Ohio Admin. Code 3745-91-02 - Application for approval of plans
(A) No person shall begin construction or
installation of a public water system, or make a substantial change in a public
water system, until plans therefor have been approved by the director of
environmental protection, unless exempted pursuant to paragraphs (D) to (F) of
this rule. An application for approval of plans for such construction,
installation or substantial change in a public water system, as required by
section
6109.07
of the Revised Code, shall be submitted to the district office
Ohio EPA in
a method approved by the director and shall consist of all of the
following:
(1)
Three copies
One electronic
copy of plan drawings as specified by rule
3745-91-03
of the Administrative Code (two copies if the
facility is or will be owned by a public entity).
(2) One electronic copy of specifications as specified by rule
3745-91-04
of the Administrative Code.
(4) One
electronic copy of supporting information as
specified by rule
3745-91-06
of the Administrative Code.
(B) A person applying for plan approval for a
public water system under section
6109.07
of the Revised Code shall pay a fee pursuant to section
3745.11 of the Revised Code.
The fee shall be paid at the time the application is submitted, by
tendering a check payable
method
acceptable to the treasurer of the state of
Ohio
director .
(C) General plans containing preliminary
information concerning proposed source, treatment and distribution may be
submitted for approval or for comment. The director may require submittal of
general plans for conditional approval prior to submittal of an application
under this rule for projects with a high degree of complexity, non-standard
technology, unusual features, phased implementation, compliance schedules or
deviations from standards and guidelines used by the agency.
(1) General plans submitted for conditional
approval shall be submitted electronically
in three copies.
(2) General plans concerning proposed wells
shall include the following:
(a) Proposed
drilling method.
(b) Anticipated
well casing diameter.
(c)
Anticipated well casing depth.
(d)
Anticipated total well depth.
(e)
Screen, if applicable.
(f)
Anticipated pump design rate.
(g)
Anticipated pumping test rate and duration.
(h) Proposed grout type.
(i) Driller name.
(j) Registration number.
(D) Public water systems are
exempted from obtaining prior plan approval for replacement waterlines provided
the following conditions are met:
(1) The
increase in main size for pipe less than four inches in diameter is not greater
than two inches in diameter and the increase in main size for pipe four inches
in diameter or greater is not greater than four inches in diameter.
(2) The replacement of the waterline complies
with the requirements of sections 8.0 through 8.12 of "The Great Lakes-Upper
Mississippi River Board of State and Provincial Public Health and Environmental
Managers' Recommended Standards for Water Works" (2012), except if the sanitary
isolation requirements of section 8.8 cannot be met, the replacement results in
a greater sanitary isolation radius than was previously in place.
(3) The public water system has appropriately
investigated to ensure pipe replacement does not take place in an area of known
water or soil contamination.
(4)
The public water system submits an annual project summary to the district
office on or before January fifteenth that includes each exempted replacement
waterline project completed that year.
(a)
Each project summary shall identify the following items:
(i) On an updated distribution map, the
locations of the exempted replacement waterlines.
(ii) Type and size of pipe
replaced.
(iii) Type and size of
pipe installed.
(iv) Length of pipe
installed.
(v) Any unusual
conditions encountered during waterline replacement.
(b) The project summary must be signed by a
professional engineer licensed by the state of Ohio who certifies that the
exempted waterline project or projects described in the project summary met
paragraph (D) of this rule.
(E) Hauled water systems are exempt from
obtaining prior plan approval if all the conditions specified in rule
3745-81-02 of the
Administrative Code are met and an acceptable hauled water system application
is submitted containing the following information:
(1) Location, material and size of
tank.
(2) Proposed treatment and
abandonment of any existing equipment.
(3) Information on abandonment of the
existing water source; if abandonment is not planned, how the plumbing will be
separated and labeled to prevent crossconnections.
(4) Source of hauled water.
(5) Schedule for installation and completion
of the replacement system.
(F) Ground water noncommunity public water
systems serving less than two hundred and fifty persons are exempt from
obtaining prior plan approval for the installation of ion exchange softeners
and cartridge filters if the following conditions are met:
(1) The components comply with rule
3745-83-01
of the Administrative Code.
(2) The
public water system submits the following information:
(a) For ion exchange softeners, the number
and size of units, the system well capacities, the loading rate, the blending
information and the method of brine disposal.
(b) For cartridge filters, the number of
units, the system well capacities, the manufacturer and model number, whether
the units are cleanable or disposable, and the manufacturer's capacity
recommendation.
(3) The
system does not have a raw water nitrate result greater than five milligrams
per liter or an inorganic result of greater than eighty per cent of the maximum
contaminant level for applicable contaminants as defined in Chapter 3745-81 of
the Administrative Code.
(G) Prior plan approval is required if the
conditions for any of the exemptions in paragraphs (D) to (F) of this rule are
not met. Failure to obtain plan approval or meet the conditions of any of the
exemptions is a violation of this rule.
(H) Public water systems shall remove
equipment that is not required to meet safe drinking water regulations when it
is no longer intended for use on a temporary, seasonal or permanent basis, no
longer in working order or poses a potential threat to water quality. Plan
approval prior to the removal of this equipment is required unless written
agreement from the director to the public water system indicates plan approval
is not required.
[Comment: "Recommended Standards for Water Works" 2012 edition. Copies are available from "Ohio EPA, Lazarus Government Center, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, OH 43215," (614) 644-2752 or online at http://10statesstandards.com or www.epa.ohio.gov/ddagw.]
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 6109.04
Rule Amplifies: 6109.04, 6109.07
Prior Effective Dates: 11/26/1980, 12/01/1993, 12/01/1999, 01/01/2002, 12/31/2006, 05/20/2010, 04/19/2012, 06/13/2016
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