 955.53 PARTS - ACCT. #13025 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-390-000-0000-6304 39.98 ACCT 13050 WIPER BLADES 740193 Repair And Maintenance N
50-399-000-0000-6306 96.92 ACCT 13035 LAMPS 740766 Repair/Maint. Equip N
119.9015428
941 EGGE CONSTRUCTION INC
285.00941
5485 EHLERS & ASSOCIATES INC
200.005485
14995 ELDIEN/ANIKA K
56.9714995
15461 ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY
780.0015461
3128 EVCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INC
534.503128
13026 EZWELDING LLC
560.0013026
35594 FARMERS CO OP OIL ASSN
2,487.6435594
373 FARNAM'S GENUINE PARTS INC
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
DIGINEER CONSULTING LLC
EGGE CONSTRUCTION INC
EHLERS & ASSOCIATES INC
ELDIEN/ANIKA K
ENTERPRISE LEASING COMPANY
EVCO PETROLEUM PRODUCTS INC
EZWELDING LLC
FARMERS CO OP OIL ASSN
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Solid Waste Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-303-000-0000-6330 94.54 MILEAGE Mileage N
22-622-000-0000-6369 50.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0130-6863 4,104.00 ACCT 18240 MARCH DISPOSAL 34253 Leachate Disposal N
10-302-000-0000-6350 1,173.75 SERVICE Maintenance Contractor N
50-000-000-0170-6863 615.00 LEACHATE HAULING 3/25-26,3/29 40917 Leachate Disposal N
50-000-000-0130-6863 6,900.00 LEACHATE HAULING MAR 2019 40921 Leachate Disposal N
50-000-000-0170-6863 615.00 LEACHATE HAULING 4/1/19 40948 Leachate Disposal N
02-103-000-0000-6369 3,250.00 LAREDO USAGE MAR 2019 0222556-IN Miscellaneous Charges N
02-103-000-0000-6369 7,557.50 AVID LIFE CYCLE QTR 1 2019 0701501-IN Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0000-6330 69.60 MILEAGE - FEB 2019 FEB2019 Mileage N
50-000-000-0000-6330 55.68 MILEAGE - MAR 2019 MAR2019 Mileage N
50-000-000-0000-6330 243.02 MILEAGE - RAM EC WORKSHOP 3/16/19 Mileage N
50-000-000-0000-6331 12.31 MEAL - SCORE SENATE HEARING 3/27/19 Meals And Lodging N
10-304-000-0000-6572 213.22 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
1,351.65373
11382 FELLBAUM/KEVIN
144.5411382
57 FERGUS FALLS/CITY OF
4,104.0057
2153 FERGUS POWER PUMP INC
9,303.752153
13636 FIDLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
10,807.5013636
8002 FIELD/TERRY
125.288002
11964 FJESTAD/ZACH
255.3311964
2497 FORCE AMERICA DISTRIBUTING LLC
213.222497
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
6 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
4 Transactions
2 Transactions
2 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
FARNAM'S GENUINE PARTS INC
FELLBAUM/KEVIN
FERGUS FALLS/CITY OF
FERGUS POWER PUMP INC
FIDLAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC
FIELD/TERRY
FJESTAD/ZACH
FORCE AMERICA DISTRIBUTING LLC
Otter Tail County Auditor
FOTH INFRASTRUCTURES & ENVIROMENTAL LLC
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Solid Waste Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
50-000-000-0120-6276 1,958.99 PROJECT 0018O003.00 61226 Professional Services N
50-000-000-0130-6276 1,208.99 PROJECT 0018O004.00 61227 Professional Services N
01-201-000-0000-6526 69.35 ACCT 1002151493 LOCKOUT KIT 012283868 Uniforms N
FITZGIBBONS/BARRY3528
01-201-000-0000-6526 81.01 ACCT 1002151493 STRYKE PANTS 012286349 Uniforms N
BRASEL/RYAN10519
01-201-000-0000-6526 179.94 ACCT 1002151493 GLOVES/PACK 012286362 Uniforms N
ANDERSON/JORDAN10998
01-201-000-0000-6526 101.10 ACCT 1002151493 LED FLASHLIGHT 012286363 Uniforms N
ANDERSON/JORDAN10998
01-201-000-0000-6526 79.99 ACCT 1002151493 APEX PANTS 012286370 Uniforms N
STEWART/JAMES2902
01-201-000-0000-6526 25.71 ACCT 1002151493 KEY/TIE BAR 012313815 Uniforms N
01-201-000-0000-6526 147.91 ACCT 1002151493 JACKET 012338224 Uniforms N
FITZGIBBONS/BARRY3528
01-201-000-0000-6526 147.91 ACCT 1002151493 JACKET 012351674 Uniforms N
PETERSON/CHRIS11583
01-201-000-0000-6526 54.99 ACCT 1002151493 KEEPRS CREDIT 386367-80 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6526 171.76 ACCT 5287917 FLASHLIGHTS/PANTS 012269972 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6526 56.10 ACCT 5287917 SAM BROWN BELT 012283105 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6526 15.00 ACCT 5287917 SERPA PLATFORM 012310940 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6526 106.57 ACCT 5287917 SUPER SHIRTS 012350878 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6526 91.46 ACCT 5287917 BADGE 012353301 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6526 235.00 ACCT 5287917 XPEDITION PANTS 012365614 Uniforms N
01-013-000-0000-6262 651.55 CHIPS/CIVIL CASES JAN 2019 JAN2019 Public Defender Y
01-201-000-0000-6171 10.79 MEAL - ECHARGING TRAINING 4/10/19 Tuition And Education Expenses N
387
3,167.98387
392 GALLS LLC
1,453.82392
14915 GEIS/BRIAN
651.5514915
14501 GOERDT/SARAH D
10.7914501
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
2 Transactions
-
15 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
FOTH INFRASTRUCTURES & ENVIROMENTAL LLC
GALLS LLC
GEIS/BRIAN
GOERDT/SARAH D
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-043-000-0000-6243 50.00 ACCT 300016861 RENEWAL 0116861S Subscriptions N
01-112-101-0000-6572 520.56 ACCT 813640729 FILTERS 9134085035 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-250-000-0000-6493 431.79 ACCT 886466207 LAUNDRY BAGS 9130261028 Laundry Supplies N
50-000-000-0000-6848 2,500.00 RECYCLING TRAILER WRAP 026457 Public Education N
10-304-000-0000-6572 7.20 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 88.26 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 81.54 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-000-000-0120-6300 90.95 SUPPLIES 3/8/19 796931 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
01-112-101-0000-6342 2,163.91 ACCT 535849 CONTROLS 5247728134 Service Agreements N
10-303-000-0000-6278 35,005.23 SERVICE Engineering & Hydrological Testing N
22-622-000-0645-6369 105.19 DITCH 45 PUBLIC INFO MTG 1903106 Miscellaneous Charges N
22-622-000-0645-6369 105.19 DITCH 45 PUBLIC INFO MTG 1903160 Miscellaneous Charges N
412 GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOC
50.00412
52564 GRAINGER INC
952.3552564
15155 H2M INC
2,500.0015155
983 HENNING AUTO PARTS INC
95.46983
985 HENNING HARDWARE
172.49985
453 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
2,163.91453
5835 HOUSTON ENGINEERING INC
35,005.235835
70 INDEPENDENT/THE
210.3870
12716 INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICERS ASSOC
GRAINGER INC
H2M INC
HENNING AUTO PARTS INC
HENNING HARDWARE
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC
HOUSTON ENGINEERING INC
INDEPENDENT/THE
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Road And Bridge Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-304-000-0000-6306 95.11 SALES TAX FROM INVOICE R002079 Repair/Maint. Equip N
10-304-000-0000-6306 90.08 SALES TAX FROM INVOICE R002078 Repair/Maint. Equip N
01-201-000-0000-6491 575.00 ACCT C000MNOTT1 SUPPLIES 624010 General Supplies N
01-041-000-0000-6406 30.45 REPLACEMENT CARTRIDGE 564391 Office Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6406 37.00 PRINTER STAMP 564388 Office Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6406 29.50 BLACK REPLACEMENT PADS 564389 Office Supplies N
50-000-000-0110-6290 130.38 TOILET RENTAL 7302 Contracted Services.Y
50-000-000-0130-6290 167.64 TOILET RENTAL/CLEANING 7302 Contracted Services.Y
10-302-000-0000-6331 17.16 MEALS Meals And Lodging N
01-250-000-0000-6452 456.00 CREW SWEATSHIRTS 89537 Prisioners Clothing Cost N
50-399-000-0000-6300 578.88 ACCT 385-00114226 INSPECTIONS 20081213 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
22-622-000-0000-6369 200.00 PER DIEM 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 32.48 MILEAGE 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 25.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
185.1912716
1428 INTOXIMETERS INC
575.001428
8908 J.P. COOKE CO
96.958908
11098 JAKE'S JOHNS LLC
298.0211098
7773 JANUSZEWSKI/GREGORY
17.167773
39324 JK SPORTS
456.0039324
1630 JOHNSON CONTROLS
578.881630
11456 JOHNSON/MICHAEL
257.4811456
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
INTERSTATE POWER SYSTEMS INC
INTOXIMETERS INC
J.P. COOKE CO
JAKE'S JOHNS LLC
JANUSZEWSKI/GREGORY
JK SPORTS
JOHNSON CONTROLS
JOHNSON/MICHAEL
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-013-000-0000-6262 4,420.00 56-PR-18-3232 J HUNT 1933523 Public Defender Y
01-013-000-0000-6262 15.00 56-P3-81-044406 T NYGAARD 1933524 Public Defender Y
01-013-000-0000-6262 35.00 56-PR-10-950 T TORELL 1933525 Public Defender Y
01-013-000-0000-6262 190.00 56-PT-07-1673 C WASHINGTON 1933526 Public Defender Y
01-013-000-0000-6262 690.00 56-PR-18-2719 W WESTPHALL 1933527 Public Defender Y
01-013-000-0000-6262 1,400.00 56-JV-18-1563 T SIMON 00855 Public Defender N
01-013-000-0000-6262 95.86 A18-2070 T SIMON 00858 Public Defender N
01-013-000-0000-6262 150.00 56-PR-18-1804 A OVERSETH 00860 Public Defender N
22-622-000-0655-6369 400.00 4 BEAVERS TRAPPED IN DITCH 55 4/15/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
01-250-000-0000-6526 12.43 EMBROIDERD SHIRT 9949 Uniforms N
22-622-000-0612-6369 25.00 ACCT 21004029 ROOM RENTAL 11538 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-201-000-0000-6433 2,038.55 BACHELDER, JARED A 3/21/19 Special Medical 6
01-205-000-0000-6273 600.00 TECH SERVICES B RIEKEN 3/7 574 Coroner Expense 6
01-205-000-0000-6273 175.00 TECH SERVICES J SHEMON 3/11 575 Coroner Expense 6
01-205-000-0000-6273 600.00 TECH SERVICES T KADEL A19-0002 599 Coroner Expense 6
01-205-000-0000-6273 175.00 TECH SERVICES CC19-4467 3/31 609 Coroner Expense 6
01-250-000-0000-6436 355.45 BACKMAN, MELISSA A 3/28/19 New hire start up cost 6
10-304-000-0000-6251 800.64 PROPANE Gas And Oil - Utility N
10408 JONES LAW OFFICE
5,350.0010408
15617 JORUD LAW OFFICE
1,645.8615617
15197 KUGLER/DOUGLAS
400.0015197
7173 LAKE COUNTRY GRAPHICS INC
12.437173
5278 LAKE REGION ELECTRIC (HWY DEPT)
25.005278
79 LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
3,944.0079
10350 LAKES AREA COOPERATIVE
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
5 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
6 Transactions
JONES LAW OFFICE
JORUD LAW OFFICE
KUGLER/DOUGLAS
LAKE COUNTRY GRAPHICS INC
LAKE REGION ELECTRIC (HWY DEPT)
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Road And Bridge Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-304-000-0000-6572 21.96 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-201-000-0000-6433 59.00 ACCT 1-36093 DRUG TESTS 88791 Special Medical N
01-250-000-0000-6436 59.00 ACCT 1-36093 DRUG TESTS 88791 New hire start up cost N
10-301-000-0000-6406 316.00 SERVICE Office Supplies N
50-399-000-0000-6291 500.00 CARDBOARD 3/27/19 72871 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 550.00 PAPER 3/28/19 72878 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 500.00 CARDBOARD 4/1/19 72880 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 500.00 CARDBOARD 4/2/19 72882 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 550.00 PAPER 4/5/19 72887 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 500.00 CARDBOARD 4/8/19 72889 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 500.00 CARDBOARD 4/9/19 72891 Contract Transportation N
01-250-000-0000-6526 26.83 GLOVES 3/3/19 Uniforms N
10-304-000-0000-6572 731.79 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-000-000-0000-6240 55.00 8:15 PHONERS 139391-2 Publishing & Advertising N
50-000-000-0000-6240 60.00 8:50 PHONERS 139392-2 Publishing & Advertising N
50-000-000-0000-6240 40.00 3:50 PHONERS 139393-2 Publishing & Advertising N
10-304-000-0000-6526 171.99 JACKET Uniforms N
822.6010350
41450 LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE CO OP
434.0041450
81 LARRY OTT INC TRUCK SERVICE
3,600.0081
14927 LARSON/ASHLEY
26.8314927
1020 LAWSON PRODUCTS INC
731.791020
198 LEIGHTON BROADCASTING/FF
155.00198
3629 LEWIS/ROGER
171.993629
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
2 Transactions
3 Transactions
7 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
LAKES AREA COOPERATIVE
LAKES COUNTRY SERVICE CO OP
LARRY OTT INC TRUCK SERVICE
LARSON/ASHLEY
LAWSON PRODUCTS INC
LEIGHTON BROADCASTING/FF
LEWIS/ROGER
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-031-000-0000-6342 268.06 ACCT OT22 CN 150012-01 370435 Service Agreements N
10-304-000-0000-6342 20.00 SERVICE Service Agreements N
10-303-000-0000-6683 30.00 T-SAP 056-615-018, NEG. A Right Of Way, Ect.Y
10-303-000-0000-6683 470.00 D-SAP 056-615-018, NEG. A Right Of Way, Ect.Y
10-302-000-0000-6500 1,760.24 SUPPLIES Supplies N
10-303-000-0000-6501 81.98 SUPPLIES Engineering And Surveying Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6406 238.82 SUPPLIES Office Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 684.95 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 348.97 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-000-000-0150-6379 7.58 ACCT 23-52F1 GLOVES 0274316-IN Miscellaneous Charges N
50-390-000-0000-6426 150.00 ACCT 23-52F1 SAFETY TOE BOOTS 0274142-IN Clothing Allowance N
10-304-000-0000-6572 119.70 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-303-000-0000-6330 110.78 MILEAGE Mileage N
01-705-000-0000-6241 200.00 2019 MEMBERSHIP 4/23/19 Membership Dues N
BALDWIN/AMY15581
01-201-000-0000-6340 719.65 ACCT 35700038 CN 500-0397774 382481521 Office Equipment Rental & Maint.N
01-250-000-0000-6342 292.00 ACCT 35700038 CN 500-0461307 381725779 Service Agreements N
3063 LIBERTY BUSINESS SYSTEMS FARGO
288.063063
14622 LINDIG/DAVID
500.0014622
41638 LOCATORS & SUPPLIES INC
3,272.5441638
1024 MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT INC
119.701024
13702 MALMSTROM/WESTON
110.7813702
15630 MAPCED
200.0015630
36132 MARCO INC ST LOUIS
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2 Transactions
2 Transactions
7 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
LIBERTY BUSINESS SYSTEMS FARGO
LINDIG/DAVID
LOCATORS & SUPPLIES INC
MACQUEEN EQUIPMENT INC
MALMSTROM/WESTON
MAPCED
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
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General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
13-012-000-0000-6455 76.26 ACCT OTT012 MN ATTY SECY IN731829 Reference Books & Literature N
10-304-000-0000-6406 17.82 SUPPLIES Office Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 4.45 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 4.28 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-000-000-0130-6379 9.08 ACCT 984898 PAPER TOWELS 077454/1 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0130-6300 16.96 ACCT 984898 SUPPLIES 077609/1 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
13-012-000-0000-6455 237.10 ACCT 0396506001 REFERENCES 10065229 Reference Books & Literature N
13-012-000-0000-6455 1,242.39 ACCT 0396506001 REFERENCES 10128611 Reference Books & Literature N
01-061-000-0000-6346 11,917.25 2ND QTR 2019 FEES 1904048 Mccc Fees N
01-061-000-0000-6346 270.42 1ST QTR TAX USER GROUP MTG 1904147 Mccc Fees N
02-102-000-0000-6369 82,793.67 PICTOMETRY PYMT # 2 1904080 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0000-6331 15.09 MEALS - ST CAPITOL TESTIMONY 4/4/19 Meals And Lodging N
01-250-000-0000-6449 9,337.74 HEALTHCARE SERVICES APR 2019 3900 Medical Agreements Y
50-000-000-0130-6306 457.08 ACCT 169818 FIXED OIL LEAK 1856896 Repair/Maint. Equip N
1,011.6536132
9117 MARIPOSA PUBLISHING
76.269117
9930 MARKS FLEET SUPPLY INC
52.599930
88 MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY INC
1,479.4988
548 MCCC MI 33
94,981.34548
14277 McCONN/CHRISTOPHER
15.0914277
10425 MEND CORRECTIONAL CARE
9,337.7410425
948 MIDWEST MACHINERY CO
457.08948
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
5 Transactions
2 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
MARCO INC ST LOUIS
MARIPOSA PUBLISHING
MARKS FLEET SUPPLY INC
MATTHEW BENDER & COMPANY INC
MCCC MI 33
McCONN/CHRISTOPHER
MEND CORRECTIONAL CARE
MIDWEST MACHINERY CO
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Road And Bridge Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-304-000-0000-6572 3,585.00 TIRE WEAR Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 1,850.00 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-042-000-0000-6406 35.00 ACCT1126 DUPLICATE TITLE PAPER 079134 Office Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6306 235.64 SERVICE Repair/Maint. Equip N
01-250-000-0000-6171 110.00 MJPS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 186620 Tuition And Education Expenses N
AABERG/JANICE203
10-304-000-0000-6306 10.00 SERVICE Repair/Maint. Equip N
01-201-000-0000-6315 16,452.59 ACCT 14081 2019 ARMER AGREE 536827 Radio Repair Charges N
10-303-000-0000-6242 400.00 REGISTRATION Registration Fees N
14-201-000-0000-6687 36,371.28 ACCT 1000631219 0001 RADIOS 16044106 Equipment-Current Year N
10-304-000-0000-6572 36.99 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 14.49 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
15003 MIDWEST MACHINERY CO - ELBOW LAKE
5,435.0015003
2929 MINNCOR INDUSTRIES
35.002929
42863 MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
235.6442863
563 MINNESOTA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION
110.00563
928 MN DEPT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
10.00928
2817 MN DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
16,852.592817
6260 MOTOROLA
36,371.286260
3879 MURDOCK'S ACE HARDWARE
36.993879
2036 NAPA CENTRAL MN
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2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
MIDWEST MACHINERY CO - ELBOW LAKE
MINNCOR INDUSTRIES
MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
MINNESOTA SHERIFFS' ASSOCIATION
MN DEPT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY
MN DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION
MOTOROLA
MURDOCK'S ACE HARDWARE
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Road And Bridge Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-201-000-0000-6304 39.11 UNIT 1802 OIL CHANGE 71743 Repair And Maintenance N
10-304-000-0000-6572 27.99 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-399-000-0000-6290 74.25 ACCT 13151 INSPECTIONS 00104892 Contracted Services.N
50-399-000-0000-6290 849.50 ACCT 13151 INSPECTIONS 00104902 Contracted Services.N
01-121-000-0000-6304 386.18 ACCT 9988605 REPAIRS 6205961 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6304 194.95 ACCT 7365421 UNIT 1603 BRAKES 6204458 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6304 61.60 ACCT 7365421 UNIT 1604 SHIELDS 6204836 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6304 156.75 ACCT 7365421 UNIT 1707 BATTERY 6205004 Repair And Maintenance N
10-304-000-0000-6306 123.20 SERVICE Repair/Maint. Equip N
10-304-000-0000-6306 3,381.40 REPAIR Repair/Maint. Equip N
10-304-000-0000-6572 200.00 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6572 25.50 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-043-000-0000-6342 2,500.00 ACCT 6124 OMS SERVICES 15701576 Service Agreements N
01-112-106-0000-6485 358.02 ACCT 227102 SUPPLIES 43570 Custodian Supplies N
50-000-000-0000-6379 32.00 SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL 4/23/19 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-250-000-0000-6677 1,975.90 ACCT C12127 X-BASE TABLES INV76040 Office Furniture And Equipment-Minor N
14.492036
1056 NAPA OF PERHAM
67.101056
583 NARDINI FIRE EQUIPMENT
923.75583
43227 NELSON AUTO CENTER
4,529.5843227
7944 NEOPOST USA INC
2,500.007944
595 NETWORK SERVICES COMPANY
358.02595
13242 NEW YORK MILLS DISPATCH
32.0013242
5180 NORIX GROUP INC
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
2 Transactions
8 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
NAPA CENTRAL MN
NAPA OF PERHAM
NARDINI FIRE EQUIPMENT
NELSON AUTO CENTER
NEOPOST USA INC
NETWORK SERVICES COMPANY
NEW YORK MILLS DISPATCH
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-302-000-0000-6515 259.35 SUPPLIES Signs And Posts N
01-061-000-0000-6342 3,543.82 ACCT OTTTAI-001 LICENSES IN89183 Service Agreements N
01-061-000-0000-6201 2,100.00 ACCT 100A05602 MAR 2019 19030433 Communication Fees -N
01-112-000-0000-6275 15.02 ACCT MN OTERCO01 1 TICKET E154495 Fiber Locating Service Y
01-112-000-0000-6319 2,170.23 SAND SALT 2536 Snow Removal N
01-149-000-0000-6369 420.00 FOLDED MAPS 2019-13 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-507-000-0000-6300 29.26 ENGINEERING COSTS 2539 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
50-000-000-0130-6300 128.33 SANDING & NE LANDFILL 2537 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
50-399-000-0000-6300 138.15 SALT SAND/SANDING @ SITES 2541 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
10-302-000-0000-6369 2,237.04 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT Miscellaneous Charges N
10-303-000-0000-6369 1,074.00 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT Miscellaneous Charges N
10-304-000-0000-6253 868.00 GARBAGE TAX Garbage N
01-201-000-0000-6304 75.11 UNIT 1708 OIL CHG/WIPERS 114382 Repair And Maintenance N
1,975.905180
1066 NORTHERN STATES SUPPLY INC
259.351066
7841 NORTHLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC
3,543.827841
4106 OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
2,100.004106
5093 ONE CALL LOCATORS LTD
15.025093
126 OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
2,885.97126
3167 OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
4,179.043167
49008 OTTER TAIL TIRE, INC
75.1149008
7392 OTTERTAIL TRUCKING INC
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
5 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
NORIX GROUP INC
NORTHERN STATES SUPPLY INC
NORTHLAND BUSINESS SYSTEMS INC
OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
ONE CALL LOCATORS LTD
OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
OTTER TAIL TIRE, INC
Otter Tail County Auditor
PAW PUBLICATIONS LLC BATTLE LAKE REVIEW
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Solid Waste Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
50-000-000-0120-6291 1,632.39 HAULING CHARGES 3/18/19 38549 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0170-6291 7,910.17 HAULING CHARGES 3/18/19 38549 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0120-6291 1,632.39 HAULING CHARGES 3/25/19 38693 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0170-6291 5,732.62 HAULING CHARGES 3/25/19 38693 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0120-6291 1,080.03 HAULING CHARGES 4/1/19 38696 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0170-6291 5,661.86 HAULING CHARGES 4/1/19 38696 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 1,456.00 HAULING CHARGES 3/18/19 38549 Contract Transportation N
50-399-000-0000-6291 1,456.00 HAULING CHARGES 4/1/19 38696 Contract Transportation N
01-112-102-0000-6572 150.00 SERVICE CALL - REALIGN LIMIT 15331 Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-304-000-0000-6300 187.50 SERVICE Building And Grounds Maintenance N
22-622-000-0000-6369 200.00 PER DIEM 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 17.40 MILEAGE 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 25.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
10-304-000-0000-6251 457.94 PROPANE Gas And Oil - Utility N
50-000-000-0140-6290 325.00 5 SHIFTS MAR2019 Contracted Services.N
50-000-000-0000-6379 30.00 SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL 4/23/19 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-201-000-0000-6304 50.00 UNIT 1806 REAR BUMPER COVER 1/4/19 Repair And Maintenance Y
26,561.467392
631 OVERHEAD DOOR CO OF FERGUS FALLS
337.50631
11457 PALMER/GEORGE
242.4011457
45022 PARK REGION CO OP
457.9445022
862 PARKERS PRAIRIE/CITY OF
325.00862
156
30.00156
1340 PETE'S BODY SHOP & TOWING
50.001340
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
8 Transactions
2 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
PAW PUBLICATIONS LLC BATTLE LAKE REVIEW
OTTERTAIL TRUCKING INC
OVERHEAD DOOR CO OF FERGUS FALLS
PALMER/GEORGE
PARK REGION CO OP
PARKERS PRAIRIE/CITY OF
PETE'S BODY SHOP & TOWING
Otter Tail County Auditor
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Account/Formula
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General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-250-000-0000-6491 59.42 CLIPPERS 16871 Jail Supplies N
01-250-000-0000-6452 692.47 T-SHIRTS/KHAKI PANTS 16890 Prisioners Clothing Cost N
01-250-000-0000-6491 206.44 PILLOW COVERS 16914 Jail Supplies N
01-250-000-0000-6452 764.76 UNIFORM PANTS/SHIRTS/SOCKS 16973 Prisioners Clothing Cost N
10-303-000-0000-6331 8.55 MEAL Meals And Lodging N
01-149-000-0000-6210 1,460.94 ACCT 0015153393 LEASE PYMT 3103049165 Postage & Postage Meter N
22-622-000-0645-6369 168.00 MEETING ROOM RENTAL 4/1/19 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-149-000-0000-6369 250.00 SPECIALTY WASTE 2019-13 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-399-000-0000-6565 958.61 ACCT 71928252 88590295 Fuels N
50-000-000-0150-6290 8.50 ACCT 376004 WATER 376004-03-19 Contracted Services.N
50-000-000-0120-6565 84.48 ACCT 988529 FUEL 3/21/19 88046863 Fuels N
50-000-000-0120-6565 79.20 ACCT 988529 DIESEL 88047114 Fuels N
11290 PHOENIX SUPPLY
1,723.0911290
14554 PIEPER/JORDAN
8.5514554
7900 PITNEY BOWES
1,460.947900
8851 PRAIRIE EVENT CENTER
168.008851
11107 PRAIRIE LAKES MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
250.0011107
3867 PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC
958.613867
3730 PREMIUM WATERS INC
8.503730
45475 PRO AG FARMERS CO OP
163.6845475
6547 PRO AG FARMERS COOPERATIVE
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
4 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
PHOENIX SUPPLY
PIEPER/JORDAN
PITNEY BOWES
PRAIRIE EVENT CENTER
PRAIRIE LAKES MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
PRAXAIR DISTRIBUTION INC
PREMIUM WATERS INC
PRO AG FARMERS CO OP
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
Road And Bridge Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-304-000-0000-6251 783.29 PROPANE Gas And Oil - Utility N
10-304-000-0000-6565 276.50 OIL Fuels - Diesel N
01-201-000-0000-6395 728.00 HYDRO-TESTING SCUBA CYLINDERS 103162 Dive Team N
01-061-000-0000-6276 123.73 WEB ADAPTOR SUPPORT 003213 Professional Services N
01-127-000-0000-6276 92.80 SUPPORT - PUBLISHING SPEED 003212 Professional Services N
50-399-000-0000-6290 113.88 OTTERTAILRECY01 JANITORIAL INV00059895 Contracted Services.N
10-304-000-0000-6565 77.40 OIL Fuels - Diesel N
10-304-000-0000-6572 35.33 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-250-000-0000-6432 150.00 CLAIM 258969 X-RAYS 013286 Medical Incarcerated N
10-304-000-0000-6306 6,378.49 REPAIR Repair/Maint. Equip N
10-304-000-0000-6572 4,877.43 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-601-000-0000-6406 300.00 ACCT 5007218 EOT FAIR ENTRY 0300022478 Office Supplies N
01-601-000-0000-6406 300.00 ACCT 5007218 WOT FAIR ENTRY 0300022479 Office Supplies N
1,059.796547
15627 PRO HYDRO-TESTING LLC
728.0015627
1836 PRO-WEST & ASSOCIATES INC
216.531836
25082 PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
113.8825082
13673 PRODUCTIVITY PLUS ACCOUNT
112.7313673
11855 PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE X-RAY INC
150.0011855
8622 RDO TRUCK CENTER CO
11,255.928622
9547 REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MN
600.009547
15006 RINTALA/CRAIG
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2 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
2 Transactions
PRO AG FARMERS COOPERATIVE
PRO HYDRO-TESTING LLC
PRO-WEST & ASSOCIATES INC
PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
PRODUCTIVITY PLUS ACCOUNT
PROFESSIONAL PORTABLE X-RAY INC
RDO TRUCK CENTER CO
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MN
Otter Tail County Auditor
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Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
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Road And Bridge Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-303-000-0000-6330 132.24 MILEAGE Mileage N
10-303-000-0000-6331 41.87 MEALS Meals And Lodging N
10-303-000-0000-6331 105.87 LODGING Meals And Lodging N
50-399-000-0000-6290 1,105.00 SNOW REMOVAL 331911 Contracted Services.N
50-390-000-0000-6443 696.00 EXAM FOR K JOHNSON 468181 Ppe & Safety Equip. & Supplies 6
01-250-000-0000-6436 35.00 AGILITY TEST FOR M BACKMAN 4/1/19 New hire start up cost Y
10-302-000-0000-6350 300.00 SERVICE Maintenance Contractor N
50-000-000-0120-6290 1,440.00 EQUIP HRS/SALARY HENNING TSF 104355 Contracted Services.N
50-000-000-0130-6290 5,440.00 EQUIP HRS/SALARY NE LANDFILL 104355 Contracted Services.N
01-002-000-0000-6369 24.80 K3210 9APR19 Miscellaneous Charges N
50-000-000-0150-6304 8.99 OIL/AIR FILTER/PLUGS FOR MOWER 4/4/19 Repair And Maintenance N
14-201-000-0000-6687 7,582.00 ACCT 1079757 TOUGHBOOKS B09727271 Equipment-Current Year N
279.9815006
15618 ROCHOLL/TRAVIS
1,105.0015618
13221 SANFORD HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL
696.0013221
3385 SAURER/MATTHEW
35.003385
15129 SCHMITZ/DUANE
300.0015129
697 SCOTT HOFLAND CONSTRUCTION INC
6,880.00697
19005 SERVICE FOOD SUPER VALU
24.8019005
13321 SHEA/PAUL
8.9913321
10001 SHI CORP
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3 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
RINTALA/CRAIG
ROCHOLL/TRAVIS
SANFORD HEALTH OCCUPATIONAL
SAURER/MATTHEW
SCHMITZ/DUANE
SCOTT HOFLAND CONSTRUCTION INC
SERVICE FOOD SUPER VALU
SHEA/PAUL
Otter Tail County Auditor
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Capital Improvement Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
10-304-000-0000-6572 180.00 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-303-000-0000-6331 28.85 MEALS Meals And Lodging N
01-002-000-0000-6818 11,470.84 LRSP PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 11025.00-16 Board Contingency N
10-303-000-0000-6278 1,763.00 SERVICE Engineering & Hydrological Testing N
01-112-106-0000-6485 35.11 ACCT 00224001 SUPPLIES 829302-1 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-101-0000-6485 133.35 ACCT 00224000 SUPPLIES 829459-1 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-106-0000-6485 318.42 ACCT 00224001 SUPPLIES 829820 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-108-0000-6485 142.50 ACCT 00224002 SUPPLIES 829837 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-108-0000-6485 156.42 ACCT 00224002 SUPPLIES 830008 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-101-0000-6485 85.14 ACCT 00224000 SUPPLIES 830020 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-101-0000-6485 257.81 ACCT 00224000 SUPPLIES 830566 Custodian Supplies N
01-112-108-0000-6485 349.03 ACCT 00224002 SUPPLIES 830567 Custodian Supplies N
50-000-000-0110-6291 298.00 ACCT 20479 BATTLE LAKE MAR2019 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0120-6291 670.00 ACCT 20489 HENNING MAR2019 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0130-6291 1,248.00 ACCT 20487 NEW YORK MILLS MAR2019 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0150-6291 325.00 ACCT 20477 PELICAN RAPIDS MAR2019 Contract Transportation N
50-000-000-0000-6276 2,995.00 WASTE DELIVERY ASSURANCE 4105964 Professional Services Y
7,582.0010001
48638 SIGNWORKS SIGNS & BANNERS LLC
180.0048638
14441 SJOLIE/TYLER
28.8514441
6321 SRF CONSULTING GROUP INC
13,233.846321
48183 STEINS INC
1,477.7848183
166 STEVE'S SANITATION INC
2,541.00166
11210 STOEL RIVES LLP
2,995.0011210
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1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
8 Transactions
4 Transactions
1 Transactions
SHI CORP
SIGNWORKS SIGNS & BANNERS LLC
SJOLIE/TYLER
SRF CONSULTING GROUP INC
STEINS INC
STEVE'S SANITATION INC
STOEL RIVES LLP
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:57:41PM4/18/2019
csteinba
General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-201-000-0000-6526 159.93 ACCT 974 MAGAZINES I1359417 Uniforms N
SPROUT/AARON5608
01-201-000-0000-6526 60.00 ACCT 974 CARGO TROUSERS I1359507 Uniforms N
BACKMAN/KELLY12978
01-201-000-0000-6526 487.50 ACCT 974 DEPUTY BADGES I1359695 Uniforms N
01-201-000-0000-6526 86.96 ACCT 974 UNDER VEST SHIRTS I1359924 Uniforms N
SPROUT/AARON5608
01-250-000-0000-6526 70.98 ACCT 974 HANDCUFFS/CASE I1361799 Uniforms N
01-250-000-0000-6269 4,992.81 C1252000 MEALS 3/23-29/19 INV2000045275 Professional Services-Kitchen N
01-250-000-0000-6269 4,868.88 C1252000 MEALS 3/30-4/5/19 INV2000045622 Professional Services-Kitchen N
01-250-000-0000-6269 5,026.31 C1252000 MEALS 4/6-4/12/19 INV2000046170 Professional Services-Kitchen N
10-304-000-0000-6572 73.95 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-000-000-0000-6240 58.20 ACCT 1968 RECYCLING WORKER 54368 Publishing & Advertising N
01-201-000-0000-6348 373.80 ACCT 1003940771 MAR 2019 840061886 Software Maintenance Contract N
13-012-000-0000-6455 1,222.61 ACCT 1003217934 MAR 2019 840015976 Reference Books & Literature N
13-012-000-0000-6455 731.30 ACCT 1000551281 MAR 2019 840031642 Reference Books & Literature N
13-012-000-0000-6455 1,015.53 ACCT 1000551281 LIBRARY PLAN 840122075 Reference Books & Literature N
01-250-000-0000-6432 5,288.04 ACCT 756389 MEDICATIONS MAR2019 Medical Incarcerated N
01-250-000-0000-6432 15.00 ACCT 749765 MED CARD RENTAL MAR2019 Medical Incarcerated N
168 STREICHERS
865.37168
6642 SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE, LLC
14,888.006642
13290 TERMINAL SUPPLY CO.
73.9513290
42537 THIS WEEKS SHOPPING NEWS
58.2042537
183 THOMSON REUTERS - WEST
3,343.24183
7249 THRIFTY WHITE PHARMACY
5,303.047249
77 THYSSEN KRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION
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5 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
4 Transactions
2 Transactions
STREICHERS
SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE, LLC
TERMINAL SUPPLY CO.
