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Committee introduces ordinance to strengthen cross-connection rules, sets public hearing to protect Detroit drinking water
Summary
The Public Health & Safety Committee voted to send to new business an ordinance strengthening cross-connection rules that require installation, testing and inspection of backflow-prevention devices to protect Detroit’s drinking water supply.
The Public Health & Safety Committee voted to send to new business—and to set a public hearing on—an ordinance that would amend Detroit City Code Chapter 19 to strengthen cross-connection controls and give the city authority to inspect, test and enforce backflow-prevention requirements.
Jacob Bahari, associate general counsel for the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department (DWSD), told the committee the proposed changes update the city’s cross-connection ordinance to meet requirements under the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act and guidance from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE).…
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