Clive moves water-utility code updates through first reading, highlights backflow protections
Summary
Council held first reading and passed on first reading Ordinance No. 1179, a comprehensive update to Title 8, Chapter 1 (water utility) intended to codify current practices, clarify customer and city responsibilities and strengthen backflow-protection rules.
Liz, a city staff member, presented a comprehensive update to Title 8, Chapter 1 of Clive's code governing the water utility. The changes were discussed at the council's Aug. 13 meeting and were presented on Aug. 27 with a synopsis chart outlining customer impacts and any associated costs.
"The proposed changes of the ordinance reflect the current city practices," Liz said, emphasizing clarifications on customer responsibilities and stronger backflow-protection requirements. Staff recommended approval. A council member moved that Ordinance No. 1179 be voted on for passage prior to its final adoption; the council carried the first reading on a vote of 5–0.
Staff told the council the packet includes a comparison chart and that the largest customer impact is likely the clarified backflow-protection requirement; additional resident outreach will appear in utility billing newsletters.
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