As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section:
AQUIFER: A geologic formation, group of formations or part of a formation that contains sufficient saturated, permeable material to yield significant quantities of water to wells and springs.
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM: A public water system that serves ten (10) or more families or serves industry serving ten (10) or more persons.
FACILITY: A building or buildings, appurtenant structures and surrounding land used by a single business, private entity or governmental unit or sub-unit at a single location or site.
GROUND WATER: Water in a saturated zone or stratum beneath the surface of land or water, whether or not it is flowing through known and definite channels.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: Those materials specified in Section 9-2-4 of this Chapter.
MANAGEMENT ZONES: A zone or zones established to provide protection to the area surrounding a well or well field from potential contaminant sources. Management options may include limits on certain activities, more stringent design and operating standards, strict monitoring of potential pollution sources, promoting best management practices and/or implementing education programs. Multiple protection zones may be established for different management strategies based on proximity to the well field.
PETROLEUM PRODUCT: Fuels (gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene and mixtures of these products), lubricating oil, motor oils, hydraulic fluids and other similar products.
POTABLE WATER: Water that is satisfactory for drinking, culinary and domestic purposes meeting current State and Federal drinking water standards.
PRIMARY CONTAINMENT: The first level of product-tight containment, i.e., the inside portion of that container which comes into immediate contact on its inner surface with the hazardous material being contained.
PRIMARY PROTECTION ZONE: An area extending not less than two hundred feet (200') radially from any well used in monitoring or supplying potable water to the community water system.
PUBLIC UTILITY: Any utility (gas, water, sewer, electrical, telephone, cable television, etc.) whether publicly owned or privately owned.
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT: The level of product-tight containment external to and separate from the primary containment. Secondary containment shall consist of leak-proof trays under containers, floor curbing or other containment systems and shall be of adequate State-approved size and design to handle all spills, leaks and/or overflows, and specific design and selection of materials shall be sufficient to preclude any substance loss. Containment systems shall be sheltered so that the intrusion of precipitation is effectively prevented.
STORAGE SYSTEM: Any one or combination of tanks, sumps, wet floors, waste treatment facilities, pipes, vaults or other portable or fixed containers used or designed to be used for the storage of hazardous substances at a facility.
WELL: Any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is to conduct ground water from an aquifer or monitor the characteristics of ground water within an aquifer system. (Ord. 9-5-13, 3-27-1997)