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Joshua City Council approves ordinance lowering fire-flow requirement to 1,000 gpm
Summary
The Joshua City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting to amend the city's fire-flow requirement from 1,500 gallons per minute (gpm) to 1,000 gpm while preserving the fire chief's authority to require higher flows for hazardous or special facilities.
The Joshua City Council on Monday approved an ordinance amending the city's fire-flow requirement, reducing the minimum from 1,500 gallons per minute to 1,000 gpm.
Council members said the change is intended to align the city's standard with what is commonly available and to avoid imposing significant, up-front infrastructure costs on small developments. "This allows us to get in line with what really is available out there to us without…
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