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2.93 -C- Why should homeowners be required to pay for additional water usage to "back up" City required sump pumps?

Posted by Lori Byron on 22 Dec, 2013
Category: Category 2 - about potential recommendations

Frank Burdick’s Log Number: 44
Submitted by: Burdick log
Category (1,2,3): 2
Status: Closed
Estimated date to address: TBD, CAC to prioritize

Q. H2O water supplied "back up" systems are the best back up systems available with the current technology. Why should homeowners be required to pay for additional water usage to "back up" City required sump pumps?

A44. 

Comments

Lori Byron on 8 Jan, 2014:

The cost of a reliable backup system is an issue that can be addressed in the future, if an FDD program is considered as an alternative going forward.