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City amends utilities code to address inflow and infiltration; staff says measure not aimed at mobile-home parks
Summary
Coconut Creek adopted a second-reading ordinance updating Chapter 20 to require maintenance compliance of private water and wastewater systems to detect and prevent inflow and infiltration (I&I).
The Coconut Creek City Commission adopted an ordinance on second reading May 22 that amends Chapter 20 (Utilities) to require maintenance compliance for private water and wastewater systems to prevent inflow and infiltration (I&I).
City staff described I&I as rainwater and groundwater entering cracked pipes, which can cause sewer overflows, backups into homes, and increase treatment costs because the utility…
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