ALJ Report Issued
The The ALJ Report in the proposed rules governing Subsurface Sewage Treatment Systems has been issued. The rule now goes to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for adoption.
General Information
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's proposed rules governing subsurface sewage treatment systems (Minnesota Rules, Chapters 7080, 7081, 7082, and 7083) have been assigned to Judge Luis. Judge Luis will issue a report with respect to the proposed rules in late-September. This website is intended to provide useful and timely information in connection with the rulemaking proceeding.
As part of the rulemaking process, video conference hearings were held in eight different locations across Minnesota on August 2 and 3, 2010. During the hearings, a twenty-calendar-day period was set for the receipt of written comments regarding the proposed rules. Thus, the initial deadline for the submission of written comments in that rulemaking proceeding is 4:30 p.m. on August 23, 2010.
After the period for submission of written comments ends, state law provides the agency and all interested persons an additional period of five working days for filing a written response to any comments which were submitted during the initial comment period. New matters may not be introduced or raised during this five-day rebuttal period. The five-day rebuttal period will expire at 4:30 p.m. on August 30, 2010.
Interested members of the public can e-mail, mail, fax, or deliver public comments to Judge Luis concerning the proposed rules. His address is as follows:
Richard C. Luis
Administrative Law Judge
P.O. Box 64620
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55164-0620
rulecomments@state.mn.us
Fax: 651-361-7936
Agency Information
For copies of the proposed rules, the Statement of Need and Reasonableness (SONAR) submitted by the MPCA, and other information relating to the proposed rules, visit the MPCA website for the MPCA SSTS Rulemaking Page.
Public Exhibits
Scanned versions of some of the exhibits in this matter are provided through the links below. Procedural documents have not been scanned.
Public Comments
Comments received outside of the public hearings are combined into batched documents for public review [and are posted below]. The public comment period ends at 4:30 p.m. on August 23, 2010. Replies to these comments are due by 4:30 p.m. on August 30, 2010. These are "received by" deadlines, and commentators are urged to consider that when sending their comments and replies.
Agency Comments
The Department's comments in response to information received in the public hearing and the comment period are set out below.
Last Updated - September 30, 2010