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Manhattan Beach adopts cross-connection control plan to protect drinking water; property owners may incur backflow-prevention costs
Summary
Council adopted the city's cross-connection control plan required by the State Water Board’s policy handbook; the plan requires hazard assessments, backflow-prevention assemblies for high‑risk services, annual testing and public outreach, with costs for corrective measures generally borne by property owners.
The City Council adopted the City of Manhattan Beach Cross-Connection Control Plan, a required compliance document under the State Water Resources Control Board’s Cross Connection Control Policy Handbook. Utilities Manager Jeff Page and consultant John Graham presented the plan and told the council the document is a public-health protection program that will require hazard assessments, installation of backflow prevention assemblies where…
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