Residents, testers press board to keep annual backflow testing; county approves code-aligned revisions on consent
After robust public comment from licensed testers and residents urging retention of annual testing and resistance to non-testable dual-check valves, the board approved consent revisions aligning the county cross-connection control manual with Florida Administrative Code; staff said the changes take effect Feb. 1, 2027, and suggested staggered testing and five-year replacement policies as follow-ups.
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Commissioners approved on the consent agenda a revision to the county's cross-connection control manual that aligns Manatee County requirements more closely with Florida Administrative Code and allows limited use of non-testable dual-check valves in lower-risk situations and changes residential testing from annual to biennial testing, effective Feb. 1, 2027.
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