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Council approves first reading of utilities ordinance updating tap fees, backflow rules; public hearing set
Summary
On first reading the Alamosa City Council approved amendments to Chapter 20 of the municipal code addressing water, sewer, stormwater, solid waste and backflow prevention, and set a Sept. 17 public hearing. Council voted 5–1 on the ordinance; Councilor Carson cast the lone no vote.
Alamosa City Council on first reading approved changes to Chapter 20 of the city code covering utilities, including updated tap fees, clarified service-line responsibilities, a requirement tying some water services to annexation, and revisions to backflow prevention rules. The council voted 5–1 to advance the ordinance and set a public hearing for Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
The ordinance, introduced by public works staff, rewrites the utility chapter to separate stormwater from sanitary sewer, modernize terminology (for example using the term “service line”), and explicitly identify the curb-stop valve as Water Works property that the public may not operate. Deacon (public works staff) told the council the rewrite was prompted in part by a recent state law that requires changes to backflow…
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