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Council updates cross‑connection ordinance to align with state rules; ordinance adopted
Summary
Ogden City adopted Ordinance 2025-32 updating Title 9, Chapter 4 to clarify cross-connection and backflow prevention requirements and to align local code with Utah Division of Drinking Water rules; staff emphasized public-safety purpose while residents asked about cost and implementation support.
Ogden City Council on Oct. 21 adopted an update to the city’s cross‑connection control ordinance—Title 9, Chapter 4—intended to align local rules with state and federal requirements and clarify enforcement and installation standards for backflow-prevention devices.
Justin Royer, the city’s cross-connection control administrator, told the council the ordinance update reflects state and federal obligations, including the Safe Drinking Water Act implementation through the Utah Division of Drinking Water and Rule R309. Royer explained the program’s purpose: to prevent backflow (the undesirable reversal of potable water flow that can draw contaminants into the public drinking-water system) and to provide a clear…
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