THIS WEEKS SHOPPING NEWS
THOMSON REUTERS - WEST
THRIFTY WHITE PHARMACY
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01-112-108-0000-6342 273.86 ACCT 50366 BRONZE SERVICE 3004503848 Service Agreements N
01-112-104-0000-6342 290.98 ACCT 50366 BRONZE SERVICE 3004503960 Service Agreements N
01-112-102-0000-6342 564.90 ACCT 50366 PLATINUM SERVICE 3004504730 Service Agreements N
01-112-101-0000-6342 802.94 ACCT 50366 GOLD SERVICES 3004505078 Service Agreements N
22-622-000-0000-6369 200.00 PER DIEM 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 191.75 MILEAGE 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 50.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
10-304-000-0000-6572 827.65 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
10-302-000-0000-6331 20.74 MEALS Meals And Lodging N
50-399-000-0000-6300 95.00 ACCT 103203 AUGER STOOL 64418 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
50-399-000-0000-6300 95.00 ACCT 103203 AUGERED STOOLS 64432 Building And Grounds Maintenance N
10-304-000-0000-6572 935.32 SUPPLIES Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
01-149-000-0000-6354 140.00 UNIT 115 INSTALL WINDSHIELD 4280 Insurance Claims N
01-149-000-0000-6354 140.00 UNIT 97 INSTALL WINDSHIELD 4281 Insurance Claims N
01-149-000-0000-6354 250.00 UNIT 118 INSTALL WINDSHIELD 4282 Insurance Claims N
01-201-000-0000-6304 480.00 ACCT 568303 TIRES 4368127 Repair And Maintenance N
1,932.6877
11623 TIGGES/DENNIS
441.7511623
9693 TOWMASTER
827.659693
14919 TULIBASKI/THEODORE
20.7414919
50064 UGSTAD PLUMBING INC
190.0050064
13132 ULINE
935.3213132
14162 UNLIMITED AUTO GLASS INC
530.0014162
11064 US AUTOFORCE
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4 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
THYSSEN KRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION
TIGGES/DENNIS
TOWMASTER
TULIBASKI/THEODORE
UGSTAD PLUMBING INC
ULINE
UNLIMITED AUTO GLASS INC
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General Revenue Fund
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
01-121-000-0000-6304 157.20 REPLACE FUEL REGULATOR 13758 Repair And Maintenance N
01-201-000-0000-6304 66.20 UNIT 1808 OIL CHANGE 13773 Repair And Maintenance N
01-112-000-0000-6404 337.50 ACCT 9804282 COLUMBIAN COFFEE 835954 Coffee Supplies N
01-043-000-0000-6267 220.69 CRED CLERK FEES Q1 2019 JS-3784 Electronic Pmt Charges N
10-304-000-0000-6572 52.32 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
50-000-000-0120-6853 2,272.05 ACCT 3-85099-73002 0001792-0010-0 MSW BY PASSED EXPENSE LANDFILL N
50-000-000-0130-6853 724.24 ACCT 3-85099-73002 0001792-0010-0 MSW BY PASSED EXPENSE LANDFILL N
50-000-000-0170-6853 6,298.93 ACCT 3-85099-73002 0001792-0010-0 MSW BY PASSED EXPENSE LANDFILL N
50-000-000-0000-6978 267.50 ACCT 21-40690-33001 0480372-1766-7 Ag Plastic Expenses N
01-250-000-0000-6331 12.00 MEAL - JAIL CONFERENCE 3/7/19 Meals And Lodging N
50-000-000-0130-6565 139.24 DIESEL FUEL 3/22/19 24989 Fuels N
22-622-000-0000-6369 200.00 PER DIEM 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 25.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
480.0011064
3592 VAUGHN AUTO & MARINE CO
223.403592
3706 VIKING COCA-COLA
337.503706
6599 VISUAL GOV SOLUTIONS LLC
220.696599
1655 WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER
52.321655
2278 WASTE MANAGEMENT
9,562.722278
5842 WEINRICH/DAVE
12.005842
3720 WELLER OIL CO
139.243720
15542 WERNER/JACK
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Account/Formula Description Rpt Invoice #Warrant DescriptionVendorName 1099
Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
4 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
US AUTOFORCE
VAUGHN AUTO & MARINE CO
VIKING COCA-COLA
VISUAL GOV SOLUTIONS LLC
WALLWORK TRUCK CENTER
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WEINRICH/DAVE
WELLER OIL CO
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County Ditch Fund
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01-705-000-0000-6241 1,500.00 LIVE WIDE OPEN PARTNERSHIP 4/4/19 Membership Dues N
10-304-000-0000-6572 192.44 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
22-622-000-0000-6369 13.92 MILEAGE 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 25.00 REGISTRATION 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
22-622-000-0000-6369 200.00 PER DIEM 4/4/19 Miscellaneous Charges Y
02-219-000-0000-6369 12.00 ROLLS - SUPERVISOR TRAINING 4/10/19 Miscellaneous Charges N
01-250-000-0000-6399 9.76 ACCT 0276510 FILTER PC020286704 Sentence To Serve N
10-304-000-0000-6572 137.13 PARTS Repair And Maintenance Supplies N
225.0015542
52010 WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVE
1,500.0052010
13310 WESTMOR INDUSTRIES LLC
192.4413310
13863 WIEBE/JEFFREY JON
238.9213863
8425 WINDELS/LORI
12.008425
2086 ZIEGLER INC
146.892086
607,652.17
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
Final Total ............201 Vendors 405 Transactions
WERNER/JACK
WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVE
WESTMOR INDUSTRIES LLC
WIEBE/JEFFREY JON
WINDELS/LORI
ZIEGLER INC
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Prairie Lakes Municipal Sw Authority
Amount
177,235.97 General Revenue Fund 1
93,750.42 General Fund Dedicated Accounts 2
188,685.19 Road And Bridge Fund 10
4,582.16 Law Library Fund 13
43,953.28 Capital Improvement Fund 14
780.00 Sheriff's Criminal Forft. Fund 21
3,013.45 County Ditch Fund 22
94,051.70 Solid Waste Fund 50
1,600.00 51
607,652.17
NameFundRecap by Fund
All Funds Total Approved by,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Human Services
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11-407-100-0046-6200 174.42 ACCT #59769564 1465518136 Telephone PHR-LTSS Grant 18 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-407-100-0037-6330 36.51 FUEL/OMAHA CONVENTION APR2019 EXPENS Mileage Case Management 24 N
04/17/2019 04/17/2019
11-407-100-0037-6331 13.98 OMAHA CONVENTION APR2019 EXPENS Meals & Lodging Case Management 35 N
04/17/2019 04/17/2019
11-407-100-0037-6331 18.00 OMAHA CONVENTION APR2019 EXPENS Meals & Lodging Case Management 36 N
04/17/2019 04/17/2019
11-407-100-0046-6488 375.00 consent2share March 2019 IVC00000611 Program Supplies PHR-LTSS Grant 33 6
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-407-600-0090-6342 656.53 CUSTOMER #35700038 382481851 Service Agreements 11 N
04/09/2019 04/09/2019
11-407-600-0090-6241 7,585.25 2ND QRT PH-DOC SUPPORT 1904049 Memberships 2 N
04/01/2019 04/01/2019
11-407-600-0090-6241 109.88 1ST QTR CHS MEETING 1904148 Memberships 1 N
04/04/2019 04/04/2019
11-407-600-0090-6488 25.00 FF SHREDDING 403770 Phn Program Supplies 12 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-407-200-0022-6406 15.02 WIC SUPPLIES 294475777001 Wic Office Supplies 14 N
12224 CENTURYLINK
174.4212224
10863 FRANSEN/JON
68.4910863
7512 LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
375.007512
36132 MARCO INC ST LOUIS
656.5336132
548 MCCC MI 33
7,695.13548
7661 MINNKOTA ENVIRO SERVICES INC
25.007661
51120 OFFICE DEPOT
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1 Transactions
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
CENTURYLINK
FRANSEN/JON
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
MARCO INC ST LOUIS
MCCC MI 33
MINNKOTA ENVIRO SERVICES INC
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11-407-600-0090-6406 46.39 OFFICE SUPPLIES 294475777001 Office Supplies 15 N
03/28/2019 03/28/2019
11-407-200-0022-6406 41.37 WIC SUPPLIES 296755588001 Wic Office Supplies 16 N
04/01/2019 04/01/2019
11-407-600-0090-6406 13.76 OFFICE SUPPLIES 296755874001 Office Supplies 13 N
04/02/2019 04/02/2019
11-407-100-0037-6331 129.95 OMAHA CONF/JON WELLS/KAREN Meals & Lodging Case Management 32 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-200-0024-6488 122.11 ANNUAL MNCARE TAX WELLS/KAREN Nfp Program Supplies 28 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-200-0027-6488 122.11 ANNUAL MNCARE TAX WELLS/KAREN HFA Program Supplies 27 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-300-0071-6488 122.11 ANNUAL MNCARE TAX WELLS/KAREN Imz Program Supplies 26 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-500-0080-6488 68.99 FPL/DISHWASHER THERMO WELLS/KAREN FPL Prog Supplies 25 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-500-0081-6488 30.18 FPL/WATER TEST STRIPS WELLS/KAREN Prog Supplies Well Delegation 30 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-600-0090-6379 8.24 CONVENIENCE FEE WELLS/KAREN Miscellaneous Charges 29 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-600-0090-6406 173.00 SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL WELLS/KAREN Office Supplies 31 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-200-0024-6488 29.98 NFP SUPPLIES WELLS/KRISTI Nfp Program Supplies 34 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-200-0027-6488 29.98 HFA SUPPLIES WELLS/KRISTI HFA Program Supplies 20 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-100-0046-6488 9.65 POSTAGE WELLS/MELISSA Program Supplies PHR-LTSS Grant 5 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-500-0080-6331 136.53 MEHA CONVENTION/TONY WELLS/MELISSA FPL Meals & Lodging 6 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-500-0080-6331 136.53 MEHA CONVENTION/MONIQUE WELLS/MELISSA FPL Meals & Lodging 7 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-500-0080-6331 136.53 MEHA CONVENTION/ANDREA WELLS/MELISSA FPL Meals & Lodging 8 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-500-0080-6488 40.00 MEHA MEMBERSHIP/ANDREA WELLS/MELISSA FPL Prog Supplies 4 N
116.5451120
44266
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04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-600-0090-6304 45.67 OIL CHANGE WELLS/MELISSA Motor Vehicle Service And Repair 3 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-600-0090-6304 44.05 OIL CHANGE WELLS/MELISSA Motor Vehicle Service And Repair 9 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-600-0090-6406 33.99 STANDING FLOOR SIGN WELLS/MELISSA Office Supplies 10 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-100-0030-6331 130.00 AGE/DISABILITY REG/AMY WELLS/SHELLY Meals & Lodging - Pas 21 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-100-0030-6331 130.00 AGE/DISABILITY REG/MEGAN WELLS/SHELLY Meals & Lodging - Pas 22 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-100-0031-6331 130.00 AGE/DISABILITY REG/JANE WELLS/SHELLY Msho Bcbs Meals & Lodging 23 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-407-200-0027-6488 22.10 CUSTOMER #682 SIN134154 HFA Program Supplies 17 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-407-100-0046-6488 75.00 MAR '19 TEFT GRANT MEETING MAR2019 Program Supplies PHR-LTSS Grant 19 N
04/17/2019 04/17/2019
1,809.6044266
45540 PACIFIC INTERPRETERS
22.1045540
25082 PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
75.0025082
11,017.81
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21 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
Final Total ............10 Vendors 36 Transactions
OTTER TAIL COUNTY TREASURER-EXPRESS ONE
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11,017.81 Human Services 11
11,017.81
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All Funds Total Approved by,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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11-420-601-0000-6406 67.39 2189988150 435877 Office Supplies 6 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 15.07 2189988150 435992 Office Supplies 5 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 9.24 2189988150 436043 Office Supplies 7 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 6.48 2189988150 436113 Office Supplies 8 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 103.40 2189988150 436181 Office Supplies 4 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 47.66 2189988150 436212 Office Supplies 1 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 38.09 2189988150 436213 Office Supplies 3 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 72.38 2189988150 436387 Office Supplies 2 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 85.77 2189988150 435877 Office Supplies 6 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 19.19 2189988150 435992 Office Supplies 5 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 11.75 2189988150 436043 Office Supplies 7 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 8.24 2189988150 436113 Office Supplies 8 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 131.61 2189988150 436181 Office Supplies 4 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 48.47 2189988150 436213 Office Supplies 3 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6265 105.60 2nd Quarter Data Processing Costs - Im Adm 9 N
04/01/2019 06/30/2019
11-430-700-0000-6265 134.40 2nd Quarter Data Processing Costs - Ss Adm 9 N
04/01/2019 06/30/2019
32603 COOPERS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
664.7432603
15378 COUNTIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY
240.0015378
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2 Transactions
COOPERS TECHNOLOGY GROUP
COUNTIES PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY
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11-430-700-0000-6304 45.92 Car #14997 46164 Motor Vehicle Service And Repair 10 Y
03/29/2019 03/29/2019
11-406-000-0000-6050 200.00 Juv Rest Proj-56-JV-15-1245 Juv Restitution Project 11 N
04/04/2019 04/04/2019
11-420-605-4100-5830 278.00 Refund of Overpayment Maxis Refunds 12 N
03/11/2019 03/11/2019
11-420-601-0000-6331 19.81 Meals Meals & Lodging - Im Adm 13 N
03/25/2019 04/09/2019
11-406-000-0000-6379 109.78 J. Doucette TB Miscellaneous Charges 14 6
04/04/2019 04/04/2019
11-420-601-0000-6270 11,174.25 2019-Quarter 2 CCAP 18805 Child Care Adm Contract 15 N
04/01/2019 04/01/2019
11-420-640-0000-6091 31,608.72 Fatherhood Services 04-05-2019 Fathers Resource Program Regional Plan 16 N
01/01/2019 03/31/2019
11-406-000-0000-6261 1,465.00 Grant monitoring costs 0319128 Ream Electronic Monitoring 17 N
1496 DAN'S TOWING & REPAIR
45.921496
5236 DOWELL/BRUCE
200.005236
15614 HASKINS HOME
278.0015614
14572 JACOBS/SHELLY
19.8114572
7512 LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
109.787512
5314 LAKES & PRAIRIE COMM ACTION PARTNER
11,174.255314
12560 MAHUBE OTWA-ACTION PARTNERSHIP
31,608.7212560
8089 MIDWEST MONITORING
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1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
1 Transactions
DAN'S TOWING & REPAIR
DOWELL/BRUCE
HASKINS HOME
JACOBS/SHELLY
LAKE REGION HEALTHCARE
LAKES & PRAIRIE COMM ACTION PARTNER
MAHUBE OTWA-ACTION PARTNERSHIP
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03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-406-000-0000-6261 125.97 Grant monitoring costs 6884 Ream Electronic Monitoring 18 N
04/03/2019 04/03/2019
11-406-000-0000-6379 82.50 DWI Court monitoring 6892 Miscellaneous Charges 19 N
04/04/2019 04/04/2019
11-406-000-0000-6304 68.67 Oil Change 713190 Motor Vehicle Repair 20 N
03/30/2019 03/30/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 79.20 Cust#1143-Shredding Services 403769 Office Supplies 21 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 25.00 Cust#1143-Shredding Services 403769 Office Supplies 22 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 100.80 Cust#1143-Shredding Services 403769 Office Supplies 21 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-420-605-0000-6040 75.00 2-19 CCAP A300MC56192I State Share Of Maxis Refunds To State 24 N
02/01/2019 02/28/2019
11-430-743-0000-6071 96,585.00 Grant Overpayment 00000530412 Mh Init 25 N
02/26/2019 02/26/2019
11-430-720-2112-6061 3,078.75 2-19 CCAP A300MC56192I Bsf County Match 23 N
02/01/2019 02/28/2019
11-420-640-0000-6260 2,990.00 IV-D Billing for March 2019 Legal Services Iv-D 26 N
04/01/2019 04/01/2019
1,465.008089
42110 MINNESOTA MONITORING INC
208.4742110
42863 MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
68.6742863
7661 MINNKOTA ENVIRO SERVICES INC
205.007661
43022 MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
99,738.7543022
12963 OTTER TAIL CO ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
2,990.0012963
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
1 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
3 Transactions
3 Transactions
1 Transactions
MIDWEST MONITORING
MINNESOTA MONITORING INC
MINNESOTA MOTOR COMPANY
MINNKOTA ENVIRO SERVICES INC
MN DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES
OTTER TAIL CO ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Otter Tail County Auditor
OTTER TAIL COUNTY TREASURER-EXPRESS ONE
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:11:06PM4/17/2019
LHart
Human Services
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
11-420-640-0000-6297 40.00 Case #20190429/Party #001 Iv-D Sheriff's Costs 27 N
04/06/2019 04/06/2019
11-420-640-0000-6297 60.30 Case #20190397/Party #001 Iv-D Sheriff's Costs 28 N
04/05/2019 04/05/2019
11-420-640-0000-6297 40.00 Case #20190397/Party #002 Iv-D Sheriff's Costs 29 N
04/05/2019 04/05/2019
11-420-640-0000-6297 72.40 Case #20190347/Party #001 Iv-D Sheriff's Costs 30 N
04/01/2019 04/01/2019
11-420-640-0000-6297 40.00 Case #20190315/Party #001 Iv-D Sheriff's Costs 31 N
03/27/2019 03/27/2019
11-420-601-0000-6271 3,673.32 Sandy Time - March 2019 Fraud Investigation Costs 32 N
03/01/2019 03/31/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 79.20 VANDERLINDEN Office Supplies 61 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-420-601-6331-6171 294.02 SJOSTROM Im Training Meals & Lodging 59 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-420-601-6331-6171 8.80 SJOSTROM Im Training Meals & Lodging 60 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6171 359.00 B. LEE Ss Adm Training 53 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6171 190.00 VANDERLINDEN Ss Adm Training 63 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6242 390.00 B. LEE Registrations 51 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6331 20.36 OLSON Meals & Lodging - Ss Adm 56 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6331 201.86 RANUM Meals & Lodging - Ss Adm 57 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 7.00 HAUGRUD Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 48 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 32.40 B. LEE Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 52 N
44010 OTTER TAIL CO SHERIFF
252.7044010
44003 OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
3,673.3244003
44266
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
5 Transactions
1 Transactions
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OTTER TAIL CO SHERIFF
OTTER TAIL CO TREASURER
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:11:06PM4/17/2019
LHart
Human Services
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 150.00 OLSON Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 54 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 61.00 OLSON Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 55 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 121.52 VANDERLINDEN Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 62 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 100.79 VANDERLINDEN Office Supplies 61 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-6331-6171 700.00 ASCHNEWITZ Ss Adm Training Meals & Lodging 47 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-6331-6171 3,107.37 B. LEE Ss Adm Training Meals & Lodging 49 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-6331-6171 12.99 B. LEE Ss Adm Training Meals & Lodging 50 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-6331-6171 374.21 SJOSTROM Ss Adm Training Meals & Lodging 59 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-6331-6171 11.20 SJOSTROM Ss Adm Training Meals & Lodging 60 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-700-6331-6171 3,319.92 VANDERLINDEN Ss Adm Training Meals & Lodging 64 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-430-710-4100-6379 200.00 ROSENTHAL Child Workshop Acct 58 N
04/07/2019 04/07/2019
11-420-601-0000-6379 426.46 Acct. #684 SIN134183 Miscellaneous Charges Im Adm 33 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 521.24 Acct. #684 SIN134183 Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 33 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-406-000-0000-6000 4,063.00 Detention costs Detention Center Costs - Probation 34 N
04/02/2019 04/02/2019
9,701.6444266
45540 PACIFIC INTERPRETERS
947.7045540
13160 PRAIRIE LAKES YOUTH PROGRAMS
4,063.0013160
14747 PREMIER BIOTECH LABS, LLC
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Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
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21 Transactions
2 Transactions
1 Transactions
OTTER TAIL COUNTY TREASURER-EXPRESS ONE
PACIFIC INTERPRETERS
PRAIRIE LAKES YOUTH PROGRAMS
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:11:06PM4/17/2019
LHart
Human Services
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
11-406-000-0000-6435 594.10 UA testing L3315010 Drug Testing 35 N
04/08/2019 04/08/2019
11-406-730-0010-6435 46.35 UA testing L3315010 Dwi Court Drug Testing 36 N
04/08/2019 04/08/2019
11-420-601-0000-6260 4,080.81 February 2019 Statement Ma Trans Prog Adm Services 42 N
02/28/2019 02/28/2019
11-420-650-0000-6041 190.00 February 2019 Statement Ma Trans Nonload 41 N
02/28/2019 02/28/2019
11-420-650-0000-6050 2,031.19 February 2019 Statement Ma Trans Charges Fed Rate 40 N
02/28/2019 02/28/2019
11-420-601-0000-6379 124.74 INV00059896 INV00059896 Miscellaneous Charges Im Adm 37 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-420-601-0000-6323 364.25 INV00059897 INV00059897 Custodial Services 38 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-430-760-0000-6378 914.66 February 2019 Statement Misc Exp Trans Prog 43 N
02/28/2019 02/28/2019
11-430-760-6160-6050 1,433.32 February 2019 Statement Title Xx Transportation 39 N
02/28/2019 02/28/2019
11-430-700-0000-6379 158.76 INV00059896 INV00059896 Miscellaneous Charges - Ss Adm 37 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-430-700-0000-6323 463.59 INV00059897 INV00059897 Custodial Services 38 N
03/31/2019 03/31/2019
11-420-601-6331-6171 167.98 Training Meals Im Training Meals & Lodging 44 N
04/01/2019 04/05/2019
11-420-601-0000-6406 134.13 Acct #4872 434570 Office Supplies 45 N
04/11/2019 04/11/2019
11-430-700-0000-6406 170.72 Acct #4872 434570 Office Supplies 45 N
04/11/2019 04/11/2019
640.4514747
25082 PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
9,761.3225082
12673 RASMUSSON/KIMBERLY
167.9812673
51002 VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY
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Account/Formula Description Rpt Invoice #Warrant DescriptionVendorName 1099
Paid On Bhf #Accr Amount On Behalf of NameNo.Service Dates
2 Transactions
9 Transactions
1 Transactions
PREMIER BIOTECH LABS, LLC
PRODUCTIVE ALTERNATIVES INC
RASMUSSON/KIMBERLY
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES
Account/Formula
1:11:06PM4/17/2019
LHart
Human Services
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
11-406-000-0000-6000 46,166.00 Detention costs Detention Center Costs - Probation 46 N
04/02/2019 04/02/2019
304.8551002
52139 WEST CENTRAL REG JUVENILE CTR
46,166.0052139
224,696.07
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2 Transactions
1 Transactions
Final Total ............25 Vendors 79 Transactions
VICTOR LUNDEEN COMPANY
WEST CENTRAL REG JUVENILE CTR
Otter Tail County Auditor
COMMISSIONER'S VOUCHERS ENTRIES 1:11:06PM4/17/2019
LHart
Human Services
Copyright 2010-2018 Integrated Financial Systems
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Otter Tail County Auditor
Amount
224,696.07 Human Services 11
224,696.07
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April 232019
Mr. Ryan Lubben
West Central Ag-Air, Inc.
Fergus Falls Municipal Airport
West End, P.O. Box 178
Fergus Falls, MN 56538-0178
RE: Authorization to Operate Agricultural Aircraft over Unincorporated Areas of Otter Tail County to
Conduct Aerial Spraying of Tent Worm Caterpillars
Dear Mr. Lubben:
West Central Ag-Air, Inc. has requested permission to operate agricultural aircraft over unincorporated
areas of Otter Tail County to spray for tent worm caterpillars using a BT insecticide called Foray 48B.
West Central Ag-Air, Inc. is granted permission to operate agricultural aircraft over areas of Otter Tail
County while spraying for tent worm caterpillars per FAA waivers. Permission is granted with the following
conditions:
1. It applies to only the unincorporated areas of Otter Tail County;
2. West Central Ag-Air, Inc. must have a valid license to spray for tent worm caterpillars from the
Minnesota Department of Agriculture;
3. This permission expires on December 31, 2019
This authorization by Otter Tail County is not an endorsement of this company. West Central Ag-Air, Inc.
does not act on behalf of or as an agent of Otter Tail County.
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated:
By: ATTEST:
Doug Huebsch John Dinsmore
Household Hazardous Waste Mobile Collections
2019
City of Henning City of Bluffton
May 21, 2019 May 22, 2019
City of Ottertail City of Perham
June 14, 2019 July 10, 2019
City of Vergas City of Pelican Rapids
July 12, 2019 August 7, 2019
City of Parkers Prairie City of New York Mills
August 9, 2019 September 6, 2019
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Agenda Items
Consent Items
1. Approve the issuance of an On-Sale Liquor, including Sunday Liquor, to Spanky’s Stone Hearth Inc. dba Spanky’s
Stone Hearth for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
2. Approve the issuance of an On-Sale Wine and an On/Off Sale- 3.2 Malt Liquor License to Ten Mile Lake Resort, Inc
dba Ten Mil Lake Resort for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.
3. Approve LG220 Application for Exempt Permit as submitted by the MN Finnish American Historical Society
Chapter 13 for an event scheduled for Sunday, August 25, 2019 at the Finn Creek Open Air Museum located at
55422 340th Street in Deer Creek Township.
4. Approve the issuance of an On-Sale Seasonal Liquor License, including Sunday Liquor, to Zorbaz of Pelican Lake
Inc. dba Zorbaz III for the period of May1, 2019 through October 31, 2019 (six-month license).
2018 HUMAN SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS CHILD SUPPORT
CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES & CHILD
PROTECTION
MN Family Investment Program (MFIP)
MFIP provides job counseling and up to 60 months
of financial assistance to families in
poverty with minor children, and to
pregnant women with low incomes.
155 Active Cases
Total People Served:
127 Adults
279 Children
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
With proper nutrition, children learn more easily, adults
work more productively, and seniors are healthier and
more apt to maintain their independence. Federally
funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
SNAP helps people with low incomes buy food, and
buy plants and seeds to grow food to eat.
Child Support Enforcement help families receive child support,
an important component in helping many families become self-
sufficient and reduce or eliminate their need for public assistance.
2,226 Active cases
Public Assistance(Economic Assistance): 153 (6.9%)
Former Public Assistance Recipients: 948 (42.6%)
Nonpublic Assistance: 1,125 (50.5%)
Minnesota’s child protection system responds to allegations of
maltreatment and abuse, and helps support families to safely care
for their children.
In CY 2018, Otter Tail County received 1,139 reports alleging
child maltreatment or child welfare reports. 611 Reports were
opened for assessment. Reports are screened based on the MN
Child Protection Screening Guidelines published by the MN
Department of Human Services.
Health Care Programs – Medicaid (MA) &
MinnesotaCare
In state FY 2017, families with children
made up 65% of the total enrollment in
MA but only 23% of total MA spending;
elderly and people with disabilities made
up 17% of total enrollment and 61%
of total spending, and adults without
children accounted for 18% of total enrollment and
16% of spending.
MA Active Cases: 6,629
People Receiving Health Care via MA: 11,871
MN Care Active Cases: 84
Child Care Assistance Programs
The Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) provides
financial assistance to help families with low incomes
pay for child care in order for parents to pursue
employment or education leading to employment and
that children are well cared for and prepared to enter
school ready to learn.
126 Families Receiving Child Care Assistance
213 Children Receiving Child Care
Active Cases: 1,692
Total People Served: 3,144
OTTER TAIL COUNTY - MINNESOTA
REPORT SUSPECTED CHILD MALTREATMENT
218-998-8150 (Business Hours)
218-998-8555 (Sheriff Department-Holidays &
Weekends)
For Further Information Visit ottertailcountymn.us/department/human-services
CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Children’s Mental Health (CMH) programs are voluntary
services that support children and adolescents experiencing severe
emotional disturbance (SED), along with their family. The overall
objective is to improve functioning within home and
educational settings, and to support families in managing
symptoms & behavior in the most inclusive environment
possible.
Otter Tail County Human Services provides CMH Case
Management Services and contract with Lakeland Mental
Health Center to do so as well. In CY 2018 115 children
received CMH Case Management Services.
ADULT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES
HOME & COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES AND
LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES
ADULT PROTECTION/
VULNERABLE ADULTS
Adult Mental Health (AMH) programs support the overall
objective of helping people with mental health issues live as
independently as possible, be active, contribute to their community
and have quality of life. The goal is to provide access to the right
level of treatment at the right time, and thereby reduce the need
for hospitalization.
Otter Tail County Human Services provides AMH Case
Management Services and contract with Lakeland Mental Health
Center to do so as well. In CY 2018 178 people received AMH
Case Management Services.
CIVIL COMMITMENT
95 Pre-petition Screenings for Commitment
52 Civil Commitment Hearings
The purpose of Chemical Dependency Program Services at Otter
Tail County is to provide Rule 25 Chemical Use Assessments to
adults & adolescents, complete referrals for appropriate treatment,
and authorize Consolidated Chemical Dependency Treatment Fund
for eligible participants. This is a mandated service of local county
social service and tribal agencies.
PEOPLE SERVED IN 2018
896 Referrals for chemical dependency assessments
were made to the Chemical Health Unit
620 Assessments assigned to CD workers
326 People referred & received CD treatment services
CIVIL COMMITMENT
38 Pre-Petition Screenings for CD commitment
17 People Committed for Chemical Dependency
Treatment
Medical Assistance (MA) home care and Minnesota waiver programs pay
for a range of medical and health care-related support services. These
services enable low-income Minnesotans, who are elderly or who have
disabilities, to live as independently as possible in their communities.
Waivers refer to home and community-based services available under a
federal Medicaid waiver as an alternative to institutional care. 518 people
with disabilities received case management and services through the
Disability Waiver programs. 365 seniors received case management and
services through the Elderly Waiver/Alternative Care Grant/or Essential
Community Supports.
MnCHOICES is an assessment and planning tool. It uses a person-
centered planning approach to help people make decisions about long-
term services and supports. This assessment is an in-person visit, usually
where the person lives and there is no cost for the assessment.
2018 ASSESSMENTS
165 New assessments
953 Annual reassessment/eligibility updates
State law protects adults who
are particularly vulnerable to
maltreatment and requires reports
of maltreatment to be made to
a centralized reporting center
(MAARC) with subsequent
screening and investigation by
County and/or State agencies.
Three types of reportable
maltreatment are identified
by Statute- abuse- physical,
emotional or sexual; neglect-
caregiver or self-neglect; and
financial exploitation.
IN CY 2018:
444 MAARC Reports
Reviewed
125 Screened in for
Investigation
REPORT SUSPECTED
MALTREATMENT
844-800-1574 (24/7)
HUMAN SERVICES
530 West Fir Avenue
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218-998-8150
For Further Information Visit ottertailcountymn.us/department/human-services
FOSTER CARE MONTH
MAY 2019
WHEREAS, the family, serving as the primary source of love, identity, self-
esteem and support, is the very foundation of our communities, our state, and
our Country.
WHEREAS, in 2019 there were 47 children in the Otter Tail County licensed
foster homes. Foster care provides a safe, secure and stable home for children
also providing compassion and nurturance of a family setting, and
WHEREAS, in 2019, Otter Tail County Human Services currently has 40
licensed foster families who have opened their homes and hearts to children
whose families are in crisis, play a vital role helping children and families heal,
reconnect, and launch children into successful adulthood, and
WHEREAS, there are over 160 adults in licensed adult family foster care homes,
and
WHEREAS, there are over 43 licensed adult family foster care providers, who
have opened their homes to provide a family environment to individuals with
developmental disabilities, mental illness or who are elderly, and
WHEREAS, there are numerous individuals, public and private organizations
who work to increase public awareness of the needs of children and adults in
foster care as well as the enduring and valuable contribution of foster care
providers.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners, do
hereby proclaim May as FOSTER CARE MONTH in Otter Tail County and urge
all citizens to volunteer their talents and energies on behalf of children/adults in
foster care, foster parents, and the professional staff working with them during
this month and throughout the year.
Adopted this 23rd day of April 2019
By: _______________________________ Attest: _____________________ Chairperson John W. Dinsmore, Clerk
Board of Commissioners
Ottertail Dock and Riparian
Ordinance
Michelle Resler
April 23, 2019
Pelican Lake
Pelican Lake
white area is highlight to show shoreline area being discussed
Diagram of shoreline
Ottertail County Current Ordinance
Historically, this ordinance has been under review.
I am here asking and hoping to see more specification to the shoreline description, such as a more specific angle of change or degree of slope. I would over all like to make a better known distinction between the two diagrams in Figure 1
The word “relatively” straight is vague.
Reference pictures
•Ottertail County GIS diagram
Minnesota DNR Dock Rules
County Sheriff depictions of Ordinance
Pelican Lake Shoreline and Dock Angles
Shoreline -red dots depict lot boundary lines Over the years my neighbor moves closer to my dock.
Birds Eye View of adjoining lots End of year, neighbors dock removed
Alignment of other my neighbors Prior year, when I had two lifts
Survey
According to Fletcher ( Interstate) Survey
-shows the angle of change between my southern neighbor( 100ft lot) and my (50 ft) lot as well as the angle of my northern neighbors (50 ft) lot and mine
-According to the survey, I will lose a significant angle of my 50 ft lot to my neighbor given him additional area to move closer to my dock and lifts, he has placed stakes to mark off his angle for future references for my dock and lift placement. Each year he has moved closer and closer towards me.
-I have pontoon lift that is 10 ft wide and a dock which is 8 feet wide. I place them in middle of my lot given both my neighbors the division of the remaining 32 ft. I use to have two boat lifts, but still placed them in middle of lot.
-Within the last 2-3 years, weed roller permit and aligned with other neighbor to maximize amount of clean space between them (both 100 ft lots)
-this ordinance gives my neighbor according to surveyor the right to overpower my small 50 ft lot.
Ordinance Issues
Surveyor is making the statement that our shoreline follows the bottom part of Figure 1 (Coterminous method).
I disagree, I would say our shoreline is more like part A, here in lies the vagueness of the ordinance and where it is open for multiple interpretations.
My lot is a rectangular shape, my neighbors lot is a combination of multiple lots, changed through the years so he could build larger cabin. He even got other neighbor to give him extra footage.
Our conjoining lot line is straight.
Through the years, he has done many changes to his shoreline due to ice push up and erosion. He has gone as far as to changing the pitch, angle and slope..
I personally have contacted over 3 + companies (Meadowlark, Moore, Ulteig, etc.)
Surveyors do not want to get involved due to the vagueness and fear of legal action. Only Interstate Engineering firm was willing to do the riparian survey.
The Ordinance became more of an prominent issue after my neighbor denied paying for damages he caused to my pontoon while it was on the lift.
Thank you for your time.
Mission: To protect, maintain, and improve the health of the people of Otter Tail County.
Vision: To achieve healthy lifestyles, healthy people, and healthy communities.
Otter Tail County Public Health
April 23, 2019
SAFE COMMUNITIES GRANT BOARD RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION: WEST CENTRAL INITIATIVES DONATED $1000.00 TO THE SAFE COMMUNITIES COALITION. THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO HELP
BRING IN AN EXPERIENCED MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER THAT HAS AGREED TO WORK WITH BOTH THE UNDERWOOD SCHOOL AND THE FERGUS
FALLS KENNEDY SCHOOL ALONG WITH THEIR NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY STUDENTS TO DEVELOP A WEEK LONG PROGRAM WHICH WILL ENGAGE
THE STUDENTS IN VARIOUS ACTIVITIES TO HELP EDUCATE THEM ON VARIOUS RISKS AND TO LEAD THEM IN ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL
HELP STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING GOOD DECISIONS IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE. AT THE END OF THE WEEK, THE
SPEAKER WILL PROVIDE A 65 MINUTE PRESENTATION TO THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY TO HELP SOLIDIFY THE MESSAGES DELIVERED THROUGHOUT
THE WEEK OF STUDENT-LED ACTIVITIES.
OUT OF STATE TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION REQUESTED
THE LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION (LPHA) OFFERED COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION TO THE 2019 NACCHO ANNUAL CONFERENCE
FOR TWO OF THEIR MEMBERS. JODY LIEN WAS SELECTED THIS YEAR TO ATTEND. THIS INCLUDES CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES, AIRFARE AND
LODGING. THIS YEAR’S CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD JULY 9-11 IN ORLANDO, FL.
EVIDENCED BASED HOME VISITING GRANT AWARDED TO P4H
THE PARTNERSHIP 4 HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH BOARD WAS AWARDED A 1.8 MILLION DOLLAR GRANT TO EXPAND OUR EVIDENCE BASED
FAMILY HOME VISITING PROGRAMS. THIS GRANT BEGINS MAY 1, 2019 AND FUNDS THROUGH DECEMBER 2022. WE ARE ACTIVELY PLANNING
HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT THE GRANT AND THE BOARD WILL BE APPROACHED FORTHCOMING ON NEXT STEPS.
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NAMED
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2019 KRISTI WENTWORTH WILL ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTOR. KRISTI HAS MOST
RECENTLY ACTED AS THE FAMILY HEALTH SUPERVISOR FOR OTTER TAIL COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.
ACCEPTING DEDICATED DONATION TO SUPPORT
SAFE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
Otter Tail County Resolution No. _____________
WHEREAS, West Central Initiatives has offered to donate funds in the amount of $1000.00
to the County of Otter Tail on behalf of the Otter Tail County Public Health Department to
assist in the Safe Communities Coalition Injury Prevention program.
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 465.03 requires a county to accept the gift by resolution
expressed in terms prescribed by the donor in full; and
WHEREAS, the donation will be for the purpose of helping to fund an experienced
motivational speaker that has agreed to work with both the Underwood School and the
Fergus Falls Kennedy School along with their National Honor Society students to develop a
week long program which will engage the students in various activities to help educate them
on various risks and to lead them in organizing activities which will help students to
understand the importance of making good decisions in all areas of life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners does
accept the above-described funds/donation and extends its grateful appreciation.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by
Commissioner_________________, duly seconded by Commissioner_________________
and, after discussion thereof and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in
favor:
Commissioners_____________________________________________
And the following voted against the same: ____________________
Adopted at Fergus Falls, Minnesota this ____ day of __________
OTTER TAIL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dated ________________
By: _________________________________ Attest________________________
Board Chair ,Clerk
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Agenda Items
Informational
Non-Consent Items
1. Motion by , second by , and unanimously carried, to authorize (the Chair, the Administrator, or the County
Auditor-Treasurer) to sign the Paying Agent Agreement/Resolution between Otter Tail County (the Issuer) and Bond
Trust Services Corporation (the Agent), which outlines the duties and responsibilities of Bond Trust Services
Corporation as they related to the paying agent, transfer agent and registrar, as well as the duties and responsibilities
of Otter Tail County as they pertain to the payment of principal and interest. (Initial Fee - $450.00 and Annual
Administration Fee – $475.00)
OTTER TAIL COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
Otter Tail County Government Services Center, 540 West Fir, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 218-998-8095
April 10, 2019
Meeting of the Otter Tail County Planning Commission was held on April 10, 2019 at 6:30
P.M. in the Commissioner's Room, Government Services Center, Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Roll Call:
Members Present: Rod Boyer, Judd Fischer, Brent E. Frazier, Richard Gabe, Bert Olson,
Jack Rosenthal, Bruce Stone, David Trites, David Wass and Rick Wilson.
