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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Situation: The Subsurface Septic Treatment System (SSTS) for Rolling Hills RH SSTS Permit: <br />(RH) is failing and an option to resolve the failure needs to be <br /> No original permit found for an <br /> <br />implemented. The homeowners are faced with an incredibly challenging <br />SSTS install or SSTS operating <br /> <br />situation that is both resource extensive and has a significant financial <br />permit from the MPCA or by the <br />burden. <br />city. <br /> <br />th <br /> Design Changes: Nov 8, 2000, <br />Background: <br /> <br />request for revision by the City of <br />th <br /> June 19, 2000: Elk River City Council approved a 29-lot single <br />Elk River change design from <br /> <br />family residential plat called Rolling Hills. <br />10,000 gal/day to 13,000 gal/day <br />o Wetland Conservation Act Decision, Rolling Hills, Case No. <br /> <br /> MPCA permit for the cluster, but <br />WCA 00-2 <br />not the design, installation of the <br /> <br />o 38 acres of non-developable land allocated to RH (Back <br />SSTS. <br />40) <br /> <br /> June 2020 RH initiated an <br /> In 2000: RH SSTS was installed on a site that was not feasible. <br />operating permit through the City <br /> <br /> January 2020 - June 2020: RH had several septic inspections and <br />of Elk River. <br />repairs due to surfacing effluent. <br /> <br />o Inspections concluded system was failing and overworked <br />RH SSTS Soil Assessments: <br /> <br />for many years. <br /> Initial soil testing in 2000 conflicts <br />o Inspections concluded some residential repairs would be <br />current assessments done Fall <br /> <br />needed for managing I&I <br />2020. <br /> <br /> October 2020: Soil and Site Feasibility tests were conducted and <br />o Fall 2020 Several subject <br />repairs for RH SSTS current system would not be feasible. <br />matter & environmental <br /> <br />experts assessed and <br /> November 2020 May 2021: RH received consultations on new <br />concluded the current <br /> design options from: Steinbrecher, LLC & Bolton & Menk. <br />site was and is not <br /> June 2021: Due to the overwhelming costs for a new SSTS design <br /> <br />suitable for SSTS. I.E. See <br />option, RH Board and Septic Committee consulted with two <br />soil assessment from Sara <br />Attorneys. <br /> <br />Heger, PhD and Dan <br />o A construction attorney and HOA attorney both <br />Wheeler (U of M). <br /> <br />concluding we are past the statute of limitations for any <br /> <br />legal action on the current design and installation of our <br /> <br />RH SSTS New Design Options & <br />SSTS. <br />Estimated Costs <br /> <br /> June 2020: RH HOA concluded the city hook up was the best <br /> Steinbrecher, LLC: New SSTS in <br />option for long term sustainability, but major concerns with the <br />Back 40 <br /> <br />financial burden. <br /> Bolton & Menk: <br /> <br />Њ͵ City Hook Up (effluent <br />o RH HOA Preliminary vote June 2021: 26 of the 28 homes <br />only) Ћ͵Џ ƒźƌƌźƚƓ ε <br />responded <br /> <br />ƚƓŭƚźƓŭ ĭźƷǤ ƒƚƓƷŷƌǤ <br /> 21 indicated the city connection is our best option <br />ƭĻƩǝźĭĻ ĭŷğƩŭĻ <br /> <br /> 16 of the 21 indicated the city connection <br />2. Back 40 SSTS Њ͵Б ƒźƌƌźƚƓ <br />is a significant financial burden and would <br /> <br />ǞźƷŷ ƚƓŭƚźƓŭ operating <br />need other means to defray the project <br />costs <br /> <br />costs. <br />Ќ͵ Surface Discharge Ѝ <br /> 5 did not agree with the city hook up and <br />ƒźƌƌźƚƓ ǞźƷŷ ƚƓŭƚźƓŭ <br /> <br />indicated the financial burden would be too <br />ƚƦĻƩğƷźƓŭ ĭƚƭƷƭ <br />severe <br /> <br /> Current: RH Board & Septic Committee continues to evaluate how <br />to fund the project. <br /> <br />