SECTION 109 MEANS OF ADJUSTMENT
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111. License Required
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Chapter 2 Definitions. No amendments.
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Chapter 3 General Regulations
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Chapter 4 Fixtures, Faucets and Fixture Fittings
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Chapter 5 Water Heaters.
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Fuel
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Gas
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Elect
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Oil
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Gas
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Elect
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Oil
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Gas
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Elect
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Oil
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Gas
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Elect
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Oil
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Number of Bedrooms
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1
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2
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3
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1 to 1 1/2 Baths
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Storage (gal)
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20
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20
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30
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30
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30
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30
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30
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40
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30
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—
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—
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—
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Input (Btu/h or kw)
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27K
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2.5
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70K
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36K
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3.5
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70K
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36K
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4.5
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70K
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—
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—
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—
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Draw (qph)
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43
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30
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89
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60
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44
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89
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60
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58
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89
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—
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—
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Recovery (qph)
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23
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10
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59
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30
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14
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59
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30
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18
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59
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—
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Number of Bedrooms
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2 to 2 1/2 Baths
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Storage (gal)
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30
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40
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30
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40
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50
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30
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40
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50
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30
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50
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66
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30
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Input (Btu/h or kw)
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36K
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4.5
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70K
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36K
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5.5
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70K
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38K
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5.5
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70K
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47K
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5.5
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70K
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Draw (gph)
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60
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58
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89
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70
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72
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89
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72
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72
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89
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90
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88
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89
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Recovery (qph)
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30
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18
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59
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30
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22
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59
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32
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22
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59
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40
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22
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59
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Number of Bedrooms
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3
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4
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5
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6
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3 to 3 1/2 Baths
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Storage (gal)
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40
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50
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30
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50
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66
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30
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50
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66
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30
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50
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80
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40
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Input (Btu/h or kw)
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38K
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5.5
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70K
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38K
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5.5
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70K
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47K
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5.5
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70K
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50K
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5.5
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70K
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Draw (gph)
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72
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72
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89
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82
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88
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89
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90
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88
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89
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92
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102
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99
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Recovery (gph)
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32
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22
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59
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32
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22
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59
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40
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22
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59
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42
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22
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59
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For SI: 1 gallon = 3.785L, 1 gallon per hour = 1.05 mL/s, 1
Btu/h = 0.2931 W, ° F. = 1.8° C. + 32.
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NOTE: Storage capacity, input and the recovery requirements
