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City to propose testable backflow assembly after sanitary-survey finding on raw-water line
Summary
Public works staff said they will seek council approval to install a testable reduced-pressure (RP) backflow assembly on the raw waterline to protect wells and groundwater from potassium permanganate exposure after a Department of Health sanitary-survey finding.
Ocean Shores public works staff told council they will ask to install a testable, high-protection backflow assembly on the city’s raw-water line after a Department of Health sanitary survey identified a vacuum at a raw-water sample point.
Ricardo Victoriano, the city’s new public works director, explained that the proposed reduced-pressure (RP) backflow assembly provides the highest protection short of an air gap and is testable so staff can confirm it is operating properly. He said installing one assembly “right before our chemical injection” will protect current…
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