Best Practice Action 21.7
GreenStep City Best Practices: Environmental Management
Septic Systems No. 21
Implement an environmentally sound management program for decentralized wastewater treatment systems.
Best Practice Action Detail
Best Practice Action 7
Arrange for assistance to commercial, retail and industrial businesses with water use reduction, pollution prevention and pretreatment prior to discharge to septics.
- Water use reduction, pollution prevention and pretreatment assistance for businesses from the Minnesota Technical Assistance Program.
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Provide businesses with information on water conservation, pollution prevention and pre-treatment. |
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City engineering staff assist with design and planning during development review. |
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Work with multiple businesses to share one system and thus free up space in town currently underlain with multiple systems that preclude higher surface uses that pay higher taxes. |
Who's doing it
Shoreview -
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Yes, engineering staff assist with design and planning during development review.
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Ellen Brenna (City staff) | ebrenna@shoreviewmn.gov | 651-490-4665
Partners:
Pierz -
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We partner with Rich Prairie Sewer and Water for our City Sewer and Water. They have plans in place to require pretreatment of discharged septics for industrial and commercial businesses.
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Kari Tyson (City staff) | karit@pierzmn.org | 320-468-6471
Partners: Rich Prairie Sewer and Water District
Greenstep Advisor
Brandon Montgomery, SSTS Program Coordinator, MN Pollution Control Agency: 651-757-2230, brandon.montgomery@state.mn.us, www.pca.state.mn.us/ssts