For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED WELL. A water, closed loop or monitoring well which is no longer used or which is in such state of disrepair that the well or boring has the potential for transmitting contaminants into an aquifer or otherwise threatens the public health or safety.
CISTERN. A cistern is a source of water supply developed by intercepting rainfall with roof surfaces.
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, piping in the borehole, heat exchange fluid, and the grouting of the borehole and does not include the piping and appurtenances used in any other capacity. CLOSED LOOP WELL does not include any horizontal closed loop well systems where grouting is not necessary by law or standard industry practice. (Section 3(h) of the Act)
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. (Section 3(j) of the Act)
CLOSED LOOP WELL SYSTEM. A clustered group of closed loop wells that serve the same facility.
HEALTH AUTHORITY. That person or persons designated by the County Board of Health to enforce this chapter.
PERSON. An individual, or firm, partnership, company, trustee, association, or public or private entity.
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A system for the provision to the public of piped water for human consumption, if the system has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days per year. The term PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM includes any collection, treatment, storage and distribution facilities under control of the operator of such system and used primarily in connection with such system and any collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used primarily in connection with such system.
(1) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM. A public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by residents or regularly serves at least 25 residents at least 60 days a year.
(2) NON-COMMUNITY PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM. A public water system that is not a community water system that has at least 15 service connections used by non-residents, or regularly serves 25 or more non-resident individuals daily for at least 60 days a year.
SEMI-PRIVATE WATER SYSTEM. A water system which is not a public water system, yet which serves a segment of the public other than an owner-occupied single-family residence.
WATER WELL. Any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, jetted, dug, or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is for the location, diversion, artificial recharge or acquisition of ground water, but such term does not include an excavation made for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, minerals or products of mining or quarrying or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formation or for storing petroleum, natural gas or other products or for observation or any other purpose in connection with the development or operation of a gas storage project. (Section 3(e) of the Act)
(1980 Code, § 53.03) (Ord. 09-291, adopted 9-17-2009; Ord. 12-327, adopted 10-18-2012; Ord. 15-49, adopted 2-19-2015)