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Utility Policy Committee to draft mandatory-connection language for neighborhood water extensions
Summary
The Utility Policy Committee (UPC) agreed to draft language adding a mandatory-connection condition to its neighborhood water-extension policy so townships can require properties to connect when private wells fail. The committee directed staff to prepare language for review at the next meeting.
The Utility Policy Committee on Jan. 9 directed staff to draft language to add neighborhood-by-neighborhood mandatory-connection provisions to the UPC's neighborhood water-extension policy, after hearing a legal opinion from Comstock Township that such a targeted ordinance is enforceable.
Committee members said the change would let townships require property owners in a defined project area to connect to a public water main when a private well fails, while limiting the geographic scope so owners outside the project area are not captured. The committee asked staff to return a proposed amendment for review at the next UPC meeting.
That amendment would let a township submit a petition to the UPC that states the township is willing to adopt a mandatory-connection ordinance limited to the described neighborhood. Under the draft approach discussed,…
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