(A) General requirements. The applicant shall extend or create a water supply system capable of providing water for domestic use and fire protection. The applicant shall, where a public water main is accessible, install adequate water facilities, including fire hydrants, subject to State and Local requirements and approvals, the requirements of this chapter and amendments hereto, and such requirements as the Commission may adopt by rule.
(B) Fire hydrants. For all subdivisions served by quasi-public water systems, fire hydrants for residential use shall be located not more than 750 feet apart and within 500 feet of any structure, and shall be of a design approved by the Commission and the Fire Department. For higher risk areas, different spacing of the hydrants may be required by the Fire Department.
(C) Water systems. The applicant shall install a subdivision water system by one of the following methods:
(1) Quasi-public utility. A complete water main system connected into the water main system of a utility company authorized to operate within the area where the subdivision is located and which is subject to the control of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The applicant shall submit plans for the complete installation of the subdivision water main system showing size, location, depth, material and all connections for approval of the appropriate Board of Health and/or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management prior to application for secondary plat approval.
(2) Private. A community water supply system including wells, pumps and all appurtenances necessary to supply a minimum pressure of 40 pounds per square inch. The applicant shall submit plans showing the location, depth, size and material of mains, valves and connections for the approval of the appropriate Board of Health and/or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management prior to application for secondary plat approval.
(3) Individual wells. If the applicant submits acceptable evidence to the Montgomery County Board of Health and the Commission that neither of the above two water systems is necessary due to low density of the development, the lack of limiting physical site conditions, or the proximity of the development to existing or planned public or quasi-public water systems, then the Commission may permit an individual water supply for each lot in the development subject to compliance with all of the requirements of and approval by the Montgomery County Board of Health.
(Ord. 5-2009, passed 3-9-09)