Septic Risk Assessment Model and Program Enhancement
The Septic Risk Assessment Model and Program Enhancement (SRAMPE) will result in a systematically review and catalog of all septic related materials by licensed SSTS professionals pertaining to the 890 properties in which we believe are served by SSTS. The enhanced program will improve efficiency, customer service, and administrative procedure. Above all, it will lead to upgrading of failing SSTS or conversion to City sewer
The Septic Risk Assessment Model and Program Enhancement (SRAMPE) as identified throughout this application:
- Will result in a systematically review and catalog of all septic related materials by licensed SSTS professionals (from all available internal record sources) pertaining to the 890 properties in which we believe are served by SSTS
- The cataloged SSTS materials will be tied to our evolving GIS program
- Through GIS we will compare the uploaded SSTS information to other relevant GIS layers including but not limited to age of home, soils, wetlands, floodplain, shoreland, impaired waters, well locations and depth to water table, lot lines, lot size, location and proximity to city water/sewer
- The results of the GIS layering will enable the creation of a scalable feasibility study at the individual lot, block, subdivision and city node level maps with variable heat maps.
The completed SSTS files tied to GIS will; eliminate the previous dependence on institutional memory, will be accessable and geographically referenced, enable a variety of staff to view SSTS program related materials.
Comprehensive, best available data will enable informed policy and programmatic decisions. The scalable heat maps will be used to revise/refine administrative and programmatic elements of the City's SSTS program including but not limited to: septic and plumbing related code, as-built inspection thresholds and triggers, septic permit program processes and sequences, evaluate staffing and job responsibilities, review of third party inspector duties, and improve record keeping.
SRAMPE will influence: the long-term sequence and timing of sewer extension into currently unsewered areas based on the heat maps, the approach toward loans, assessments and other financial vehicles to enhance upgrade of septic systems or connection to City sewer. Long-term results will be upgraded failing SSTS. A modest upgrade of 25% of failing SSTS will result in substantial pollution reductions.
Annie Felix-Gerth
$3,325,000 the first year and $4,275,000 the second year are for accelerated implementation, including local resource protection and enhancement grants and statewide program enhancements of supplements for technical assistance, citizen and community outreach, compliance, and training and certification.
Inventory/catalog all SSTS data. Holistic, multi-layered GIS application for systematic upgrades of SSTS in high risk/opportunity areas. Administrative/Program/Process improvement. Improved SSTS compliance & subsequent pollution reduction.
The City was able to complete the work under the original grant budget. Staff prepped SSTS files. Process took longer than anticipated due to volume of files for prep and office access limitations due to extended office closure due to COVID pandemic.
Task completed per activity description. City Staff completed task per activity description. Completed tasks as identified in Activity Description above.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS