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Department of Utilities
Reference: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING TITLE 13, TITLE 14 AND TITLE 15 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO WATER FEES AND CHARGES ASSESSED BY THE CITY OF BRIGHTON; AMMENDING PROCEDURES FOR DELIQUENT ACCOUNTS; CLARIFYING INCONSISTENCIES; AMMENDING STORMWATER REGULATIONS; AMMENDING BACKFLOW PREVENTION REGULATIONS; AND OTHER DETAILS RELATED THERETO
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Chontel Trujillo, Assistant City Manager of Operations
Prepared By: Curtis Bauers, Director of Utilities
Date Prepared: March 29, 2017
PURPOSE
To inform City Council and obtain approval to amend the Brighton Municipal Code and the City's Standards & Specifications relating to the Water, Wastewater and Storm Drainage Funds. The affected Codes are inclusive of Chapter 13 (Water & Sewer), Chapter 14 (Storm Drainage), and Chapter 15 (Buildings & Construction) as it relates to the Cross Connection Control Program.
The affected and corresponding Standards and Specifications include Section 600 (Water Supply Facilities), Section 700 (Sanitary Supply Facilities), and Section 800 (Storm Drainage Facilities). These are 'minor changes' and will not require Council action, but they will be modified in compliance with the proposed Code modifications.
BACKGROUND
As an ongoing exercise in updating, clarifying and rendering more efficient, the existing City Municipal Code as it relates to the Utilities Department, staff is requesting that Council review the attached Code Amendments for clarity and purpose. Additionally, as a result of certain changes to State requirements (permitting etc.), amendments to specific Standards and Specifications have also been attached for Council review.
Of particular mention under Code Amendments are: More restrictive measures and updated hazard definitions under the Cross Connection Control Program (Article...
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