For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BOARD. The Board of Health of the Macon County Health Department.
CLOSED LOOP HEAT PUMP WELL. Has the same meaning as “Closed Loop Well.”
CLOSED LOOP WELL. A sealed, watertight loop of pipe buried outside of a building foundation intended to re-circulate a liquid solution through a heat exchanger but is limited to the construction of the borehole and the grouting of the borehole and does not include the piping and appurtenances used in other capacity.
CLOSED LOOP WELL CONTRACTOR. Any person who installs closed loop wells for another person. CLOSED LOOP WELL CONTRACTOR does not include the employee of a closed loop contractor.
CLOSED LOOP WELL SYSTEM. A clustered group of closed loop wells that serve the same facility.
DEPARTMENT. The Macon County Health Department.
FOOD GRADE PROPYLENE GLYCOL. The coolant added to a closed loop well system. The product container shall be labeled “Propylene Glycol USP” or equivalent. Any product not containing the letters “USP” will not be acceptable for this use, unless vendor documentation is produced to demonstrate equivalency.
HORIZONTAL CLOSED LOOP WELL SYSTEM. Any open cut excavation where a watertight loop of pipe is buried outside of a building foundation that is intended to re-circulate a liquid solution through a heat exchanger.
IDPH. The Illinois Department of Public Health.
MODIFICATION. The alteration of the structure of an existing water well, including but not limited to, deepening, elimination of a buried suction line, installation of a liner, replacing, repairing, or extending casing, or replacement of a well screen. Pertaining to closed loop wells, MODIFICATION also means any alteration to the construction of the borehole of an existing closed loop well, including, but not limited to, regrouting and installation of additional boreholes.
POND CLOSED LOOP WELL SYSTEM. A closed loop well system constructed where horizontal piping is placed within a pond or lake.
POTENTIAL PRIMARY SOURCE. Any unit at a facility not currently subject to a removal or remedial action which:
(1) Is utilized for the treatment, storage, or disposal of any hazardous or special waste (as defined in Section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act) not generated at the site;
(2) Is utilized for the disposal of municipal waste not generated at the site, other than landscape waste (as defined in Section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act) and construction and demolition debris;
(3) Is utilized for the land filling, land treating, surface impounding or piling of any hazardous or special waste (as defined in Section 3 of the Environmental Protection Act) that is generated on the site or at other sites owned, controlled, or operated by the same person; or
(4) Stores or accumulates at any time more than 75,000 pounds above ground, or more than 7,500 pounds below ground, of any hazardous substances. (Section 3.345 of the Environmental Protection Act).
POTENTIAL ROUTE. Abandoned and improperly plugged wells of all kinds (i.e., those wells not plugged in accordance with this subchapter), drainage wells, all injections wells, including closed loop heat pump wells, and any excavation for the discovery, development, or production of stone, sand, or gravel. This term does not include closed loop heat pumps using United States Pharmacopeia (USP) food grade propylene glycol. (Section 3.350 of the Environmental Protection Act.)
POTENTIAL SECONDARY SOURCE. Any unit at a facility or a site not currently subject to a removal or remedial action, other than a potential primary source, which:
(1) Is utilized for the land filing, land treating, or surface impounding of waste that is generated on the site or at other sites owned, controlled, or operated by the same person, other than livestock and landscape waste, and construction and demolition debris;
(2) Stores or accumulates at any time more than 25,000 but not more than 75,000 pounds above ground, or more than 2,500 but not more than 7,500 pounds below ground, of any hazardous substances;
(3) Stores or accumulates at any time more than 25,000 gallons above ground, or more than 500 gallons below ground, of petroleum, including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is not otherwise specially listed or designated as a hazardous substance;
(4) Stores or accumulates pesticides, fertilizers, or road oils for purposes of commercial application or for distribution to retail sales outlets; or stores or accumulates at anytime more than 50,000 pounds of any de-icing agent; or
(5) Is utilized for handling livestock waste or for treating domestic wastewaters other than private sewage disposal systems as defined in the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act. (Section 3.355 of the Environmental Protection Act.)
(Ord. O-116-1-15, passed 1-8-2015)