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Aiken council hears second reading on backflow ordinance update to tighten testing and compliance
Summary
City staff presented a second-reading ordinance to update Aiken's backflow code, clarifying device requirements, distinguishing low- and high-hazard systems, setting residential testing every three years, establishing compliance timelines for legacy systems, and enabling a third-party compliance portal.
City staff presented a second-reading ordinance to amend Aiken's backflow code, outlining a series of technical and administrative changes intended to strengthen potable-water protections.
Miss Tilton, reading the staff report, said the revisions would "clarify the device requirements for residential and commercial…
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