TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Acting City Manager
FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Jeffrey Page, Utilities Manager
Sandy Nimat, Water Compliance Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Introducing and First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish Applicable Regulations Regarding Drinking Water System Cross-Connection Controls (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 24-0004
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council Introduce Ordinance No. 24-0004 to add Chapter 7.46 to the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code to establish applicable regulations regarding cross-connection control.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The fiscal implications associated with the recommended action are estimated to total $75,000 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. These costs relate to consultant fees required to develop a comprehensive Cross-Connection Control plan for submission to the State Water Resources Control Board and implement this ordinance. Sufficient funding for these activities is available in the Public Works Department's budget for the current fiscal year within the Water Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Backflow is the undesirable or unintended reversal of flow of water and/or other liquids, gases, or other substances into a public water system's distribution system or approved water supply. Backflow can occur where a cross-connection exists between the potable water piping system and any substance that can either impair the aesthetic quality of water or present a risk of illness or death, along with a backpressure or backsiphonage hydraulic condition.
A cross-connection is any actual or potential connection or structural arrangement between a public water system, including a piping system connected to the public water system and located on the premises of a water user or available to the water user, and any source or distribution sys...
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