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Dog‑park fountain scaled back after DEQ rules; city to install spigot and concrete pad before July
Summary
The planned ornamental drinking fountain for the dog park cannot be installed as purchased because DEQ requires fountain drains to tie into sanitary sewer; the park lacks a nearby sanitary sewer connection, so the city will install a lower‑tech, DEQ‑compliant spigot and concrete pad and aims to complete it before July 1.
Parks staff told the committee on May 21 that a planned drinking fountain at the dog park must be modified because Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) regulations require drinking‑fountain drains to be plumbed to sanitary sewer.
Parks Superintendent Jonah Jacobson said the park does not have a…
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