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Council restarts cross‑connection control ordinance to protect drinking water; first reading approved
Summary
Council conducted a first reading of an amended cross‑connection control ordinance to comply with state requirements on preventing backflow into the drinking‑water system; staff noted a property survey and on‑site inspections will follow.
Staff introduced an amended cross‑connection control ordinance (Ordinance 549) that would codify state revisions and require a survey of properties with potential alternate water sources (wells, springs, pools, industrial water uses). The staff explanation said the program requires inspections and device installations (double‑check valves, reduced pressure devices) at the meter point to protect the public water distribution system rather than wastewater infrastructure.
A resident, Julie Christie, urged the council to factor the treatment plant’s status into implementation planning. Council moved and unanimously approved conducting a first reading by title only; a second reading and codification are scheduled for the Dec. 23 meeting.
