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Nashville council approves clarifications to backflow and cross-connection ordinance
Summary
The Town of Nashville approved text changes to its Chapter 38 backflow and cross‑connection control ordinance to clarify tester certification intervals, residential sprinkler requirements and device replacement rules; the council voted to adopt the amendment at the meeting.
The Town of Nashville council voted to approve text amendments to the town’s Chapter 38 backflow and cross‑connection control ordinance at its May 20 meeting, moving to clarify certification schedules, residential irrigation requirements and how existing devices are handled.
The changes were explained by Walter Manning, a town employee who oversees backflow enforcement. Manning said the amendment aligns the ordinance with actual tester training requirements: “After the initial certification, the tester must take recertification classes before 2 years of receiving initial certification, and after the first recertification class, the tester must take…
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