Post in proposed septic ordinance

With regards to Jane's comments, which are a follow-up to the grey water
question posed by Kent Jones, in an earlier post I noted that indeed according
to Minnesota State Rules, any dwelling intended for human habitation must have
some means in managing the human waste generated at the premises.  According to
the state rules, dwellings that have a pressurized water supply into the
structure, would be required to have a septic treatment system, even for just
the grey water (which would have a slightly lesser standard than wastewater
mixed with human waste).  However, if the water supply for a dwelling is hand
carried in, then no treatment system is required for the grey water, and a pipe
would be allowed.  The requrired "treatment system" would then presumably
consist of the alternatives earlier described such as an outhouse or composing
toilet.

The septic ordinance committee worked through the state generated model
ordinance which is based directly off of the state rules changes.  Although the
language Jane quotes out of Article IV, Section 6.01 should be written more
clearly, it actually represents no changes from what has already existed for
many years under the previous state rules.

Likewise, we would also encourage everyone who's interested in this ordinance
to attend the public hearings to help us make sure that the language, and
intentions are clearly stated.  Continuing to post questions also helps us in
being able to clarify issues or language discrepancies before the actual
hearings as well.