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   937.01 DRILLING WATER WELLS; TRANSFERRING WATER THROUGH PIPES FROM WELLS OUTSIDE THE CITY.
   (a)   Excepting the City of Bryan, Ohio, no person or entity of any description whatsoever shall drill any diameter size well within the City without the permission of the Board of Public Affairs. Such permission shall be recorded in the minutes of the Board of Public Affairs. If a well of no more than five inches in diameter is to be used for a single-family dwelling the Board of Public Affairs may allow it to be drilled provided:
      (1)   City water is not available;
      (2)   It is impracticable to extend the City water mains;
      (3)   The applicant agrees to connect to the City water mains when such are available.
         (Ord. 1-2009. Passed 1-5-09.)
   (b)   Excepting the City, no person or entity of any description whatsoever shall pump, force or allow to flow through pipes or any other conduit used as a distribution system in the City any water pumped, drawn or obtained from any well drilled outside the City.
(Ord. 22-1982. Passed 5-3-82.)
   937.02 EARTH COUPLED CLOSED LOOP WATER HEAT SOURCE PUMP SYSTEM.
   (a)   Definition. An earth coupled closed loop heat pump system consists of continuous, unbroken pipe system, laid in a vertical or horizontal formation, in which the pipe is connected to a heat exchanger and circulates a heat exchange liquid.
   (b)   Application for System Use Installation. Application for use or installation of a coupled closed loop heat system shall be made with the Board of Public Affairs. Upon approval of the application, a permit shall be filed with the same. The permit shall be issued upon compliance with this subsection and subsection (e) hereof.
      (1)   Procedure. The builder or potential user of this system shall file a written application for use with the Board of Public Affairs. This application shall contain the following:
         A.   The name of the potential builder/user.
         B.   The location of the property on which the system shall be used.
         C.   The type (i.e. horizontal or vertical) of system to be installed.
         D.   The type of antifreeze to be utilized within the system.
         E.    Written proof from the manufacturer as to the quality and safety of the antifreeze solution. Solutions may not contain any substances.
         F.   A copy of the building permit.
      (2)   Restrictions. All applications shall be subject to the standards for operation as defined in subsection (c) hereof.
   (c)   Standards. Standards for the construction of an earth coupled closed loop water source heat pump are as follows:
      (1)   The excavation used in conjunction with this system must be constructed, operated, maintained, and abandoned in compliance with the Ohio-EPA "Water Wells Regulations OAC 3754-9."
      (2)   The system must be charged with water from the mains of the Bryan Water Utility System.
      (3)   Antifreeze solutions for the system shall be limited to either of the following:
         A.   Pure glycerine where the glycerine shall be of ninety-six and one-half percent (96.5%) United States pharmacopoeia grade, or of food grade propylene glycol base, or calcium chloride.
         B.   Propylene glycol plus dipotassium phosphate or equivalent.
   (d)   Maintenance. After an earth coupled closed loop water source heat pump has been installed, no one may operate it unless he maintains certain minimum standards as follows:
      (1)   The applicant shall maintain the approved system in accordance with the standards specified in subsection (c) hereof.
      (2)   In addition, each system shall require the following:
         A.   An annual inspection of the pipe/plumbing components by the individual owner or by the hiring of trained personnel. The Board of Public Affairs shall be notified as to the time and date of each inspection. The Board shall also receive a written copy of the results/conclusions, as well as a copy of all repair work done following such an inspection.
         B.   Prompt and effective repair of damaged materials.
         C.   Proper recharging of the antifreeze, as suggested by the system manual, or by the system manufacturer.
         D.   Abandonment, if desired, according to the EPA guidelines and with all due regard for the maintenance of public and private safety.
         E.   Continuation in the name and at the address of the party approved for operation.
      (3)   Emergency procedures are as follows:
         A.   The Board or any one of its members or its Director shall be notified as soon as possible of any emergency situation regarding any system including without limitation a break in the closed piping which would cause either contamination of the water supply or antifreeze leakage.
