The City of Andover has a Private Septic System Ordinance. Copies of this Ordinance are available at City
Hall. Failure of individual systems results in problems not only for the homeowners but also for the City
Council.
Included in the Ordinance is a section on the maintenance of on-site sewage disposal systems. The
purpose of this letter is to inform you of the Private Septic System Ordinance and to give you
suggestions on operation and maintenance of your system.
SUMMARY OF MAINTENANCE PORTION OF ORDINANCE
a) The City shall mail, on or before March 1 of every other year, to each owner having an on-site sewage
disposal system a set of instructions and a form to be used in reporting on your sewage disposal system.
b) The City will be divided into two areas for purposes of biennial reporting by property owners. The area
west of C.S.A.H. No. 9 (Round Lake Boulevard) shall report on odd years and the area east of C.S.A.H. No.
9 on even years.
c) Each property owner shall complete the maintenance report on his on-site sewage disposal system and
submit the form by September 1
st
of that year. The City requires that each property owner have his
septic tank pumped as often as required by inspection, but not less than once every three (3) years.
Failure on the part of the property owner to submit the forms certifying that septic tank cleaning has
been done shall be cause for the City to have septic tank cleaned. The City shall contract for the
cleaning service and provide the property owner with an advanced notification of the date the system
will be cleaned. The cost of this service shall be assessed to that property.
d) A permit is required for pumping septic tanks. The application for this permit shall be made in writing
on a form provided by the City. A $15.00 fee is required for this permit. The Septic pumper is
responsible for this permit. This permit information (pumping, repair, etc.) is posted as a permanent
record for your septic system.
e) A permit is required for installing, altering, repairing or extending an on-site sewage disposal system.
The application for this permit shall be made in writing on a form provided by the City. A $50.50 fee is
required for this permit if said system is a typical installation, $100.50 fee is required for this permit if
said system is a mound installation.
f) The City must license the contractor pumping the septic tank systems. The contractor must conform to
the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regulations. Disposal of
sludge and scum removed from the systems shall be into a municipal sewer disposal system at a disposal
site approved by the City.
g) Each property owner shall cooperate with the City in taking water well samples, if required, to check the
adequacy of the on-site sewage disposal system.