Members Absent: None.
Michelle Eldien represented the County Attorney's Office and Chis LeClair represented the
Land & Resource Management Office.
Minutes of March 13, 2019: A motion by Gabe, second by Wilson to approve the March 13,
2019 Minutes as presented. Voting: All members in favor.
Steven & Amanda Wrangham – Tabled to May 8, 2019:
A Conditional Use Permit Application (as stated by the Applicant on the Application): This is
an After-The-Fact Request. In the SIZ moved earth 26’ wide, 10’ length, 1½’ deep a total of
14½ c yards. The reason was to level previous grading and replace an existing deck. The
proposal is located on Lot 3 Blk 1 of Adams Point, Section 7 of Rush Lake Township, Marion
Lake (56-243), General Development (GD).
Steve Wrangham represented the Application.
Neil Wrangham provided information on the construction of the project, indicating the slope
runs away from the lake.
Motion: A motion by Stone, second by Trites to table (at the Applicant’s request) to May 8,
2019 to allow additional information to be received regarding the age and size of the previous
deck and for the Board of Adjustment to take action on the Variance Application. Voting: All
Members in favor, except Boyer.
Rommesmo Family LTD Partnership – Approved With Conditions:
A Conditional Use Permit Application (as stated by the Applicant on the Application): The lot
is the site of a former single-family residence that has been removed leaving multiple retaining
walls, foundations, concrete slabs, driveways and septic and well. It is being proposed to
complete grading on this previously disturbed site to remove multiple retaining walls and
provide 5:1 slope from the lake up to a flat area. To complete this work, 6,234 cubic yards of
material would need to be removed from the site per the attached plans (on file at Land &
Resource Management). The existing well would be capped per MNDOH standards and the
existing septic tanks would be removed as well. The lot would be turned in to green space
with a retaining wall along the NE area to protect existing lot line elevations and undisturbed
areas,
Pelican Lake (56-786), General Development (GD).
Dan Hanson (Moore Engineering) and Ole Rommesmo represented the Application.
Motion: A motion by Trites, second by Wilson to approve provided Land & Resource
Management receives and approves a Storm Water Prevention Plan (SWPD) and the
retaining wall must be designed by a structural engineer. Voting: All Members in favor.
Otter Tail County, Planning Commission
April 10, 2019; Page 2
Herbert Christensen Jr. –Tabled to May 8, 2019:
A Conditional Use Permit Application (as stated by the Applicant on the Application):
Proposing a Plat of "Balken Addition" which will be submitted at a later date. Currently there
is an existing Road and Cul-De-Sac (High Vista Drive) to the proposed Plat. The existing Road
meets the requirements that is required for a Subdivision and the Road is also maintained by
the Township. The Cul-De-Sac does not meet the requirements required by the Subdivision
Controls Ordinance. We will be removing trees, raising the Cul-De-Sac area and will also
place Class 5 on top. The fill that is needed to raise the Cul-De-Sac will be borrowed onsite.
Will need to raise Cul-De-Sac area a max of 3.5' to 4' on the east side to make level and place
Class 5 on top. Will build new drive surface to the specified 100' diameter required. Will shape
and replace the salvaged topsoil on the borrow area and ditch areas as well as seed and
stabilize areas. Total cubic yards of earthmoving requested are 830 cubic yards which will
include topsoil removal, re-shaping and class 5 surface. The proposal is located in Lot 1 &
NE1/4 NE1/4 Ex Platted (71.70 Acres), Section 31 of Ottertail Township; Otter Tail Lake (56-
242), General Development (GD).
Motion – October 10, 2018: A motion by Trites, second by Wilson to table (at the Applicant’s
request) to November 14, 2018.
Motion – November 14, 2018: A motion by Trites second by Frazier to table the Conditional
Use Permit Application to the March 2019 Meeting as requested in an email from the
Applicant.
Motion – March 13, 2019: A motion by Gabe second by Wass to table the Conditional Use
Permit Application to the April 10, 2019 Meeting as requested in the Applicant’s email.
Motion: A motion by Gabe, second by Frazier to table to May 8, 2019 as requested by the
Applicant in the March 19, 2019 email. Voting: All Members in favor, except Rosenthal
abstained.
Adjourn: At 7:50 P.M., Chairman Olson set the Meeting. The next Meeting is scheduled for
6:30 P.M. on May 8, 2019.
Respectfully submitted,
Marsha Bowman
Recording Secretary
OTTER TAIL COUNTY
LAND & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC WORKS DIVISION
WWW.CO.OTTER-TAIL.MN.US
GOVERNMENT SERVICES CENTER
540 WEST FIR AVENUE 218-998-8095
FERGUS FALLS, MN 56537 FAX: 218-998-8112
Chris LeClair
Director
Kyle Westergard
Asst. Director
Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force
MINUTES – April 8, 2019
Members Present: Dennis Carlblom, Ross Hagemeister, Jerry Horgen, Dave Majkrzak, Roger Neitzke, Bob Schempp.
Sylvia Soeth, Jeff Stabnow, Bernie Steeves, Mark Steuart, and James Wooton. Technical Advisors Present: Marsha
Bowman, Jim Iverson, Nick Leonard, Spencer McGrew, and Mark Ranweiler. Non-Members: Russ Severson, John Kruse
and Pat Prunty, Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations, Don Mollerud, Stuart Lake Association, Tracy Eldridge,
West Battle Lake Association.
Call to Order: At 1:00 PM Chairman Steeves called the meeting to order.
March 13. 2019 Minutes: Motion to approve the Minutes as presented.
2018 Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program Report: Members discussed the 2018 Report.
Spencer will produce a 1-page summary for meetings and speaking engagements. The importance of sharing the report
with lawmakers was noted. The report will be posted on the County website and will be forwarded to Sen. Ingebrigtsen,
Rep. Franson, Rep. Nornes, and Minnesota DNR.
Motion Passed: To approve the 2018 Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program Report as
presented.
Seasonal Decontamination Pilot Program Update: Spencer reported the seasonally operated decontamination pilot
program will be operated at Otter Tail E with a backup location of Rush W. It will be staffed 7 days a week. Spencer will
prepare an end of season report capturing all costs and benefits. Members discussed sustainable long-range plans.
Watercraft Inspection Program Update: Marsha reported the hiring of watercraft inspectors for 2019 is complete. Otter
Tail County will employ 25 Watercraft Inspectors for 2019. 21 are returning inspectors from previous seasons.
AIS Ambassador Program: Spencer reported the County will promote the AIS Ambassador Program on its website.
Bernie noted there are no funds allocated for AIS Ambassador Programs in the 2019 Budget.
AIS Detector Program: Member James W discussed his experience as an AIS Detector. The program is administered by
the University of Minnesota Extension. Detectors must complete annual training and meet annual service hour
requirements. Spencer reported the County will promote the AIS Detector Program on its website.
Geofencing Proposal: Roger provided an update on the Education/Awareness Committee’s work on geofencing. The
Committee will continue to evaluate geofencing technology. Nick offered to assist the Committee in their efforts.
Wright County Regional Inspection Program: Dave M reported on the state of the Wright County Regional Inspection
Program. He noted the program is awaiting approval by the DNR Commissioner. Extensive discussion followed.
Train the Teachers to Train the Kids Update: Jerry distributed a handout. He has been in touch with Jeff Forester of
Minnesota Lakes and Rivers to promote the Program. Plans for classroom instruction and educational pontoon cruises
are underway.
DNR Update: Mark reported the Pelican River Watershed District is working on a Readiness Response Plan for Aquatic
Invasive Species.
Land and Resource Director Update: Chris reported he is working with Spencer to revise the format of the the AIS Task
Force Budget and expense report. Spencer will continue to prepare expense reports in the usual format.
Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force
April 8, 2019 Minutes, Page 2
Sheriff Update: Jim reported he is ready for the open water season.
Communications and External Relations Update: Nick indicated he is working on the Legislative update at the Capitol.
He noted that visitors to Otter Tail County are eager to do the right thing for Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention.
SWCD Update: Aimee was not present to give a report.
Otter Tail COLA Update: Sylvia reported the first COLA Membership Meeting for 2019 will take place May 15, 2019 at
7:00 PM at the Ottertail Community Center. Mark Ranweiler will be the featured speaker. Chris LeClair reported a
homeowner learning session on sewers and drinking water wells will take place June 8th, 2019.
Adjournment: The Meeting was adjourned at 3:00 PM. Members were reminded the next Meeting is set for May 13,
2019.
Respectfully Summitted
Spencer McGrew
Recording Secretary
Otter Tail County
Aquatic Invasive
Species
Prevention
Program Summary
2018
Prepared December 21, 2018
Adopted April 8, 2019
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Table of Contents
Mission Statement, Bylaws pg 3
Executive Summary pg 4
Awareness pg 6
Inspection pg 30
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OTTER TAIL COUNTY
AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES TASK FORCE
MISSION STATEMENT / BYLAWS
September 12, 2016
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force to develop programs
and strategies to support and enhance the protection of Otter Tail County waters. In order to
accomplish this, the Task Force will promote public awareness, education, containment, research
and provide recommendations to the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners.
Bylaws
Membership:
The membership of the Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force shall include a County-Wide diverse
group of organizations, individuals and governmental staff concerned with the spread of Aquatic
Invasive Species (AIS). It shall include of no more than 20 members, with State and County
governmental staff considered as technical advisors and not eligible to vote. A voting member may
appoint a representative in his/her absence, having the same rights/privileges.
Members will be appointed by the County Board of Commissioners as recommended by the Land
& Resource Management Office. The voting members will be appointed to a 2 or 3 year term.
There is no limit on the number of consecutive terms a member may serve. The President of Otter
Tail County COLA will serve a term coinciding with their term as COLA President.
Officers:
At the first meeting of the calendar year, the members of the AIS Task Force shall elect a Chair to
conduct the meetings. A Vice-Chair will also be elected to act in the absence of the Chair. Otter
Tail County will designate an employee to serve as secretary.
Quorum:
A quorum shall consist of not less than 7 AIS Task Force Members.
Compensation:
As authorized by the County Board of Commissioners on September 30, 2014, the voting members
of the AIS Task Force may receive the current mileage and per diem rates for AIS Task Force
activities.
Adoption:
Motion made and passed by a majority vote of the AIS Task Force to adopt: September 12, 2016
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Executive Summary
2018 marks the 6th year of Otter Tail County’s Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program.
Among the achievements: 25 Watercraft Inspectors logged 12,706 Watercraft Inspection hours at
113 Public Water Accesses totaling 12,059 inspections. Of the 6,945 entering watercraft 89 were
prevented from launching with aquatic plants hanging from them. 57 watercraft were prevented
from launching for containing residual water. No entering watercraft attempted to launch with
Zebra Mussels attached. 95.31% of watercraft arrived with the drain plug removed, a slight dip
from the 96.32% rate of 2017. In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural
Resources Otter Tail County and DNR Watercraft Inspectors performed 261 decontaminations.
As of December 7. 2018 Otter Tail County has 55 waterbodies, rivers, or streams designated as
infested with Aquatic Invasive Species. 53 waterbodies, rivers, or streams are designated as
infested with Zebra Mussels, and 2 waterbodies, rivers, or streams are designated as infested
with Flowering Rush. 15 waterbodies, rivers, or streams were designated as infested by Zebra
Mussels in 2018. Many of these waterbodies, rivers, or streams were listed due to being
downstream of infested waters. 2 waterbodies were designated as infested with Flowering Rush
in 2018. No Otter Tail County waterbodies are designated as infested with Eurasian Watermilfoil
or Starry Stonewort.
As part of the Sheriff’s Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program 27 sworn officers maintained
the training required to enforce aquatic invasive species laws. The full time Aquatic Invasive
Species Deputy made 2,235 contacts with boaters and issued 19 warnings and 8 citations for
aquatic invasive species violations.
Otter Tail County’s I-LID program reviewed 33,885 recordings of watercraft activity at 13 Public
Water Accesses in 2018. Dead Lake Association donated funds to support I-LID operations at
Dead Lake Public Water Accesses. The magnetic sensor upgrade in 6 I-LIDs significantly reduced
the number of false positive recordings. 5 videos were referred to law enforcement for suspect
aquatic invasive species violations and one citation was issued. The small number of suspect
violations indicates the public is aware of their responsibility to Clean, Drain and Dispose. I-LID
maintenance costs primarily consist of cellular networking issues arising from environmental
effects and failing battery systems due to harsh thermal conditions experienced in Minnesota
summers. No vandalism was noted.
The County Board of Commissioners amended the Dock and Riparian Use Ordinance and
established a Dock and Lift Registry which requires the registration of docks and lifts when they
are moved from one waterbody to another. 24,000 informational postcards were distributed to
Otter Tail County residents notifying them of the Registry. 22 docks and lifts have been registered
since the Ordinance went into effect in June 2018. That same month the Registry prevented a
boatlift with dead Zebra Mussels attached from being placed into Clitherall Lake. The Dock and
Lift Registry has attracted statewide interest: Otter Tail County was invited to showcase the
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Registry before the Minnesota Inter-County Association and the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive
Species Advisory Committee.
The Train the Train the Teachers to Train the Kids Program has expanded to 15 classrooms
across 11 school districts. In the Program, students are taught an aquatic invasive species
curriculum meeting State of Minnesota standards. 595 students were reached in 2018, bringing
the total to 2,050 since the start of the program in 2014.
Funds provided to the Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations were used to expand water
quality testing of Otter Tail County lakes as well serving as an outlet to lake associations for
Aquatic Invasive Species prevention information.
Education and Awareness also expanded. Otter Tail County jointly supported the creation of a
series of Aquatic Invasive Species Public Service Announcements with Douglas, Grant, Pope,
Cass, Aitkin and Crow Wing Counties, as well as Becker County SWCD, Pelican Lakes
Association, and J&K Marine. In addition to traditional outlets, the PSAs will be shown at
Minnesota Wild hockey games at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul MN. Additionally, Otter Tail
County partnered to host the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center Summit June
8, 2018 in Detroit Lakes MN. Otter Tail County also supported a joint Aquatic Invasive Species
Awareness billboard and drink coaster project with Douglas and Grant Counties. Lastly, an Otter
Tail County truck was wrapped in Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention messaging. The truck is
used to conduct county business.
Otter Tail County’s Aquatic Invasive Species Program is robust and well received by the public.
The County will continue to refine its existing programing while exploring new and novel methods
of Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention.
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Awareness
Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program Summary 2018 7
Aquatic Invasive Species Awareness Truck
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
• Otter Tail County Truck wrapped in Aquatic Invasive Species
Awareness messaging.
• The public is reminded to Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers with the familiar
SAH stop sign logo and to Clean, Drain, Dispose.
• Truck is used by AIS Specialist and other County employees to
conduct official business and to showcase Otter Tail County’s Aquatic
Invasive Species Prevention Program at civic events.
• Total Cost: $4,011
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Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Presentations
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
Education.
• Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center Summit, June
8, Detroit Lakes MN.
• Long Lake Association, June 9, 2018.
• Dead Lake Association, June 16, 2018.
• Luncheon with DNR Commissioner Tom Landwehr and Otter Tail
County Board of Commissioners, Tuesday August 28, 2018.
• Minnesota Inter-County Association, September 14, 2018.
• Minnesota Statewide Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Panel,
October 25, 2018.
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Area 1 Junior/Senior Envirothon Donation
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Education
• Junior and senior high school students compete in knowledge of
environmental and conservation issues, including aquatic invasive
species.
• Total cost: $200
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Billboard
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Billboard located on Interstate 94 near Brandon, MN.
• 4 designs, 1 per month May, June, July, and August 2018.
• Cost sharing partnership of Otter Tail, Douglas, and Grant Counties.
• Total cost: $3,266.64
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Boat Drain Plug Flex Tags
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
Education, Containment
• 4,000 Boat Drain Plug Flex Tags distributed to Watercraft Inspectors.
• The Tag reminds boaters that Minnesota Law requires: Clean
watercraft of aquatic plants and prohibited invasive species, Drain all
water by removing drain plugs and keeping them out during transport
and Dispose of unwanted bait in the trash.
• Total cost: $5,340
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Coaster Project
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• 10,000 drink coasters distributed to area bars and restaurants in 2018
by AIS Specialist.
• Total cost: $1,589.77
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Dock and Lift Registry
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
Education, Containment
• Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners amended the Otter Tail
County Dock and Riparian Use Ordinance to include a Dock and Lift
Registry.
• Adopted June 5, 2018.
• 22 Docks, lifts or swim rafts were registered in 2018.
• 1 boatlift encrusted with dead Zebra Mussels was prevented from
being placed into Clitherall Lake due to the Registry.
• To promote awareness of the Registry, 24,647 informational post
cards were mailed to Otter Tail County residences.
• Otter Tail County was invited to share its Dock and Lift Registry with
the Minnesota Inter-County Association and the Minnesota Statewide
Aquatic Invasive Species Advisory Committee.
• Total cost: $7,138.51
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Honorary Watercraft Inspector Badges
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Distribution: 500 Watercraft Inspector badges distributed by Watercraft
Inspectors to youth at Public Water Access, Mills Fleet Farm Kids
Appreciation Day, The Otter Tail County Fair, and other civic events.
• Total cost: $504.18
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I-LID Report
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
Containment
• I-LID system includes a motion activated camera and speaker. When
a boater triggers the system a voice instructs the boater to remove any
plants or animals attached to the boat before launching or exiting the
lake, Unit is solar powered and self-contained. Videos are reviewed by
the contractor and are shared with law enforcement if a violation is
suspected.
• Thirteen I-LIDs under Otter Tail County management.
• 6 I-LIDs were upgraded with magnetic sensors in 2018. The magnetic
sensor significantly reduced the number of nuisance videos triggered
by wildlife and wave action.
• I-LID placement is based on Public Water Access traffic, infestation
status, and local Lake Organization Partnerships.
• Public feedback has been positive.
• No vandalism noted.
• Cost sharing partnerships: Dead Lake Association, Eagle Lake
Lakeshore Association, Franklin Lake Association, Otter Tail Lake
Property Owners Association, and the Pine Lakes Improvement
District.
• 33,855 videos reviewed May-October 2018.
• 5 videos of alleged aquatic invasive species violations forwarded to
law enforcement for review, one citation issued.
• Total cost of Program: $25,702.96
o Operating/Monitoring: $24,843.30
o Magnetic Sensor Upgrade: $3,575
o Install/Removal: $463.62
o Repairs: $1,821.04
o Dead Lake Association I-LID Donation: $5,000
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Lakes Journal
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Distribution: 12,000 per month, April, May, June, July, August,
60,000 total, reaches all lakeshore property owners in County.
• Size: 4.9” x2.4”, full color.
• Total cost: $625
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Lakes & Lifestyles
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Distribution: 8,000 distributed throughout the County to restaurants,
golf courses, grocery and convenience stores, realtors, tourist
information centers, motels, resorts, and other locations frequented by
the public.
• Size: 3.625” x 2.3125”, full color.
• Total cost: $175
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Lakeshore News
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Distribution: 2,200 per month, 8,800 total, distributed to lakeshore
property owners on Otter Tail, Long, Walker, Blanche, and Deer.
• Size: 2.4” x 3.0625”, full color.
• Total cost: $520
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Leighton Broadcasting
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
education
• 4 month AIS Campaign, surge messaging played on Opening Fishing,
Memorial Day, Father’s Day, 4th of July and Labor Day.
• Broadcast on KBRF AM 1250, JK-County 96.5, Z-103.3, and Channel
97.7.
• 480 total messages broadcast.
• Community Hour Broadcasts:
o May 8, Ross Hagemeister
o June 12: Jerry Horgen
o July 10: Lisa Basset
o August 14: Jim Iverson
o September 11: Spencer McGrew
• Total cost: $1,995
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Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research
Center Summit, June 8, 2018 Detroit Lakes, MN
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
education, research.
• Project sponsors: University of Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species
Research Center, Pelican River Watershed District, Becker County
AIS Program, Otter Tail County, Hubbard County Coalition of Lake
Associations, Becker County Coalition of Lake Associations, Hubbard
County AIS Program, Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations.
• 300 attendees.
• Otter Tail County AIS Specialist provided opening remarks.
• University of Minnesota facility and staff outlined their ongoing work in
Aquatic Invasive Species research and management.
• Total cost: $335
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Multi County Aquatic Invasive Species Pubic Service
Announcements
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
education
• Project sponsors: Douglas, Otter Tail, Pope, Cass, Aitkin, and Crow
Wing Counties, Becker County Soil and Water Conservation District,
Pelican Lakes Association, and J&K Marine
• Six 30 second Public Service Announcements were produced,
addressing drain plug, bait water, live well, and dock and lift subjects.
• Broadcast on television and radio.
• Shared on Facebook and YouTube.
• Will be shown at Minnesota Wild home games, Xcel Energy Center, St
Paul, MN.
• Total cost: $5,000
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Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake Associations
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
education, research.
• Funds used to support Otter Tail County Coalition of Lake
Associations newsletter, membership recruitment, operations, and lake
water testing.
• Total cost: $59,000
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Otter Tail Lakes Country Destination Guide
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Official Tourism Guide of Otter Tail County.
• Distribution: 30,000, state and local circulation.
• Half page, full color advertisement.
• Total cost: $1000
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Resort Magnets
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Distribution: 500 magnets distributed to Otter Tail County Resorts.
• Size: 3.5” x 2”, full color.
• Total cost: $212
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Summer Scene
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness
• Distribution: 15,000 per month (June, July, August, September) 60,000
total.
• Size: 1/8 page, full color.
• Total cost: $645
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Train the Teachers to Train the Kids
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
Education
• Three Presentations at Conservation Days, Walker Lake Fish
Hatchery.
• Two Presentation at Perham High School.
• One Presentation at Henning School.
• One Presentation at New York Mills.
• One Presentation at Parkers Prairie Public School.
• One Presentation at Ashby School.
• One AIS Field Trip: Hillcrest Lutheran Academy.
• Number of kids reached in 2018: 595
• Number of kids reached since program inception: 2,050
• Total cost: $12,366.77
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Vacation Guide Map
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness.
• Distribution: 45,000, distributed to newsstands across Otter Tail
County.
• Size: 4.5” x8.5”
• Total cost: $1,200
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Website
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
education.
• AISfighters.com domain renewed for 2 years.
• Total cost: $30.34
• Otter Tail County Website Migration Complete.
• AIS Specialist maintains Aquatic Invasive Species page on Otter Tail
County Website.
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“Welcome Boaters” Portable Signs
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness.
• Portable “Welcome Boaters” signs placed at Public Water Accesses
temporarily for high traffic holidays.
Access Designated Infested
Water
Duration
PELICAN, WEST YES 5/11-6/1
LIDA, NORTH YES 5/11-6/1
WEST BATTLE, EAST YES 5/11-6/1
RUSH,WEST YES 5/11-6/1
OTTERTAIL, RIVIERA (NORTH) YES 5/11-6/1
OTTERTAIL RIVERSIDE (SOUTHEAST) YES 5/11-6/1
OTTERTAIL SPORTSMENS (EAST) YES 5/11-6/1
PELICAN, WEST YES 6/29-7/6
LIDA, NORHT YES 6/29-7/6
JOHNSON NO 6/29-7/6
DEAD NORTH NO 6/29-7/6
PELICAN, WEST YES 8/31-9/5
STAR NORTH NO 8/31-9/5
RUSH WEST YES 8/31-9/5
JOHNSON YES 8/31-9/5
• Total cost: $3,155
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Inspection
Otter Tail County Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program Summary 2018 31
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department Aquatic
Invasive Species Prevention Program
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
Education, Containment.
• 27 sworn officers trained to enforce Aquatic Invasive Species laws.
• 1 Aquatic Invasive Species Deputy Active between May 5 2018 and
November 12 2018, 1,080 hours for 2018 season.
• AIS Deputy patrols Public Water Accesses and enforces Aquatic
Invasive Species laws.
• AIS Deputy and AIS Specialist coordinate scheduling.
• AIS Deputy reviews I-LID videos to make determinations of
enforcement action.
• AIS Deputy provides law enforcement assistance to Otter Tail County
Watercraft Inspectors.
• 2,235 contacts with citizens regarding AIS.
• 19 warnings issued by AIS Deputy.
• 9 citations issued by AIS Deputy for Aquatic Invasive Species
violations.
• Total Cost: $50,846.02
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Otter Tail County Watercraft Inspection Program
• AIS Task Force Mission Statement Category: Public Awareness,
education, containment.
• 25 Watercraft Inspectors.
• Inspectors on Duty May 21, 2018 to September 10.2018.
• Watercraft were inspected at 113 Public Water Accesses.
• 12,059 Inspections.
• 12,706 Inspection hours.
• 89 watercraft prevented from launching with aquatic plants hanging
from them.
• 57 watercraft prevented from launching for containing residual water.
• 0 entering watercraft attempted to launch with Zebra Mussels
attached.
• 95.31% Drain plug compliance rate for 2018, down from 98.03% in
2017.
• 261 Watercraft Decontaminations performed in coordination with
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
• Otter Tail County Watercraft Inspection program coordinated with Otter
Tail County Sheriff’s Department and Minnesota Department of
Natural Resources to maximize inspector coverage and efficiency.
• Otter Tail County Watercraft Inspectors scheduled at fishing
tournaments and other organized activities permitted by DNR and the
Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Department.
• Watercraft Inspectors scheduled at Mills Fleet Farm Kid’s Fishing
Appreciation Day and East and West Otter Tail County Fairs.
