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Council debates tighter backflow inspection rules, compliance fees to raise enforcement funding
Summary
Public Works proposed stricter backflow inspection enforcement to raise compliance from ~64% to 90–100%, recommending triage: standard residential testing every three years, annual testing where health hazards exist, annual commercial testing and a $3.50 administrative component to the third-party upload fee to fund enforcement. Council asked for clearer phased options and more data before deciding on fees or mandatory reconnection policies.
Cibolo public-works staff presented options Monday to strengthen backflow-prevention compliance after an internal review showed the city's overall compliance at about 64% (residential ~66%, commercial ~49.6%). The staff recommendations aimed to prioritize public-health risks: require residential backflow testing every three years unless the premise is in a regulatory floodplain or has chemical feeds or pumps, in which…
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