(a) Water lines shall be designed, sized and constructed so as to be in conformance with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) and the Subdivision Design Standards for the Village of Waverly, Ohio.
(b) The Developer’s engineer shall be required to perform any studies necessary to demonstrate that adequate pressure and flow is available in the existing water system to provide public water service to the proposed development. Such studies may include, but are not limited to, examination of existing water treatment, storage, and pumping facilities; and hydrant flow testing as necessary to determine present flow and pressure in the subject area. The Developer is also required to demonstrate that the addition of the proposed development will not adversely affect the existing water service to existing public water customers. The Developer is responsible to construct any additional infrastructure necessary including pressure booster station or storage tanks to accommodate their proposed development as required.
(c) The Developer shall be required to prepare all permit applications and pay all fees applicable for submittal of plans to the OEPA for consideration of plan approval. Under no circumstances shall public water infrastructure construction commence without an approved plan as issued by the OEPA.
(d) Fire hydrants shall be located, so that adequate fire flow to each structure, based on the current guidelines of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) can be met, but, no case shall be more than five hundred (500) feet, or as required by the Village Fire Department.
(e) Water lines should be located within the street right-of-way except under special circumstances as permitted by the Planning Commission.
(f) Pressure booster stations and storage tanks shall be constructed as applicable to the proposed system conditions, in accordance with OEPA standards and regulations, and as recommended by the Planning Commission in consultation with the Village Engineer.
(Ord. 65-2015. Passed 11-2-15.)