• Total Cost: $248,137.07
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SECTION 1 PURPOSE AND INTENT ......................................................................................................................... - 7 - 1
SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................................................... - 8 - 2
Certain Terms. ........................................................................................................................................................ - 8 - 3
SECTION 3 ADMINISTRATION .............................................................................................................................. - 16 - 4
Administrative Scope ......................................................................................................................... - 16 - 5
Qualifications ..................................................................................................................................... - 16 - 6
Collection Systems ............................................................................................................................. - 16 - 7
Federal Regulations ........................................................................................................................... - 16 - 8
SDS Permit Required .......................................................................................................................... - 17 - 9
Flow Determination. .......................................................................................................................... - 17 - 10
Variance Procedures .......................................................................................................................... - 18 - 11
Adherence to these standards ................................................................................................. - 18 -- 19 - 12
Work done without a permit .................................................................................................... - 18 -- 19 - 13
Authorized access .......................................................................................................................... - 19 - 14
Permit fees ............................................................................................................................ - 19 -- 20 - 15
SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE CRITERIA ........................................................................................................ - 20 -- 21 - 16
Treatment Required .................................................................................................................. - 20 -- 21 - 17
Compliance Criteria for New Construction .............................................................................. - 20 -- 21 - 18
Compliance Criteria for Existing Systems ................................................................................. - 20 -- 21 - 19
Upgrade Requirements ............................................................................................................. - 20 -- 21 - 20
Compliance Criteria for Systems with a Flow of Greater than 2,500 gallons per day ............. - 21 -- 22 - 21
Compliance criteria for systems receiving replacement components .................................... - 21 -- 22 - 22
MSTS .......................................................................................................................................... - 21 -- 22 - 23
Treatment Required .................................................................................................................. - 21 -- 22 - 24
Public health and safety; imminent threat ............................................................................... - 21 -- 22 - 25
Groundwater protection ...................................................................................................... - 21 -- 22 - 26
Other conformance .............................................................................................................. - 22 -- 23 - 27
System operation ................................................................................................................. - 22 -- 23 - 28
Compliance criteria for systems receiving replacement components ................................ - 22 -- 23 - 29
Upgrade requirements ......................................................................................................... - 22 -- 23 - 30
Point of Sale Inspection of Existing System ......................................................................... - 22 -- 23 - 31
SECTION 5. ACCEPTABLE AND PROHIBITED DISCHARGES ...................................................................... - 24 -- 25 - 32
Sewage ...................................................................................................................................... - 24 -- 25 - 33
System influent ......................................................................................................................... - 24 -- 25 - 34
Domestic waste ......................................................................................................................... - 24 -- 25 - 35
SECTION 6. PERMITS ................................................................................................................................ - 25 -- 26 - 36
Permit requirements ................................................................................................................. - 25 -- 26 - 37
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Compliance inspection of existing system ............................................................................... - 25 -- 26 - 38
Permit required ......................................................................................................................... - 25 -- 26 - 39
Permit application ..................................................................................................................... - 25 -- 26 - 40
Site plan required ...................................................................................................................... - 25 -- 26 - 41
Permit time limit ................................................................................................................................ - 26 - 42
Permit revocation ..................................................................................................................... - 26 -- 27 - 43
SECTION 7. OPERATING PERMITS ........................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 44
Operating permit required. ...................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 45
Operating permits issued. ......................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 46
Operating permit criteria. ......................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 47
Operating Permits ..................................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 48
MSTS Maintenance ................................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 49
Grease Interceptors. ................................................................................................................. - 27 -- 28 - 50
Operation and Maintenance Manual. ...................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 51
Operating Permit ...................................................................................................................... - 27 -- 28 - 52
Groundwater Monitoring. ........................................................................................................ - 27 -- 28 - 53
Noncompliance. .................................................................................................................... - 28 -- 28 - 54
SECTION 8. INSPECTIONS ........................................................................................................................ - 29 -- 30 - 55
Required inspections ................................................................................................................ - 29 -- 30 - 56
Time of inspections. .................................................................................................................. - 29 -- 30 - 57
Inspection scheduling. .............................................................................................................. - 29 -- 30 - 58
Work backfilled before inspection. .......................................................................................... - 29 -- 30 - 59
Correction orders. ..................................................................................................................... - 29 -- 30 - 60
System placed into service ....................................................................................................... - 29 -- 30 - 61
Land and Resource access. ....................................................................................................... - 29 -- 30 - 62
As-builts. .................................................................................................................................... - 29 -- 30 - 63
Disclosure. ................................................................................................................................. - 29 -- 30 - 64
Compliance inspection; new construction or replacement ................................................ - 30 -- 31 - 65
Certificate of Compliance; Notice of Noncompliance ......................................................... - 30 -- 31 - 66
Compliance Inspections; Existing Systems ........................................................................... - 31 -- 32 - 67
Periodically Saturated Soil Disagreements .......................................................................... - 31 -- 33 - 68
SECTION 9. SITE EVALUATION AND SITE TESTING .................................................................................. - 33 -- 35 - 69
Design Phase I; Site Evaluation ................................................................................................. - 33 -- 35 - 70
Preliminary Evaluation .............................................................................................................. - 33 -- 35 - 71
Field Evaluation ......................................................................................................................... - 33 -- 35 - 72
Phase I; Site Evaluation Reporting ............................................................................................ - 36 -- 38 - 73
Design Phase II .......................................................................................................................... - 36 -- 39 - 74
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SECTION 10. MSTS SITE EVALUATION AND SITE TESTING ........................................................................ - 38 -- 40 - 75
Necessity of Soil and Site Evaluation ........................................................................................ - 38 -- 40 - 76
Preliminary Evaluation .............................................................................................................. - 38 -- 40 - 77
Field Evaluation ......................................................................................................................... - 38 -- 40 - 78
Soil Interpretation for System Design ...................................................................................... - 39 -- 42 - 79
Site Protection ........................................................................................................................... - 40 -- 42 - 80
Soil and Site Report ................................................................................................................... - 40 -- 42 - 81
Design Standards ...................................................................................................................... - 40 -- 43 - 82
SECTION 11. GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATION ........................................................................................ - 41 -- 44 - 83
Necessity of investigation. ........................................................................................................ - 41 -- 44 - 84
Preliminary investigation. ......................................................................................................... - 41 -- 44 - 85
Field or further investigation. ................................................................................................... - 41 -- 44 - 86
Monitoring. ............................................................................................................................... - 41 -- 44 - 87
Hydrological interpretations. .................................................................................................... - 41 -- 44 - 88
Groundwater report. ................................................................................................................ - 41 -- 44 - 89
SECTION 12. SEWAGE FLOW DETERMINATION ........................................................................................ - 42 -- 45 - 90
System sizing. ............................................................................................................................ - 42 -- 45 - 91
Design flow. ............................................................................................................................... - 42 -- 45 - 92
Design Flow for Dwellings ......................................................................................................... - 42 -- 45 - 93
Sum of Design Flow for Existing Dwellings ............................................................................... - 42 -- 45 - 94
New Housing Developments .................................................................................................... - 42 -- 45 - 95
Additional Capacity ................................................................................................................... - 42 -- 45 - 96
Sewage Flow Determination for Other Establishments ........................................................... - 42 -- 45 - 97
Waste Concentration ................................................................................................................ - 42 -- 45 - 98
Infiltration ................................................................................................................................. - 43 -- 46 - 99
SECTION 13. SEWAGE TANKS .................................................................................................................... - 43 -- 47 - 100
Sewage Tanks; General ............................................................................................................. - 43 -- 47 - 101
Tank Strength ............................................................................................................................ - 43 -- 47 - 102
Poured-in-place concrete tanks. ............................................................................................... - 43 -- 47 - 103
Septic Tank Design .................................................................................................................... - 43 -- 47 - 104
Septic Tank Capacity ................................................................................................................. - 43 -- 47 - 105
Multiple Septic Tanks ................................................................................................................ - 45 -- 48 - 106
Compartmentalization of Single Tanks ..................................................................................... - 45 -- 49 - 107
Septic Tank Baffles .................................................................................................................... - 45 -- 49 - 108
Sewage Tank Access .................................................................................................................. - 45 -- 49 - 109
Tank Construction ................................................................................................................ - 46 -- 50 - 110
Tank Storage, Transport, and Use ........................................................................................ - 46 -- 50 - 111
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Location and Installation of Tanks ....................................................................................... - 46 -- 50 - 112
Tank Assessment .................................................................................................................. - 47 -- 51 - 113
Tank Identification ................................................................................................................ - 48 -- 52 - 114
Sewage Tanks for MSTS ........................................................................................................ - 48 -- 52 - 115
Effective Date ....................................................................................................................... - 48 -- 52 - 116
SECTION 14. DISTRIBUTION OF EFFLUENT ................................................................................................ - 49 -- 54 - 117
General ...................................................................................................................................... - 49 -- 54 - 118
Supply Pipes .............................................................................................................................. - 49 -- 54 - 119
Gravity Distribution ................................................................................................................... - 49 -- 54 - 120
Pressure Distribution ................................................................................................................ - 50 -- 55 - 121
Distribution of Effluent for MSTS .............................................................................................. - 51 -- 57 - 122
SECTION 15. DOSING OF EFFLUENT .......................................................................................................... - 52 -- 58 - 123
General. ..................................................................................................................................... - 52 -- 58 - 124
Pump Tanks ............................................................................................................................... - 52 -- 58 - 125
Pumps for Gravity Distribution. ................................................................................................ - 52 -- 58 - 126
Pumps for Pressure Distribution. .............................................................................................. - 52 -- 58 - 127
Dosing of Effluent for MSTS ...................................................................................................... - 52 -- 58 - 128
SECTION 16. FINAL TREATMENT AND DISPERSAL ..................................................................................... - 53 -- 60 - 129
General. ..................................................................................................................................... - 53 -- 60 - 130
General technical requirements for all systems. ..................................................................... - 53 -- 60 - 131
Other Technical Requirements for Systems. ............................................................................ - 54 -- 61 - 132
Systems With a Design Flow Greater Than 2,500 Gallons Per Day ......................................... - 57 -- 64 - 133
Final Treatment and Dispersal for MSTS .................................................................................. - 57 -- 64 - 134
Collection Systems .................................................................................................................... - 58 -- 65 - 135
Construction Requirements ...................................................................................................... - 58 -- 66 - 136
SECTION 17. TYPE I SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................................... - 59 -- 67 - 137
Type I Systems ........................................................................................................................... - 59 -- 67 - 138
Trenches and Seepage Beds. .................................................................................................... - 59 -- 67 - 139
Trenches and Seepage Beds, General. ..................................................................................... - 59 -- 67 - 140
Sizing of trenches and seepage beds. ....................................................................................... - 59 -- 67 - 141
Design and construction of trenches and seepage beds. ........................................................ - 59 -- 67 - 142
Mound Systems. ....................................................................................................................... - 60 -- 68 - 143
Location of mounds. ................................................................................................................. - 60 -- 68 - 144
Mound design and construction. .............................................................................................. - 60 -- 68 - 145
At-Grade Systems ..................................................................................................................... - 61 -- 71 - 146
Location of at-grade systems. .............................................................................................. - 62 -- 71 - 147
Design and construction of at-grade systems. .................................................................... - 62 -- 71 - 148
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Graywater Systems. .............................................................................................................. - 62 -- 71 - 149
Toilet waste. ......................................................................................................................... - 62 -- 72 - 150
Graywater System, Sewage tank. ......................................................................................... - 62 -- 72 - 151
SECTION 18. TYPE II SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................... - 64 -- 73 - 152
Type II Systems .......................................................................................................................... - 64 -- 73 - 153
Systems designed under this section are considered Type II systems ...................................................... - 64 -- 73 - 154
Floodplain Areas. ...................................................................................................................... - 64 -- 73 - 155
Privies ........................................................................................................................................ - 65 -- 74 - 156
Holding Tanks ............................................................................................................................ - 65 -- 75 - 157
SECTION 19. TYPE III SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... - 67 -- 76 - 158
Type III Systems. ........................................................................................................................ - 67 -- 76 - 159
SECTION 20. TYPE IV SYSTEMS .................................................................................................................. - 68 -- 76 - 160
Type IV Systems. ....................................................................................................................... - 68 -- 76 - 161
Soil Loading Rates. .................................................................................................................... - 68 -- 77 - 162
SECTION 21. TYPE V SYSTEMS ................................................................................................................... - 68 -- 78 - 163
Type V Systems. ........................................................................................................................ - 68 -- 78 - 164
SECTION 22. MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................... - 69 -- 79 - 165
Management Plan Required ..................................................................................................... - 69 -- 79 - 166
General. ..................................................................................................................................... - 69 -- 79 - 167
Frequency of assessment. ........................................................................................................ - 69 -- 79 - 168
Subp. 4. Removal of material. .................................................................................................. - 69 -- 79 - 169
Toilet waste treatment devices and privies. ............................................................................ - 70 -- 80 - 170
Additives. ................................................................................................................................... - 70 -- 80 - 171
Septage disposal. ...................................................................................................................... - 70 -- 80 - 172
Use of soil treatment site. ........................................................................................................ - 70 -- 80 - 173
System remediation. ................................................................................................................. - 70 -- 81 - 174
SECTION 23. SYSTEM ABANDONMENT ..................................................................................................... - 71 -- 82 - 175
Tank abandonment. .................................................................................................................. - 71 -- 82 - 176
Future discharge. ...................................................................................................................... - 71 -- 82 - 177
Removal of system. ................................................................................................................... - 71 -- 82 - 178
MSTS Abandonment. ................................................................................................................ - 71 -- 82 - 179
SECTION 24. PRODUCT REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................... - 72 -- 83 - 180
Product Registration in Compliance with State Rules .............................................................. - 72 -- 83 - 181
Registered Products Approved by the Local Unit of Government .......................................... - 72 -- 83 - 182
SECTION 25. ENFORCEMENT ..................................................................................................................... - 72 -- 84 - 183
Misdemeanor ............................................................................................................................ - 72 -- 84 - 184
Corrective Actions Required ..................................................................................................... - 72 -- 84 - 185
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Public Health Nuisance Control ................................................................................................ - 72 -- 84 - 186
SECTION 26. SEPARABILITY ........................................................................................................................ - 72 -- 84 - 187
SECTION 27. REPEAL .................................................................................................................................. - 72 -- 84 - 188
SECTION 28. EFFECTIVE DATE ................................................................................................................... - 72 -- 84 - 189
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SECTION 1 PURPOSE AND INTENT 191
This ordinance shall be known as the Sanitation Code of Otter Tail County and shall regulate the location, design, 192
installation, use and maintenance of subsurface sewage treatment systems in all areas of Otter Tail County 193
(hereinafter referred to as County) other than cities, townships and other local units of government that have 194
adopted ordinances that comply with Minnesota Statute 115.55 and are as strict as this ordinance. This ordinance 195
is authorized under Minnesota Statute 115.55 and Minnesota Statute 145A. 196
197
Purpose and Intent 198
This ordinance is adopted for the following purposes: 199
200
• To protect the public health, safety, and general welfare by the discharge of adequately treated sewage to 201
the groundwater via the proper location, design, installation, use, and maintenance of individual sewage 202
treatment systems (ISTS) and midsized subsurface sewage treatment systems (MSTS). 203
• These environmental protection standards shall be adopted county wide and administered by the Land and 204
Resource Management department (hereinafter referred to as Land and Resource) or local units of 205
government as directed by Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082, and Minnesota Statute, Section 115.55. 206
• This ordinance regulates all SSTS as defined. This ordinance does not regulate systems that will not receive 207
sewage as defined in this ordinance. If systems receive both sewage and nonsewage, the requirements of 208
this ordinance apply, plus any additional requirements governing the nonsewage portion of the 209
wastewater. 210
• Systems serving two or more dwellings, systems serving other establishments that serve over 20 persons, 211
and systems receiving nonsewage are also regulated under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, parts 144 212
and 146. 213
• This ordinance does not regulate allow systems that to discharge to the ground surface or surface waters. 214
Those systems require a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. 215
• This ordinance provides prescriptive design, construction, and operational standards to reasonably protect 216
surface water and groundwater and promote public health, safety and general welfare. 217
• This ordinance provides public health and environmental outcomes as a basis for a custom-designed 218
system. 219
• Technology and products employed in system design shall adequately protect the public health and the 220
environment as determined by Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7083, and be approved for use by Land and 221
Resource or local unit of government. 222
223
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SECTION 2 DEFINITIONS 224
225
Certain Terms. 226
For the purposes of this ordinance, certain terms or words used are interpreted as follows: the words “shall” and 227
“must” are mandatory and the words “should” or “may” are permissive. 228
229
For the purpose of this Ordinance, the certain words and phrases are defined as follows: 230
231
Subp. 1. Absorption area. "Absorption area" means the design parameter that is associated with the hydraulic 232
acceptance of effluent. The absorption area for mound systems is the original soil below a mound system that is 233
designed to absorb sewage tank effluent. The absorption area for trenches, seepage beds, and at-grade systems is 234
the soil area in contact with the part of the distribution medium that is designed and loaded to allow absorption of 235
sewage tank effluent. This includes both bottom and sidewall soil contact areas. 236
Subp. 2. Administrative Officer. “Administrative Officer” means the Director of the Office of Land and Resource 237
Management of Otter Tail County. 238
Subp. 3. Agency. "Agency" means the Pollution Control Agency. 239
Subp. 4. Alarm device. “Alarm device” means a device that alerts a system operator or system owner of a 240
component’s status using a visual or audible device. An alarm device can be either on site or remotely located. 241
Subp. 5. Applicable requirements. “Applicable requirements” means: 242
A. Local SSTS ordinances that comply with Minnesota Rules 7080.2150, subpart 2, and 7081.0080, subparts 1 243
to 5; chapter 7082; and Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55; or, 244
B. In areas without complying ordinances to regulate SSTS, requirements of this ordinance. 245
Subp. 6. As-built. “As-built” means drawings and documentation specifying the final in-place location, elevation, 246
size, and type of all system components. These records identify the results of materials testing and describe 247
conditions during construction. Information provided must be verified by a certified statement. 248
Subp. 7. ASTM. “ASTM” means the American Society for Testing Materials. 249
Subp. 8. At-grade system. “At-grade system” means a pressurized soil treatment and dispersal system where 250
sewage tank effluent is dosed to an absorption bed that is constructed directly on original soil at the ground surface 251 and covered by loamy soil materials. 252
Subp. 9. Baffle. “Baffle” means a device installed in a septic tank to retain solids and includes, but is not limited to, 253
vented sanitary tees with submerged pipes and effluent screens. 254
Subp. 10. Bedrock. “Bedrock” means geologic layers, of which greater than 50 percent by volume consist of 255
unweathered in-place consolidated rock or rock fragments. Bedrock also means weathered in-place rock which 256
cannot be hand augered or penetrated with a knife blade in a soil pit. 257
Subp. 11. Bedroom. “Bedroom” means, for the sole purpose of estimating design flows from dwellings, an 258
area that is: 259
A. A room designed or used for sleeping; or, 260
B. A room or area of a dwelling that has a minimum floor area of 70 square feet with access gained from the 261
living area or living area hallway. Architectural features that affect the use as a bedroom under this item 262
may be considered in making the bedroom determination. 263
Subp. 12. Biochemical oxygen demand or BOD. “Biochemical oxygen demand” or “BOD” means the measure 264
of the amount of oxygen required by bacteria while stabilizing, digesting, or treating biodegradable organic matter 265
under aerobic conditions over a five-day incubation period, commonly expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L). 266
Subp. 13. Building sewer. “Building sewer” has the meaning given in Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4714. 267
Subp. 14. Building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system. “Building sewer connected 268
to a subsurface sewage treatment system” has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, 269
subdivision 1. 270
Subp. 15. Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand or CBOD5. “Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen 271
demand” or “CBOD5” means the measure of the amount of oxygen required by bacteria while stabilizing, digesting, 272
or treating organic matter under aerobic conditions over a five-day incubation period while in the presence of a 273
chemical inhibitor to block nitrification. CBOD5 is commonly expressed in milligrams per liter (mg/L). 274
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Subp. 16. Certificate of compliance. “Certificate of compliance” means a document, written after a 275
compliance inspection, certifying that a system is in compliance with applicable requirements at the time of the 276
inspection. 277
Subp. 17. Certified. “Certified” means an individual is included on the Agency’s SSTS certification list and is 278
qualified to design, install, maintain, repair, pump, operate, or inspect SSTS as appropriate with the individual’s 279
qualifications. A certified individual who is working under a license is subject to the obligations of the license. 280
Certified individuals were previously known as registered professionals. 281
Subp. 18. Certified statement. “Certified statement” means a statement signed by a certified individual, 282
apprentice, or qualified employee under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7083 , certifying that the licensed business or 283
qualified employee completed work in accordance with applicable requirements. 284
Subp. 19. Cesspool. “Cesspool” means an underground pit, receptacle, or seepage tank that receives sewage 285
directly from a building sewer and leaches sewage into the surrounding soil, bedrock, or other soil materials. 286
Cesspools include sewage tanks that were designed to be watertight, but subsequently leak below the designed 287
operating depth. 288
Subp. 20. Clean sand. “Clean sand” means a soil fill material required to be used in mounds. The standard 289
for clean sand is outlined in Section 17, Subp. 8 (C) 290
Subp. 21. Commissioner. “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control 291
Agency. 292
Subp. 22. Compliance inspection. “Compliance inspection” means an evaluation, investigation, inspection, 293
or other such process for the purpose of issuing a certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance. 294
Subp. 23. Contour loading rate. “Contour loading rate” means the amount of effluent loaded to the soil per 295
length of the dispersal unit or units along the single hillslope along the contour. The contour loading rate is 296
determined on the relationship between the vertical and horizontal movement in the soil and is based on the 297
permeability difference between the absorption area and any deeper horizons, the depth between the absorption 298
area and the change in permeability and land slope. 299
Subp. 24. Disinfection. “Disinfection” means the process of destroying or inactivating pathogenic 300
microorganisms in sewage to render them noninfectious. 301
Subp. 25. Distinct. “Distinct” means a soil color that is not faint as described in Subp. 39Subp. 37 302 Subp. 26. Distribution box. “Distribution box” means a device intended to distribute sewage tank effluent 303
concurrently and equally by gravity to multiple segments of a soil dispersal system. 304
Subp. 27. Distribution device. “Distribution device” means a device used to receive and transfer effluent 305
from supply pipes to distribution pipes or downslope supply pipes, or both. These devices include, but are not 306
limited to, drop boxes, valve boxes, distribution boxes, or manifolds. 307
Subp. 28. Distribution medium. “Distribution medium” means the material used to provide void space in a 308
dispersal component, through which effluent flows and is stored prior to infiltration. Distribution media includes, 309
but is not limited to, drainfield rock, polystyrene beads, chambers, and gravelless pipe. 310
Subp. 29. Distribution pipes. “Distribution pipes” means perforated pipes that distribute effluent within a 311
distribution medium. 312
Subp. 30. Domestic strength waste. “Domestic strength waste” means liquid waste produced by toilets, 313
bathing, laundry, culinary operations, and the floor drains associated with these sources, and includes household 314
cleaners, medications, and other constituents in sewage restricted to amounts normally used for domestic 315
purposes. Domestic waste has a biochemical oxygen demand of 170 mg/L or less (or a carbonaceous biochemical 316
oxygen demand of 125 mg/L or less), a total suspended solids level of 60 mg/L or less, an oil and grease 317
concentration of 25 mg/L or less and no hazardous wastes. Animal waste and commercial or industrial waste are 318
not considered domestic strength waste. 319
Subp. 31. Drip dispersal system. “Drip dispersal system” means a small diameter pressurize wastewater 320
distribution system in which the treated effluent is distributed under pressure to the infiltrative surface via drip 321
tubing and enters the receiving environment. 322
Subp. 32. Drop box. “Drop box” means a distribution device used for the serial gravity application of sewage 323
tank effluent to a soil dispersal system. 324
Subp. 33. Dwelling. “Dwelling” means any structure or portion of a structure, or other sheltered designed as 325
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short- or long-term living quarters for one or more persons, including, but not limited to, rental or timeshare 326
accommodations such as a cottage, house, motel, hotel and resort rooms, cabins, tents, RCUs and manufactured 327
homes.any building with provisions for living, sanitary, and sleeping facilities. 328
Subp. 34. Effluent screen. “Effluent screen” means a device installed on the outlet pipe of a septic tank for 329
the purposes of retaining solids of a specific size. 330
Subp. 35. EPA. “EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency. 331
Subp. 36. Existing systems. “Existing systems” means systems that have been previously inspected and 332
approved by the local unit of government during installation. In addition, all operating systems installed before the 333
adoption of a local permitting and inspection program are considered existing systems. 334
Subp. 37. Faint. “Faint” means a soil color: 335
A. With the same hue as another soil color but that varies from the other color by two or less units of value 336
and not more than one unit of chroma; 337
B. That differs from another soil color by one hue and by one or less units of value and not more than one 338
unit of chroma; or, 339
C. That differs from another soil color by two units of hue with the same value and chroma. 340
Subp. 38. Fecal coliform or FC. “Fecal coliform” or “FC”, for the purposes of this ordinance, means bacteria 341
common to the digestive systems of humans that are cultured in standard tests. Counts of these organisms are 342
typically used to indicate potential contamination from sewage or to describe a level of disinfection, generally 343
expressed in colonies per 100 mL. 344
Subp. 39. Fine sand. “Fine sand” means a sand soil texture, as described in the Field Book for Describing and 345
Sampling Soils, which is incorporated by reference in Subp. 4644, where more than 50 percent of the sand has a 346
particle size range of 0.05 millimeters, sieve size 270, to 0.25 millimeters, sieve size 60. 347
Subp. 40. Flood fringe. “Flood fringe” means that portion of the floodplain outside the floodway. Flood fringe 348
is synonymous with the term “floodway fringe” used in flood insurance studies. 349
Subp. 41. Floodplain. “Floodplain” means the area covered by a 100-year flood event along lakes, rivers, and 350
streams as published in technical studies by local, state, and federal agencies, or in the absence of these studies, 351
estimates of the 100-year flood boundaries and elevations as developed according to a local unit of government’s 352
floodplain or related land use regulations. 353 Subp. 42. Floodway. “Floodway” means the bed of a wetland or lake, the channel of a watercourse, and 354
those portions of the adjoining floodplain that are reasonably required to carry the regional flood discharge. 355
Subp. 43. Flow measurement. “Flow measurement” means any method to accurately measure water or 356
sewage flow, including, but not limited to, water meters, event counters, running time clocks, or electronically 357
controlled dosing. 358
Subp. 44. Geomorphic description. “Geomorphic description” means the identification of the landscape, 359
landform, and surface morphometry of the proposed area of the soil treatment and dispersal system as described 360
in the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils: Version 2.0 (2002), developed by the National Soil Survey Center 361
and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The field book is 362
incorporated by reference, is not subject to frequent change, and is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan 363
system. 364
Subp. 45. Gray water. “Gray water” means sewage that does not contact toilet wastes. 365
Subp. 46. Gray water system. “Gray water system” means a system that receives, treats and disperses only 366
gray water or other similar system as designated by the commissioner. 367
Subp. 47. Groundwater mound. “Groundwater mound” means the rise in height of the periodically saturated 368
soil or regional water table caused by the addition of sewage effluent from the subsurface sewage treatment system 369
into the soil. 370
Subp. 48. Hazardous waste. “Hazardous waste” means any substance that, when discarded, meets the 371
definition of hazardous waste in Minnesota Statute, section 116.06, subdivision 11. 372
Subp. 49. Holding tank. “Holding tank” means a tank for storage of sewage until it can be transported to a 373
point of treatment and dispersal. Holding tanks are considered a septic tank under Minnesota Statutes, section 374
115.55 375
Subp. 50. Individual Sewage Treatment System or ISTS. “Individual Sewage Treatment System” or “ISTS” 376
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means a subsurface sewage treatment system or part thereof, as set forth in Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.03 377
and 115.55, that employs sewage tanks or other treatment devices with final discharge into the soil below the 378
natural soil elevation or elevated final grade that are designed to receive a sewage design flow of 5,000 gallons per 379
day or less. 380
ISTS also includes all holding tanks that are designed to receive a design flow of 10,000 gallons per day or less; 381
sewage collection systems and associated tanks that discharge into ISTS treatment and dispersal components; and 382
privies. ISTS does not include those components defined as plumbing under the Minnesota Plumbing Code, chapter 383
4714, except for building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system. 384
Subp. 51. Inner wellhead management zone. “Inner wellhead management zone” means drinking water 385
supply management area for a public water supply well that does not have a delineated wellhead protection area 386
approved by the Department of Health under part 4720.5330. 387
Subp. 52. Invert. “Invert” means the lowest point of a channel inside a pipe. 388
Subp. 53. Licensee. “Licensee” means a person to whom a license is issued under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 389
7083. 390
Subp. 54. Liquid capacity. “Liquid capacity” means the liquid volume of a sewage tank below the invert of the 391
outlet pipe or, for holding tanks and pump tanks, the liquid volume below the invert of the inlet. 392
Subp. 55. Lot. “Lot” means a parcel of land designated by plat, metes and bounds, registered land survey, 393
auditors plot, or other accepted means and separated from other parcels or portions by said description for the 394
purpose of sale, lease or separation. 395
Subp. 56. Management plan. “Management plan” means a plan that requires the periodic examination, 396
adjustment, testing, and other operational requirements to meet system performance expectations, including a 397
planned course of action in the event a system does not meet performance expectations. 398
Subp. 57. Matrix. “Matrix” means the majority of the soil color in a soil horizon, as described in the Field 399
Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, which is incorporated in Subp. 4644. 400
Subp. 58. Mentor. “Mentor” is a person who holds a mentor designation under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 401
7083.2000 and provides mentorship. 402
Subp. 59. Mentorship. “Mentorship” means providing direct and personal supervision to an individual who 403
is seeking to gain qualifying work experience to become a certified individual. 404 Subp. 60. Midsized subsurface sewage treatment system or MSTS. “Midsized subsurface sewage treatment 405
system” or “MSTS” means a subsurface sewage treatment system, or part thereof, as set forth in Minnesota 406
Statutes, sections 115.03 and 115.55, that employs sewage tanks or other treatment devices with final discharge 407
into the soil below the natural soil elevation or elevated final grade and that is designed to receive sewage flow of 408
greater than 5,000 gallons per day to 10,000 gallons per day. 409
Subp. 61. Mottles. “Mottles” means the minority of the variegated colors in a soil horizon, as described in 410
the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, which is incorporated by reference in Subp. 3944. 411
Subp. 62. Mound system. “Mound system” means a soil treatment and dispersal system designed and 412
installed such that all of the infiltrative surface is installed above grade, using clean sand between the bottom of 413
the infiltrative surface and the original ground elevation, utilizing pressure distribution and capped with suitable soil 414
material to stabilize the surface and encourage vegetative growth. 415
Subp. 63. NDPES permit. “NDPES permit” means a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit 416
issued by the Agency. 417
Subp. 64. New construction. “New construction” means installing or constructing a new SSTS or altering, 418
extending, or adding capacity to a system that has been issued an initial certificate of compliance. 419
Subp. 65. Notice of noncompliance. “Notice of noncompliance” means a document written and signed by a 420
certified inspector after a compliance inspection that gives notice that an SSTS is not in compliance as specified 421
under Section 4 of this Ordinance. 422
Subp. 66. O&G. “O&G” means oil and grease, a component of sewage typically originating from foodstuffs 423
such as animal fats or vegetable oils or consisting of compounds of alcohol or glycerol with fatty acids such as soaps 424
and lotions, typically expressed in mg/L (also known as FOG or fats, oils, and grease). 425
Subp. 67. Ordinary high water level or OHWL. “Ordinary high water level” or “OHWL” means the boundary 426
of public waters and wetlands, and shall be an elevation delineating the highest water level which has been 427
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maintained for a sufficient period of time to leave evidence upon the landscape, commonly that point where the 428
natural vegetation changes from predominantly aquatic to predominantly terrestrial. For water courses, the OHWL 429
is the elevation of the top of the bank of the channel. For reservoirs and flowages, the OHWL is the operating 430
elevation of the normal summer pool. 431
Subp. 68. Original soil. “Original soil” means naturally occurring soil that has not been cut, filled, moved, 432
smeared, compacted, altered, or manipulated to the degree that the loading rate must be reduced from that 433
associated with natural soil conditions. 434
Subp. 69. Other establishment. “Other establishment” means any public or private structure other than a 435
dwelling that generates sewage that discharges to an SSTS. 436
Subp. 70. Other pit. “Other pit” means any pit or other device designed to leach sewage effluent that is 437
greater than 30 inches in height or has a bottom area loading rate of sewage greater than two gallons per square 438
feet per day. 439
Subp. 71. Owner. “Owner” means any person having possession of, control over, or title to property with an 440
SSTS. 441
Subp. 72. Parent material. “Parent material” means the unconsolidated and chemically weathered geologic 442
mineral or organic matter from which soils are developed by soil forming processes. 443
Subp. 73. Percolation rate. “Percolation rate” means the rate of a drop of water infiltrating into a test hole 444
as specified in Section 9, Subp. 3, (F)(2). 445
Subp. 74. Periodically saturated soil. “Periodically saturated soil” means the highest elevation in the soil that 446
is in a reduced chemical state due to soil pores filled or nearly filled with water causing anaerobic conditions. 447
Periodically saturated soil is determined by the presence of redoximorphic features in conjunction with other 448
established indicators as specified in Section 9, Subp. 3, (FE), (5)&(6), or determined by other scientifically 449
established technical methods or empirical field measurements acceptable to the permitting authority in 450
consultation with the commissioner. 451
Subp. 75. Permit. “Permit” means a permit issued for the installation, replacement, repair, alteration, 452
extension, or operation of a subsurface sewage treatment system. 453
Subp. 76. Permittee. “Permittee” means a person who is named on a permit issued pursuant to this 454
ordinance. 455 Subp. 77. Plastic limit. “Plastic limit” means a soil moisture content above which manipulation will cause 456
compaction or smearing. The plastic limit can be measured by American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard 457
Test Methods for Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit, and Plasticity Index of Soils, ASTM D4318 (2005). The standard is 458
incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, and is not subject to frequent 459
change. 460
Subp. 78. Plumbing program administrative authority. “Plumbing program administrative authority” means 461
the commissioner of labor and industry or the governing body of the adopting unit of government, its agents, and 462
its employees according to the Minnesota Plumbing Code, chapter 4714. 463
Subp. 79. Pressure distribution. “Pressure distribution” means a network of distribution pipes in which 464
effluent is forced through orifices under pressure. 465
Subp. 80. Privy. “Privy” means an above ground structure with an underground cavity meeting the 466
requirements of Section 18, Subp. 3 that is used for the storage or treatment and dispersal of toilet wastes, 467
excluding water for flushing and gray water. A privy also means a nondwelling structure containing a toilet waste 468
treatment device. 469
Subp. 81. Proprietary product. “Proprietary product” means a sewage treatment or distribution technology, 470
method, or material subject to a patent or trademark. 471
Subp. 82. Public domain technology. “Public domain technology” means a sewage treatment or distribution 472
technology, method, or material not subject to a patent or trademark. 473
Subp. 83. Public waters. “Public waters” means any waters as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 474
103G.005, Subd. 15 and 18. However, no lake, pond, or flowage of less than 10 acres in size in municipalities and 475
25 acres in size in unincorporated areas need to be regulated for the purposes of Minnesota Rules 6120.2500 to 476
6120.3900. A body of water created by a private user where there was no previous shoreland may, at the discretion 477
of the local unit of government, be exempted from parts 6120.2500 to 6120.3900. 478
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Subp. 84. Pump tank. “Pump tank” means a sewage tank or separate compartment within a sewage tank, 479
which receives sewage tank effluent, that serves as a reservoir for a pump. A separate tank used as a pump tank is 480
considered a septic tank under Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, subdivision 1, paragraph (p). 481
Subp. 85. Qualified employee. “Qualified employee” means a state or local government employee who 482
designs, installs, maintains, pumps, or inspects SSTS as part of the person’s employment duties. 483
Subp. 86. Redoximorphic features. “Redoximorphic features” means: 484
A. A color pattern in soil, formed by oxidation and reduction of iron or manganese in saturated soil coupled 485
with their removal, translocation, or accrual, which results in the loss (depletion) or gain (concentration) of 486
mineral compounds compared to the matrix color; or, 487
B. A soil matrix color controlled by the presence of ferrous iron. Redoximorphic features are described in 488
Section 9, Subp. 3, (E),(5). 489
Subp. 87. Replacement. “Replacement” means the removal or discontinued use of any major portion of an 490
SSTS and reinstallation of that portion of the system, such as reinstallation of a new sewage tank, holding tank, 491
dosing chamber, privy, or soil dispersal system. 492
Subp. 88. Rock fragments. “Rock fragments” means pieces of rock greater than two millimeters in diameter 493
that are strongly cemented and resistant to rupture. Rock fragments are commonly known as gravel, stones, 494
cobbles, and boulders. 495
Subp. 89. Sand. “Sand” means a sand soil texture, as described in the Soil Survey Manual (1993) developed 496
by the Natural Resource Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. The manual is adopted by 497
reference, is not subject to frequent change, and is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system. 498
Subp. 90. SDS permit. “SDS permit” means a State Disposal System permit issued by the Agency. 499
Subp. 91. Seepage bed. “Seepage bed” means a soil treatment and dispersal system, the absorption width 500
of which is greater than three feet but no greater than 25 feet. 501
Subp. 92. Seepage pit. “Seepage pit” means an underground pit that receives sewage tank effluent and from 502
which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil and that meets the design requirements in part 7080.2550. 503
Subp. 93. Septage. “Septage” means solids and liquids removed from an SSTS and includes solids and liquids 504
from cesspools, seepage pits, other pits, or similar systems or devices that receive sewage. Septage also includes 505
solids and liquids that are removed from portable, incinerating, composting, holding, or other toilets. Waste from 506 Type III marine sanitation devices, as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 159.3, and material 507
that has come into contact with untreated sewage within the past 12 months is also considered septage. 508
Subp. 94. Septic tank. “Septic tank” means any watertight, covered receptacle that is designed and 509
constructed to receive the discharge of sewage from a building sewer or preceding tank, stores liquids for a 510
detention period that provides separation of solids from liquid and digestion of organic matter, and allows the 511
effluent to discharge to a succeeding tank, treatment device, or soil dispersal system. 512
Subp. 95. Serial distribution. “Serial distribution” means distribution of sewage tank effluent by gravity flow 513
that progressively loads one section of a soil treatment and dispersal system to a predetermined level before 514
overflowing to the succeeding section and does not place a dynamic head on the lower section of the soil treatment 515
and dispersal system. The distribution medium is allowed to serve as a conveyance medium to the next section. 516
Subp. 96. Setback. “Setback” means a separation distance measured horizontally. 517
Subp. 97. Sewage. “Sewage” means waste produced by toilets, bathing, laundry, or culinary operations or 518
the floor drains associated with those sources, and includes household cleaners, medications, and other 519
constituents in sewage restricted to amounts normally used for domestic purposes. 520
Subp. 98. Sewage tank. “Sewage tank” means a receptacle used in the containment or treatment of sewage 521
and includes, but is not limited to, septic tanks, aerobic tanks, pump tanks, and holding tanks. Requirements for 522
sewage tanks are described in Section 13. Sewage tanks are considered a septic system tank in Minnesota Statute, 523
section 115.55, subdivision 1, paragraph (p). 524
Subp. 99. Sewage tank effluent. “Sewage tank effluent” means the liquid that flows from a septic tank or 525
other treatment device. 526
Subp. 100. Site. “Site” means the area required for the proper location of the SSTS. 527
Subp. 101. Slope. “Slope” means the vertical rise or fall divided by the horizontal distance, expressed as a 528
percentage. 529
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Subp. 102. Soil dispersal area. “Soil dispersal area” means a system where sewage effluent is dispersed into 530
the soil for treatment by absorption and filtration and includes, but is not limited to, trenches, seepage beds, at-531
grade systems, mound systems, and drip dispersal systems. 532
Subp. 103. Soil texture. “Soil texture” means the soil particle size classification and particle size distribution 533
as specified in the Field Book for Describing and Sampling Soils, incorporate by reference in Subp. 4644. 534
Subp. 104. Structure. “Structure” means a constructed lot improvement that is intended for human 535
occupancy or that is determined by the local unit of government to: 536
A. Interfere with the construction, operation, or maintenance of an SSTS; or 537
B. Be interfered with by the construction, operation or maintenance of an SSTS. 538
“Structure” also means any building or appurtenance, including, but not limited to, vision obstructing fences, decks, 539
swimming pools, satellite dishes in excess of 1 meter in diameter, towers (except for public utilities), solar panels, 540
or pergolas. 541
Subp. 105. Subsoil. “Subsoil” means a soil layer that has a moist color value of 3.5 or greater and has 542
undergone weathering and soil formation processes. 543
Subp. 106. Subsurface sewage treatment system or SSTS. “Subsurface sewage treatment system” or “SSTS” 544
is either an individual sewage treatment system as defined in Subp. 52 50 or a midsized subsurface sewage 545
treatment system as defined in Subp. 6260, as applicable. 546
Subp. 107. Subsurface sewage treatment system business or SSTS business. “Subsurface sewage treatment 547
system business” or “SSTS business” means a business that designs, installs, maintains, repairs, pumps, operates, 548
or inspects an SSTS as appropriate with the organization’s license and qualifications. 549
Subp. 108. Supply pipe. “Supply pipe” means a nonperforated pipe, the purpose of which is to transport 550
sewage tank effluent. 551
Subp. 109. Systems in shoreland areas or wellhead protection areas or systems serving food, beverage or 552
lodging establishments or SWF. “Systems in shoreland areas or wellhead protection areas or systems serving food, 553
beverage or lodging establishments” or “SWF” means the following three categories of systems: 554
A. SSTS constructed in shoreland areas where land adjacent to public waters had been designated and 555
delineated as shoreland by local ordinance as approved by the Department of Natural Resources; 556
B. SSTS constructed in wellhead protection areas regulated under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 1031; and, 557 C. SSTS serving food, beverage, and lodging establishments that are required to obtain a license under 558
Minnesota Statutes, section 157.16, subdivision 1, including manufactured home parks and recreational 559
camping areas licensed under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 327. 560
Subp. 110. TN. “TN” means total nitrogen, which is the measure of the complete nitrogen content in 561
wastewater including nitrate (NO3-), nitrite (NO2-), ammonia (NH3), ammonium (NH4), and organic nitrogen, 562
expressed as mg/L. 563
Subp. 111. Total suspended solids or TSS. “Total suspended solids” or “TSS” means solids that are in 564
suspension in water and that are removable by laboratory filtering, expressed as mg/L. 565
Subp. 112. TP. “TP” means total phosphorus, which is the sum of all forms of phosphorus in effluent, 566
expressed in mg/L. 567
Subp. 113. Toilet waste. “Toilet waste” means waste commonly disposed of in toilets, including fecal matter, 568
urine, toilet paper, and water used for flushing. 569
Subp. 114. Toilet waste treatment devices. “Toilet waste treatment devices” means other toilet waste 570
apparatuses including incinerating, composting, biological, chemical, recirculating, or holding toilets or portable 571
restrooms. 572
Subp. 115. Topsoil. “Topsoil” means the natural, in-place organically enriched soil layer with a color value of 573
less than 3.5. 574
Subp. 116. Topsoil borrow. “Topsoil borrow” means a loamy soil material having: 575
A. Less than five percent material larger than two millimeters, No. 10 sieve; 576
B. No material larger than 2.5 centimeters; 577
C. A moist color value of less than 3.5; and, 578
D. Adequate nutrients and pH to sustain healthy plant growth. 579
Subp. 117. Trench. “Trench” means a soil treatment and dispersal system, the absorption width of which is 580
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36 inches or less. 581
Subp. 118. Uniform distribution. “Uniform distribution” means a method that distributes effluent evenly over 582
the entire absorption area of a component over both time and space. 583
Subp. 119. Valve box. “Valve box” means a watertight structure designed for alternate distribution of sewage 584
tank effluent to segments of a soil treatment system. 585
Subp. 120. Vertical separation. “Vertical separation” means the vertical measurement of unsaturated soil or 586
sand between the bottom of the distribution medium and the periodically saturated soil level or bedrock. 587
Subp. 121. Watertight. “Watertight” means constructed so that no liquid can get into or out of a device except 588
through designed inlets and outlets. 589
Subp. 122. Well capture zone. “Well capture zone” means the surface and subsurface area that supplies water 590
to a water supply well. 591
Subp. 123. Wellhead protection area. “Wellhead protection area” means the surface and subsurface area 592
surrounding a well or well field that supplies a public water system, through which contaminants are likely to move 593
toward and reach the well or well field as regulated under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4720. For the purposes of this 594
ordinance, wellhead protection area is that area bounded by the drinking water supply management area as 595
regulated under Minnesota Rules, Chapter 4720. 596
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SECTION 3 ADMINISTRATION 598
599
Administrative Scope 600
This ordinance shall apply and be in effect in all areas of Otter Tail County other than cities and townships that have 601
adopted ordinances that comply with Minnesota Statute 115.55, Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082, and are as strict 602
as this ordinance. The Otter Tail County Land and Resource Management department shall be the administrator of 603
these regulations. SSTS must be designed, constructed and operated according to this Ordinance. 604
605
Qualifications 606
SSTS, including both ISTS and MSTS, must be designed, installed, inspected, operated and maintained by 607
appropriately licensed businesses and certified individuals according to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7083.0700 and 608
any other applicable state requirements. 609
610
All MSTS must be designed, installed, inspected, pumped, and operated by a qualified employee under part 611
7083.1010 or a licensed business under part 7083.0710. All MSTS must conform to applicable state statutes and 612
rules. 613
A. MSTS must conform to all applicable state statutes and rules. 614
B. MSTS serving establishments licensed or regulated by the state of Minnesota, or MSTS owned by the state 615
of Minnesota, must conform to this Ordinance. 616
617
Collection Systems 618
A. Collection of greater than 2,500 gallons per day of sewage from multiple buildings or multiple other 619
establishments discharging into an SSTS must be: 620
B. according to the Prescriptive Designs and Design Guidance for Advanced Designers, incorporated by 621
reference under Section 5, Subp. 2 (C); or 622
C. designed by a Minnesota licensed professional engineer. 623
624
Federal Regulations 625
626
A. SSTS that are designed to receive sewage or nonsewage from a two family dwelling or greater or receive 627
sewage or nonsewage from an other establishment that serves more than 20 persons per day, are regulated 628
by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Class V injection wells under Code of Federal 629
Regulations, title 40, parts 144 and 146. Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, parts 144 and 146, prescribe 630
additional design regulations applicable to certain systems designed under this ordinance. In addition, 631
single family dwellings that receive nonsewage wastewater are regulated by those federal regulations. All 632
systems that receive hazardous wastes are regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency as Class IV 633
injection wells. Disposal of hazardous waste must be according to state and federal regulations. The owner 634
or owner’s agent of a new or replacement system classified as a Class V injection wells shall submit to the 635
commissioner of the MPCA and the United States Environmental Protection Agency the inventory 636
information specified in the Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 144.26. All Class V injection wells 637
must be identified as such in property transfer disclosures. All septage generated from SSTS must be 638
treated and dispersed according to applicable standards for septage in Code of Federal Regulations, title 639
40, part 503, and any local requirements. 640
B. All subsurface sewage treatment systems serving two-family dwellings or larger and systems serving other 641
sewage generating establishments that serve more than 20 people are regulated by the United States 642
Environmental Protection Agency as Class V injection wells under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, 643
parts 144 and 146. Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, parts 144 and 146, prescribe additional design 644
regulations applicable to certain systems designed under this chapter. In addition, single-family dwellings 645
systems that receive nonsewage wastewater are regulated by these federal regulations. All systems that 646
receive hazardous wastes are regulated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as Class IV 647
injection wells. Disposal of hazardous waste must be according to state and federal regulations. 648
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C. The owner or owner's agent of a system classified as a Class V injection well shall submit to the 649
commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the United States Environmental Protection 650
Agency the inventory information specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 144.26. 651
D. All septage generated from MSTS must be treated and dispersed according to applicable standards for 652
septage in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 503, and any local requirements. 653
654
SDS Permit Required 655
A. The owner or owners of a single SSTS or a group of SSTS under common ownership must obtain an SDS 656
permit from the agency according to chapter 7001 when all or part of proposed or existing soil dispersal 657
components are within one-half mile of each other and the combined flow from all proposed and existing 658
SSTS is greater than 10,000 gallons per day. 659
B. An SDS permit is required for any subsurface sewage treatment system or group of subsurface sewage 660
treatment systems that the commissioner determines has the potential or an increased potential to cause 661
adverse public health or environmental impacts if not regulated under a state permit. Conditions for these 662
permits include systems in environmentally sensitive areas, unsubstantiated or unexpected flow volumes, 663
and systems requiring exceptional operation, monitoring, and management. 664
665
Flow Determination. 666
The owner or owner's agent must determine flow in accordance with this subpart to establish whether an SDS 667
permit is required under Subp. 5 (B). 668
A. For proposed SSTS, the flow must be determined according to item C. 669
B. For existing SSTS, except as provided under item D, the flow is determined by the greater of: 670
1) the average maximum measured daily flow for a consecutive seven-day period; or 671
2) the flow determined according to item C. 672
C. When determined according to this item, flow is calculated according to part 7081.0110. The highest 673
calculated value of the various methods in Table I under part 7081.0130, subpart 1, must be used to make 674
the determination, with no reduction allowed. An SDS permit is not required if a factor of safety is added 675
to the design flow that results in a design flow that exceeds the SDS permit threshold. 676
D. Campgrounds and resorts existing as of June 14, 2015, that are open 180 days per year or less must 677
determine flow in accordance with this item or item A or B. 678
1) Flow measurements must be taken only from: 679
a) a sewage lift station pump with a runtime meter and counter; 680
b) a sewage flow meter; 681
c) flow meters on wells; or 682
d) a water softener system with flow measurement when the measurement includes all flow to the 683
subsurface soil treatment system, including backwash. 684
2) Flow measurement devices must be calibrated before start-up of monitoring and must undergo an 685
additional calibration during the measurement period to verify results. 686
3) The daily flow rate and daily occupancy rate must be recorded for a minimum of two weeks centered 687
on and including July 4. Weekly measurements must also be done for an additional, continuous two 688
weeks before and two weeks after July 4. 689
4) Flow measurements must be divided by the percent occupancy expressed as a decimal percent. 690
5) Flow extrapolation from systems not measured is allowed as follows: 691
a) flow may be extrapolated only if fewer than 25 percent of the systems are not measured; 692
b) the systems measured must serve at least 75 percent of the occupancy of the campground or 693
resort; and 694
c) flow extrapolation is not allowed between other campgrounds and resorts. 695
6) If no flow data exist, the owner or operator of the campground or resort must implement an acceptable 696
flow measurement plan and start measuring and recording flow data within 120 days of notification. 697
An acceptable flow measurement plan is a plan, verified by the agency, conforming to subitems (1) to 698
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(5). 699
7) All flow measurement data generated from the flow measurement plan must be submitted to the 700
commissioner within 30 days of the last measurement. 701
702
Variance Procedures 703
A. The Otter Tail County Board of Adjustment shall have the exclusive authority to issue variances from the 704
requirements of this ordinance. Variances shall only be granted when the applicant of the variance 705
demonstrates that the strict enforcement of any provision of this ordinance would cause an undue hardship 706
and practical difficulty or that the strict conformity with the standards in this ordinance would be unreasonable. 707
Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080 prohibits a variance from Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7080.2150, Subp. 2, items 708
A to D, which coincide with Section 16, Subp. 2, items A to D of this Ordinance. Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7081 709
prohibits a variance from Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7081.0080, Subp. 2 to Subp. 5, which coincides with Section 710
4, Subp. 8 to Subp. 11 of this Ordinance. 711
B. The applicant for a variance shall file a complete Variance Application in the office of the Land and Resource 712
Management department not less than 21 days prior to the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Adjustment 713
and pay a fee as indicated on the Fee Schedule when the application is filed. Each application for variance shall 714
be accompanied by a scale drawing and 6 copies of the area under consideration. The drawing shall also 715
indicate all setback distances in feet. In addition, the applicant must provide his (or next closest) E-911 address. 716
In absence of such number, detailed directions to the property must be provided with the application. 717
C. When administrative staff and Board of Adjustment members may not be able to view the property for which 718
a variance is requested, due to snow cover, it may not be possible to meet the legal requirement to take final 719
action within 60 days of receipt of a completed Application. Therefore, an Applicant shall be required, as part 720
of completing the application process in the months of October through March, to indicate by written 721
acknowledgment whether the Applicant is willing to waive the 60-day time limit and allow time for the Board 722
of Adjustment to view the property, if necessary. The acknowledgment shall inform the Applicant that the 723
absence of a waiver of the 60-day requirement may leave the Board of Adjustment no alternative but to deny 724
the Application. Circumstances may require the Board of Adjustment to cancel its regular meeting in one or 725
more of the months of January through April. If meetings are canceled, no Application for a Variance will be 726
accepted as final until 21 days prior to the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Adjustment. 727
D. Within 3 days of making an application for a variance the applicant shall stake the lot lines, road right-of-ways, 728
and area under consideration and post the name and address in a clearly visible location on the property. The 729
Administrative Officer shall refer the application to the Board of Adjustment (See Section V.7., Notification 730
Procedures.). The Board of Adjustment shall consider the application at its next regular meeting at which time 731
is available, following compliance with the provisions of notice above specified. 732
E. The Board of Adjustment shall fix a reasonable time for the hearing of the appeal and give due notice thereof 733
to the applicant and the officer from whom the appeal is taken and decide the same within a reasonable time. 734
F. The Board of Adjustment may reverse, affirm wholly or partly, or may modify the order, requirements, 735
decisions or determinations as in its opinion ought to be made in the premises and to that end shall have all 736
powers of the officer from whom the appeal was taken and may issue or direct the issuance of a permit. The 737
reason for the Board's decision shall be stated in writing. The decision of the Board shall be final unless 738
appealed to the District Court in Otter Tail County by a person having an interest affected by such decision. 739
740
Adherence to these standards 741
All subsurface sewage treatment systems installed subsequent to the adoption of this ordinance and all alterations, 742
extensions, modifications or repairs to existing systems irrespective of the date of original installation shall be 743
regulated in accordance with all requirements of this ordinance. 744
745
Work done without a permit 746
Where work requiring a permit under this ordinance has commenced without first having obtained such permit, 747
work shall be ordered to stop by Land and Resource until all required permits have been approved and issued. 748
749
Commented [CL10]: Variance procedures is verbatim with
the language in the current Sanitation Code. No changes here.
