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Council discusses enforcement options for water cross-connection violations; no immediate policy change
Summary
Interlaken Town staff updated the council on cross-connection control compliance and sought direction on enforcement options including fines and shutoffs; council asked staff to research fee schedules and alternatives before taking action.
Interlaken Town staff briefed the council on the town's cross-connection control program and enforcement options during the Aug. 25 meeting, focusing on houses out of compliance with irrigation or fire-suppression backflow requirements.
"Trent's very concerned that we might shut somebody's water off," Staff member Bart said, noting that shutoff has been the ordinance's listed enforcement measure and recounting an example raised in training of litigation involving a shutoff that coincided with a subsequent serious incident. "The enforcement measure right now is we…
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