Minnesota Administrative Rules

7083.0740 DESIGN LICENSE.

Subpart 1.

Authorization.

A.

A licensed basic design business is authorized to conduct site and soil evaluations, design all system components, including the building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system, and write management plans for a Type I, II, or III ISTS as described under parts 7080.2200 to 7080.2300 serving dwellings or other establishments with a design flow of 2,500 gallons per day or less.

B.

A licensed advanced design business is authorized to conduct site and soil evaluations, design all system components, including the building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system, and write management plans for all sizes and types of SSTS.

Subp. 2.

Responsibilities.

All design licensees must:

A.

inform the proposed system owner of the type classification of the system under parts 7080.2200 to 7080.2400;

B.

provide written reasonable assurance of system performance to the local unit of government including, but not limited to:

(1)

adherence to system type requirements; or

(2)

technical basis for design elements for Type II to Type V systems;

C.

prepare detailed design sheets, drawings, calculations, materials, system layout, and elevations; and

D.

prior to installation, submit plans and specifications for the building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system for approval as required by part 1300.0215, subpart 6.

Subp. 3.

Certified designers.

Certified designers must conduct the soil descriptions and review other site evaluations and designs by noncertified employees. This review includes both verification of field observations and conclusions and design assumptions and calculations.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 14.389; 115.03; 115.55; 115.56; L 2015 1Sp4 art 4 s 132,145

History:

32 SR 1420; 40 SR 689

Published Electronically:

October 31, 2016