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Authorized access 750
To enforce this ordinance, Land and Resource may enter on to a property or place where there is reason to suspect 751
that a subsurface sewage treatment system is failing to protect groundwater or is an imminent threat to public 752
health and safety. 753
754
Permit fees 755
Fees for permits, operating permits, inspections required, or services rendered under this ordinance shall be set by 756
the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners. 757
758 Commented [CL11]: New language
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SECTION 4. COMPLIANCE CRITERIA 759
760
Treatment Required 761
Sewage discharged from a dwelling, group of dwellings, or other establishment that is not served by a system issued 762
a permit by the agency that contains effluent and discharge limits or specific monitoring requirements must be 763
treated according to applicable requirements. 764
765
Compliance Criteria for New Construction 766
An SSTS regulated under a current construction permit is considered compliant if it meets the applicable 767
requirements of Section 16 to Section 21. 768
769
Compliance Criteria for Existing Systems 770
A. To be in compliance, an existing SSTS must meet the provisions of this subpart. 771
B. The SSTS must be protective of public health and safety. A system that is not protective is considered an 772
imminent threat to public health or safety. At a minimum, a system that is an imminent threat to public health 773
or safety is a system with a discharge of sewage or sewage effluent to the ground surface, drainage systems, 774
ditches, or storm water drains or directly to surface water; systems that cause a reoccurring sewage backup 775
into a dwelling or other establishment; systems with electrical hazards; or sewage tanks with unsecured, 776
damaged, or weak maintenance hole covers. A determination of protectiveness for other conditions must be 777
made by a qualified employee inspector or licensed inspection business. 778
C. The SSTS must be protective of groundwater. A system that is not protective is considered a system failing to 779
protect groundwater. At a minimum, a system that is failing to protect groundwater is a system that is a seepage 780
pit, cesspool, drywell, leaching pit, or other pit; a system with less than the required vertical separation distance 781
described in items D and E; and a system not abandoned in accordance with Section 23. A determination of the 782
threat to groundwater quality for other conditions must be made by a qualified employee or licensed inspection 783
business. 784
D. The SSTS must be operated, meet performance standards, and be managed according to its operating permit. 785
E. SSTS built after March 31, 1996, or in an SWF area as defined Section 2, Subp. 111109, must have at least a 786 three-foot vertical separation or a vertical separation in compliance with Section 20. No more than 15 787
percent reduction in the vertical separation distance is allowed to account for settling of sand or soil, normal 788
variation of measurements, and interpretations of the limiting layer conditions. 789
F. SSTS built before April 1, 1996, in areas that are not SWF areas as defined under Section 2, Subp. 111109, 790
must have at least two three feet of vertical separation. 791
G. The licensed Inspection business must consult with Land & Resource staff before conducting an inspection of 792
an existing system for an SSTS built after February 4, 2008 to determine if soil separation must be considered 793
during the inspection. 794
H. The vertical separation measurement for items D and E must be measured outside the area of system 795
influence in an area of similar soil. The distance that the soil observation was conducted from the soil 796
treatment area must be represented on the site plan included with the Compliance Inspection Form. 797
H.I. A compliance inspection for a system that serves an Other Establishment must include the results of a waste 798
strength test conducted by a business holding a current license with the MPCA as a Service Provider in 799
accordance with Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7083.0780. 800
801
Upgrade Requirements 802
A. An existing SSTS which is found to be an imminent threat to public health and safety as described in Subp. 3 803
(AB) must: 804
1) Immediately be abated to no longer be an imminent threat to public health and safety; and 805
a. Repaired, replaced, upgraded or its use discontinued within 90 days.; or, 806
a.b. Repaired, replaced, upgraded or its use discontinued by the next June 1 if the system is found 807
to be an imminent threat to public health and safety between November 15 and April 15. 808
Commented [CL12]: More restrictive than 7080
Commented [CL13]: This language is consistent with the
policy adopted by the Board on 8/14/2018 regarding compliance inspections.
Commented [CL14]: We should require the distance from
the soil treatment area where the soil observation was conducted be noted on the site plan that accompanies a
compliance inspection
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B. An existing SSTS which is found to be failing to protect groundwater must be replaced or otherwise brought 809
into compliance within 12 months of notice and order to comply from the County 810
C. A system that serves an other establishment that is deemed compliant, but has a waste strength test that 811
demonstrates that the effluent exceeds domestic strength waste standards must:. 812
1) Get an operating permit with a stipulation that the system be inspected by a service provider at a 813
frequency reviewed and approved by Land and Resource; and, 814
1)2) The existing system must be modified to allow for flow measurement. 815
816
Compliance Criteria for Systems with a Flow of Greater than 2,500 gallons per day 817
In addition to the requirements under subpart 3, systems designed under Section 16, Subp. 4, must demonstrate 818
that the additional nutrient reduction component required under those items is in place and functioning. 819
820
Compliance criteria for systems receiving replacement components 821
Components of an existing system that result in the system being in noncompliance must be repaired or replaced 822
according to Subp. 4. The repaired or replacement components must meet technical standards and criteria for new 823
construction according to local ordinance. The remaining components of the existing system must result in the 824
system being in compliance with Subp. 3. 825
826
MSTS 827
New construction, replacement, or existing MSTS designed under this ordinance are considered conforming if they 828
meet the requirements of this part. Existing MSTS constructed before February 4, 2008, are considered conforming 829
if they meet the requirements of this part, except for Subp. 910, items D and E. 830
831
Treatment Required 832
All sewage discharged from a dwelling, or other establishment not served by a system issued a permit containing 833
effluent and discharge limits or specific monitoring requirements by the agency, must be treated according to this 834
Ordinance, or local ordinances that comply with this chapterOrdinance, chapter 7082, and Minnesota Statutes, 835
section 115.55. 836 837
Public health and safety; imminent threat 838
A. To be in compliance, all MSTS must: 839
1) Have treatment processes and devices that do not allow sewage or sewage effluent contact with 840
humans, insects, or vermin; 841
2) Disperse sewage effluent into the soil or sand below final grade, with the effluent remaining below final 842
grade; 843
3) Not discharge to drainage tile, the ground surface, or surface water or back up sewage into dwellings 844
or other establishments; 845
4) Treat and disperse sewage effluent in a safe manner, including protection from physical injury and 846
harm; and, 847
5) Not have received hazardous material. 848
849
Groundwater protection 850
To be in compliance, all MSTS must: 851
A. Meet the requirements of Section 4, Subp. 3. 852
B. Not be seepage pits, cesspools, drywells, leaching pits, sewage tanks and treatment vessels that observably 853
leak below the designated operating depth; 854
C. Not allow viable fecal organisms to contaminate underground waters or zones of seasonal saturation; 855
D. Employ nitrogen reduction processes that reduce nitrogen contribution to groundwater as determined in 856
subitem (1) or (2): 857
1) If the discharge from an MSTS will impact water quality of an aquifer, as defined in part 4725.0100, 858
Commented [CL15]: Current Sanitation Code requires 24
months. This shortens the compliance time by 50%.
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subpart 21, the effluent from an MSTS, in combination with the effective recharge to the groundwater, 859
must not exceed a concentration of total nitrogen greater than 10 mg/l at the property boundary or 860
nearest receptor, whichever is closest; and 861
2) If the discharge from an MSTS will not impact water quality of an aquifer, as defined in part 4725.0100, 862
subpart 21, best management practices developed by the commissioner to mitigate water quality 863
impacts to groundwater must be employed; and, 864
E. Not exceed a groundwater discharge of phosphorus to a surface water that exceeds the phosphorus 865
standard to the receiving water. 866
867
Other conformance 868
To be in compliance, MSTS must meet the requirements of items A and B. 869
A. All methods and devices used to treat and disperse sewage must be designed to conform to all applicable 870
federal, state, and local regulations. 871
B. Systems no longer in use must be abandoned according to Section 23. 872
873
System operation 874
To be in compliance, an MSTS must meet performance standards and be operated and managed according to its 875
operating permit and management plan, as described in Section 22, Subp. 1. To be in compliance, an MSTS designed 876
before February 4, 2008, must be operated according to applicable requirements of Section 22. 877
878
Compliance criteria for systems receiving replacement components 879
Components of existing MSTS that cause noncompliance must be repaired or replaced. The repaired or replacement 880
components must meet technical standards and criteria of this Ordinance. The remaining components of the 881
existing system must comply with Subp. 2 to Subp. 12, including Subp. 10, item D, if constructed after February 4, 882
2008. 883
884
Upgrade requirements 885
A. MSTS in compliance with this part shall be issued a certificate of compliance. Systems found not in 886
compliance with this part shall be issued a notice of noncompliance. 887
B. MSTS issued a notice of noncompliance based on criteria in Subp. 9 (Public Health) shall be repaired or 888
replaced in accordance with Subp. 4 (A) 889
C. MSTS issued a notice of noncompliance based on criteria in Subp. 10 (Groundwater Protection) and Subp. 890
11 (Other Conformance) shall be repaired or replaced in accordance with Subp. 4 (B) 891
D. MSTS issued a notice of noncompliance based in criteria in Subp. 12 (System operation) must immediately 892
be maintained, monitored, or managed according to the operating permit. 893
894
Point of Sale Inspection of Existing System 895
No owner, or other person acting with legal authority on behalf of an owner, of a tract of land upon which a dwelling, 896
or a structure requiring an SSTS, shall convey to another party said tract of land, unless all of the following 897
requirements are met: 898
A. A currently valid Compliance Inspection Form shall be submitted to the County with the property transfer. 899
If a currently valid Compliance Inspection Form is not submitted to the County, the buyer shall submit a 900
currently valid Compliance Inspection Form to the County within 30 days of the property transaction, and 901
is responsible for any required upgrade should the system be found to be noncompliant. 902
B. An Otter Tail County Sewage Treatment System Property Transfer Form shall be signed by the buyer(s) and 903
filed with the Otter Tail County Auditor at the time of sale or transfer of the property. 904
C. Failure to submit a currently valid Compliance Inspection Form for an Otter Tail County Sewage Treatment 905
System Property Transfer Form shall result in any future permits for the site to be denied until a completed 906
Compliance Inspection Form has been submitted to the County. 907
D. A Compliance Inspection Form and an Otter Tail County Sewage Treatment System Property Transfer Form 908
is not required to be filed with the Otter Tail County Auditor’s office at the time of sale of transfer of 909
Commented [CL16]: These are both consistent with ISTS found to be failing or an ITPHS. Same standard
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property if any of the following conditions exist: 910
1) The property to be transferred has no structures usable for human habitation; 911
2) The property to be transferred has no buildings with plumbing fixtures; 912
3) The dwelling is served by: 913
a) A municipal sewer; 914
b) An MSTS that meets Subp. 12; 915
c) A system that has a State Disposal System (SDS) permit, or a National Pollutant Discharge 916
Elimination System (NPDES) permit; 917
4) The sale of land is exempt from the requirements that a Certificate of Real Estate Value (CRV) be filed 918
with the Otter Tail County Auditor’s office; 919
5) The transfer is a foreclosure or tax forfeiture; 920
6) The system is less than 5 years old and has been issued a Certificate of Compliance within 5 years by 921
Land and Resource. 922
E. If transfer of real property occurs between November 15 through April 15, the buyer shall submit a 923
Compliance Inspection Form to the County by the following June 1. The buyer is responsible to upgrade, 924
repair, or replace the SSTS if the system is found to be noncompliant. 925
F. If transfer of real property occurs between April 16 and November 14 without a compliance inspection of 926
the existing SSTS submitted to the Land and Resource, the current owner must provide Land and Resource 927
with the results of a compliance inspection within 30 days of notice from Land and Resource. 928
929
Commented [CL17]: This is new language. This has been
the practice in L&R for a few years. This simply puts the
unwritten policy into ordinance for enforceability.
Commented [CL18]: This language is consistent with the current sanitation code.
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SECTION 5. ACCEPTABLE AND PROHIBITED DISCHARGES 930
931
Sewage 932
This ordinance provides design standards for SSTS that exclusively receive sewage. If SSTS receive both sewage and 933
nonsewage, the requirements of this ordinance and requirements governing the nonsewage portion of the waste 934
apply. 935
936
System influent 937
A. Footing or roof drainage and chemically treated hot tub and pool water must not be discharged into any 938
part of a system. Products containing hazardous chemicals and hazardous waste must not be discharged 939
to a system other than in normal amounts of household products and cleaners designed for household use. 940
Substances not intended for use in household cleaning, including but not limited to solvents, pesticides, 941
flammables, photo finishing chemicals, paint, and dry-cleaning chemicals must not be discharged to the 942
system. Other unused products or substances, or unused medicines, must not be discharged to the system 943
solely as a method of disposal. Floor drains from garages serving dwellings must not be connected to the 944
system. 945
B. An SSTS must be designed to provide additional treatment if: 946
1) Raw sewage exceeds 300 mg/l BOD, 200 mg/l TSS, or 50 mg/l oil and grease; or 947
2) Sewage tank effluent applied to the soil from the sewage tank or other secondary treatment device is 948
greater than the concentrations in Section 16, Subp. 3 (K) 949
Additional treatment must be designed by a Minnesota licensed professional engineer or according to the 950
recommendations in the Prescriptive Designs and Design Guidance for Advanced Designers, which is 951
incorporated by reference in item C, or must use a product registered under chapter 7083. 952
C. Prescriptive Designs and Design Guidance for Advanced Designers, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 953
(September 2009 and as subsequently amended), is incorporated by reference, is subject to frequent 954
change, and is available at www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/ists/technical.html. 955
956
Domestic waste 957
Only domestic strength waste shall be discharged to a soil dispersal and treatment area. Sewage tank effluent with 958
waste strength higher than domestic strength waste shall be pre-treated to a level equal to or less than domestic 959
strength waste prior to final treatment and disposal in a soil dispersal and treatment area. 960
961
Commented [CL19]: Just making the domestic strength
waste requirement and the need for pre-treatment for high
strength waste more clear.
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SECTION 6. PERMITS 962
963
Permit requirements 964
No construction of a structure requiring sewage disposal shall be allowed by any local unit of government until a 965
permit for the installation of a subsurface sewage treatment system has been issued. 966
967
Compliance inspection of existing system 968
No additions, enlargements, improvements, or remodeling involving fifty (50) percent or more of a structure, or 969
alterations that would affect the water use, such as bedrooms, bathrooms, or additions to living space shall be 970
allowed until the subsurface sewage treatment system has been determined to be both adequate in size and 971
compliant or a permit has been issued to upgrade or replace the SSTS to accommodate the addition. New structures 972
on a parcel that do not have running water, such as an accessory structure, do not require a compliance inspection 973
on the SSTS before a permit is issued for the structure. 974
975
Permit required 976
A construction permit for an SSTS is required in the following instances: 977
A. All new installation of sewage tanks, soil dispersal and treatment areas, and components thereof; 978
B. All repair, remediation or rejuvenation, extension, replacement or modification of existing systems and 979
components; or, 980
C. Any change in use of a facility served by an SSTS where waste strength or flow is to increase as determined 981
by Land & Resource or a licensed designer. 982
D. A system being abandoned so the structure can be connected to a municipal sewage treatment facility. 983
984
Permit application 985
Permit applications shall be made in writing on forms provided by Land and Resource and shall contain data, 986
including, but not limited to, the following to be considered a completed permit application: 987
A. Correct legal description of the property, including Property Identification Number; 988
B. Site plan, drawn to scale, showing the location of all proposed and existing structures, property lines, water 989 supply wells within 100 feet, terrain features, such as blufflines, water bodies or water ways, buried utilities, 990
easements, and other unique features of the site; 991
C. Soil test date, including soil boring logs, percolation test data with field notes (where required) and location 992
and identification of test area. 993
D. Plans and details of the proposed installation of work, including engineering data and final design. 994
E. Building plans showing existing and proposed room arrangement and uses. 995
E. A declaration of the number of bedrooms by the owner or owner’s agent must be on the management 996
plan. 997
F. For other than dwellings, calculated or measured water use rates, occupancy and occupant load. 998
G. Where deemed necessary, a property survey may be required identifying corners and lines and other items 999
such as elevations, contour lines, ordinary high water levels, and ten (10) year and one hundred (100) year 1000
flood elevations as applicable. 1001
H. Evidence of compliance with state or other jurisdiction regulations where applicable. 1002
I. A management plan for the proposed system, as described in Section 22, Subp. 1. 1003
J. A site grading plan. 1004
1005
Site plan required 1006
No permit will be issued until a detailed system design is submitted for the current proposed construction, including 1007
site plan, a management plan, current soil observations by a licensed designer and a verification soil observation 1008
log conducted by Land and Resource staff. If previous soil observations have been conducted and meet this 1009
Ordinance, and there is no reason to believe the soil conditions have changed, those soil observations may be used 1010
for the design of the proposed SSTS. 1011
1012
Commented [CL20]: This is new language requiring a septic permit to be obtained before a building permit to erect a
structure is obtainined. This is good practice so as to not potentially spoil an area on the lot for a soil treatment area.
Commented [CL21]: New language specifying when a
compliance inspection is required for remodeling. This also exempts non-water using structures from getting a
compliance inspection when getting a permit.
Commented [CL22]: Per Nick Kramer
Commented [CL23]: New language specifying what
activities require a septic permit
Commented [CL24]: New language specifying what has to
be included for a permit application to be a complete septic
permit application.
Commented [CL25]: New language specifying what
conditions must be met for a permit to be issued, including a
verification soil observation by county staff.
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Permit time limit 1013
Permits shall be valid upon issuance and shall continue for a period of one (1) year. After one (1) year, the permit 1014
may be renewed if no changes are proposed for an additional 12 months. Such renewal shall require reapplication 1015
and payment of the established renewal fee prior to the permit expiration date. If a permit is past its expiration 1016
date, the permit will be nullified and a new permit application must be submitted to the department for review and 1017
approval. 1018
1019
Permit revocation 1020
Permits issued under this ordinance may be revoked upon written notice by Land and Resource when such permit 1021
has been issued based on erroneous or inaccurate data supplied by the applicant or erroneous interpretation of 1022
the law by a building officialLand and Resource. 1023
1024
Commented [CL26]: New language specifying how long a
permit is good for and about renewing a permit.
Commented [CL27]: New language allowing the department to revoke a permit if necessary.
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SECTION 7. OPERATING PERMITS 1025
1026
Operating permit required. 1027
Operating permits are required for the following systems: 1028
A. Type IV Systems 1029
B. Type V Systems 1030
C. All new MSTS 1031
D. An Other Establishment on a holding tank 1032
C.E. A system that serves a food and beverage establishment after a change of ownership. 1033
1034
Operating permits issued. 1035
Operating permits will be issued by Land and Resource. 1036
1037
Operating permit criteria. 1038
Operating permits may include: 1039
A. Maintenance requirements, including frequency of maintenance; 1040
B. Operational requirements; 1041
C. Monitoring requirements; 1042
D. Compliance limits and compliance boundaries; 1043
E. Reporting frequency; 1044
F. A requirement that the permittee notify Land and Resource when permit requirements are not met. 1045
Corrective actions must be taken as directed by Land and Resource; 1046
G. Disclosure of the location and condition of the additional soil treatment and dispersal system; and 1047
H. A stipulation of acceptable and prohibited discharges. 1048
I. Any other requirement determined by Land and Resource to be necessary to ensure that public health and 1049
the environment are being adequately protected. 1050
1051
Operating Permits 1052 SSTS for which an operating permit has been issued, must be operated in accordance with the operating permit. 1053
1054
MSTS Maintenance 1055
MSTS and other establishments must be maintained this in accordance with Section 22. 1056
1057
Grease Interceptors. 1058
All external grease interceptors must be routinely inspected to determine the volume of grease present. All external 1059
grease interceptors must be properly maintained to prevent clogging of downstream piping and system 1060
components. 1061
1062
Operation and Maintenance Manual. 1063
For all MSTS constructed after the effective date of this ordinance, the designer must complete an operation and 1064
maintenance manual and the manual must be submitted to Land and Resource or the local unit of government 1065
before system operation. The manual shall include a copy of the plans and specifications, as-built drawings of the 1066
system, and information to properly operate the system. 1067
1068
Operating Permit 1069
All new MSTS shall be operated under an operating permit issued by Land & Resource that is submitted and 1070
approved with the design. 1071
1072
Groundwater Monitoring. 1073
Groundwater shall be monitored in accordance with Section 11. 1074
1075
Commented [CL28]: New language specifying that L&R is the permitting authority for operating permits.
Commented [CL29]: New language simply saying that a
system with an opearating permit must be operated in accordance with the operating permit.
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Noncompliance. 1076
Any operational noncompliance must be immediately corrected and reported by the owner or service provider to 1077
Land and Resource. 1078
1079
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SECTION 8. INSPECTIONS 1080
1081
Required inspections 1082
Inspections to determine compliance with this Ordinance shall be performed by Land and Resource or its authorized 1083
agent in the following circumstances: 1084
A. Site inspections to verify and evaluate soil and site conditions and to determine the suitability of soils and 1085
system design prior to permit issuance. 1086
B. Investigations to determine compliance of existing systems at the time of remodeling, of alteration, or of 1087
additions to a dwelling or other establishment. 1088
C. For all new SSTS construction or replacement. 1089
D. Type III Systems and require a minimum of three construction inspections: 1090
1) When the original disturbed soil has been removed, but prior to placement of the sand fill. Enough of 1091
the proposed sand fill must be present to be viewed. 1092
2) After placement of rock and piping, but prior to cover. 1093
3) When the system is completed. 1094
1095
Time of inspections. 1096
Installation inspections shall be made by Land and Resource prior to any work being covered by backfill. 1097
1098
Inspection scheduling. 1099
The licensed installation business shall notify Land and Resource by 4:00 PM the business day before the SSTS 1100
installation is ready for inspection or reinspection. The licensed design business shall notify Land and Resource by 1101
4:00 PM the business day before for a soil verification inspection. 1102
1103
Work backfilled before inspection. 1104
Work which is backfilled prior to a required inspection may be ordered to be uncovered whenever Land and 1105
Resource deems it necessary to determine compliance. 1106
1107
Correction orders. 1108
If upon inspection any part of the system is determined not to be in compliance with this Ordinance, written notice 1109
shall be provided by Land and Resource to the owner or owner’s agent indicating the deficiency and the required 1110
corrections. Noted deficiencies shall be properly corrected and reinspected before any other work on the project 1111
is continued. 1112
1113
System placed into service 1114
No system shall be replaced or placed in service until a final inspection has been completed and the system 1115
installation has been approved. 1116
1117
Land and Resource access. 1118
The owner or occupant of a property shall provide access at a reasonable time to Land and Resource or its 1119
authorized agent for the purpose of performing inspections required under this Ordinance. 1120
1121
As-builts. 1122
The licensed Installation business, upon completion of installation, shall file with Land and Resource as-built forms 1123
and drawings indicating the location of system components dimensioned from a permanent reference point within 1124
30 days. 1125
1126
Disclosure. 1127
If an inspection is conducted as a part of preparation of the disclosure required by Minnesota Statutes 115.55, subd. 1128
6 and such inspection is conducted by a party who is not the property owner, such party must be licensed in 1129
accordance with MPCA rules and regulations and the notice of compliance or noncompliance provided to the 1130
Commented [CL30]: Per Scott Ellingson
Commented [CL31]: New language specifying what
activities require an inspection by land and resource.
Commented [CL32]: New language
Commented [CL33]: New language requiring inspection requests the day before the inspection. This will allow
inspection staff to leave earlier than in the past, opening up more inspection time slots.
Commented [CL34]: New language allowing staff to order work to be uncovered if deemed necessary.
Commented [CL35]: New language specifying what staff must do if a system is installed in a manner that makes it
non-compliant
Commented [CL36]: New language
Commented [CL37]: New language requiring the property
owner to provide staff access to the lot for inspections
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property owner must also be provided to Otter Tail County within fifteen (15) days of the inspection. 1131
1132
Compliance inspection; new construction or replacement 1133
A. A compliance inspection for all new construction or replacement must be conducted: 1134
1) to ensure compliance with applicable requirements; 1135
2) to ensure compliance before issuance of a permit for the addition of a bedroom on property served by 1136
an SSTS; 1137
3) by a qualified employee or licensed inspection business, authorized by Land and Resource or local unit 1138
of government, who is independent of the owner and the installer; and 1139
4) for an evaluation, investigation, inspection, recommendation, or other process used to prepare a 1140
disclosure if conducted by a party who is not the system owner. The disclosure action constitutes a 1141
compliance inspection and must be conducted according to Minnesota Rules, Chapter 7082; 1142
B. A licensed inspection business working on behalf of Land and Resource or local unit of government must 1143
not design or install a system if there is likelihood that the inspector or business will be responsible for 1144
permitting or inspecting the system or system site. 1145
C. A licensed SSTS business may inspect an existing system which they installed once it has been independently 1146
inspected and found to be compliant. 1147
D. A person working for or on behalf of Land and Resource or local unit of government is not allowed to use 1148
the person's position to solicit business for private gain. 1149
1150
Certificate of Compliance; Notice of Noncompliance 1151
A. SSTS in compliance with applicable requirements must be issued a certificate of compliance and systems 1152
found not in compliance must be issued a notice of noncompliance. SSTS not in compliance with Section 4, 1153
Subp. 3(A), must be repaired or replaced in accordance with Section 4, Subp. 4 (A), or as directed under 1154
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 145A. Systems out of compliance with other applicable requirements must be 1155
repaired or replaced according Section 4, Subp. 4 (B). Systems issued a notice of noncompliance for 1156
operational or monitoring deficiencies must immediately be maintained, monitored, or managed according 1157
to the operating permit. 1158
B. The initial certificate of compliance must be issued if reasonable assurance is evident that the system was 1159
built according to applicable requirements as specified in the construction permit. A certificate of 1160
compliance for a new or replacement system will not be issued until an as-built described in Subp. 8 has 1161
been submitted to Land and Resource. 1162
C. Local units of government must develop a certificate of compliance document or use a certificate of 1163
compliance developed by the agency for new construction and replacement. The certificate of compliance 1164
for new construction and replacement must include the vertical separation distance report described in 1165
Subp. 12 (C)(2), and the management plan developed under Section 22, Subp. 1. All certificates of 1166
compliance and notices of noncompliance for new construction and replacement must include property and 1167
property owner identification, date of inspection, system components, system location (dimensioned or 1168
drawn to scale), well setback distance, field check of soil conditions, SWF, as defined under Section 2, Subp. 1169
111109, designations as applicable, and Class V designation as applicable. 1170
D. A certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for new construction or replacement must be signed 1171
by a licensed inspection business or by a qualified employee certified as an inspector who is authorized by 1172
the local unit of government. The certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for new construction 1173
and replacement must be submitted to the local unit of government no later than 15 days after any 1174
compliance inspection. The certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for new construction and 1175
replacement must be submitted to the owner or owner's agent within 15 days after any compliance 1176
inspection. 1177
E. A certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance must include a certified statement from the certified 1178
individual or qualified employee who conducted the compliance inspection and indicate whether the SSTS 1179
is in compliance with local ordinance requirements. 1180
F. If a compliance inspection for new construction and replacement indicates that the system is not in 1181
Commented [CL38]: New language about disclosure.
Commented [CL39]: Leaving this state reference allows the
ordinance to be in compliance with various sections of 7082 as it relates to inspections. The nuances between these
sections in 7082 warrants the reference.
