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League City council approves ordinance authorizing water-service terminations for public-health threats after extending notice period
Summary
League City council approved an ordinance adding a provision to Chapter 114 that allows the city to terminate water service in specified health- and safety-related circumstances. Council amended the notice requirement from 10 to 30 days except in emergencies; debate centered on due process and overlapping health-district authority.
League City council voted on May 13, 2025, to adopt an ordinance amending Chapter 114 (Utilities) to add a provision authorizing termination of water service in defined health- and safety-related situations. Council members voted to amend the draft to require written notice of 30 days (rather than 10) before termination except where an emergency exists, and then approved the ordinance as amended.
City staff said the amendment gives the city an additional enforcement tool to protect the integrity of the water system in “extreme circumstances” while preserving notice and appeal rights. A staff speaker summarized: “This clarifies that the city has the right in certain extreme…
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