§ 15.55.070. General standards for potable water hauling and storage facilities.

A.

When well productivity is less than the requirements of section 15.55.060E., water storage facilities shall be installed.

1.

A permit to install water storage facilities shall be obtained from the development services department prior to installation. The permit application shall include:

a.

The legal description of the property;

b.

An as-built site plan or proposed site, plan meeting the requirements of subsection 15.55.050B.1. and including the location of the water storage facilities; and

c.

The number of bedrooms served by the well and/or water storage facilities.

B.

Location of buried water storage facilities. The location of buried water storage facilities shall be at a site readily accessible year round for testing, repair or maintenance purposes. The minimum separation requirement between buried water storage facilities and other specified facilities and areas shall be in accordance with Table A-1.

1.

The ground surrounding the access of the storage tank shall be sloped or contoured to allow surface water to drain away.

C.

Water storage facility specifications. Specifications and requirements for water storage tanks and facilities, for both interior and exterior applications are as follows:

1.

Water storage tanks shall have National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) approval; or

2.

Water storage tanks shall be designed by an engineer and manufactured by an approved tank manufacturer. Materials and coating used in construction shall be either U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or NSF approved food grade;

3.

All components of water storage facilities shall comply with the latest adopted edition of the Uniform Plumbing Code, as amended where applicable; and

4.

Water storage tanks shall have a minimum capacity of:

a.

One thousand gallons for homes up to and including three bedrooms without wells or having a well producing less than 150 gallons per day. Each bedroom above three bedrooms shall add 250 gallons to the required capacity of the tank.

b.

Five hundred gallons for homes with wells producing 150 gallons or more of water meeting the requirements of section 15.55.060K. per day but less than the requirement of section 15.55.060E.

5.

An exterior water storage tank shall have a minimum of four feet of cover, or insulated to protect from freezing. Tanks buried with less than two feet of cover shall have calculations submitted by an engineer showing adequate measures have been taken to prevent the tank from freezing.

6.

Access to water storage tanks shall be clearly and permanently marked "potable water."

7.

Water delivery to water storage facilities shall be accomplished only by water haulers certified by the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC).

8.

Homeowners may haul water to their own water storage facilities provided they obtain the water from a source approved by ADEC and use a tank approved by the development services department.

(AO No. 96-98(S), § 7, 8-13-96; AO No. 2005-130, § 1, 1-1-06)