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Council adopts water-conservation enforcement clause aligning Saginaw with wholesale supplier
Summary
The council approved an amendment adding an enforcement process and stepped administrative fees to the city's water-conservation plan to comply with requirements from its wholesale supplier; staff said domestic water service would not be disconnected and enforcement will focus on irrigation systems.
Saginaw City Council voted to adopt an amendment to the city code adding an enforcement process to the water-conservation plan, bringing local rules into alignment with the city's wholesale supplier. Assistant Director of Public Works Jared Kirsty told the council the change is required because "anytime that they make an ordinance change or amendment to their ordinances, we have to follow as a customer. Uh we're contractually liable to do that."
The amendment formalizes a stepped enforcement approach for irrigation noncompliance. Jared described the penalties: "there's an…
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