         B.   Immediate repair measures shall be undertaken.
         C.   The Board shall be notified when the emergency situation has been negated.
         D.   A follow-up inspection shall be required.
   (e)   Transfer of Systems. The Board of Public Affairs shall be notified promptly when the owner/operator of an earth coupled closed loop heat pump system desires to transfer both the pump and the property to another party. The new owner/lessee shall refile an application, which shall be subject to the regulations and restrictions recorded in prior sections of this section.
   (f)   Regulations.
      (1)   Each and every applicant shall be required to submit an affidavit that states that these aforementioned procedures, regulations, requirements, and standards have been read, understood, and complied with at the time of application. Failure to do so will result in refusal by the Board to approve the system. (See subsection (b) hereof.)
      (2)   In addition to the penalties contained in Section 937.99, the Board of Public Affairs may revoke any permit or take any other action deemed necessary if the applicant does not comply with the requirements of subsections (b) to (e) hereof.
         (Ord. 33-1983. Passed 8-1-83.)
   937.03 BACKFLOW PROTECTION.
   (a)   If, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Water, an approved backflow prevention assembly is necessary for the safety of the public water system; the Superintendent of Water will give notice to the water consumer to install such an approved assembly immediately. The water consumer shall, at his own expense, install such an approved assembly at a location in a manner approved by the Superintendent of Water and shall have inspections and tests made of such approved assemblies as required by the Superintendent of Water.
   (b)   No person, firm or corporation shall establish or permit to be established or maintain or permit to be maintained any connection whereby a private, auxiliary or emergency water supply other than the regular public water supply of the City of Bryan may enter the supply or distributing system of said municipality, unless such private, auxiliary or emergency water supply and the method of connection and use of such supply shall have been approved by the Superintendent of Water of the City of Bryan and by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
   (c)   It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Water to cause surveys and investigations to be made of industrial and other properties served by the public water supply where actual or potential hazards to the public water supply may exist. Such surveys and investigations shall be made of public record and shall be repeated as often as the Superintendent of Water shall deem necessary.
   (d)   The Superintendent of Water of the City of Bryan or his duly authorized representative shall have the right to enter at any reasonable time any property served by a connection to the public water supply or distribution system of the City of Bryan for the purpose of inspecting the piping system or systems thereof. On demand, the owner, lessees or occupants of any property so served shall furnish to the Superintendent of Water any information which he may request regarding the piping system or systems or water use on such property. The refusal of such information, when demanded, shall, within the discretion of the Superintendent of Water, be deemed evidence of the presence of improper connections as provided in this section.
   (e)   The Superintendent of Water is hereby authorized and directed to discontinue, after reasonable notice to the occupant thereof, the water service to any property wherein any connection in violation of the provisions of this section is known to exist, and to take such other precautionary measures as he may deem necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the public water supply distribution mains. Water service to such property shall not be restored until such conditions have been eliminated or corrected in compliance with the provisions of this section.
   (f)   The Bryan Superintendent of Water is hereby authorized to enforce the rules and regulations attached to Ordinance 4-2015 which the Council of the City of Bryan and the Bryan Board of Public Affairs hereby adopt.
   (g)   Whoever violates any provision of this section for which another penalty is not specifically provided, shall be fined the sum of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00), and each consecutive calendar day shall be considered a violation and a separate offense.
   (h)   The Superintendent of Water of the City of Bryan has deemed the backflow prevention program will operate as the following:
      (1)   Backflow device test due letter will be mailed 90 days prior to due date.
      (2)   Backflow device test due reminder will be mailed 30 days prior to due date.
      (3)   Backflow device test past due 1 day shall be fined in the amount of $150.00.
      (4)   Backflow device test past due 30 days shall be fined in the amount of $300.00.
      (5)   Backflow device test past due 60 days, will result in the loss of water service until such devices are in compliance with the City of Bryan’s backflow prevention program.
         (Ord. 4-2015. Passed 3-2-15.)
   937.99 PENALTY.
   Whoever violates any provision of this chapter shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense. For the purpose of this chapter a separate offense is committed each day that any violation of any provision of this chapter occurs.
(Ord. 57-1980. Passed 11-2-80.)