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compliance with applicable requirements, the notice must contain a statement to this effect and specify 1182
the reason for noncompliance. 1183
G. Certificates of compliance for new construction or a replacement system remain valid for five years from 1184
the date of issuance unless the local unit of government finds evidence of noncompliance. 1185
1186
Compliance Inspections; Existing Systems 1187
A. A compliance inspection of an existing system must be conducted: 1188
1) Prior to the transfer of any real property, unless the existing system has been issued a Certificate of 1189
Compliance in accordance with Subp. 11 within the last 5 years. 1190
2) When deemed necessary by Land and Resource to ascertain the compliance of an existing system. 1191
B. A compliance inspection of an existing system must first determine whether the soil dispersal system, 1192
sewage tanks, or other conditions pose an imminent threat to public health and safety as defined in Section 1193
4, Subp. 3 (AB). A determination must then be made as to whether the sewage tanks and soil dispersal 1194
area are failing to protect ground water as defined in Section 4, Subp. 3 (BC). The inspection must also 1195
verify compliance with Section 4, Subp. 3 (CD). 1196
C. The agency's inspection report form for existing SSTS, supplemented with any necessary or locally required 1197
supporting documentation, must be used for the existing system compliance inspections in subitems (1) to 1198
(4). Allowable supporting documentation includes tank integrity assessments made within the past three 1199
years and prior soil separation assessments. 1200
1) A tank integrity and safety compliance assessment must be completed by a licensed SSTS inspection, 1201
maintenance, installation, or service provider business or a qualified employee inspector with 1202
jurisdiction. An existing compliant tank integrity and safety compliance assessment is valid for three 1203
years unless a new evaluation is requested by the owner or owner's agent or is required according to 1204
local regulations. 1205
2) A soil separation compliance assessment must be completed by a licensed inspection business or a 1206
qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. Compliance must be determined either by conducting 1207
new soil borings or by prior soil separation documentation made by two independent parties. The soil 1208
borings used for system design or previous inspections are allowed to be used. If the soil separation 1209
has been determined by two independent parties, a subsequent determination is not required unless 1210
requested by the owner or owner's agent or required according to local regulations. 1211
3) Determination of hydraulic performance and other compliance in Section 4, Subp. 3 (A) must be 1212
completed by either a licensed inspection business or a qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. 1213
4) A determination of operational performance and other compliance in Section 4, Subp. 3 (C), and 1214
Section 4, Subp. 5, must be completed by a licensed advanced inspection business, a qualified employee 1215
with an advanced inspector certification with jurisdiction, or a service provider. A passing report is valid 1216
until a new inspection is requested. 1217
D. A certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for an existing system must be based on the results 1218
of the verifications in item C. The certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for an existing system 1219
must be signed by a licensed inspection business or a qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. The 1220
certificate or notice for an existing system must be submitted to the local unit of government with 1221
jurisdiction and the property owner or owner's agent no later than 15 days after a compliance inspection. 1222
The completed form must also be submitted to the owner or owner's agent. The certificate of compliance 1223
for an existing system is valid for three years from the date of issuance, unless a new inspection is requested 1224
by the owner or owner's agent or is required according to local regulations. 1225
E. If a compliance inspection for an existing system indicates that the system is noncompliant, the notice must 1226
be signed by a licensed inspection business or qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction, contain a 1227
statement of noncompliance, and specify the reasons for noncompliance of each component specified in 1228
item B. 1229
1230
Periodically Saturated Soil Disagreements 1231
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A. If a documented discrepancy arises on the depth of the periodically saturated soil between licensed 1232
businesses for SSTS design or compliance purposes, all disputing parties must follow the procedure outlined 1233
in this subpart. 1234
1) All local dispute resolution procedures must be followed. 1235
2) If no local dispute resolution procedures exist, the disputing parties must meet at the disputed site in 1236
an attempt to resolve differences. 1237
3) If the provision in subitem (2) does not resolve the differences, then one or more of the methods in 1238
units (a) to (c) must be employed. 1239 a) Obtain an opinion from a qualified employee of the local permitting authority with jurisdiction, if 1240
the local permitting authority is willing to provide an opinion. 1241
b) Obtain an opinion from an SSTS technical evaluation committee, if a committee has been 1242
developed for this purpose and is available and willing to render an opinion. The committee must 1243
be created in cooperation with the commissioner. 1244
c) Obtain an opinion from a Minnesota licensed professional soil scientist who is a certified SSTS 1245
designer or inspector and who is independent of, and agreed upon by, both parties. 1246
d) If options under unit (a) or (b) are not viable, an opinion must be rendered under unit (c). 1247
4) If opinions rendered in subitem (2) or (3) do not resolve the dispute, all initial and follow-up documents 1248
and information generated must be submitted to the local unit of government. The local unit of 1249
government shall take into consideration all information and opinions rendered and make a final 1250
judgment. The local unit of government shall render findings of fact, conclusions of law, and findings 1251
setting forth the reasons for any final decisions it renders. 1252
B. If a documented discrepancy arises on the depth of the periodically saturated soil between an SSTS licensed 1253
business and a local unit of government for SSTS design or compliance purposes, all disputing parties shall 1254
follow the procedure outlined in this item. 1255
1) The local unit of government and the licensed business must meet at the disputed site in an attempt 1256
to resolve differences. 1257
2) If the provision in subitem (1) does not resolve differences, then one or more of the methods in item 1258
A, subitem (3), unit (b) or (c), are allowed to be employed. 1259
3) If opinions in subitem (2) are not sought or do not resolve the dispute, the local unit of government 1260
shall take into consideration all information and opinions rendered and make a final judgment. The 1261
local unit of government shall render findings of fact, conclusions of law, and findings setting forth the 1262
reasons for any final decisions they render. 1263
C. Upon resolution of a dispute, amendments to initial disputed documents containing the resolution shall be 1264
made and submitted to the local unit of government and all other parties involved. 1265
1266
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SECTION 9. SITE EVALUATION AND SITE TESTING 1267
1268
Design Phase I; Site Evaluation 1269
Site evaluations consisting of preliminary and field evaluations according to this Section must be conducted for all 1270
proposed sites for SSTS. The site evaluation is considered the first phase of an SSTS design. 1271
1272
Preliminary Evaluation 1273
A. A preliminary evaluation of a proposed site for an SSTS consists of determining the following items: 1274
B. Design flow, anticipated effluent concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, 1275
and oil and grease, and anticipated presence of nondomestic waste from the dwelling, dwellings, or other 1276
establishments; 1277
1) Proposed or existing: 1278
2) Water supply wells within 100 feet of the proposed SSTS; 1279
3) Noncommunity transient public water supply wells within 200 feet of the proposed SSTS if alternative 1280
local standards are in effect; 1281
4) A community or noncommunity nontransient water supply in a drinking water supply management 1282
area if alternative local standards are in effect; 1283
5) Existing and proposed buildings or improvements on the lot; and 1284
6) Buried water supply pipes within 50 feet of the proposed system; 1285
C. Easements on the lot; 1286
D. The ordinary high water level of public waters, if adjacent to the lot; 1287
E. Floodplain designation and flooding elevation from published data or data that is acceptable to and 1288
approved by the local unit of government or the Department of Natural Resources, if applicable; 1289
F. Property lines; 1290
G. All required setbacks from the system; 1291
H. The soil characteristics at the proposed soil treatment and dispersal areas as obtained from the soil 1292
survey report, if available, including the soil map, map units, landscape position, parent material, flooding 1293
potential, slope range, periodically saturated soil level, depth to bedrock, texture, color, depth to 1294
redoximorphic features, and structure and consistence of soil horizons; 1295
I. A township, range, and section number and other unique property identifiers as required by local 1296
government and lot dimensions; 1297
J. Names of property owners; and 1298
K. The inner wellhead management zone or wellhead protection area of a public water supply, if applicable. 1299
1300
Field Evaluation 1301
A field evaluation consists of the items described in sections A to G 1302
A. Lot Lines. Lot lines shall be established to the satisfaction of the property owner or the property owner's 1303
agent. Lot improvements, required setbacks, and easements must be identified. 1304
B. Surface features. The following surface features must be described: 1305
1) The percent and direction of the slope at the proposed system location; 1306
2) Vegetation types; 1307
3) Any evidence of cut or filled areas or disturbed or compacted soil; 1308
4) The flooding or run-on potential; and 1309
5) A geomorphic description. 1310
C. Minimum Size, Soil Treatment Area. For new subdivision or lot approval testing, enough soil observations 1311
must be conducted to assure ensure that at least 5,000 square feet of suitable soil existsa enough area 1312
exists for a primary and secondary soil treatment area, each of which is large enough for a Type I system 1313
for a five bedroom home for each lot forto ensure long-term sewage treatment for each lot. On previously 1314
platted lots that have not been developed, enough area of suitable soil must be identified for two Type I or 1315
Commented [CL40]: This is a change. Current Sanitation Code requires 2,500 square feet. A typical drainfield is just
over 2500 square feet. The state code requires a primary and secondary site. So doubling from 2500 to 5000 would
ensure enough area for a primary and secondary soil
treatment area.
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Type II soil treatment and dispersal areas. Percolation tests are not required for subdivision or lot approval 1316
testing unless the permeability cannot be estimated or there is reason to believe the soil is not original soil 1317
or has been disturbed. 1318
D. Soil observations. A minimum of four soil observations are required for the initial and replacement soil 1319
treatment area and at least one soil observation must be performed in the portion of the soil treatment 1320
area anticipated to have the most limiting conditions. The total number of soil observations required is 1321
based on the judgment of the certified individual or the local unit of government. Soil observations must 1322
comply with the following requirements: 1323
1) The soil observations must be conducted within or on the borders of the proposed site; 1324
2) The soil observations must be performed in an exposed pit or by hand augering or probing. The use of 1325
flight augers is not allowed; 1326
3) The soil observation method must allow observation of the different soil horizons that constitute the 1327
soil profile and, if determining the loading rate by Table V, an undisturbed sample must be observed; 1328
4) Underground utilities must be located before soil observations are undertaken; 1329
5) Required safety precautions must be taken before entering soil pits; 1330
6) Soil observations must be conducted prior to any required percolation tests to determine whether 1331
the soils are suitable to warrant percolation tests and, if suitable, at what depth percolation tests 1332
shall be conducted; and 1333
7) The minimum depth of the soil observations must be to the periodically saturated layer, to the 1334
bedrock, or three feet below the proposed depth of the system, whichever is less. 1335
E. Soil descriptions for determination of limiting layer. Each soil profile observed at the proposed soil 1336
treatment area must be evaluated under adequate light conditions with the soil in a moist unfrozen state 1337
for the characteristics in items (1) to (8): 1338
1) The depth of each soil horizon measured from the ground surface. Soil horizons are differentiated by 1339
changes in texture, color, redoximorphic features, bedrock, structure, consistence, and any other 1340
characteristic that affects water movement or treatment of effluent; 1341
2) A description of all soil colors for each horizon according to the Munsell Soil Color Charts, Revised 1342
Edition, Munsell Color Corporation (1992), or equivalent. The color charts are incorporated by 1343
reference, are available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, and are not subject to frequent 1344
change; 1345
3) A description of the soil texture, structure, and consistence using the United States Department of 1346
Agriculture (USDA) soil classification system as specified in the Field Book for Describing and Sampling 1347
Soils, which is incorporated by reference under Section 2, Subp. 4144; 1348
4) Depth to the bedrock; 1349
5) Depth to the periodically saturated soil for new construction or replacement as determined by 1350
redoximorphic features and other indicators, as determined in subitems (a) to (c): 1351
a) In subsoil and parent material, redoximorphic features include: 1352
i. Distinct redoximorphic iron accumulations or distinct redoximorphic iron depletions; 1353
ii. A gleyed or depleted soil matrix or redoximorphic mottles having a color chroma of two or 1354
less or a depleted matrix or redoximorphic mottles having a color hue of 5Y and a chroma of 1355
three or less; or 1356
iii. Faint redoximorphic concentrations or faint redoximorphic depletions in subsoil or parent 1357
material with a hue of 7.5YR or redder; 1358
b) In lower topsoil layers that are deeper than 12 inches from the surface and are immediately 1359
followed in depth by a periodically saturated horizon, redoximorphic features include: 1360
i. Soil colors with a redoximorphic chroma of two or less; or 1361
ii. Redoximorphic accumulations or depletions; 1362
c) In the upper 12 inches of the topsoil layer, if it is immediately followed by a periodically saturated 1363
horizon, the depth of seasonal saturation is determined by one or more of the indicators in units 1 1364
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to 6 below: 1365
i. Soil colors with a chroma of zero; 1366
ii. Organic soil textures or mineral soil textures with an organic modifier; 1367
iii. Dominance of hydrophytic vegetation; 1368
iv. The soil treatment area at or near the elevation of the ordinary high water level of a surface 1369
water or in a concave hill slope position; 1370
v. Redoximorphic accumulation or depletions; or 1371
vi. The soil expressing indicators of seasonal saturation as determined in Field Indicators of 1372
Hydric Soils in the United States: A Guide for Identifying and Delineating Hydric Soils, USDA 1373
Natural Resource Conservation Service (2006 and as subsequently amended). The field 1374
indicators are incorporated by reference, are available through the Minitex interlibrary loan 1375
system, and are subject to frequent change; 1376
6) Depth to the periodically saturated soil for all existing systems, determined by redoximorphic features 1377
in item (5), except subitems (b), unit (1), and (c), units (1), (3), and (4), as measured outside the area 1378
of system influence in an area of similar soil; 1379
7) Depth of standing water in the soil observation excavation, measured from the soil surface, if 1380
observed; and 1381
8) Any other soil characteristic that needs to be described to design a system, such as hardpans or 1382
restrictive layers. These other characteristics must be classified according to the Field Book for 1383
Describing and Sampling Soils, which is incorporated by reference under Section 2, Subp. 4144. 1384
F. Determination of Loading Rate and Absorption Area Sizing. The effluent loading and absorption area size 1385
must be determined by Item (1) or (2), or both, as required by the local unit of government. 1386
1) The loading rate based on an examination of soil texture, undisturbed soil structure, and soil 1387
consistence at the depth of either the proposed soil absorption area or the most restrictive layer 1388
within three feet of the proposed soil treatment area, using the United States Department of 1389
Agriculture (USDA) soil classification system as specified in the Field Book for Describing and Sampling 1390
Soils, which is incorporated by reference under Section 2, Subpart 4144; or, 1391
2) The loading rate based on the percolation procedure described in subitems (a) to (f) or other equivalent 1392
procedure as approved by the local unit of government: 1393
a) Each test hole must be six to eight inches in diameter and have vertical sides. For mounds and at-1394
grade systems, the bottom of each test hole must be in the upper 12 inches of the original soil. For 1395
trenches and seepage beds, the bottom of each test hole must be at the depth of either the 1396
proposed absorption area or the most restrictive layer within three feet of the proposed soil 1397
absorption layer; 1398
b) Soil texture descriptions for percolation test holes must note the depths from the ground surface 1399
where texture changes occur; 1400
c) The bottom and sides of the hole must be carefully scratched to remove any smearing and to 1401
provide a natural soil surface into which water penetrates. The scarification must not result in the 1402
hole having a diameter of greater than eight inches; 1403
d) All loose material must be removed from the bottom of the test hole and two inches of one-fourth 1404
to three-fourths inch gravel or clean sand must be added to protect the bottom from scouring; 1405 e) The hole must be carefully filled with clear water to a minimum depth of 12 inches from the bottom 1406
of the test hole and maintained for no less than four hours for saturation to occur. The soil must 1407
then be allowed to swell for at least 16, but no more than 30, hours. In sandy soils, the saturation 1408
and swelling procedure is not required and the test is allowed to proceed if the initial filling of the 1409
hole with 12 inches of water seeps away in less than ten minutes; 1410
f) In sandy soils, water depth must be adjusted to eight inches over the soil at the bottom of the test 1411
hole. From a fixed reference point, the drop in water level must be measured in inches to the 1412
nearest 1/16 inch at approximately ten-minute intervals. A measurement is also allowed to be 1413
made by determining the time it takes for the water level to drop one inch from an eight-inch 1414
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reference point. If eight inches of water seeps away in less than ten minutes, a shorter interval 1415
between measurements must be used, but water depth must not exceed eight inches. The test 1416
must continue until three consecutive percolation rate measurements do not vary by more than 1417
ten percent. In other soils, the water depth must be adjusted to eight inches over the soil at the 1418
bottom of the test hole. From a fixed reference point, the drop in water level must be measured in 1419
inches to the nearest 1/16 inch at approximately 30-minute intervals and refilled between 1420
measurements to maintain an eight-inch starting head. If water seeps away in less than 30 minutes, 1421
a shorter time interval between measurements must be used, but water depth must not exceed 1422
eight inches. The test must continue until three consecutive percolation rate measurements do not 1423
vary by more than ten percent. The percolation rate is also allowed to be determined by observing 1424
the time it takes the water level to drop one inch from an eight-inch reference point if a constant 1425
water depth of at least eight inches has been maintained for at least four hours prior to the 1426
measurement; 1427
g) The time interval must be divided in minutes by the drop in water level in inches to obtain the 1428
percolation rate in minutes per inch. The percolation rates that are within the ten percent provision 1429
determined for each test hole must be averaged to determine the final percolation rate for that 1430
hole. The slowest final percolation rate for all holes within the soil dispersal area must be used for 1431
design; and 1432
h) A percolation test must not be run where frost exists within 12 inches of the bottom of the 1433
percolation test hole. 1434
G. Site Protection. The proposed soil treatment and dispersal area site shall be protected from disturbance, 1435
compaction, or other damage by staking, fencing, posting, or other effective method. 1436
1437
Phase I; Site Evaluation Reporting 1438
A written report on the site evaluation must be prepared and include the following: 1439
A. Preliminary and field evaluation results from Section 9, Subp. 2 and Subp. 3; 1440
B. Dates of preliminary and field evaluations; 1441
C. Design calculations using the most current version of the design forms furnished by the University of 1442 Minnesota; 1443
D. A map drawn to scale or dimension with a north arrow, and including: 1444
1) Horizontal and vertical reference points of the proposed soil treatment and dispersal areas, soil 1445
observations, percolation tests, and pertinent distance from the proposed SSTS to all required setbacks, 1446
lot improvements, easements, ordinary high water mark of public waters, property lines, and direction 1447
and percent slope; 1448
2) The location of any unsuitable, disturbed, or compacted areas; and 1449
3) The access route for system maintenance; 1450
E. The estimated depth of periodically saturated soil layer, bedrock, or flood elevation, if appropriate; 1451
F. The proposed elevation of the bottom of the soil treatment and dispersal system; 1452
G. Anticipated construction-related issues; 1453
H. The name, address, telephone number, and certified statement of the individual conducting the site 1454
evaluation; 1455
I. An assessment of how known or reasonably foreseeable land use changes are expected to affect system 1456
performance, including, but not limited to, changes in drainage patterns, increased impervious surfaces, 1457
and proximity of new water supply wells; 1458
J. A narrative explaining any difficulties encountered during the site evaluation, including but not limited to 1459
identifying and interpreting soil and landform features and how the difficulties were resolved; and 1460
K. A notation of any differences between observed soil characteristics and those identified in the soil survey 1461
report. 1462
1463
Design Phase II 1464
A. System design. Completion of tasks outlined in Section 13 to Section 21 is considered the second phase 1465
Commented [CL41]: New language requiring the use of the
UofM design forms. There is at least one alternative to the UofM design forms that does not provide all of the necessary
information. The UofM design forms are also what designers
are trained to use in the required septic classes.
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of SSTS design. 1466
B. Compliance. Designs for new construction or replacement SSTS must comply with applicable requirements 1467
and any other applicable codes, rules, and laws. 1468
C. Reporting. Phase II design reports must include detailed drawings, design flows, system component sizing 1469
and calculations, hydraulic and organic loading rates, setbacks, location and elevations for construction, 1470
and management plans as described in Section 22, Subp. 1, and a certified statement. 1471
1472
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SECTION 10. MSTS SITE EVALUATION AND SITE TESTING 1473
1474
Necessity of Soil and Site Evaluation 1475
Soil and site evaluations must be conducted for MSTS design. The evaluations must be conducted according to 1476
Subp. 1 to Subp. 6 of this Section. Evaluations must identify and delineate an initial and replacement soil treatment 1477
and dispersal area with appropriate system site boundaries. 1478
1479
Preliminary Evaluation 1480
A preliminary evaluation consists of determining: 1481
A. The design flow, anticipated effluent concentrations of biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, 1482
and oil and grease, and anticipated presence of nondomestic waste from the dwelling, dwellings, or other 1483
establishments; 1484
B. Whether the location of water supply wells impacts the location of the system due to the setback 1485
constraints; 1486
C. Whether buildings or improvements will be within 50 feet of the proposed soil dispersal area; 1487
D. Whether buried water supply pipes will be within 50 feet of the proposed system; 1488
E. Whether easements will be within 50 feet of the proposed system; 1489
F. Whether the ordinary high water level of public waters will be within 500 feet of the proposed soil 1490
treatment and dispersal area and if so, a preliminary assessment of phosphorus impacts to the surface 1491
water; 1492
G. Whether the system will be located in a floodplain and the system location in relation to the 100-year 1493
flooding elevation from published data if available or data that is acceptable to the local unit of government; 1494
H. The required setbacks from the proposed soil treatment and dispersal system; 1495
I. The soil survey information on the proposed soil dispersal area, including the soil map, map units, landscape 1496
position, parent material, flooding potential, slope range, periodically saturated soil level, depth to bedrock, 1497
texture, color, and structure of soil horizons, and permeability of soil horizons; 1498
J. The township, range, section number, and other unique property identifiers, as required by the local unit 1499
of government, dimensions, and size of the proposed soil treatment area; 1500 K. The names of property owners; and 1501
L. The location of the system on a United States Geological Survey quadrangle map of the proposed soil 1502
treatment and dispersal area and the area within one mile. 1503
1504
Field Evaluation 1505
A. Generally. Before conducting a field evaluation, the designer shall confer with the local unit of government 1506
to determine the requirements and scope of the evaluation, dependent upon system size, soil conditions, 1507
and other applicable factors. At a minimum, the requirements in this part must be met. 1508
B. Property marks. Property lines must be identified as acceptable to the owner. Site improvements, required 1509
setbacks, and easements must be identified, located, and marked. 1510
C. Site area. A general evaluation and description of the proposed soil dispersal area, including a general 1511
geomorphic description, current land use, and past land use, if known, must be provided. 1512
D. Surface features. The following surface features must be identified and described: 1513
1) The dominant vegetation; 1514
2) Evidence of disturbed or compacted soil or flooding or run-on potential; and 1515
3) Landscape position, including landform, slope gradient, slope direction, and surface morphometry as 1516
described in the field book for describing and sampling soils version 2.0, September 2002, developed 1517
by the national National soil Soil survey Survey center Center and natural Natural resources Resources 1518
conservation Conservation service Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. The field 1519
book is incorporated by reference, is not subject to frequent change, and is available through the 1520
Minitex interlibrary loan system. 1521
E. Soil pits. 1522
1) Soil pits are required to investigate the soil for MSTS design. The required number of soil pits to 1523
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adequately define the limiting layer and soil dispersal system sizing must be determined by professional 1524
judgment based on the size of the area and consistency of the soil and must be approved by the local 1525
unit of government. 1526
2) The qualifying soil pits or borings to be used for the MSTS design must be located on or near the borders 1527
of the proposed soil treatment and dispersal area. Soil pits must be dug outside the soil dispersal area 1528
if possible. The soil must be observed and described to a depth of at least three feet below the 1529
proposed depth of the system. Other soil observations are allowed to be made to supplement the 1530
required soil pit information. 1531
3) Underground utilities must be located before soil observations are undertaken. Required safety 1532
precautions must be taken before entering soil pits. 1533
F. Soil description. 1534
1) The soil properties and features in subitems (a) to (m) must be described according to Field Book for 1535
Describing and Sampling Soil, version 2, Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States 1536
Department of Agriculture (September 2002), for each soil horizon at each qualifying soil pit. The field 1537
book is incorporated by reference under Subp. 3, item D (3). 1538
a) Matrix soil color. 1539
b) Soil features that have different colors from the matrix color, including but not limited to clay films, 1540
organic stains, silt coats, nodules, and concretions. 1541
c) Abundance, size, color, and contrast of redoximorphic features. 1542
d) Soil texture, with modifiers. 1543
e) Grade, size, and shape of soil structure. 1544
f) Moist soil consistence. 1545
g) Abundance and size of rock fragments. 1546
h) Abundance and size of roots. 1547
i) Horizon boundary conditions. 1548
j) Parent materials. 1549
k) Pores, quantity and size. 1550
l) Quantity of boulders and tree stumps affecting construction. 1551
m) Any other characteristic or feature that affects permeability of the soil or treatment of sewage 1552
effluent. 1553
2) The depth of bedrock, if encountered, must be determined by requirements of Section 2, Subp. 1110. 1554
3) The elevation of standing water evident in any soil pit must be identified. 1555
4) The soil must not be described when frozen, at an improper moisture content, or under poor light 1556
conditions. 1557
G. Method. Hydraulic conductivity testing of the soil must be employed, along with a determination of the 1558
soil's texture, structure, and consistence, to determine the loading rate of effluent to the soil. The 1559
frequency of the observations and measurements must be determined by the professional judgment of the 1560
designer, dependent on the variation in soil conditions and the system size, with the frequency of the 1561
observations and measurements approved by the local unit of government. 1562
H. Comparison with soil survey. All field soil information gathered must be compared with soil survey 1563
information. Any discrepancies shall be identified. 1564
1565
Soil Interpretation for System Design 1566
A. Site and soil information. Site and soil information gathered in Subp. 2 and Subp. 3 of this Section must be 1567
interpreted for suitability for MSTS siting, design, and construction, with consideration of the following: 1568
1) Surface features impacts from precipitation, run-on, and interflow or any other item that could have 1569
potential to adversely impact the ability of the soil to accept water; 1570
2) Cultural features impacts, including, but not limited to, setbacks and easements; 1571
3) Site conditions affecting system layout, distribution system requirements, and constructability; 1572
4) Layers of coarse soil textures that affect treatment; 1573
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5) Disturbed, compacted, cut-filled, or other unnatural condition, if present; 1574
6) The uniformity of the soil over the site; 1575
7) Future surrounding land use changes; 1576
8) Soil sizing factor or loading rate; and 1577
9) An approximation of the rise in groundwater from system operation as determined by groundwater 1578
mounding calculations. A narrative evaluation of the accuracy of the approximation must be provided. 1579
The approximation must be related to the requirements in Section 16, Subp. 5 (F) 1580
B. Flood fringes. Systems proposed to be located in flood fringes must determine feasibility of relocating the 1581
system outside the floodplain. 1582
C. Depth. The limiting layer in the soil shall be determined based on the depth of bedrock or periodically 1583
saturated soil if encountered. The depth to the periodically saturated soil shall be determined according to 1584
Section 9, Subp. 3 (E), and the depth of bedrock shall be as defined under Section 2, Subp. 1110. 1585
1586
Site Protection 1587
The proposed soil treatment and dispersal area must be protected from disturbance, compaction, or other damage 1588
by staking, fencing, posting, or other effective method. 1589
1590
Soil and Site Report 1591
All information required in Subp. 1 to Subp. 4 of this Section must be submitted for review and approval by the local 1592
unit of government prior to final design. The submittal must also contain: 1593
A. A map of the proposed soil dispersal area, drawn to scale, showing: 1594
1) Features with a setback within 150 feet of the system; 1595
2) Easements within 50 feet of the system; 1596
3) Floodplains, wetlands, and surface waters, within 100 feet of the system; 1597
4) Location and elevation of all soil pits, borings, and hydraulic tests; and 1598
5) Two-foot contour lines; 1599
B. Dates and weather conditions during the field evaluation; 1600
C. Elevations of the periodically saturated soil or bedrock; 1601
D. Proposed depths of the system bottom; 1602
E. Proposed soil loading rate; 1603
F. System site boundaries; 1604
G. Anticipated construction-related issues; 1605
H. Name, address, telephone number, and certified statement of the certified individual conducting the site 1606
evaluation; and 1607
I. A narrative explaining any difficulties encountered during the site evaluation, such as, but not limited to, 1608
identifying and interpreting soil and landform features, and how the difficulties were resolved. 1609
1610
Design Standards 1611
A. The design standards for new construction or replacement MSTS in Section 13, Subp. 15, Section 14, Subp. 1612
5, Section 15, Subp. 5 and Section 16, Subp. 5 are provided to meet many of the public health and 1613
environmental outcomes in Section 4, Subp. 7 to Subp. 14. In some cases, specific engineered methods 1614
must be employed in addition to the standards provided in Section 13, Subp. 15, Section 14, Subp. 5, Section 1615
15, Subp. 5 and Section 16, Subp. 5. 1616
B. MSTS must not receive storm water or other sources of clean water. 1617
C. All structural components of the system and sealants must be designed to operate throughout the system's 1618
design life. 1619
D. A flow measure device must be employed on all MSTS. 1620
E. The system must be designed with sufficient access and ports to monitor the system as applicable. 1621
F. MSTS must employ components registered under parts 7083.4000 to 7083.4110 or have sufficient 1622
regulatory oversight in the operating permit. 1623
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SECTION 11. GROUNDWATER INVESTIGATION 1624
1625
Necessity of investigation. 1626
A preliminary groundwater evaluation must be conducted for all proposed MSTS according to this part. 1627
1628
Preliminary investigation. 1629
The following information must be ascertained from the best available information: 1630
A. The size of the soil dispersal system, proposed loading rate, and system geometry; 1631
B. The township, range, section number, and other unique property identifiers, as required by the local unit 1632
of government, of the parcel where the proposed soil dispersal area is to be located; 1633
C. Any anticipated discharges from nondomestic sources to the proposed MSTS; 1634
D. The location of the MSTS on a united United states States geological Geological survey Survey quadrangle 1635
topographic map, including the area within a one-mile radius of the proposed soil treatment system; 1636
E. A determination of the general geology, periodic soil saturation, regional groundwater setting, and aquifers 1637
used for water supply and a description of the general site hydrology characteristics, including, but not 1638
limited to, identification and estimated depth measurements to geologic units and aquifers, and 1639
identification of groundwater confining strata; 1640
F. A determination whether the proposed system is in a drinking water supply management area, inner 1641
wellhead management zone, source water protection area, or groundwater sensitive area; 1642
G. An assessment of all water supply wells within a 300-foot radius of the proposed soil treatment area with 1643
a minimum assessment of well locations and casing depths from well construction log records. If no records 1644
exist, the well locations and casing depths must be estimated; 1645
H. A determination or estimation of groundwater flow direction; and 1646
I. An assessment of nitrogen impacts from the system. 1647
1648
Field or further investigation. 1649
The designer must consult with the local unit of government to determine whether the local unit of government 1650
will require a field or further groundwater investigation and, if so, the extent of the investigation. The field or further 1651 investigation must be conducted if information gained in Subp. 2 indicates that a proposed system is a potential 1652
contaminant threat to a regional water table, an aquifer, or water supply well(s). The threats of concern include, 1653
but are not limited to, fecal organism contamination, nitrate contamination, or phosphorus impacts to surface 1654
waters. 1655
1656
Monitoring. 1657
The designer must consult with the local unit of government to determine if the local unit of government will 1658
require effluent or groundwater monitoring and, if so, the extent of the monitoring. Monitoring must be conducted 1659
if information gained in Subp. 2 or Subp. 3 indicates that a proposed system is a potential contaminant threat to a 1660
regional water table, an aquifer, or a water supply well or impacts surface waters. The potential groundwater 1661
mound height must be monitored under all MSTS during operation. 1662
1663
Hydrological interpretations. 1664
The information gathered in this part must be used to estimate or measure if the system adequately protects the 1665
groundwater and surface water as prescribed in Section 4, Subp. 10. The interpretation must include an evaluation 1666
of whether contaminant plumes will intersect water supply well capture zones. 1667
1668
Groundwater report. 1669
All information required in this part must be submitted for review and approval of the local unit of government 1670
prior to final design, including all applicable information delineated on a map. 1671
1672
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SECTION 12. SEWAGE FLOW DETERMINATION 1673
1674
System sizing. 1675
If construction of additional dwellings or bedrooms, the installation of water-using devices, or other factors likely 1676
to affect the operation of the SSTS can be reasonably anticipated, the system must be designed to accommodate 1677
these factors. 1678
1679
Design flow. 1680
The estimated design flow for any dwelling must provide for at least two bedrooms. For multiple or multifamily 1681
dwellings, the design flow must be calculated according to Subp. 43. The minimum flow rate for each separate 1682
building served by an SSTS is 150 gallons per day. 1683
1684
Design Flow for Dwellings 1685
The estimated design flow for dwellings is determined by Table I. For more than six bedrooms, the design flow is 1686
determined by multiplying the number of bedrooms by 150 gallons per day. 1687
1688
Table I
Number of
Bedrooms
Gallons Per
Day
2 300
3 450
4 600
5 750
6 900
1689
Sum of Design Flow for Existing Dwellings 1690
The design flow for MSTS serving existing dwellings is determined by the following calculation in conjunction with 1691
Subp. 3: 1692
1693
Total flow from the ten highest flow dwellings + (total flow from the remaining dwellings X 0.45) 1694
1695
New Housing Developments 1696
For new housing developments to be served by a common SSTS, the developer must determine and restrict the 1697
total number of bedrooms for the development. Proposed dwellings are determined to be Classification I dwellings 1698
for flow determination purposes unless different classifications are approved by the local unit of government. The 1699
determined classification system must be used in conjunction with the flow calculation method in subpart 1. If the 1700
ultimate development of phased or segmented growth meets or exceeds the thresholds in Section 3, Subp. 5 the 1701
initial system or systems and all subsequent systems require a State Disposal System (SDS) permit. 1702
1703
Additional Capacity 1704
If construction of additional dwellings or bedrooms, installation of additional water-using devices, or other factors 1705
likely to increase the flow volumes can be reasonably anticipated, the MSTS must be designed to accommodate the 1706
additional capacity as determined by the local unit of government. 1707
1708
Sewage Flow Determination for Other Establishments 1709
Design sewage flow and waste concentration levels for other establishments with a flow of 5,000 gallons per day or 1710
less shall be determined by MN Rules, Chapter 7081.0130. 1711
1712
Waste Concentration 1713
If concentrations from the sewage tank to the soil dispersal system are expected to be higher than 170 mg/l BOD 1714
(or 125 mg/l CBOD5), 60 mg/l TSS, or 25 mg/l of oil and grease, an estimated or measured average concentration 1715
Commented [CL42]: This language is more restrictive than 7080. This is the same standard that is in the current
sanitation code
Commented [CL43]: In an effort to save space, the five
page table in 7081 for estimating design flow for other
establishments is adopted by reference.
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must be determined and be acceptable to the local unit of government. System design must account for 1716
concentrations of these constituents so as not to cause internal system malfunction, such as, but not limited to, 1717
clogging of pipes, orifices, treatment devices, or media. 1718
1719
Infiltration 1720
The design flow must also include 200 gallons of infiltration and inflow per inch of collection pipe diameter per mile 1721
per day with a minimum pipe diameter of two inches to be used for the calculation. Flow values are allowed to be 1722
further increased if the system employs treatment devices that are exposed to atmospheric conditions that will 1723
infiltrate precipitation. Flow estimates as calculated in this chapter shall not be relied upon for the design of 1724
collection systems. 1725
SECTION 13. SEWAGE TANKS 1726
1727
Sewage Tanks; General 1728
Sewage tanks serving SSTS must meet or exceed the applicable requirements of Subp. 2 to Subp. 14 unless 1729
otherwise approved by a licensed professional engineer and approved by the local unit of government. 1730
1731
Tank Strength 1732
A. Tanks, fittings, risers, and apertures must: 1733
1) be capable of supporting long-term vertical loads for the conditions in which the tank will be placed. 1734
These loads include, but are not limited to, saturated soil load, based on 130 pounds per cubic foot; 1735
2) be capable of withstanding a lateral load for the conditions the tank will be placed; 1736
3) with proper maintenance and venting, not be subject to failure due to corrosion and degradation from 1737
sewage or sewage gases, including risers and maintenance hole covers; and 1738
4) be structurally capable of withstanding exposure and stresses from freezing conditions. 1739
1740
Poured-in-place concrete tanks. 1741
Poured-in-place concrete tanks must be designed to meet each requirement of subpart 1 and be designed by a 1742
Minnesota licensed professional engineer. 1743
1744
Septic Tank Design 1745
Septic tanks must: 1746
A. have a liquid depth of at least 30 inches. Any liquid depth that is greater than 84 inches must not be used 1747
when calculating the septic tank liquid capacity; 1748
B. have a minimum of six feet between the inlet and outlet of the tank, rather than between compartments, 1749
or have a minimum of six feet from the inlet of the first tank to the outlet of the last tank in series; 1750
C. if site conditions warrant, the inlet and outlet are allowed to be located on walls that are not opposite each 1751
other along the axis of maximum dimension; however, the requirements of item B must be met; 1752
D. have an inlet invert at least two inches above the outlet invert; and 1753
E. have a space between the liquid surface and the top of the inlet and outlet baffles of not less than six inches 1754
or 100 gallons, whichever is greater, for all liquid depths with an effluent screen and alarm or for liquid 1755
depths of less than 39 inches without an effluent screen and alarm. The space between the liquid surface 1756
and the top of the inlet and outlet baffles must not be less than eight inches for liquid depths of 39 inches 1757
or more without an effluent screen and alarm. 1758
In addition, there must be at least one inch between the underside of the top of the tank and the highest point of 1759
the inlet and outlet baffles. 1760
1761
Septic Tank Capacity 1762
A. Dwellings. 1763
Effective January 1, 2020, Ffor SSTS, the septic tank(s) must be large enough to accommodate a garbage 1764
disposal and/or a sewage ejector. The septic tank must have 2-compartments or have two tanks in series. 1765
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When multiple tanks or multiple compartments are used, the volume of the first tank or first compartment 1766
must be equal to or larger than any succeeding compartments. The liquid capacity of septic tanks must be 1767
at least as large as the liquid capacities in Table II 1768
1769
Table II
Number of
Bedrooms
Capacity with
Garbage Disposal
and/or Sewage
Ejector (gallons)
3 or less 1,500*
4 or 5 2,250*
6 or 7 3,000*
8 or 9 3,750*
*Must have either two compartments or two tanks. Effluent filter with an alarm is recommended. 1770
1771
When more than nine bedrooms are present, the septic tank capacity must be calculated by the following 1772
formula: [2,500 + ([# of bedrooms – 9] X 250)] x 1.50 and must have two compartments or two tanks. 1773
1774
B. Garbage Disposals. 1775
If a garbage disposal unit is anticipated or installed in a dwelling, the septic tank capacity must be at least 1776 50 percent greater than that required in Subp. 5 (A) and must include either multiple compartments of 1777
multiple tanks. In addition, an effluent screen is recommended. 1778
C. Sewage Pumping. 1779
If sewage is pumped from a sewage ejector or grinder pump from a dwelling to a septic tank, the septic 1780
tank capacity must be at least 50 percent greater than that required in subpart 1 and must include either 1781
multiple compartments or multiple tanks. In addition, an effluent screening device is recommended. 1782
D. Sewage Pumping and Garbage Disposals. 1783
If conditions in both subparts 2 and 3 apply to a dwelling, the mitigative requirements of either subpart 2 1784
or 3 apply; the requirements of both subparts 2 and 3 need not be additive. 1785
E.B. Septic Tank Capacity for Multiple Dwellings. 1786
For systems serving ten or fewer dwellings with a common septic tank, the liquid capacity must be 1787
determined by adding the capacities for each dwelling as determined in this part or according to Subp. F. 1788
1) For systems serving more than ten dwellings with a common septic tank, the requirements of subitem 1789
(a) or (b) apply: 1790
a) Total septic tank liquid capacity for common tanks serving multiple dwellings under gravity flow to 1791
common tanks is determined by multiplying the design flow by 3.0 or according to Subp. FC; or 1792
b) Total septic tank liquid capacity for common tanks serving multiple dwellings under pressure flow 1793
to common tanks is determined by multiplying the design flow by 4.0 or according to Subp. FC. 1794
2) Total septic tank liquid capacity for systems employing individual tanks at each dwelling discharging 1795
into a collection system must be determined: 1796
a) By a Minnesota licensed professional engineer; or 1797
b) According to the Prescriptive Designs and Design Guidance for Advanced Designers, incorporated 1798
by reference under Section 5, Subp. 2 (C). 1799
F.C. Prior to Other Treatment Devices. 1800
Septic tank liquid capacity prior to other treatment devices must accord with manufacturer's requirements, 1801
accepted engineering principles, or as identified in the product registration recommended standards and 1802
criteria. 1803
G.D. Septic Tank Capacity for Other Establishments. 1804
Total septic tank liquid capacity for other establishments with domestic strength waste as described in 1805
Section 5, Subp. 2 (B), is determined by multiplying the design flow by 3.0 if receiving sewage under gravity 1806
flow, by multiplying the design flow by 4.0 if receiving sewage under pressure flow, or in accordance with 1807
Commented [CL44]: New language. More restrictive than 7080. More restrictive than current Sanitation Code.