indicated in the table are typical and may vary with each individual
manufacturer. Any combinations of these requirements to produce the
one-hour draw stated will be satisfactory. Recovery is based on 100°
F. Water temperature rise.
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Chapter 6 Water Supply and Distribution
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Table 605.3
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Water Service Pipe
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Material
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Standard
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Copper or copper-alloy pipe
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ASTM B42; ASTM B43; ASTM B302
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Copper or copper-alloy tubing (Type K)
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ASTM B75/B75M; ASTM B88; ASTM B251; ASTM B447
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Polyethylene (PE) plastic tubing
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ASTM D2737; AWWA C901; CSA B137.1
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Stainless steel (Type 304/304L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Stainless steel (Type 316/316L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Table 605.4
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Water Distribution Pipe
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Material
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Standard
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Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic pipe and tubing
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ASTM D2846; ASTM F441; ASTM F442/F442M; CSA B137.6
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Copper or copper-alloy pipe
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ASTM B42; ASTM B43; ASTM B302
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Copper or copper-alloy tubing (Type K, WK, L, WL, M or WM)
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ASTM B75/B75M; ASTM B88; ASTM B251; ASTM B447
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Cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) plastic tubing
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ASTM F876; CSA B137.5
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Stainless steel (Type 304/304L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Table 605.5
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Pipe Fittings
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Material
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Standard
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Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic
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ASSE 1061; ASTM D2846; ASTM F437; ASTM F438; ASTM F439; CSA
B137.6
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Copper or copper alloy
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ASME B16.15; ASME B16.18; ASME B16.22; ASME B16.26; ASME B16.51;
ASSE 1061
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Fittings for cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) plastic tubing
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ASSE 1061; ASTM F877; ASTM F1807; ASTM F1960; ASTM F2080; ASTM
F2098; ASTM F2159; ASTM F2434; ASTM F2735; CSA B137.5
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Stainless steel (Type 304/304L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Stainless steel (Type 316/316L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Chapter 7 Sanitary Drainage
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Table P2906.6
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Pipe Fittings
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Material
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Standard
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Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) plastic
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ASSE 1061; ASTM D2846; ASTM F437; ASTM F438; ASTM F439; CSA
B137.6
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Copper or copper alloy
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ASME B16.15; ASME B16.18; ASME B16.22; ASME B16.26; ASME B16.51;
ASSE 1061
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Fittings for cross-linked polyethylene (PEX) plastic tubing
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ASSE 1061; ASTM F877; ASTM F1807; ASTM F1960; ASTM F2080; ASTM
F2098; ASTM F2159; ASTM F2434; ASTM F2735; CSA B137.5
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Stainless steel (Type 304/304L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Stainless steel (Type 316/316L) pipe
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ASTM A312; ASTM A778
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Table 702.1
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Above-Ground Drainage And Vent Pipe
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Material
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Standard
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Cast-iron pipe
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ASTM A74; ASTM A888; CISPI 301
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Copper or copper-alloy pipe
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ASTM B42; ASTM B43; ASTM B302
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Copper or copper-alloy tubing (Type K, L, M or DWV)
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ASTM B75/B75M; ASTM B88; ASTM B251; ASTM B306
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Galvanized steel pipe
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ASTM A53
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in IPS diameters, including
schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200)
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ASTM D2665; ASTM F891; ASTM F1488; CSA B181.2
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Stainless steel drainage systems, Types 304 and 316L
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ASME A112.3.1
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For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
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Table 702.2
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Underground Building Drainage And Vent Pipe
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Pipe
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Standard
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Cast-iron pipe
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ASTM A74; ASTM A888; CISPI 301
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in IPS diameters, including
schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200)
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ASTM D2665; ASTM F891; ASTM F1488; CSA B181.2
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For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
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Table 702.3
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Building Sewer Pipe
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Material
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Standard
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipe in IPS diameters, including
schedule 40, DR 22 (PS 200)
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ASTM D2665; ASTM D2949; ASTM D3034; ASTM F1412; CSAB182.2; CSA
B182.4
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For SI: 1 inch = 25.4 mm.
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Table 702.4 Pipe Fittings
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Pipe Material
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Fitting Standard
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Copper or copper alloy
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ASME B16.15; ASME B16.18; ASME B16.22; ASME B16.23; ASME B16.26;
ASME B16.29
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Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic in IPS diameters
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ASTM D2665; ASTM D3311; ASTM F1866
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PVC fabricated fittings
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ASTM F1866
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Chapter 8 Indirect/Special Waste. No amendments.
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Chapter 9 Vents
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Chapter 10 Traps, Interceptors and Separators. No amendments.
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Chapter 11 Storm Drainage. No amendments.
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Chapter 12 Special Piping and Storage Systems. No amendments.
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Chapter 13 Nonpotable Water Systems. No amendments.
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Chapter 14 Subsurface Landscape Irrigation Systems. No amendments.
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(A)
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Purpose. This Section is intended to protect the public health,
safety, and general welfare by protecting groundwater from pollution
or depletion resulting from construction, reconstruction, repair,
or abandonment of geothermal systems. An open loop geothermal system
that penetrates and/or draws water from an aquifer can deplete or
pollute groundwater and shall not be allowed. An improperly constructed
or maintained closed loop geothermal system can also pollute the City's
groundwater.
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(B)
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Definitions. The following definitions shall apply to this Section.
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Annular space. The space between the casing or well screen and
the wall of the borehole, or between drilling pipe and casing, or
between two (2) separate strings of casing.
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Aquifer. A subsurface water-bearing layer of soil, sand, gravel,
or rock that will yield usable quantities of water to a well.
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Borehole. A hole drilled or bored into the earth, usually for
exploratory or economic purposes; a hole into which casing, screen,
and other materials may be installed to construct a well.
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Casing. An impervious, durable pipe placed in a borehole to
prevent the walls of the borehole from caving, and to seal off surface
drainage or undesirable water, gas, or other fluids and prevent entrance
into a well.
