ECN Forum Forums Code Related Discussion NEC & other Code issues another pond question.

This article will apply to every golf course pond, retention pond and drainage ditch in the country if there is a pump in it. It might also apply to any small pond, even a koi pond in a dwelling. I just don't think anyone has really read it.
If some AHJ decides an underwater aquifer is a natural body of water it might even apply to a submersible well pump and a sump pump could even get a look (man made body of water in the sump).
I agree that is silly
It certainly will apply to a sewer lift pump the way I see it.
682 scope says "not limited to" in the list of bodies of water covered so it is really up to the AHJ. These things usually lay around in the code unnoticed until the road warriors start pitching their opinions in the seminars.

Question, customer has a pond at a camp, water fountain in the middle. It is basically a self contained pump that sits at the bottom of the pond. A cord runs from the pond to a receptacle on a post at the very edge of the pond. Box is concealed. 220v recptacle. No neutral. Cannot put on GFCI breaker (no neutral) Would this be acceptable? Receptacle does have earth ground from distribution.

If the pump has no neutral, the GFCI breaker should still work just fine.

How is that? GFCI breaker needs load neutral attached to breaker for operation.

The GFCI circuitry doesn't actually need a 'Neutral' but it DOES need access to every conductor that will be carrying current under normal operation.

In a general 120V circuit, those conductors are the hot and the return (Neutral).

If the load is 220V without a neutral, just make sure that you use a GFCI that will connect to both of the phase legs.