(a) Fresh water wells located within 2,000 feet of any gas or oil well shall be tested prior to drilling. Such testing is the responsibility of the applicant and shall be done at the applicant's expense. Sample collection shall be in containers, following methods approved by the State Board of Health, and testing shall be done by a State certified laboratory. Test results shall be filed with the City. If any fresh water well located within a radius of 2,000 feet is subsequently found to be disturbed or altered, a new test will be taken for the presence of such materials as chlorides, calcium, sodium, magnesium, potassium, iron, strontium, manganese, total dissolved solids, barium, sulfates, nitrates, nitrites and heavy metals such as lead, mercury and cadmium. Tests shall also be run for certain aromatic hydrocarbons found in association with Ohio brines, including benzene, toluene, xylene and ethylbenzene.
(b) If the fresh water well is proven to have been disturbed by drilling operations or spills, the operator shall immediately correct the problem. Potable water in amounts needed by the well user shall be provided by the permittee, and a new fresh water well shall be drilled immediately to ensure an adequate potable water supply to any injured party. If a new fresh water well is not drilled within thirty days, the permittee shall suspend drilling and production operations, and shall be fined as provided in Section 749.99(b), until a new fresh water well is drilled. No permittee shall fail to comply with this subsection. The fine shall be in addition to any other penalties provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 1986-6. Passed 4-28-87.)