Explanation
BACKGROUND: In 1990 the City of Columbus enacted Chapter 1115, Wellfield Protection, in order to protect its public drinking water supply located in southern Franklin County. This legislation amends Chapter 1115 to make administrative revisions that reflect current circumstances and regulated persons and entities within the wellfield protection zone. This legislation also amends Chapter 1115 to allow the Director of Public Utilities the flexibility to utilize current technologies in the regulation of above-ground and underground storage tanks that are effective in protecting the public drinking water supply and more cost effective for property owners within the wellfield protection zone.
The amendment makes revisions to Sections 1115.02, 1115.04, 1115.05, 1115.06, 1115.08, 1115.09, 1115.10, 1115.11, 1115.13, 1115.14, 1115.16, and 1115.19.
FISCAL IMPACT: There are no fiscal impacts as a result of this legislation.
Title
To amend Chapter 1115, Wellfield Protection, of the Columbus City Code, 1959 to make administrative revisions that reflect current circumstances and regulated persons and entities within the wellfield protection zone.
Body
WHEREAS, these revisions are administrative in nature and reflect current circumstances and regulated persons and entities within the wellfield protection zone; and
WHEREAS, the requirements for above ground and underground storage tanks have been revised to allow the Director of Public Utilities the flexibility to utilize current technologies that are effective in protecting the public drinking water supply and more cost effective for property owners within the wellfield protection zone; and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operations of the Department of Public Utilities to amend various sections of Chapter 1115 of the Columbus City Code; now, therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That various sections of Chapter 1115 of the Colu...
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