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Osage Beach Board Faces Backlash After City Starts Enforcing PRV Ordinance; Staff to Return With Options
Summary
City staff began enforcing an existing ordinance requiring customers to own and maintain pressure‑reducing valves (PRVs). About 17 existing customers were identified as affected, prompting aldermen to seek refunds/credits and staff to continue short‑term replacements while preparing ordinance or rate options.
City water staff notified the board on Jan. 16 that, under Ordinance 705.09, the city will follow the code and stop maintaining private pressure‑reducing valves (PRVs) that had been serviced as a courtesy for many customers. Public Works Operations Manager Zach Wilbur said the program shift has included loaner PRVs offered for 60 days and that, to date, 18 loaners were used with three follow‑up issues.
Wilbur provided financial context: parts‑only spending tied to PRVs totaled about $51,500 in 2023 and roughly $21,000 in 2024; in 2023 the department recorded 56 PRV‑related pressure callouts and 40 in 2024. He estimated roughly 75 percent of…
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