149.14 CLOSED LOOP VERTICAL SYSTEMS OUTSIDE OF 2,000 FOOT RADIUS OF A CITY WATER WELL.

If a closed circuit vertical loop system is outside a 2,000 foot radius of a City water well, the following will apply:

1.   The bottom of the closed circuit vertical heat exchanger cannot be any lower in elevation than five (5) vertical feet of elevation of the bottom of the water well casing.

2.   The closed circuit vertical heat exchanger may not, under any circumstances, be bored into bedrock.

149.15 TESTING OF SYSTEM.

All geothermal systems must be pressure checked every ten (10) years at the owner's expense.

149.16 ABANDONMENT OF GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS.

The procedure used for abandonment of geothermal systems must be the same as currently in the well drilling code. The heat transfer fluid must be removed by a displacement with grout. The top of the borehole must be uncovered and capped with grout.

149.17 REGULATION CONFLICT.

In the event any of the provisions of this chapter conflict with any State or Federal regulations, the State or Federal regulations will control.