Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Council introduces ordinance to update cross-connection/backflow rules for water safety
Summary
To comply with the State Water Board the council introduced municipal code revisions and authorized a citywide site-hazard assessment of roughly 21,000 water service connections; the item passed unanimously and staff outlined a phased compliance timetable to 2035.
Petaluma’s utilities staff told the City Council on Feb. 23 that the city is updating its municipal code and program to comply with the State Water Resources Control Board’s Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook.
Dan Herrera, deputy director of Water Resources and Utilities, explained that the state requires water systems to identify and protect against backflow risks (both back-siphonage…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
