Proposal does nothing to improve water safety

On May 20, the City Council will vote on a law (cross connection control ordinance) that will affect anyone whose home has a unit such as a boiler, an irrigation system, a hot tub, or even a garden hose lying in contact with a watering trough, connected to the city water supply.

The law before City Council requires that an annual inspection must be carried out in homes with any of the aforementioned units and a report of the inspection must be filed with the city.

A test of an assembly now costs $50 to $60 per unit. If a home has more than one unit, there is a charge for each one tested, not a blanket charge for all of them.

The proposed ordinance does not add any safety to the water system and does not include users of the Sandpoint water supply in homes located outside the city limits.

KEN SANGER

Sandpoint