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Aurora staff ask committee to dissolve long-standing sewer-backup mitigation resolution
Summary
Aurora Water staff asked the Water Policy Committee to dissolve a 1996 sewer-backup mitigation resolution and instead handle claims through the city risk process, proposing owner-occupied limits, increased public education and a capped deductible-assistance program of roughly $500–$2,000.
Marina Lurch, deputy director of field services for Aurora Water, told the Water Policy Committee on Feb. 18 that staff is asking the committee to dissolve a sewer-backup mitigation resolution adopted in 1996 and transition claim handling to the city’s existing risk and potable-water damage processes. "Talking today a little bit about the request to dissolve a sewer mitigation resolution," Lurch said.
The resolution originally set a $10,000 cap and relied on utility crews to perform many restorations; staff said housing and cost changes have made that approach unsustainable. Lurch cited American Water Works Association benchmarking showing utilities of Aurora’s size should expect under 10 sewer-impact events per year and said Aurora historically averages about seven or fewer. "We are…
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