Minnesota Administrative Rules

4715.0310 USE OF PUBLIC SEWER AND WATER SYSTEMS REQUIRED.

If a public sewer is accessible in a street or alley to a building or premises and the connection is feasible, liquid wastes from any plumbing system in that building must be discharged into the public sewer unless otherwise prohibited by this code or a local ordinance.

If a public water supply system is accessible, the water distribution system must be connected to it unless otherwise permitted by the administrative authority. A water well taken out of service because a person is connecting to a public water supply must either be maintained for a use such as irrigation, or sealed and abandoned in accordance with the Minnesota Water Well Construction Code. (Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725)

If either a public sewer or water supply system or both are not available, an individual water supply or sewage disposal system, or both, conforming to the published standards of the administrative authority must be provided.

Every building must have its own independent connection with a public or private sewer, except that a group of buildings may be connected to one or more manholes which are constructed on the premises, and connected to a public or private sewer. These manholes must conform to the standards set by the local sewer authority.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 16B.61; 326.37 to 326.45; 326B.106; 326B.43 to 326B.49

History:

9 SR 1557; 15 SR 76; L 2007 c 140 art 4 s 61; art 6 s 15; art 13 s 4

Published Electronically:

May 14, 2012