7080 requires this septic tank sizing if a garbage disposal or a sewage ejector is in the dwelling. Most homes have one or
both of these items already. L&R inspectors cannot go into
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subpart Subp. 6. Additional design considerations, such as equalization tanks, additional capacity, grease 1808
interceptors, or secondary treatment, are required for influent concentrations that exceed the levels 1809
identified in Section 5, Subp. 2 (B). 1810
1811
Multiple Septic Tanks 1812
A. If more than one septic tank is used to obtain the required liquid capacity as determined in Subp. 5, septic 1813
tanks must be connected in series or employ multiple collection systems. 1814
B. When tanks are connected in series, each tank or compartment must contain at least 25 percent of the 1815
required total liquid capacity. 1816
1817
Compartmentalization of Single Tanks 1818
If septic tanks are compartmentalized, items A to E apply. 1819
A. When septic tanks are divided into compartments, the volume of the first compartment must be equal to 1820
or larger than any succeeding compartments. Each compartment must contain at least 25 percent of the 1821
total required liquid capacity and have an inside horizontal dimension of at least 24 inches. 1822
B. Flow between compartments can be achieved by an unbaffled transfer hole with a minimum size of 50 1823
square inches located in the clarified liquid zone or a minimum 12-square-inch transfer hole located above 1824
the clarified liquid zone that is baffled according to Subp. 8. The final compartment of a tank that employs 1825
a transfer hole in the clarified zone shall not be used as a pump tank. 1826
C. Septic tanks must have at least a two-inch drop between the invert of the inlet to the invert of the outlet. 1827
No liquid level drop is required between the compartments. 1828
D. Adequate venting must be provided between compartments by baffles or by an opening of at least 12 1829
square inches near the top of the compartment wall. 1830
E. All compartmental walls must be designed to withstand the weight of the effluent against an empty 1831
compartment. 1832
1833
Septic Tank Baffles 1834
All septic tanks must be baffled according to items A to G. Effluent screens are allowed to be substituted for outlet 1835 baffles. 1836
A. Baffles must be installed at each inlet and outlet of septic tanks. Outlet baffles are required on 1837
compartment walls if the transfer hole is at the liquid level. 1838
B. Baffles must be resistant to corrosion or decay. Inlet baffles must not restrict the movement of solids. 1839
C. Baffles must be integrally cast with the tank or affixed at the top and bottom with connectors that are not 1840
subject to corrosion or decay. Baffles for fiberglass-reinforced polyester tanks are allowed to be either resin 1841
bonded or secured with suitable structural adhesive. Sanitary tees used as baffles must be affixed to the 1842
inlet or outlet pipes with a permanent waterproof adhesive. 1843
D. The inlet baffle must extend at least six inches, but not more than 20 percent of the total liquid depth, 1844
below the liquid surface. The inlet baffle must extend above the liquid surface in compliance with Subp. 4 1845
(E), and at least one inch above the crown of the inlet sewer. 1846
E. The outlet baffle and any baffles between compartments must extend below the liquid surface a distance 1847
equal to 40 percent of the liquid depth, except that the penetration of the indicated baffles or sanitary tees 1848
for horizontal cylindrical tanks must be 35 percent of the total liquid depth. They must also extend above 1849
the liquid surface as determined in Subp. 4 (E). 1850
F. There must be at least one inch between the underside of the top of the tank and the highest point of the 1851
inlet and outlet baffles. 1852
G. The nearest point on the inlet baffles other than sanitary tees must be no less than six inches and no more 1853
than 12 inches from the end of the inlet pipe. The nearest point on the outlet baffle, other than sanitary 1854
tees, must not be closer than six inches and no more than 12 inches from the beginning of the outlet pipe 1855
to the baffle. Sanitary tees used as inlet or outlet baffles must be at least four inches in diameter. 1856
1857
Sewage Tank Access 1858
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A. Septic tanks must have a minimum of two maintenance holes with a minimum diameter of 20 inches (least 1859
dimension). Maintenance holes must be placed over the inlet baffle or the center of the tank and the outlet 1860
device (baffle or screen). The maintenance holes must be large enough to allow pumping without 1861
interference. Enough maintenance holes must be provided so access can be gained within six feet of all 1862
walls for solids removal of each compartment. Inspection pipes of no less than six inches must be provided 1863
over any baffles that are not otherwise accessible through a maintenance hole. 1864
B. Pump tanks must have a minimum of one maintenance hole with a minimum diameter of 20 inches (least 1865
dimension). Enough maintenance holes must be provided so access can be gained within six feet of all walls 1866
for solids removal. 1867
C. All maintenance hole risers must extend through the tank cover above final grade. 1868
D. Covers for maintenance holes must: 1869
1) be secured by being locked, being bolted or screwed, having a weight of at least 95 pounds, or other 1870
methods approved by the local unit of government. Covers shall also be leak resistant; and be designed 1871
so the cover cannot be slid or flipped, which could allow unauthorized access to the tank; 1872
2) have a written and graphic label warning of the hazardous conditions inside the tank; 1873
3) be capable of withstanding a load that the cover is anticipated to receive; and 1874
4) be made of a material suitable for outdoor use and resistant to ultraviolet degradation. 1875
1876
Tank Construction 1877
A. All precast reinforced concrete sewage tanks must be constructed to meet the requirements of this 1878
chapter. Information on best practices for tank construction is found in the National Precast Concrete 1879
Association's best practices manual, Precast Concrete On-site Wastewater Tanks (2005). This manual is 1880
incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, and is not subject to 1881
frequent change. If a conflict exists between the manual and this chapter, this chapter applies. 1882
B. All fiberglass-reinforced polyester and polyethylene tanks must be constructed to meet the requirements 1883
of this chapter. Information on best practices for these tanks is found in the International Association of 1884
Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO), Material and Property Standard for Prefabricated Septic Tanks, 1885
Standard PS 1-2006 (2006). This standard is incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex 1886
interlibrary loan system, and is not subject to frequent change. If conflicts exist between the standard and 1887
this chapter, this chapter applies. 1888
1889
Tank Storage, Transport, and Use 1890
A. Precast reinforced concrete tanks must: 1891
1) have a method to lift the tank for an ultimate load that is four times the working load; 1892
2) undergo proper curing to achieve a compressive strength of 4,000 pounds per square inch before 1893
transport, placement, or use; and 1894
3) have no pipe penetration points or openings in the exterior walls or tank bottom below the tank liquid 1895
level, unless designed for a specific operational purpose and approved by the local unit of government. 1896
B. Fiberglass-reinforced polyester or polyethylene tanks must be protected against deterioration during 1897
storage. 1898
1899
Location and Installation of Tanks 1900
A. Sewage tanks must not be placed in areas that prohibit the removal of solids and liquids from the tank 1901
according to Section 22. 1902
B. Sewage tanks must be set back as specified in Table IV in Section 16. 1903
C. The top of sewage tanks must not be buried deeper than four feet from final grade for new dwellings, 1904
unless a local ordinance allows for burial at a greater depth, not to exceed the tank manufacturer's 1905
maximum designed depth for the tank. The minimum depth of soil cover over the insulation on the top of 1906
the tank is six inches. 1907
D. Sewage tanks must not be placed in floodways, drainageways, or swales. Upslope drainage must be 1908
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diverted away from the location of all tanks. A tank's final cover must be crowned or sloped to shed surface 1909
water. 1910
E. Sewage tanks must not be placed in areas subject to vehicular traffic unless engineered for the anticipated 1911
load. 1912
F. Sewage tanks must be placed on firm and evenly compacted soil and with the soil level in all directions. The 1913
bottom shall be excavated in a manner so the vertical load is borne by the tank walls and not the tank 1914
bottom. If the bottom of the tank excavation contains rocks, bedding material must be used according to 1915
manufacturer's instructions. The soil beneath the tank must be capable of bearing the weight of the tank 1916
and its contents. 1917
G. Sewage tanks and risers must be installed according to manufacturer's requirements and in a structurally 1918
sound and watertight fashion. 1919
H. If the top of a sewage tank is to be less than two feet from final grade, the lid of the tank must be insulated 1920
to an R-value of ten. Maintenance hole covers must be insulated to an R-value of ten. All insulating materials 1921
must be resistant to water absorption. 1922
I. Sewage tanks placed below the level of the periodically saturated soil must employ a method to protect 1923
against flotation under periodic saturated soil conditions when the tank is empty. 1924
J. Connections between the concrete tank and the building sewer or supply pipe must meet the requirements 1925
of American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard Specification for Resilient Connectors Between 1926
Reinforced Concrete Manhole Structures, Pipes, and Laterals, ASTM C923 (2002), or equivalent. The 1927
standard is incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, and is not 1928
subject to frequent change. 1929
K. Joints of concrete tanks, concrete tank lids, and concrete risers must be sealed using a bonding compound 1930
that meets American Society for Testing and Materials, Standard Specification for Joints for Concrete Pipe, 1931
Manholes, and Precast Box Sections Using Preformed Flexible Joint Sealants, ASTM C990 (2003). The 1932
standard is incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, and is not 1933
subject to frequent change. 1934
1935
Tank Assessment 1936
A. General. 1937
1) All sewage tanks must be watertight, including at all tank and riser joints, riser connections, and pipe 1938
connections. 1939
2) An assessment of all models of sewage tanks to be used must be conducted to determine: 1940
a) the structural integrity of the tank design; and 1941
b) the adequacy of the manufacturing process of watertightness. 1942
3) Sewage tanks, including riser joints, riser connections, and pipe connections must be designed, 1943
manufactured, and installed to be watertight under normal use. 1944
B. Structural integrity of design test. 1945
The structural integrity of each model of tank manufactured and all poured-in-place tanks must be verified 1946
by calculation, proof testing, or a licensed professional engineer to determine the horizontal and vertical 1947
loads that the tank can withstand when empty. Tanks must be reverified for structural integrity if the 1948
design, materials, or construction methods are modified. A licensed professional engineer shall certify in 1949
writing if different manufactured models are similar enough so that the structural integrity information for 1950
one model is valid for other models. Verifications must be submitted to the commissioner. The 1951
commissioner shall maintain and make available the verifications upon request. 1952
C. Watertightness test. 1953
1) At least one tank per year, per model must be tested for watertightness. All poured-in-place tanks shall 1954
be tested for watertightness. Records of testing must be maintained by the manufacturer for three 1955
years and must be available to the commissioner and local unit of government if requested. Tanks must 1956
be tested and meet or exceed the applicable requirements of subitem (a), (b), or (c): 1957
a) when empty, a tank must maintain a vacuum of at least two inches of mercury for five minutes, 1958
without loss of pressure; 1959
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b) concrete tanks must hold water for one hour, without loss, after the tank has been filled with water 1960
to the top of the tank, let stand for 24 hours, and then refilled to the same level; or 1961
c) fiberglass-reinforced polyester or polyethylene sewage tanks must hold water without loss for one 1962
hour after being filled. 1963
2) Sewage tanks that do not pass the tests listed in item A must not be used until repaired and retested. 1964
The repair and retest procedure must be repeated until the tank passes the test or the tank must not 1965
be used. 1966
1967
Tank Identification 1968
A. Sewage tanks must be marked near the outlet with: 1969
1) the manufacturer's name; 1970
2) model number; 1971
3) liquid capacity; 1972
4) date of manufacture; and 1973
5) maximum depth of burial. 1974
B. The tank manufacturer or manufacturer's agent shall provide the information in item A to the installer in 1975
writing. 1976
C. The tank inlet or outlet must be clearly marked. 1977
D. The installer shall submit the information in item A with the as-built drawing. 1978
1979
Sewage Tanks for MSTS 1980
A. General. All holding or treatment tanks or vessels, including lined vessels and grease interceptors serving 1981
MSTS, must conform to the applicable requirements of Subp. 1 except as modified in this part or as designed 1982
by a professional engineer and approved by the local unit of government. 1983
B. Lint filters, effluent screens, and pressure filters. An effluent screen or pressure filter must be used on all 1984
systems. If multiple septic tanks are used, the effluent screen must be placed in the last tank in the series 1985
and provided with an alarm. Lint filters are recommended if the sewage contains laundry waste. 1986
C. Tank geometry. The maximum liquid depth of septic tanks to determine liquid capacity must be no greater 1987
than 84 inches. The length-to-width ratio and the length-to-depth ratio must facilitate settling of solids. 1988
D. Tank testing. All tanks used for MSTS must be tested for watertightness according to Subp. 13. The test 1989
shall be conducted to include the watertightness of all connections and risers. 1990
E. Liners. Liners used as watertight barriers for treatment devices must be designed and constructed 1991
according to liner requirements developed by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency. If conflicts 1992
exist between this chapter and those requirements, this chapter applies. Compacted soil liners must not 1993
be used as watertight barriers for treatment devices. Liners must be tested and must hold water without 1994
loss for 24 hours after being filled to the top of the liner. 1995
1996
Effective Date 1997
Sewage tanks must meet the requirements of Subp. 2 to Subp. 15 by April 4, 2012. Tanks produced and installed 1998
before April 4, 2012, must meet either the requirements of Minnesota Rules 2005, part 7080.0130, or the 1999
requirements of Minnesota Rules 2009, parts 7080.1910 to 7080.2020. 2000
2001
Commented [CL45]: The reference to 7080 here is
appropriate because this applies the old tank standards to tanks installed prior to 2012, when tank registration went
into effect.
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SECTION 14. DISTRIBUTION OF EFFLUENT 2002
2003
General 2004
Distribution of effluent for SSTS must meet or exceed the requirements of this section. 2005
2006
Supply Pipes 2007
A. The supply pipe extending from the septic tank to the undisturbed soil beyond the tank excavation must 2008
meet the strength requirements of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), Schedule 40 Pipe, 2009
contained in Standard Specification for Poly(Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Plastic Pipe, Schedules 40, 80, and 120, 2010
ASTM D1785 (2006). The schedule is incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex interlibrary 2011
loan system, and is not subject to frequent change. 2012
B. Supply pipes must: 2013
1) be made from materials resistant to breakdown from sewage and soil; 2014
2) be watertight, including all joints; 2015
3) be durable throughout the design life; 2016
4) not deflect, buckle, crush, or longitudinally bend; 2017
5) be resistant to pressures, fatigue, and strain for the application; 2018
6) be installed according to American Society of Testing and Materials, Standard Practice for Underground 2019
Installation of Thermoplastic Pipe for Sewers and Other Gravity-Flow Applications, ASTM D2321 (2005). 2020
The standard is incorporated by reference, is available through the Minitex interlibrary loan system, 2021
and is not subject to frequent change; 2022
7) be designed, installed, and protected to minimize the danger of freezing in the pipe; 2023
8) not be closer than six inches from final grade. Pipes susceptible to freezing shall be insulated; and 2024
9) be set back from water supply wells and water service pipes according to chapters 4714 and 4725. 2025
C. The minimum slope for gravity supply pipes is one percent (1/8 inch per linear foot). There is no maximum 2026
slope. Pipe restraints must be used for slopes greater than 20 percent or where fluid velocities in the pipe 2027
exceed 15 feet per second. For pressure systems, a minimum slope of one percent for drainback or other 2028
frost protection measures must be employed. 2029
D. Access to each supply pipe must be provided for cleanout. The access point must be accessible from final 2030
grade. 2031
2032
Gravity Distribution 2033
A. Serial distribution must be used to distribute effluent to individual trenches in a soil treatment and dispersal 2034
system. If the necessary elevation differences between trenches for serial distribution cannot be achieved 2035
by natural topography or by varying the excavation depths, parallel distribution must be used. Serial 2036
distribution must not create a pressure head on trenches at lower elevations. 2037
B. If drop boxes are used for serial distribution, subitems (1) to (6) apply. 2038
1) The drop box must be watertight and constructed of durable materials not subject to corrosion or 2039
decay. 2040
2) The invert of the inlet supply pipe must be at least one inch higher than the invert of the outlet supply 2041
pipe to the next drop box. 2042
3) The invert of the outlet supply pipe to the next drop box must be no greater than two inches higher 2043
than the crown of the distribution pipe serving the trench in which the box is located. 2044
4) When sewage tank effluent is delivered to the drop box by a pump, the pump discharge must be 2045
directed against a wall or side of the box on which there is no outlet or directed against a deflection 2046
wall, baffle, or other energy dissipater. The discharge rate into the drop box must not result in surfacing 2047
of sewage from the drop box. The supply pipe must drain after the pump shuts off. 2048
5) The drop box must be covered by a minimum of six inches of soil. If the top of the box is deeper than 2049
six inches, access must be provided above, at, or within six inches of finished grade. 2050
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6) The drop box must be placed on firm and settled soil. 2051
C. If valve boxes are used, all requirements of item B apply to valve boxes. 2052
D. Distribution boxes must meet the standards in subitems (1) to (6). 2053
1) The box must be watertight and constructed of durable materials not subject to corrosion or decay. 2054
2) The distribution box must be covered by a minimum of six inches of soil. If the top of the box is deeper 2055
than six inches, access must be provided above, at, or within six inches of the finished grade. 2056
3) The inverts of all outlets must be set and maintained at the same elevation. 2057
4) The inlet invert must be either at least one inch above the outlet invert or sloped such that an equivalent 2058
elevation above the outlet invert is obtained within the last eight feet of the inlet pipe. 2059
5) Each trench line must be connected separately to the distribution box and must not be subdivided. 2060
Distribution boxes must not be connected to one another if each box has distribution pipes. 2061
6) When sewage tank effluent is delivered by pump, a baffle wall must be installed in the distribution box 2062
or the pump discharge must be directed against a wall, baffle, side of the box on which there is no 2063
outlet, or directed against a deflection wall, baffle, or other energy dissipater. The baffle must be 2064
secured to the box and extend at least one inch above the crown of the inlet pipe. The discharge rate 2065
into the distribution box must not result in surfacing of sewage from the box. Pressure must not build 2066
up in the box during pump discharge. 2067
E. Nonpressurized distribution pipes must meet the requirements of subitems (1) to (4) and Subp. 2 (B), 2068
subitems (1) and (3) to (5). 2069
1) Distribution pipes used for gravity distribution must be at least four inches in diameter. 2070
2) Distribution pipes used for gravity distribution must have at least one row of holes of no less than one-2071
half inch in diameter spaced no more than 40 inches apart. 2072
3) Distribution pipes for gravity distribution must be laid level or on a uniform slope oriented away from 2073
the distribution device of no more than four inches per 100 feet. 2074
4) Distribution pipes for gravity distribution in seepage beds must be uniformly spaced no more than five 2075
feet apart and not more than 30 inches from the side walls of the seepage bed. 2076
2077
Pressure Distribution 2078
A. All systems must be pressurized as required in Section 17 to Section 21. 2079
B. Pressurized distribution pipes must conform to the requirements of Subp. 2 (B), subitems (1) and (3) to (5). 2080
C. Pressure distribution pipes and associated fittings must be properly joined together. The pipe and 2081
connections must be able to withstand a pressure of at least 40 pounds per square inch. 2082
D. The distribution network must be designed so there is less than a ten percent variance in flow for all 2083
perforations. 2084
E. Perforations must be no smaller than one-eighth inch diameter and no larger than one-quarter inch 2085
diameter. The number of perforations, perforation spacing, and pipe size for pressure distribution must be 2086
in accordance with Table III. The friction loss in any individual perforated lateral must not exceed 20 percent 2087
of the average pressure head on the perforations. 2088
2089
Table III Maximum Number of Perforations per Lateral 2090
¼-inch Perforations
Perforation
Spacing
Pipe Diameter (inches)
1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 3
2.0 10 13 18 30 60
2.5 8 12 16 28 54
3.0 8 12 16 25 52
7/32-inch Perforations
Perforation
Spacing
Pipe Diameter (inches)
1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 3
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2.0 11 16 21 34 68
2.5 10 14 20 32 64
3.0 9 14 19 30 60
3/16-inch Perforations
Perforation
Spacing
Pipe Diameter (inches)
1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 3
2.0 12 18 26 46 87
2.5 12 17 24 40 80
3.0 12 16 22 37 75
1/8-inch Perforations
Perforation
Spacing
Pipe Diameter (inches)
1 1-1/4 1-1/2 2 3
2.0 21 33 44 74 149
2.5 20 30 41 69 135
3.0 20 29 38 64 128
2091
F. Perforation holes must be drilled straight into the pipe and not at an angle. Pressurized distribution laterals 2092
must be installed level. Perforation holes must be free of burrs. Holes must be spaced no more than three 2093
feet apart. A method to introduce air into the pipe after dosing must be provided. The pipes must 2094
completely drain after the pump turns off. 2095
G. Pressure distribution laterals must be spaced no further than 36 inches apart in seepage beds and mound 2096
absorption beds, and no further than 24 inches from the outside edge of the bed. 2097
H. Pressure distribution laterals must be connected to a header or manifold pipe that is of a diameter such 2098
that the friction loss in the header or manifold will be no greater than five percent of the average head at 2099
the perforations. The header or manifold pipe must be connected to the supply pipe from the pump. 2100
I. Perforated laterals must not be installed closer than 12 inches from the edges of the absorption bed and 2101
perforated laterals must terminate no closer than 12 inches from the ends of the absorption bed. 2102
J. Pressure distribution pipe cleanouts must be provided to check the system for proper operation and 2103
cleaning of plugged perforations. Cleanouts must be accessible from final grade. 2104
2105
Distribution of Effluent for MSTS 2106
Distribution of effluent into a soil treatment and dispersal system must comply with this Section or be designed by 2107
a registered professional engineer and approved by the local unit of government. MSTS must employ pressure 2108
distribution. The distribution system must be designed to dose and rest zones in accordance with operational 2109
requirements. 2110
2111
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SECTION 15. DOSING OF EFFLUENT 2112
2113
General. 2114
When pumping or dosing is necessary, it must comply with this section. 2115
2116
Pump Tanks 2117
A. Pump tanks shall meet or exceed the requirements of Section 13, Subp. 2, Section 13, Subp. 9, and Section 2118
13, Subp. 10 to Subp. 14. All dosing chambers must be vented. 2119
B. The pump, pump controls, and pump discharge line must be installed to allow access for servicing or 2120
replacement without entering the pump tank. 2121
C. The pump tank must either include an alternating two-pump system or have a minimum total capacity of 2122
500 gallons for design flow values of 600 gallons per day or less or 100 percent of the design flow for design 2123
flow values of greater than 600 gallons per day. 2124
D. An SSTS with a pump must employ an electronic alarm device to warn of failure. 2125
E. The inlet of pumps must be elevated at least four inches from the bottom of the pump tank or protected 2126
in some other manner to prevent the pump from drawing excessive settled solids. 2127
F. Electrical installations must comply with applicable laws and ordinances including the most current codes, 2128
rules, and regulations of public authorities having jurisdiction and with part 1315.0200, which incorporates 2129
the National Electrical Code. 2130
2131
Pumps for Gravity Distribution. 2132
If a pump is used to lift effluent into a gravity distribution system, items A to C apply: 2133
A. The pump must discharge at least ten gallons per minute but no more than 45 gallons per minute. 2134
B. The pump must be constructed and fitted with sound, durable, and corrosion resistant materials. 2135
C. The pump must have sufficient dynamic head for both elevation difference and friction loss. 2136
2137
Pumps for Pressure Distribution. 2138
Pumps for pressure distribution must meet the requirements in items A to D. 2139 A. Pumps must be constructed and fitted with sound, durable, and corrosion-resistant materials. 2140
B. The pump discharge capacity must be based on the perforation discharges for a minimum average head of 2141
1.0 foot for 3/16-inch to 1/4-inch perforations and 2.0 feet for 1/8-inch perforations for dwellings. The 2142
minimum average head must be 2.0 feet for other establishments with 3/16- to 1/4-inch perforations and 2143
5.0 feet of head for 1/8-inch perforations. Perforation discharge is determined by the following formula: 2144
Q = 19.65 cd2h1/2 2145
Q = discharge in gallons per minute 2146
c = 0.60 = coefficient of discharge 2147
d = perforation diameter in inches 2148
h = head in feet. 2149
C. The pump discharge head must be at least five feet greater than the head required to overcome pipe 2150
friction losses and the elevation difference between the pump and the distribution device. 2151
D. The quantity of effluent delivered for each pump cycle must be no greater than 25 percent of the design 2152
flow and at least four times the volume of the distribution pipes plus the volume of the supply pipe. 2153
2154
Dosing of Effluent for MSTS 2155
A. Dosing of effluent into a soil treatment and dispersal system must comply with this Section except as 2156
modified in this part. 2157
B. The dosing system must include an alternating two-pump system and have a minimum total capacity of 50 2158
percent of the design flow. 2159
C. The pump discharge capacity must be based on the perforation's discharge, with a minimum average head 2160
of two feet for 1/4 inch and 3/16 inch perforations and five feet for 1/8 inch perforations. 2161
2162
Commented [CL46]: More restrictive than 7080.
Consistent with current Sanitation Code.
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SECTION 16. FINAL TREATMENT AND DISPERSAL 2163
2164
General. 2165
Treatment and dispersal of all sewage for new construction or replacement SSTS must be in compliance with this 2166
part and Section 17 to Section 20. 2167
2168
General technical requirements for all systems. 2169
A. All new construction or replacement SSTS must be designed to meet or exceed the provisions in items A to 2170
F. 2171
B. All treatment and dispersal methods must be designed to conform to all applicable federal, state, and local 2172
regulations. 2173
C. Treatment and dispersal processes must prevent sewage or sewage effluent contact with humans, insects, 2174
or vermin. 2175
D. Treatment and dispersal of sewage or sewage effluent must be in a safe manner that adequately protects 2176
from physical injury or harm. 2177
E. An unsaturated zone in the soil must be maintained between the bottom of the soil treatment and dispersal 2178
system and the periodically saturated soil or bedrock during loading of effluent. 2179
F. Soil treatment and dispersal systems must not be designed in floodways. Soil treatment and dispersal 2180
systems installed in flood fringes must meet the requirements in Section 18, Subp. 2. All soil treatment 2181
systems located in areas subject to excessive run-on must have a diversion constructed upslope from the 2182
system. 2183
G. SSTS components must be set back in accordance with Table IV. 2184
H. The lotline setback does not apply to SSTS serving multiple lots included within a shared collector system 2185
with proof of a recorded easement. 2186
I. For lots existing by virtue of a recorded plat or deed before October 15, 1971, or on lots that have an 2187
existing dwelling, which have insufficient area to meet the setbacks in Table IV: 2188
1) to meet the setbacks in Table IV, theThe setback from a dwellingbuilding, structure, or lot line for 2189
sewage tanks and the soil treatment and dispersal area shall be the greatest distance possible, by 2190
meeting all other setback requirements and in no case less than 50% of the setback distances listed 2191
for the building and lotline or road right-of-way setbacks in Table IV;. 2192
2) SSTS may be installed less than five feet from a road right-of-way with written permission from the 2193
road authority, a copy of which must be filed with the Administrative Officer; or, 2194
3) The setback from the OHWL shall be the greatest distance possible, by meeting all other setback 2195
requirements, and in no event less than 50 feet from the OHWL. 2196
2197
2198
Table IV Minimum Setback Distances (feet) 2199
Feature Sewage Tank, Holding
Tank, or Sealed Privy
Soil Treatment and Dispersal
Area or Unsealed Privy
Water supply well less than 50 feet
deep and not encountering at least 10
feet of impervious material
50 100
Any other water supply well or buried
suction pipe
50
Buried pipe distributing water under
pressure
10
Occupied buildings and buildings with
a basement or crawl space
10 20
Non-occupied structures, deck
footings
510 10
Commented [CL47]: Same language as current Sanitation Code
Commented [CL48]: This makes the ordinance less restrictive and we need to double check with MPCA
Commented [CL49]: Per Patrick Sarafolean w/MDH, this is not a thing anymore
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Property Line 10
Road Right-of-Way 10
The Ordinary High Water Level
(OHWL) of:
Natural Environment Lake 150
Recreational Development Lake 75
General Development Lake 50
Unclassified Body of Water 75
Remote River Segments 150
Forested River Segments 100
Transition River Segments 100
Urban & Tributary River Segments 75
Agricultural River Segments 75
2200
Other Technical Requirements for Systems. 2201
Items A to M are required for specific designs as determined in Section 17 to Section 20. 2202
A. Employ components registered under MN Rules, Chapter 7083.4070 and 7083.4080 that are installed, 2203
used, and operated according to the conditions placed on registration. 2204
B. Employ structural components and joint sealants that meet or exceed the system's expected design life. 2205
C. For acceptable treatment of septic tank effluent by soil, the soil treatment and dispersal systems must meet 2206
the requirements of subitems (1) and (2). 2207
1) A minimum three-foot vertical soil treatment and dispersal zone must be designed below the 2208
distribution media that meets the criteria in units (a) to (c): 2209
a) the zone must be above the periodically saturated soil and bedrock. The zone must be continuous 2210
and not be interrupted by seasonal zones of saturation; 2211
b) any soil layers that are any of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil textures 2212
classified as sand with 35 to 50 percent rock fragments or loamy sand with 35 to 50 percent rock 2213
fragments must be credited at only one-half their thickness as part of the necessary treatment 2214
zone. Soil layers, regardless of soil texture, with greater than 50 percent rock fragments must not 2215
be credited as part of the necessary treatment zone. Layers that are given full, partial, or no credit 2216
must, in any layering arrangement in the soil profile, be cumulatively added to determine the 2217
amount of soil treatment zone in accordance with other soil treatment zone provisions; and 2218
c) the entire treatment zone depth must be within seven feet from final grade. 2219
2) The distribution system or media must not place a hydraulic head greater than 30 inches above the 2220
bottom of the bottom absorption area. 2221
D. The system's absorption area must be original soil. 2222
E. The system's absorption area and mound absorption ratio must be sized according to Table V or VI. 2223
2224
Table V 2225
Loading Rates for Determining Bottom Absorption Area and Absorption Ratios Using Detailed Soil Descriptions* 2226
Treatment Level
C
Treatment Level
C
Treatment
Levels A, A-2, B,
and B-2
Treatment
Levels A, A-2, B,
and B-2
USDA Soil
Texture
Soil Structure
and Grade
Absorption Area
Loading Rate
(gpd/ft2)
Mound
Absorption
Ratio
Absorption Area
Loading Rate
(gpd/ft2)
Mound
Absorption
Ratio***
Sand, coarse
sand, loamy
sand, loamy
Single grain,
granular,
blocky, or
** 1.0 ** 1.0
Commented [CL50]: 6120.3300 Subp 3 (C)
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coarse sand,
fine sand, very
fine sand, loamy
fine sand, loamy
very fine sand,
35 to 50% rock
fragments
prismatic
structure; weak
grade
Sand, coarse
sand, loamy
sand, loamy
coarse sand,
<35% rock
fragments
Single grain,
granular,
blocky, or
prismatic
structure; weak
grade
1.2 1.0 1.6 1.0
Fine sand, very
fine sand, loamy
fine sand, loamy
very fine sand,
<35% rock
fragments
Single grain,
granular,
blocky, or
prismatic
structure; weak
grade
0.6 2.0 1.0 1.6
Sandy loam,
coarse sandy
loam, fine sandy
loam, very fine
sandy loam
Granular,
blocky, or
prismatic
structure; weak
to strong grade
0.78 1.5 1.0 1.6
Sandy loam,
coarse sandy
loam, fine sandy
loam, very fine
sandy loam
Platy with weak
grade or
massive
0.68 1.8 0.87 1.8
Loam Granular,
blocky, or
prismatic
structure; weak
to strong grade
0.6 2.0 0.78 2.1
Loam Platy with weak
grade or
massive
0.52 2.3 0.68 2.4
Silt Loam, Silt Granular,
blocky, or
prismatic
structure; weak
to strong grade
0.5 2.4 0.78 2.1
Silt Loam, Silt Platy with weak
grade or
massive
0.42 2.9 0.65 2.5
Clay loam,
sandy clay loam,
silty clay loam
Granular,
blocky, or
prismatic
0.45 2.6 0.6 2.7
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structure;
moderate to
strong grade
Clay, sandy clay,
silty clay
- ** ** ** **
*Proposed absorption area must meet item L and must have very friable and friable consistence or loose
uncemented sands.
