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Potable Water Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control Program - Board Approval
History
This item came before the Public Works and Engineering Committee for consideration on April 13, 2009. At that time, the Committee directed that more information be brought forth regarding the number of communities that were already enrolled in this program, the population of those communities and the status of House Bill 0974 mandating the compliance to the existing program. Backflow Solutions Inc. (BSI) of Alsip, Illinois, is currently supplying similar services to the following communities: South Elgin, Illinois (21,000), Park Ridge, Illinois (37,000), El Paso, Texas (607,000), Huntley, Illinois (22,000), Lincolnwood, Illinois (11,800), Aurora, Illinois (170,000) and Oak Brook, Illinois (8,700). House Bill 0974 was sent back to committee effectively tabling the bill indefinitely.
Compliance procedures with Village Ordinance 1519, which provides for protecting the public water supply system from contamination due to backflow or cross connection to another source of water, have been in place since 1985 albeit that it is done manually. Accounting for the approximately 3,000+ commercial backflow devices in the Village has become overbearing with the limited amount of staff to effectively administer the program. BSI is offering an opportunity to not only customize our program but also upgrade our program so that the Village is automatically kept in present and future compliance with State and IEPA laws and mandates.
Therefore, it is staff’s recommendation to adopt the automated Potable Water Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Program to be administered by Backflow Solutions Inc. of Alsip, Illinois.
On May 11, 2009, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works and Engineering Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
There are sufficient funds in Line Item 031-6001-433.32-50 (Contract Engineering) for establishin...
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