Groundwater and Water Supply: desk report

The rule

Code computed the rating from the assessor's inputs:

present, impact unlikely -> 1

Set by the rule

Decision

Released with flags

The engine's reasons

• Agencies not in the register or the evidence: Carroll County, SFM
• Independent assessments split on the category (5 samples: {'2': 1, '1': 4})

Evidence state

REPORTED · desktop, consultant or developer record

The assessor's comments

Nearby residences and farmsteads rely on private wells in the shale and sandstone aquifer. Ohio EPA mapping shows no source water protection area within the parcels. No fire hydrants in the area; nearest pressurized water is in Carrollton, about 4 miles away. No well survey is in the data room.

Worst case

If what is pending at the cut-off went badly, the same rule gives a higher rating.

• Present: yes

  Nearby residences and farmsteads rely on private wells in the shale and sandstone aquifer (C-ae204b1b36). Ohio EPA mapping shows no source water protection area within the parcels (C-afa9ffa993), which does not conflict: private wells are nearby, not protection areas. No hydrants exist and the nearest pressurized water is about 4 miles away (C-04a3f6e338), so fire water will need tanks or hauling.

  Cites C-ae204b1b36, C-afa9ffa993, C-04a3f6e338

• Extent: peripheral

  Private wells are described as nearby, and no protection area lies within the parcels (C-afa9ffa993, C-ae204b1b36). No document places wells within the buildable area, so no protected resource governs the layout.

  Cites C-ae204b1b36, C-afa9ffa993

• Avoidable: yes

  Offsets from wells, a pre-construction testing offer (C-5a262c9439) and hauled or tank-stored fire water (C-04a3f6e338) can remove the exposure. No documented limit on the aquifer or the water supply.

  Cites C-5a262c9439, C-04a3f6e338

• Pathway: standard

  Well testing offer for private wells within 1,000 feet of pile driving (C-5a262c9439) and routine well or water-use registration if an on-site source is chosen. No contested approval is documented.

  Cites C-5a262c9439

• Impact likely: no

  Wells are nearby but none is documented inside normal pile-driving offsets, and no protection area exists on the parcels (C-ae204b1b36, C-afa9ffa993). Solar pile driving and a hauled fire water supply are unlikely to affect neighbouring supplies. Testing is pathway and cost, not impact.

  Cites C-ae204b1b36, C-afa9ffa993, C-5a262c9439

Supporting statements (4)

Each claim the row cites: the statement in the assessor's words, then the quote the engine found on the page.

1. C-04a3f6e338

   There are no fire hydrants near the yard; the nearest pressurized water is in Carrollton, about 4 miles away.

   There are no fire hydrants in the area; the nearest pressurized water is in Carrollton, about 4 miles away.

   Battery Energy Storage System Fire Safety Narrative - Tamsin Ridge · DR-0014 · Page 2 · 2023-06-28

   Source consultant_memo · Claim type absence · Polarity absence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   Cited by EG-04 · Filed under AQ-03, EG-04

   See it on page 2, claim C-04a3f6e338

2. C-5a262c9439

   Northfold should offer pre-construction testing of private wells within 1,000 feet of pile driving.

   Northfold should offer pre-construction testing of private wells within 1,000 feet of pile driving.

   Stormwater, Floodplain and Drainage Memo - Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project · DR-0019 · Page 2 · 2023-06-05

   Source consultant_memo · Claim type recommendation · Polarity neutral · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   See it on page 2, claim C-5a262c9439

3. C-ae204b1b36

   Nearby residences and farmsteads rely on private water wells in the shale and sandstone aquifer.

   The nearby residences and farmsteads rely on private water wells in the shale and sandstone aquifer.

   Stormwater, Floodplain and Drainage Memo - Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project · DR-0019 · Page 2 · 2023-06-05

   Source consultant_memo · Claim type presence · Polarity presence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   See it on page 2, claim C-ae204b1b36

4. C-afa9ffa993

   Ohio EPA source water protection mapping shows no drinking water source protection area within the parcels.

   Ohio EPA source water protection mapping shows no drinking water source protection area within the parcels.

   Stormwater, Floodplain and Drainage Memo - Tamsin Ridge Solar and Storage Project · DR-0019 · Page 2 · 2023-06-05

   Source desktop_study · Claim type absence · Polarity absence · Confidence high · Quote check exact, 100 of 100

   See it on page 2, claim C-afa9ffa993

• Complete a private well survey and offer pre-construction testing within 1,000 feet of pile driving.
• Set pile and trenching offsets from wells.
• Confirm the construction and BESS fire water source (hauled, tanks or well) and any permit.

Agencies