§ 157.16. PROHIBITIONS.  


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  • (A) Sewage, sewage tank effluent, or seepage from a soil treatment system shall not be discharged into any well or boring as defined in Minn. Rules Chapter 4725, as it may be amended from time to time, or any other excavation in the ground.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.1)
    (B) Footing or roof drainage and chemically treated hot tub and pool water shall not enter any part of the system.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.2)
    (C) Products containing hazardous waste and hazardous substances must not be discharged to a system other than in normal amounts of household products and cleaners designed for household use. Substances not intended for use in household cleaning, including solvents, pesticides, flammables, photo finishing chemicals, and dry cleaning chemicals must not be discharged to the system.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.3)
    (D) Unless specifically permitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, sewage, sewage tank effluent or seepage from a soil treatment system shall not be discharged to the ground surface or surface water.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.4)
    (E) Uncontaminated clear water waste from geothermal heat pump installations shall not be introduced into individual sewage treatment system. This waste may be discharged to the ground surface or to a body of water; however, in no case shall surface discharge be permitted where the discharge encroaches on adjoining property or public way. Where subsurface disposal is provided, the installation shall be separated from the required sewage treatment site and shall be designed and sized as prescribed for a standard soil treatment system.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.5)
    (F) Cesspools, seepage pits, dry wells, and leeching pits shall not be installed and shall not remain in operation.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.6)
    (G) Installation of systems in low swampy areas, drainage swales, or areas subject to recurrent flooding is prohibited.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.7)
    (H) Systems shall not be located within utility or drainage easements nor within dedicated public or private right-of-way without proper approvals.
    (Prior Code, Ch. 506 § 4.8)