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Council amends backflow control ordinance to ease annual testing for residential irrigation

3720851 · May 12, 2025
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Summary

City amended Article 11.100 to exempt nonhazardous residential irrigation backflow preventers from required annual testing; devices must still be inspected at installation and whenever a hazardous change occurs; staff said TCEQ allows the change.

The City Council approved Ordinance O2025-11 amending Article 11.100 (Cross Connection Control and Backflow Prevention Program) to eliminate the requirement that nonhazardous residential irrigation backflow preventers be tested annually.

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