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Ogden adopts updated cross-connection/backflow ordinance to align with state code

Ogden City Council · October 22, 2025
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Summary

Council adopted Ordinance 2025-32 updating cross-connection control rules to align with state and federal drinking-water requirements; staff said the changes clarify definitions, remove grandfathering and will be enforced with education and support options.

The Ogden City Council on Oct. 21 adopted Ordinance 2025-32 to update the city's cross-connection control (backflow prevention) code in Title 9, chapter 4, aligning local rules with state plumbing code and Utah Division of Drinking Water standards.

Justin Royer, Cross-Connection Control Administrator, explained that backflow is "the undesirable reversal flow of water" and that cross…

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