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Closed horizontal loop geothermal system. A geothermal system
that consists of the following basic elements: underground loops of
piping; heat transfer fluid; a heat pump, and an air distribution
system. An opening is made in the earth. A series of pipes are installed
into the opening and connected to a heat exchange system in the building.
The pipes form a "closed loop" and are filled with a heat transfer
fluid. The fluid is circulated through the piping from the opening
into the heat exchanger and back. The system functions in the same
manner as the open loop system except there is no pumping of groundwater.
A horizontal closed loop geothermal system shall be no more than twenty
(20) feet deep. A variance would be required from the City Engineer
and Code Administrator for systems over twenty (20) feet deep.
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Closed vertical loop geothermal system. A geothermal system
in which a borehole extends beneath the surface. Pipes are installed
with U-bends at the bottom of the borehole. The pipes are connected
to the heat exchanger and heat transfer fluid is circulated through
the pipes.
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Drinking water. Water which is intended for human consumption
and other domestic uses, and is considered to be free of harmful chemicals
and disease-causing microorganisms.
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Geothermal borehole. A hole drilled or bored into the earth
into which piping is inserted for use in a geothermal system.
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Geothermal system. A system for heating and/or cooling buildings
using the earth's thermal properties in conjunction with electricity.
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Groundwater. Water beneath the earth's surface that is located
between saturated soil and rock that supplies wells and springs.
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Grout. A low permeability material that is placed in the space
between the wall of the borehole and the casing of a well end, or
placed in the annular space of the borehole. The emplacement of grout
is to prevent the migration of water or fluid contaminants into and
through the borehole. Grout shall consist of neat cement, high solids
bentonite slurry, or hydrated bentonite chips.
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Heat Transfer Fluid. Any liquid used especially for the purpose
of transferring thermal energy from the heat source to another location.
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Open Loop Geothermal System. A geothermal system in which groundwater
is pumped from a well into a heat exchanger located in a surface building.
The water drawn from the earth is then pumped back into the aquifer
through a different well or in some cases the same well (commonly
referred to as "re-injection"). Alternatively, the groundwater could
be discharged to a surface water body (also known as "pump and dump").
In the heating mode, cooler water is returned to the earth, while
in the cooling mode, warmer water is returned to the surface water
body. This type of system shall not be permitted in the City of Sullivan.
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Permeability. The propensity of a material to allow fluid to
move through its pores or interstices. Permeability is an important
soil parameter when flow of water through soil or rock is a matter
of concern.
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Separation/Isolation Distances. The distance of a source of
contamination from a surface drinking water source, a groundwater
source supply well, or any type of borehole.
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Water Supply Well. A well used for extracting groundwater for
human consumption.
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Well. Any excavation that is drilled, cored, driven, dug, bored,
augured, jetted, washed, or otherwise constructed for the purpose
of exploring for groundwater, monitoring groundwater, utilizing the
geothermal properties of the ground, or extracting water from or injecting
water into an aquifer. Well does not include an open ditch, drain
tiles, an excavation made for obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural
gas, minerals, or products mined or quarried, lateral geothermal heat
exchange systems less than twenty (20) feet deep, nor temporary dewatering
wells such as those used during the construction of subsurface facilities
only for the duration of the construction.
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(C)
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Permit Required. No person shall: (i) construct or install a
geothermal system, (ii) dig, bore, drill, replace, modify, repair,
or destroy a well that is, is intended to be, or was part of a geothermal
system, or (iii) make any other excavation that may intersect groundwater
without first obtaining a permit from the City and, for construction
of a well, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
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A permit is required for any closed loop horizontal and closed
loop vertical geothermal system. (No permit shall be issued for any
open loop geothermal system because such systems are prohibited by
Subsection (K) below.)
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(D)
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Application Procedure. Applications for City permits shall be
made to the City Code Administrator on approved forms and shall contain
the information required on the form. Permits shall be issued for
the particular parcel of property on which the geothermal system is
to be constructed and/or installed. The application may be made by
the property owner, a representative of the property owner authorized,
in writing, by the property owner such as a tenant authorized under
a lease, or the geothermal installer, and shall be accompanied by
the required filing fee. The locations of the loops that are part
of any closed loop geothermal system shall be completely located within
the property's boundaries. Ten (10) foot setbacks from the property
lines shall be required.
