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Oxnard committee recommends introduction of clarified cross-connection, backflow ordinance; staff will review notice timing
Summary
The Public Works and Transportation Committee voted 3-0 on Jan. 27 to recommend the City Council introduce and waive first reading of an ordinance updating cross-connection and backflow prevention standards; staff said edits are clarifying and will consider sending notices earlier or allowing limited scheduling flexibility.
The Oxnard City Public Works and Transportation Committee voted unanimously Jan. 27 to recommend that the City Council introduce and waive first reading of an ordinance that updates the city’s cross-connection control and backflow prevention standards.
The ordinance, described by staff as clarifying edits to Article 4 of Chapter 22, standardizes terminology and code references across the code but does not change implementation procedures or customer responsibilities, staff said. "The version that was attached to the agenda has been updated a little bit with no substantive changes," a staff member told the committee.
Why it matters: cross-connection and backflow controls protect the municipal water supply from contamination if private devices fail. Staff told the committee the city…
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