** Conduct percolation test and size under Table VI. May need to be designed under Section 19.
*** Assume a hydraulic loading rate to the sand at 1.6 gpd/ft2
Table VI 2227
Loading Rates for Determining Bottom Absorption Area and Absorption Ratios Using Percolation Tests 2228
Percolation Rate
(Minutes Per Inch)
Treatment Level C Treatment Levels A, A-2, B, and B-2
Absorption Area
Loading Rate
(gpd/ft2)
Mound Absorption
Ratio
Absorption Area
Loading Rate
(gpd/ft2)
Mound Absorption
Ratio***
<0.1 - 1.0 - 1.0
0.1 to 5 1.2 1.0 1.6 1.0
0.1 to 5 (fine sand
and loamy find
sand)
0.6 2.0 1.0 1.6
6 to 15 0.78 1.5 1.0 1.6
16 to 30 0.6 2.0 0.78 2.0
31 to 45 0.5 2.4 0.78 2.0
46 to 60 0.45 2.6 0.6 2.6
61 to 120 - 5.0 0.3 5.3
>120 - - - -
2229
F. If drainfield rock medium is employed, a durable, nonwoven geotextile fabric must be used to cover the 2230
distribution rock medium. The fabric must be of sufficient strength to undergo installation without rupture. 2231
The fabric must permit passage of water without passage of overlying soil material into the rock medium. 2232
G. All excavation into the absorption area, or surface preparation of the upper 12 inches of absorption area, 2233
must be in a manner to expose the original soil structure in an unsmeared and uncompacted condition. 2234
Excavation is only allowed when the soil moisture content is at or less than the plastic limit and is not frozen 2235
or freezing. 2236
H. Excavation equipment or other vehicles must not be driven on the excavated or prepared absorption area. 2237
Foot traffic on these areas must be minimized and not cause compaction. The exposed areas must be 2238
immediately covered with media or the designed coverage materials. If the areas are exposed to direct 2239
rainfall, they must be allowed to dry and must be re-prepared according to item G. 2240
I. A minimum of six inches of topsoil borrow must be placed over the system. 2241
J. A close-growing, vigorous vegetative cover must be established over the soil treatment and dispersal 2242
system and other vegetatively disturbed areas. The sodding, seeding, or other vegetation establishment 2243
must begin immediately after the placement of the topsoil borrow. If the climatic season does not allow 2244
immediate establishment of vegetation, the soil treatment and dispersal system must be protected from 2245
erosion and excessive frost and a vegetative cover must be established as soon as favorable climatic 2246
conditions exist. The vegetative cover established must not interfere with the hydraulic performance of the 2247
system and must provide adequate frost and erosion protection. Trees, shrubs, deep-rooted plants, or 2248
hydrophytic plants must not be planted on the system. 2249
K. Sewage tank effluent concentrations to the soil dispersal system must not exceed a BOD concentration of 2250
170 mg/l, a CBOD5 concentration of 125 mg/l, a TSS concentration of 60 mg/l, or an oil and grease 2251
concentration of 25 mg/l. 2252
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L. The distribution media must not be in contact with soils with any of the USDA soil textures classified as sand 2253
with 35 percent or more rock fragments or loamy sand with 35 percent or more rock fragments or any soils 2254
that have a percolation rate of less than 0.1 minute per inch. 2255
M. The contour loading rate for soil dispersal systems must be between 1 and 12 gallons per lineal foot per 2256
day. 2257
2258
Systems With a Design Flow Greater Than 2,500 Gallons Per Day 2259
At a minimum, systems designed under this chapter with a design flow of greater than 2,500 gallons per day, which 2260
impact water quality of an aquifer, as defined in MN Rules, Chapter 4725.0100, subpart 21, must employ best 2261
management practices for nitrogen reduction developed by the commissioner to mitigate water quality impacts to 2262
groundwater. 2263
2264
Final Treatment and Dispersal for MSTS 2265
A. General. Final treatment and dispersal must be according to applicable design requirements in chapter 2266
7080of this Ordinance, except as modified in this part. Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, parts 144 and 2267
146, prescribe additional design regulations applicable to certain systems designed under this chapter. At 2268
a minimum, flow amounts to be used for the purposes of this part must be derived from Section 12, Subp. 2269
4 to Subp. 9. 2270
B. Setbacks. MSTS components must meet the setbacks in Table IV. 2271
C. Minimal soil and site conditions. The site proposed to support the soil treatment and dispersal system must: 2272
1) have the upper 12 inches of the absorption area: 2273
a) be original soil; 2274
b) have a soil loading rate of greater than zero as listed in Table V or Table VI in Section 16. 2275
c) be above the periodically saturated soil or bedrock; 2276
2) meet the area size requirements in subitem E and setbacks in Table IV in Section 16 and all easements; 2277
3) not be a wetland or floodway; 2278
4) not be in an area in which surface runoff from precipitation will concentrate (concave hillslope); and 2279
5) allow the system to be placed on contour. 2280
D. Inspection pipes. Inspection pipes must be located to adequately assess the hydraulic performance of the 2281
entire soil dispersal system. 2282
E. Soil absorption area sizing. Effluent loading rates to the soil must be determined in: 2283
1) Table V or Table VI in Section 16; or 2284
2) Section 20 2285
If the absorption area receives septic tank or treatment level C effluent as described in part 7083.4030, the 2286
absorption area shall be increased by 50 percent of the amount derived in subitem (1), and zoned for dosing 2287
and resting. 2288
F. System geometry, lawn area sizing, and groundwater mounding. The system geometry and lawn area sizing 2289
shall be sized to prevent groundwater mounding from violating the unsaturated zone beneath the soil 2290
system according to subpart 7, for proper hydraulic functioning, and for concentration reduction of 2291
nitrogen and phosphorus, if applicable. 2292
G. Reserve land area. Additional set-aside land area of 100 percent of the size determined in subpart 6 is 2293
required for systems whose absorption area receives effluent meeting treatment level A or B in part 2294
7083.4030 or designed in accordance with Section 21. Additional land area of 50 percent of the size 2295
determined in subpart 6 is required for systems whose absorption area receives treatment level C in part 2296
7083.4030. The reserve land area must be identified and protected for future use if necessary. Replacement 2297
MSTS proposed on sites that cannot meet this requirement are allowed to be exempted by the local unit 2298
of government. 2299
H. Soil treatment zone. For treatment of effluent by soil to meet the performance criteria in Section 4, Subp. 2300
10 (C), the soil treatment and dispersal systems must meet the requirements of item (1), (2), or (3). 2301
1) For soil treatment and dispersal systems that receive treatment level A-2, B-2, or C effluent as described 2302
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in part 7083.4030, the soil treatment zone requirements must meet Subp. 3 (C) of this Section. The 2303
required three-foot vertical separation must be maintained during operation after accounting for 2304
groundwater mounding. 2305
2) For soil treatment and dispersal systems that receive treatment level A or B effluent as described in 2306
part 7083.4030, the soil treatment zone requirements must meet Subp. 3 (C) of this Section, unless it 2307
is modified in Table VIII in Section 20, with a minimum vertical separation of two feet. The required 2308
vertical separation must be maintained during operation after accounting for groundwater mounding. 2309
3) The minimum vertical separation can be determined by the method described in Section 21 to meet 2310
provisions of Section 4, Subp. 10 (C). 2311
4) An observation well to measure the height of the periodically saturated soil beneath the operating 2312
system must be installed and monitored according to the operating permit. 2313
I. Nitrogen reduction. Systems must employ nitrogen mitigation methods to achieve compliance with Section 2314
4, Subp. 10 (D), and must be monitored in accordance with Section 11, Subp. 4. 2315
J. Phosphorus reduction. Phosphorus mitigation methods must be employed to achieve compliance with 2316
Section 4, Subp. 10 (E)if natural processes are found inadequate. 2317
K. Design report. All information required in this part shall be submitted for review and approval by the local 2318
unit of government prior to system construction, including all applicable information delineated on a map. 2319
2320
Collection Systems 2321
The collection system for collection of sewage from multiple buildings or multiple other establishments discharging 2322
into an MSTS must be designed: 2323
A. according to the Prescriptive Designs and Design Guidance for Advanced Designers, incorporated by 2324
reference under Section 5, Subp. 2 (C); or 2325
B. by a Minnesota licensed professional engineer. 2326
2327
Construction Requirements 2328
A. MSTS construction must be according to applicable construction requirements of this Ordinance. 2329
B. The advanced designer must observe critical periods of system construction. The designer shall prepare a 2330
report of observed construction activities and submit the report to the local unit of government prior to 2331
final inspection. 2332
2333
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SECTION 17. TYPE I SYSTEMS 2334
2335
Type I Systems 2336
Systems designed according to this section are considered Type I systems. 2337
2338
Trenches and Seepage Beds. 2339
To qualify as a trench or seepage bed system, the system must meet the requirements of items (A) to (E): 2340
A. employ flow values in Section 12; 2341
B. meet applicable technical requirements of Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15 2342
C. provide flow measurement if a pump is to be employed; 2343
D. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2 and Subp. 3, except Subp. 3 (M); and 2344
E. meet the requirements of Subp. 3 to Subp. 5. 2345
2346
Trenches and Seepage Beds, General. 2347
Seepage bed placement must be limited to areas having natural slopes of less than six percent. Absorption areas 2348
for seepage beds and trenches must not be placed in soils with a loading rate of less than 0.45 gallons per day per 2349
square foot or as shown in Table V or Table VI of Section 16. Seepage beds must not be located in floodplains. 2350
2351
Sizing of trenches and seepage beds. 2352
A. The trench bottom absorption area is calculated by dividing the design flow by the appropriate soil loading 2353
rate in Table V or Table VI of Section 16. If gravity distribution is used in seepage beds, the seepage bed 2354
absorption area is calculated by dividing the design flow by the soil loading rate in Table V or Table VI of 2355
Section 16, multiplied by 1.5. If pressure distribution is used in seepage beds, the seepage bed absorption 2356
area is determined by dividing the design flow by the soil loading rate in Table V or Table VI of Section 16. 2357
B. The minimum sidewall absorption is six inches. The bottom absorption area is allowed to be reduced, for 2358
trenches only, by the following: 2359
2360
Sidewall absorption - inches Bottom area reduction
12 to 17 20%
18 to 23 34%
24 40%
A 40 percent reduction is not allowed with a loading rate of 1.2 gallons per day per square foot. 2361
2362
Design and construction of trenches and seepage beds. 2363
A. Trenches must be no more than 36 inches wide. Any excavation wider than 36 inches is a seepage bed. A 2364
seepage bed must not be wider than 12 feet if gravity distribution is used and 25 feet if pressure distribution 2365
is used. Natural, undisturbed soil must exist between multiple trenches and seepage beds. Multiple seepage 2366
beds must be spaced at one-half the bed width. 2367
B. A vertical inspection pipe at least four inches in diameter must be installed and secured in the distribution 2368
medium of every trench or seepage bed. The inspection pipe must be located at an end opposite from 2369
where the sewage tank effluent enters the medium. The inspection pipe must have three-eighths inch or 2370
larger perforations spaced vertically no more than six inches apart. At least two perforations must be 2371
located in the distribution medium. Perforations must not be located above the geotextile cover or wrap. 2372
The inspection pipe must extend to the bottom of the distribution medium, be secured, and be capped 2373
flush with or above finished grade. 2374
C. The top and bottom of the distribution medium must be level along the contour. Sidewalls must be as 2375
vertical as practical and not intentionally sloped. 2376
D. The minimum depth of soil cover, including topsoil borrow, over the distribution medium is 12 inches. 2377
E. Trenches or seepage beds must be backfilled and crowned above finished grade to allow for settling. The 2378
top six inches of the backfill must have the same texture as the adjacent soil. 2379
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F. Trenches and seepage beds in which the distribution media is in contact with any of the United States 2380
Department of Agriculture soil textures classified as sand or loamy sand or soils with a percolation rate of 2381
0.1 to 5 minutes per inch must employ one or more of the following measures: 2382
1) employ pressure distribution according to Section 14, Subp. 4; 2383
2) effective January 1, 2020, divide the total dispersal area into multiple units that employ serial 2384
distribution, with each dispersal unit having no greater than 15 percent of the required bottom 2385
absorption area; or 2386
3) have a vertical separation distance of at least five feet. 2387
2388
Mound Systems. 2389
To qualify as a mound system, the system must meet or exceed the following requirements: 2390
A. employ flow values in Section 12; 2391
B. meet applicable technical requirements of Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15 2392
C. provide flow measurement if a pump is to be employed; 2393
D. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2 and Subp. 3; and 2394
E. meet the requirements of Subp. 7 to Subp. 8. 2395
2396
Location of mounds. 2397
A. The upper 12 inches of the original soil mound absorption area must have a mound absorption ratio of 2398
greater than zero under Table V or Table VI of Section 16. The upper 12 inches of the absorption area must 2399
also be above the periodically saturated soil or bedrock. 2400
B. Setbacks must be according to Table IV in Section 16. Setbacks must be measured from the original soil 2401
absorption area. 2402
C. On slopes of one percent or greater and where the original soil mound absorption ratio is 5.0 or greater in 2403
Table V or Table VI of Section 16, mounds must not be located where the ground surface contour lines that 2404
lie directly below the long axis of the distribution media bed represent a swale or draw, unless the contour 2405
lines have a radius of curvature greater than 100 feet. Mounds must never be located in swales or draws 2406
where the radius of curvature of the contour lines is less than 50 feet. 2407
2408
Mound design and construction. 2409
A. The mound distribution media bed area consists of bottom area only and must be calculated by dividing 2410
the design flow by 1.2 gallons per square foot per day. 2411
B. Mound distribution media beds must be determined according to Section 16, Subp. 3(M), and must be no 2412
wider than ten feet. 2413
C. Clean sand must be used to elevate the mound distribution media bed and must consist of sound, durable 2414
material that conforms to the following requirements: 2415
Sieve Size Percent Passing
No. 4 95-100
No. 8 80-100
No. 10 0-100
No. 40 0-100
No. 60 0-40
No. 200 0-5
D. Clean sand must also contain less than three percent deleterious substances and be free of organic 2416
impurities. 2417
E. The original soil mound absorption area is determined by multiplying the original soil mound absorption 2418
length by the original soil mound absorption width. The original soil mound absorption width is calculated 2419
by multiplying the mound distribution media bed width by the mound absorption ratio. The mound 2420
absorption ratio of the upper 12 inches of soil in the proposed original soil mound absorption area shall be 2421
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determined according to Table V or Table VI of Section 16 2422
F. The required original soil absorption width for mounds constructed on slopes from zero to one percent 2423
must be centered under the mound distribution media bed width. The required original mound soil 2424
absorption width constructed on slopes greater than one percent must be measured downslope from the 2425
upslope edge of the mound distribution media bed width and measured in the direction of the original land 2426
slope and perpendicular to the original contours. 2427
G. The side slopes on the mound must not be steeper than three horizontal units to one vertical unit and shall 2428
extend beyond the required original soil absorption area, if necessary. 2429
H. Distribution of effluent over the mound distribution media bed must be by level perforated pipe under 2430
pressure according to Section 14 and Section 15. 2431
I. The supply pipe from the pump to the original soil absorption area must be installed before surface 2432
preparation of the original mound soil absorption area. The trench excavated for the supply pipe must be 2433
carefully backfilled and compacted to prevent seepage of effluent. 2434
J. Vegetation in excess of two inches in length and dead organic debris including leaf mats must be removed 2435
from the original soil mound absorption area. Trees must be cut nearly flush with the ground and stumps 2436
must not be removed. 2437
K. The original soil mound absorption area must be roughened by backhoe teeth, moldboard, or chisel plow. 2438
The soil must be roughened to a depth of eight inches. Discing is allowed if the upper eight inches of soil 2439
has a texture of sandy loam or coarser. If plowed, furrows must be thrown uphill and there must not be a 2440
dead furrow in the original soil mound absorption area. A rubber-tired tractor is allowed for plowing or 2441
discing. Rototilling or pulverizing the soil is not allowed. The original soil must not be excavated or moved 2442
more than one foot from its original location during soil surface preparation. 2443
L. Prior to placement of six inches of clean sand, vehicles must not be driven on the original soil mound 2444
absorption area before or after the surface preparation is completed. The clean sand must immediately be 2445
placed on the prepared surface. 2446
M. The clean sand must be placed by using a construction technique that minimizes compaction. If the clean 2447
sand is driven on for construction, a crawler or track-type tractor must be used. At least six inches of sand 2448
must be kept beneath equipment to minimize compaction of the prepared surface. 2449 N. A minimum of 12 inches of clean sand must be placed in contact with the bottom area of the mound 2450
distribution media bed and must be uniformly tapered to cover the entire original soil absorption area. 2451
Other sandy materials are allowed to be used outside of this area to complete construction of the mound. 2452
O. The top of the clean sand layer upon which the mound distribution media bed is placed must be level in all 2453
directions. 2454
P. A vertical inspection pipe at least four inches in diameter must be installed and secured at the distribution 2455
medium and sand interface. The inspection pipe must have three-eighths inch or larger perforations spaced 2456
vertically no more than six inches apart. At least two perforations must be located in the distribution 2457
medium. Perforations must not be located above the permeable synthetic fabric, if used. The inspection 2458
pipe must extend to the bottom of the distribution medium, be secured, and be capped, flush with or above 2459
finished grade. 2460
Q. On slopes of one percent or greater, the upslope edge of the mound absorption bed must be placed on the 2461
contour. 2462
R. The sidewalls of the mound absorption bed must be as vertical as practical and not intentionally sloped. 2463
S. The top of the mound distribution media bed must be level in all directions. 2464
T. A minimum of six inches of sandy to loamy soil material must be placed on the top of the mound absorption 2465
bed and sloped upwards toward the center of the mound a minimum of ten horizontal units to one vertical 2466
unit. 2467
U. Construction vehicles must not be allowed on the distribution media until backfill is placed as described in 2468
item S. 2469
V. A minimum of six inches of topsoil borrow must be placed over the entire mound. 2470
2471
At-Grade Systems 2472
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To qualify as an at-grade system, the system must meet or exceed the following requirements: 2473
A. employ flow values in Section 12; 2474
B. meet applicable technical requirements of Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15 2475
C. provide flow measurement if a pump is to be employed; 2476
D. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2 and Subp. 3; and 2477
E. meet the requirements of Subp. 10 to Subp. 11. 2478
2479
Location of at-grade systems. 2480
A. The upper 12 inches of the absorption area must be original soil with a loading rate of 0.45 gallons per day 2481
per square foot or greater as shown in Table V or Table VI of Section 16. 2482
B. At-grade systems must not be installed in areas with slopes greater than 25 percent. 2483
C. Setbacks must be according to Table IV in Section 16. Setbacks must be measured from the absorption area. 2484
2485
Design and construction of at-grade systems. 2486
A. The at-grade bed absorption width must be determined according to Section 16, Subp. 3(M), and must not 2487
exceed a width of 15 feet. The at-grade bed absorption width for slopes of one percent or greater does not 2488
include any width of the media necessary to support the upslope side of the pipe. 2489
B. The at-grade absorption length must be calculated by dividing the design flow by the soil loading rate found 2490
in Table V or Table VI of Section 16, for the upper 12 inches of soil and dividing by the absorption bed width. 2491
C. At-grade systems must employ pressurized distribution by meeting or exceeding the applicable 2492
requirements of Section 14 and Section 15. At-grade systems located on slopes of one percent or greater 2493
require only one distribution pipe located on the upslope edge of the distribution media, with the 2494
absorption bed width being measured from the distribution pipe to the downslope edge of the media. 2495
Multiple distribution pipes are allowed to be used to provide even distribution, if necessary, based on site 2496
conditions. 2497
D. The upslope edge of an at-grade absorption bed must be installed along the natural contour. 2498
E. At-grade materials must be placed by using construction techniques that minimize compaction. 2499
F. Six inches of loamy or sandy cover material must be installed over the distribution media. Cover must 2500 extend at least five feet from the ends of the media bed and be sloped to divert surface water. Side slopes 2501
must not be steeper than four horizontal units to one vertical unit. Six inches of topsoil borrow must be 2502
placed on the cover material. 2503
G. One vertical inspection pipe of at least four inches in diameter must be installed along the downslope 2504
portion of the absorption bed. The inspection pipes must have three-eighths inch or larger perforations 2505
spaced vertically no more than six inches apart. Perforations must not exist above the distribution medium. 2506
The inspection pipes must extend to the absorption bed/soil interface and must be secured and capped 2507
flush with or above finished grade. 2508
2509
Graywater Systems. 2510
To qualify as a gray water system, the system must meet or exceed the following requirements: 2511
A. employ 60 percent of the flow values in Section 12; 2512
B. meet applicable technical requirements of Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15 2513
C. provide flow measurement if a pump is to be employed; 2514
D. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2 and Subp. 3; and 2515
E. meet the requirements of Subp. 13 to Subp. 14. 2516
2517
Toilet waste. 2518
Toilet waste must not be discharged to a gray water system. 2519
2520
Graywater System, Sewage tank. 2521
The liquid capacity of a gray water septic tank serving a dwelling must be based on the number of bedrooms existing 2522
and anticipated in the dwelling served and shall be at least as large as the capacities given in Table VIII. 2523
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TABLE VIII
Number of
Bedrooms
Tank Liquid Capacity
3 or less 750
4 or 5 1,000
6 or 7 1,250
8 or 9 1,500
For ten or more bedrooms, the gray water septic tank shall be sized as: (1,500 + ((# of bedrooms - 9) x 150)). 2524
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SECTION 18. TYPE II SYSTEMS 2526
2527
Type II Systems 2528
Systems designed under this section are considered Type II systems 2529
2530
Floodplain Areas. 2531
A. SSTS must be designed under this part if the system is proposed to be located in a floodplain. A system 2532
located in a floodplain must meet or exceed the following requirements: 2533
1) employ flow values in Section 12; 2534
2) meet or exceed applicable technical requirements of Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15, except as 2535
modified in this part; 2536
3) provide flow measurement if a pump is to be employed; 2537
4) meet or exceed the requirements of Section 17, Subp. 2 to Subp. 11 2538
5) meet or exceed requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2 and Subp. 3, except as modified in this subpart; 2539
and 2540
6) meet the requirements of subitems B to K. 2541
B. State and Local Requirements. The allowed use of systems in floodplains must be according to state and 2542
local floodplain requirements. 2543
C. Location of System. An SSTS must not be located in a floodway and, whenever possible, placement within 2544
any part of the floodplain should be avoided. If no alternative exists, a system is allowed to be placed within 2545
the flood fringe if the requirements in subitems D to K are met. 2546
D. Openings. There must be no inspection pipe or other installed opening from the distribution media to the 2547
soil surface. 2548
E. Highest Ground. An SSTS must be located on the highest feasible area of the lot and must have location 2549
preference over all other improvements except the water supply well. If the ten-year flood data are 2550
available, the bottom of the distribution media must be at least as high as the elevation of the ten-year 2551
flood. 2552
F. Pump. If a pump is used to distribute effluent to the soil treatment and dispersal system, provisions shall 2553
be made to prevent the pump from operating when inundated with floodwaters. 2554
G. Raising Elevation. When it is necessary to raise the elevation of the soil treatment system to meet the 2555
vertical separation distance requirements, a mound system as specified in Section 17, Subp. 6 to Subp. 8 is 2556
allowed to be used with the following additional requirements: 2557
1) the elevation of the bottom of the mound bed absorption area must be at least one-half foot above 2558
the ten-year flood elevation if ten-year flood data are available; 2559
2) inspection pipes must not be installed unless the top of the mound is above the 100-year flood 2560
elevation; and 2561
3) the placement of clean sand and other fill must be done according to any community-adopted 2562
floodplain management ordinance. 2563
H. Inundation of Top. When the top of a sewage tank is inundated, the dwelling must cease discharging 2564
sewage into it. 2565
I. Backflow. Backflow prevention of liquid into the building when the system is inundated must be provided. 2566
If a holding tank is used, the system must be designed to permit rapid diversion of sewage into the holding 2567
tank when the system is inundated. 2568
J. Holding Tank. If a holding tank is used to serve a dwelling, the holding tank's liquid capacity must equal 2569
100 gallons times the number of bedrooms times the number of days between the ten-year stage on the 2570
rising limb of the 100-year flood hydrograph and the ten-year stage on the falling limb of the hydrograph, 2571
or 1,0001500 gallons, whichever is greater. The holding tank must be accessible for removal of tank 2572
contents under flooded conditions. 2573
K. Water Level Above Top. Whenever the water level has risen above the top of a sewage tank, the tank must 2574
be pumped to remove all solids and liquids after the flood has receded and before use of the system is 2575
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resumed. 2576
2577
Privies 2578
A. To qualify as a privy, the system must: 2579
1) meet or exceed the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2; 2580
2) have soil beneath the bottom of the pit that meets or exceeds the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 3 2581
(C), employ a watertight tank meeting applicable requirements of Section 13, or employ a toilet 2582
treatment device; and 2583
3) meet the requirements of items B to E. 2584
B. Pits or vaults must have sufficient capacity for the dwelling they serve, but must have at least 25 cubic feet 2585
of capacity. 2586
C. The sides of the pit must be curbed to prevent cave-in. 2587
D. The privy must be easily maintained and insect proof. The door and seat must be self-closing. All exterior 2588
openings, including vent openings, shall be screened. 2589
E. Privies must be adequately vented. 2590
2591
Holding Tanks 2592
A. To qualify as a holding tank, the system must: 2593
1) meet or exceed applicable requirements of Section 13; 2594
2) meet or exceed the applicable requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2; 2595
3) meet or exceed the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 3 (B); and 2596
4) meet the requirements of items B to F. 2597
5) Holding tanks are allowed in the following situations: 2598
a. The parcel was created prior to the adoption of this ordinance (effective date) 2599
b. Seasonal dwellings that are occupied for 180 days per day or less 2600
c. A recreational camping unit 2601
d. An existing residential lot created after the effective date of this ordinance that does not 2602
have sufficient area for a soil treatment area 2603
e. Non-dwelling structure 2604
f. For an Other Establishment 2605
2606
2607
B. All tanks used as holding tanks must be tested for watertightness as specified in Section 13, Subp. 13 (C). 2608
C. A cleanout pipe of at least six inches in diameter must extend to the ground surface and be provided with 2609
seals to prevent odor emissions and exclude insects and vermin. A maintenance hole of at least 20 inches 2610
in least dimension must extend through the cover to a point within 12 inches, but no closer than six inches, 2611
below finished grade. If the maintenance hole is covered with less than six inches of soil, the cover must be 2612
secured according to Section 13, Subp. 9 (C). 2613
D. For a dwelling, tThe minimum size for a holding tank is 1,500 gallons or 400 gallons times the number of 2614
bedrooms, whichever is greater. For other establishments, the minimum capacity shall be at least 1,500 2615
gallons or five times the design flow, whichever is greater. Tank sizing for floodplain areas must be 2616
calculated according to Subp. 2 (J) of this Section. 2617
E. Holding tanks must be located in an area readily accessible to the pump truck under all weather conditions 2618
and where accidental spillage during pumping will not create a nuisance and must meet the setback 2619
requirements as specified in Table IV of Section 16. 2620
F. Holding tanks must have an audible or visual electronic alarm device to minimize the chance of accidental 2621
sewage overflows unless regularly scheduled pumping is used. An alarm device shall identify when the 2622
holding tank is at 75 percent capacity. 2623
G. The owner of a holding tank must have a Management Plan that includes a monitoring and disposal contract 2624
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with a business that has a current license with the MPCA as a Maintainer. This contract must be submitted 2625
to Land and Resource 2626
H. The owner of a holding tank must submit pumping reports annually to Land & Resource. 2627
F. 2628
2629
2630
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SECTION 19. TYPE III SYSTEMS 2631
2632
Type III Systems. 2633
A system that deviates from the requirements in Section 17 is a Type III system. Deviations from the standards in 2634
Section 17 must be submitted to Land and Resource for approval or denial. However, no deviation is allowed from 2635
the following standards and at a minimum a Type III system must: 2636
A. employ design flow values in Section 12; 2637
B. meet technical requirements of Section 14; 2638
C. meet the requirements of Section 13; 2639
D. meet the requirements of Section 15 with mound and at-grade systems required to have pressure 2640
distribution; 2641
E. provide flow measurement; 2642
F. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2 and Subp. 4; 2643
G. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 3, items A, B, C, F, I, J, and L; and 2644
H. follow the absorption area loading rates in Table V or Table VI of Section 16. If the site cannot accommodate 2645
a soil treatment and dispersal system sized in accordance with Table V or Table VI of Section 16, a smaller 2646
soil treatment and dispersal system is allowed to be constructed if it employs flow restriction devices that 2647
do not allow loadings in excess of those in Table V or Table VI of Section 16. In those cases where a loading 2648
rate or mound absorption ratio is not listed in Table V or Table VI of Section 16, an alternative loading rate 2649
or absorption ratio is allowed to be proposed. 2650
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SECTION 20. TYPE IV SYSTEMS 2652
2653
Type IV Systems. 2654
A system designed according to this section is considered a Type IV system. The system must: 2655
A. employ design flow values in Section 12; 2656
B. meet or exceed applicable technical requirements of Section 13, Section 14, and Section 15; 2657
C. meet or exceed the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2; 2658
D. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 3, except as modified in this part; 2659
E. meet the requirements of Table VIII in Subp. 2; and 2660
F. meet soil dispersal requirements of Section 17, except that the reductions in Section 17, Subp. 3 (B), are 2661
not applicable. 2662
2663
Table VIII 2664
TREATMENT COMPONENT PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION BY TEXTURE GROUP1 2665
Vertical
Separation
(inches)
All Sandy and Loamy Sands Sandy Loam, Loam, Silt
Loam
Clay, Clay Loams
Texture Group2
12-173 Treatment level A
Uniform Distribution
Timed Dosing
Treatment level A
Uniform Distribution
Timed Dosing
Treatment level A
Uniform Distribution
Timed Dosing
18-353 Treatment level B
Uniform Distribution
Timed Dosing
Treatment level B
Uniform Distribution
Timed Dosing
Treatment level B
Uniform Distribution
Timed Dosing
36+3 Treatment Level A-2 or B-
2
Uniform Distribution
Treatment Level C
Treatment Level A-2 or B-
2
Uniform Distribution
Treatment Level C
Treatment Level A-2 or
B-2
Uniform Distribution
Treatment Level C
2666
1 The treatment component performance levels correspond with those established for treatment 2667
components under the product testing requirements in Table III of 7083.4030 2668
2 With less than 50 percent rock fragments 2669
3 Additional vertical separation distance is required as determined in Section 16, Subp. 3 (C)(1)(b) 2670
2671
Soil Loading Rates. 2672
The absorption area and mound absorption ratio must be sized according to Table V or Table VI of Section 16. 2673
SECTION 21. TYPE V SYSTEMS 2674
2675
Type V Systems. 2676
A system designed according to this part is considered a Type V system. The system must: 2677
A. employ design flow values in Section 12; 2678
B. meet the requirements of Section 16, Subp. 2; and 2679
C. be designed with a vertical separation that ensures adequate sewage dispersal and treatment. Design 2680
factors to consider include, but are not limited to, effluent quality, loading rates, groundwater mounding if 2681
loading rates are in excess of those in Table V or Table VI of Section 16, loading methods, and soil conditions. 2682
SSTS must not contaminate underground waters or zones of periodic saturation with viable fecal organisms. 2683
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SECTION 22. MAINTENANCE 2685
2686
Management Plan Required 2687
All new and replacement SSTS must be operated in accordance with the management plan submitted, reviewed 2688
and approved by Land and Resource prior to issuance of a construction permit. At a minimum, management plans 2689
must include the following: 2690
A. Maintenance requirements, including frequency; 2691
B. Operation requirements, including which tasks the owner can perform and which tasks a licensed service 2692
provider or maintainer must perform; 2693
C. Monitoring requirements; 2694
D. Requirements that the owner notify Land and Resource when the management plan requirements are not 2695
met; 2696
E. Disclosure of the location and condition of the additional soil treatment and dispersal area on the lot or 2697
serving that residency; and, 2698
F. Other requirements determined by Land and Resource. 2699
F.G. A declaration of the number of bedrooms the system serves if the system serves a dwelling. 2700
2701
General. 2702
All SSTS must be operated under the regulatory requirements of Subp. 1. SSTS and all components must be 2703
maintained in compliance with this chapter and manufacturer requirements. Subpart 3, items A and B, are intended 2704
to apply to SSTS and systems that do not qualify as an SSTS, but receives sewage such as cesspools, drywells, 2705
leaching pits, or other pits. 2706
2707
Frequency of assessment. 2708
The owner of an SSTS or the owner's agent shall regularly, but in no case less frequently than every three years: 2709
A. assess whether sewage tanks leak below the designed operating depth and whether sewage tank tops, 2710
riser joints, and riser connections leak through visual evidence of major defects; and 2711
B. measure or remove the accumulations of scum, grease, and other floating materials at the top of each 2712 septic tank and compartment, along with the sludge, which consists of the solids denser than water. 2713
2714
Subp. 4. Removal of material. 2715
A. All solids and liquids must be removed by pumping from all tanks or compartments in which the top of the 2716
sludge layer is less than 12 inches from the bottom of the outlet baffle or transfer hole or whenever the 2717
bottom of the scum layer is less than three inches above the bottom of the outlet baffle or transfer hole. 2718
Total sludge and scum volume must not be greater than 25 percent of the tank's liquid capacity. 2719
B. Removal of accumulated sludge, scum, and liquids from septic tanks and pump tanks must be through the 2720
maintenance hole. The removal of solids from any location other than the maintenance hole is not a 2721
compliant method of solids removal from a sewage tank, and this method does not fulfill the solids removal 2722
requirement of this part or a management plan. Liquid and solids removal from clean-out pipes is allowed 2723
for holding tanks. 2724
C. After removal of solids and liquids from a system installed after the adoption of a local ordinance adopted 2725
after February 4, 2008, the maintenance hole cover must be secured as described in Section 13, Subp. 9 . 2726
Covers secured by screws must be refastened in all screw openings. 2727
D. After removal of solids and liquids from a system installed before the adoption of a local ordinance adopted 2728
after February 4, 2008, maintenance hole covers must be sound, durable, and of adequate strength as 2729
specified in Section 13, Subp. D (3), and: 2730
1) be buried with a minimum of 12 inches of soil cover or, if the cover is currently at or above the ground 2731
surface or within 12 inches from final grade, be secured by a method that was deemed secure by the 2732
local ordinance that was in effect before February 4, 2008; or 2733
2) meet the requirements of Section 13, Subp. 9, if the cover is to be raised to be at or above the ground 2734
surface or within 12 inches from final grade. 2735
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E. Pump tanks must be maintained according to this part. Sludge must be removed if within one inch of the 2736
pump intake. 2737
2738
Toilet waste treatment devices and privies. 2739
A. For primitive dwellings using toilet waste treatment devices in low dwelling density areas, septage disposal 2740
from these devices by the owner must be in accordance with local ordinances. If no ordinance exists, the 2741
septage must not be discharged to surface waters, drainageways, steeply sloping areas, or wet areas in a 2742
manner or volume that is harmful to the environment or public health or that creates a nuisance. The 2743
material must be buried or covered with soil. For site conditions not met in this subpart, the solids disposal 2744
from toilet waste treatment devices shall be according to subpart 6 7 by a licensed maintenance business. 2745
B. When the privy is filled to one-half of its capacity, the solids must be removed. Abandoned pits must have 2746
the sewage solids and contaminated soil removed and must be filled with clean earth and slightly mounded 2747
to allow for settling. Removed solids shall be disposed of according to subpart 67. 2748
2749
Additives. 2750
SSTS additives, which are products added to the sewage or to the system with the intent to lower the accumulated 2751
solids in sewage, must not be used as a means to reduce the frequency of proper maintenance and removal of 2752
sewage solids from the sewage tanks as specified in this part. The use of additives does not fulfill the solids removal 2753
requirement of this part or a management plan. SSTS additives that contain hazardous materials must not be used 2754
in an SSTS. 2755
2756
Septage disposal. 2757
Septage or any waste mixed with septage must be disposed of in accordance with state, federal, and local 2758
requirements for septage and other wastes. If septage is disposed of into a sewage or septage treatment facility, a 2759
written agreement must be provided between the accepting facility and the maintenance business. 2760
2761
Use of soil treatment site. 2762
Activities on the current soil dispersal and treatment system or the reserve soil dispersal and treatment area as 2763 specified in Section 9, Subp. 3 (C), that impair the current or future treatment abilities or hydraulic performance of 2764
the soil treatment and dispersal system are prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, covering all or part of 2765
the soil treatment system with an impermeable surface as determined by the local unit of government. 2766
2767
System remediation. 2768
Any maintenance activity used to increase the acceptance of effluent to a soil treatment and dispersal system must: 2769
A. not be used on a system failing to protect groundwater as defined in Section 4, Subp. 3 (B), unless the 2770
activities meet the requirements of Section 20 or Section 21; 2771
B. not cause preferential flow from the soil treatment and dispersal system bottom to the periodically 2772
saturated soil or bedrock; and 2773
C. be conducted by an appropriately certified qualified employee or an appropriately licensed business as 2774
specified in part 7083.0790. Any substance added with the intent to increase the infiltration rate of the 2775
soil treatment and dispersal system must not contain hazardous substances. 2776
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SECTION 23. SYSTEM ABANDONMENT 2778
2779
Tank abandonment. 2780
All systems with no future intent for use must be abandoned according to this part. Tank abandonment procedures 2781
for sewage tanks, cesspools, leaching pits, drywells, seepage pits, vault privies, and pit privies must meet the 2782
requirements in items A to C. 2783
A. All solids and liquids must be removed and disposed of according to Section 22, Subp. 7, by a licensed 2784
maintenance business. 2785
B. All electrical devices and devices containing mercury must be removed and disposed of according to 2786
applicable regulations. 2787
C. Abandoned tanks or any other underground cavities must be removed or remain in place and crushed with 2788
the remaining cavity filled with soil or rock material. 2789
2790
Future discharge. 2791
Access for future discharge to the system must be permanently denied. 2792
2793
Removal of system. 2794
If soil treatment and dispersal systems are removed, contaminated materials shall be properly handled to prevent 2795
human contact. Contaminated materials include distribution media, soil or sand within three feet of the system 2796
bottom, distribution pipes, tanks, and contaminated soil around leaky tanks. Contaminated material also includes 2797
any soil that received sewage from a surface failure. Contaminated materials must be disposed of according to 2798
items A to D. 2799
A. Contaminated materials disposed of off-site must be disposed of according to Section 22, Subp. 7. 2800
B. If contaminated material is to be spread or used on-site within one year of contact with sewage, the 2801
material must be placed in an area meeting the soil and setback requirements described in Table IV in 2802
Section 16 and Section 16, Subp. 3 (C), and the material must be covered with a minimum of six inches of 2803
uncontaminated soil and protected from erosion. After one year following contact with sewage, the 2804
material is allowed to be spread in any location meeting the setback requirement of part 4725.4450, 2805 covered with a minimum of six inches of uncontaminated soil, and protected from erosion. After one year 2806
following contact with sewage, the material is allowed to be used to fill in the abandoned in-place sewage 2807
tanks. 2808
C. Contaminated pipe, geotextile fabric, or other material must be dried and disposed of in a mixed municipal 2809
solid waste landfill. 2810
D. The person or business abandoning the system must complete and sign a record of abandonment that 2811
states the system was abandoned according to this part. The record must be sent to the local unit of 2812
government within 90 days of abandonment. 2813
2814
MSTS Abandonment. 2815
MSTS no longer in use must be abandoned according to this Section. 2816
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SECTION 24. PRODUCT REGISTRATION 2818
2819
Product Registration in Compliance with State Rules 2820
All product registration shall be in accordance with Minnesota Rules, 7083.4000 to 7083.4120 2821
2822
Registered Products Approved by the Local Unit of Government 2823
Technology and products employed in system design shall adequately protect the public health and the 2824
environment as determined by Minnesota Rules 7083, and be approved for use by Land and Resource. 2825
SECTION 25. ENFORCEMENT 2826
2827
Misdemeanor 2828
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to violate any term or provision of this Ordinance. 2829
Any violation of this Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor. Each day that a violation is allowed to continue shall 2830
constitute a separate offense. 2831
2832
Corrective Actions Required 2833
In the event of a violation or threatened violation of this Chapterordinance, Land and Resource, may institute 2834
appropriate civil actions including, but not limited to, a request for injunctive relief to prevent, restrain, correct or 2835
abate such violations or threatened violations. In addition, written notice in the form of a license complaint may be 2836
made to the Commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2837
2838
Public Health Nuisance Control 2839
In cases where a public health nuisance has been determined to exist, Land and Resource may institute 2840
enforcement action under the Local Public Health Act, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 145A. 2841
2842
SECTION 26. SEPARABILITY 2843
It is hereby declared to be the intent that the several provisions of this regulation are separable in accordance with 2844
the following: 2845
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge any provision of the regulation to be invalid, such judgment 2846
shall not affect other provisions of this regulation not specifically included in said judgment. 2847
If any court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge invalid the application of any provision of this regulation to a 2848
particular property, building or structure, such judgment shall not affect the application of said provision to any 2849
other property, building or structure not specifically included in said judgment. 2850
2851
SECTION 27. REPEAL 2852
2853
Otter Tail County Sanitation Code for Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems, as adopted by the County Board on 2854
April 26, 2016, is hereby repealed and replaced with this Ordinance. 2855
2856
SECTION 28. EFFECTIVE DATE 2857
2858
The regulations contained in this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon passage by the County Board 2859
and publication according to law. 2860
2861
Passed by the Otter Tail County Board of Commissioners, this ________ day of __________, 2019. 2862
2863
2864
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