Local, State, and Federal Rules and Regulations

Le Sueur County Zoning Ordinance

• Section 17. Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems
• Section 4. Rules and Definitions
• List of Differences

State of Minnesota

• Minnesota Rule Chapter 7080-Individual Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems
• Minnesota Rule Chapter 7081 - Midsized Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems
• Minnesota Rule Chapter 7082 - Local ISTS Programs
• Minnesota Rule Chapter 7083 - Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Credentialing and Product Registration

Minnesota statutes governing SSTS rules:

• 115.55
  • Local ordinance requirements and alternative local standards
  • MPCA rule requirements
  • Enforcement
  • Inspections, complying criteria, disclosure at property transfer

• 115.551
  • The $25 septic tank fee

• 115.56
  • Licensing requirements for ISTS professionals
  • MPCA licensing enforcement

Additional rules and regulations:

• MN Rule Chapter 7060 Underground Waters
• MN Rule Chapter 6120 Shoreland Act and Flood Plain Management
• MN Rule Chapter 6105 Wild, Scenic, and Recreational Rivers
• MN Rule Chapter 4714 State Plumbing Code
• MN Rule Chapter 4725 State Well Code
• 40 CFR part 503 Federal Requirements for land application

Environmental Protection Agency

• Report to Congress on Use of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems: A Program Strategy
• When Is a Septic System Regulated as a Class V Well?
• Seepage Pits May Endanger Ground Water Quality