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Stockton project owners allege Cal Water improperly withheld meters over backflow device demand

3049937 · April 18, 2025
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Summary

At public forum April 15, a Stockton resident and her family said California Water Service Company (Cal Water) is demanding an RPZ backflow device they contend is not required, withholding meters and threatening project financing.

A Stockton homeowner, Kimberly Graves, told the State Water Resources Control Board at public forum April 15 that California Water Service Company (Cal Water) is refusing to release water meters for her new construction project unless she installs a reduced pressure zone (RPZ) backflow device that she says is unnecessary under the cited regulations.

Graves read portions of cross‑connection guidance and Cal Water Rule 16 and said her property lacks the…

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