by Shirley and John Hild, Co-chairs
Inspections of the individual
sewage treatment systems on the Cullen Lakes shorelands started on May
13 and were completed by September 1, 2002.
A mailing has been sent
to all property owners and members from the Sewage Treatment System Committee
with information on the number of systems inspected, the number of failing
systems, the number of upgrades to date, and other pertinent information
on the project. This page shows the survey results.
| Jurisdiction | # of Developed Properties | #/% Meeting Inspection Criteria | #/% Participating | #/% Refusing Inspection |
| Nisswa | 88 * | 69/78.4% | 69/78.4% | 0/0% |
| Sibley | 66 | 58/87.9% | 57/86.4% | 1/1.8% |
| Crow Wing County | 74 | 56/75.7% | 54/73% | 2.5/4.5% ** |
|
|
228 | 183/80.5% | 180/78.9% | 3.5/1.9% *** |
* -- 4 additional properties
are on city sewer.
** -- .5% indicates
property owner who refused inspection of 1 of 2 systems.
*** -- 2 properties
have Certificates of Compliance on file and septic tanks are pumped by
a licensed pumper on a regular basis.
1.5 properties have no septic system records on file. The respective
jurisdictions made the decision to contact the owner in order to determine
ISTS status.
Both have been found to have
systems that are failing and will be required by the jurisdiction to upgrade.
NOTE:
98.5% of CLA members and 95% of non-members with septic systems meeting
inspection criteria participated.
| Jurisdiction | # of Systems Inspected | # Failing | % Failing | #of Upgrades Completed |
| Nisswa | 72 | 3.5 * | 4.9% | 1 |
| Sibley | 59 | 6 | 10.2% | 2 |
| Crow Wing County | 62 | 4 | 6.5% | 0 |
|
|
193 | 13.5 | 6.99% | 3 |
* .5 indicates
a failing privy on a property with a septic system as the primary waste
treatment system.
| Lake | # of Properties Participating | # of Inspections | # Failing | % Failing |
| Lower Cullen | 90 | 91 | 4.5 | 4.9% |
| Middle Cullen | 77 | 82 | 7 | 8.5% |
| Upper Cullen | 13 | 20 | 2 | 10% |
|
|
180 * | 193 | 13.5 | 6.99% |
NOTE:
# of properties differs from # of inspections because some systems are
shared and some properties have more than 1 sewage treatment system.
| Budgeted | Actual | |
| Licensed Inspector Fee | $12,500.00 | $7,408.60 |
| Administrative | $1,000.00 | $1,578.60 |
| Septic System Owner Guides | $500.00 | $500.00 |
|
|
$14,000.00 | $9,487.20 |
NOTE:
Total expenses at end of year are projected to be less than $10,000.
To-date,
50% of the project expenses have been financed by Crow Wing County.
The remaining expenses have been paid for from grant
monies awarded to CLA by the Initiative Foundation.
At year-end, any grant monies not used for this project
must be returned to the funding organization.
Shirley and John Hild
(218) 568-8525
jshild@tds.net
