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Utilities commission reviews proposed backflow protection ordinance; staff to circulate revised draft
Summary
The Utilities Commission discussed a proposed backflow protection ordinance, debating hazard classifications and whether a certified tester requirement should appear in the text. Staff said device standards and testing frequency will be set by rulemaking and will circulate a revised draft in two weeks for public comment.
The Utilities Commission reviewed a proposed backflow protection ordinance included in its packet and identified several drafting issues that members want addressed before adoption.
The Chair opened the discussion, saying, "We are looking at the backflow ordinance, which is attached or the proposed, I should say, backflow protection ordinance that is attached to your packet," and flagged a missing hazard classification and the need to decide whether to include a certified tester requirement in the ordinance text.
A staff member told the commission that "The device standards will be…
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