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(E)
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Well Permits. All wells must be permitted by the City of Sullivan
and Missouri Department of Natural Resources and must comply with
the Missouri Well Construction Rules, Chapter 5 — Heat Pump
Construction Code, and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto, or any replacing Statute and regulations.
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(F)
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Site Plan Requirement. A site plan showing the generally proposed
location, number of wells, location of loops including description
and MSDS sheets of the heat transfer fluid must be submitted for final
approval. The plan must include the calculated anticipated volume
of grout that will be required. Heat transfer fluid that is toxic
or Glycol will not be accepted. Geothermal pipe hoops shall be of
approved material for geothermal installation and have a fifty-year
warranty against defect and workmanship. Horizontal pipe shall be
installed with tracer wire.
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(G)
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Location of Geothermal Systems. A site plan shall be prepared
showing the property boundaries and easements of record and shall
detail where the system is located on the property.
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Location of all loops shall be within the property boundaries
of the building lot and not encroach on any recorded easements or
be within ten (10) feet of any property boundary line. Systems shall
not be located within five hundred (500) feet of a City well or water
source.
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(H)
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Permit Requirements.
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(1)
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Permits may be issued only for closed loop geothermal systems.
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(2)
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Boreholes shall be drilled by properly certified drillers.
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(3)
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The property owner shall maintain a well log of the borehole
and "as built" plans showing the location and specifications of closed
loop geothermal system components.
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(4)
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Borehole piping shall be as required by the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources standards for closed loop heat pumps.
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(5)
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The annular space of the boreholes must be grouted for the full
depth of the borehole using an approved bentonite grout.
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(6)
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Heat transfer fluids must be a non-toxic, environmentally safe
material approved by the City Engineer and meeting the current Missouri
Department of Natural Resources regulations.
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(7)
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Permits will be required from the City and the Missouri Department
of Natural Resources.
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(I)
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Permit Fee. The geothermal system permit fee shall be in the
amount established by resolution of the City Council and shall be
paid when the application is filed.
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(J)
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Permit Revocation. The City Code Administrator may revoke a
permit if: (i) any action or any geothermal system violates a provision
of this Section, or (ii) there are factual inaccuracies in a permit
application or the documents supporting it.
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(1)
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The Code Administrator shall notify the property owner and occupant,
in writing, of a permit revocation.
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(2)
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The property owner or occupant may appeal a revocation to the
City Engineer who shall be provided information to prove the geothermal
system complies with this Section or that the statements in the application
and supporting documents are true. Further appeals shall be to the
Board of Appeals.
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(3)
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When a permit is revoked, the property owner shall immediately
abandon the geothermal system as required by this Chapter. Except
in cases where the City Engineer reasonably determines that groundwater
contamination is an imminent risk, the obligation to abandon the geothermal
system after revocation shall be stayed while any appeal is pending.
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(K)
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Open Loop Systems Prohibited. Open loop geothermal systems are
prohibited.
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(L)
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System Testing. Pipes for geothermal system permitted under
this Section shall be tested hydrostatically at one and one-half (1 1/2)
times the maximum system design pressure, but not less than one hundred
(100) psi (689 kPa), for a duration of not less than fifteen (15)
minutes. All geothermal systems must be pressure checked by a licensed
geothermal system contractor every five (5) years from the date of
its initial successful test. Results shall be filed with the City
Code Administrator. If the test results show the system fails to meet
these requirements, system shutdown and repairs shall be made at the
direction of the City Engineer and City Code Administrator.
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(M)
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System Abandonment. Abandonment of a geothermal system shall
comply with the laws, rules and regulations applicable to abandonment
of water supply wells. Heat transfer fluid must be removed by displacement
with grout. The top of the borehole must be uncovered and capped with
grout.
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(N)
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Conflict With Other Regulations. If any provision of this Section
conflicts with any applicable State or Federal law, rule or regulation
which is more strict or which is determined to preempt a provision
of this Section, the applicable State or Federal requirement shall
control.
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(O)
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Violation and Penalty. Any violation of any provision of this
Section shall constitute a municipal civil infraction punishable by
a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Each day of that
a condition exists that violates any provision of this Sections shall
constitute a separate offense.
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