Subject to the adequacy of pressure and storage, the District may authorize the installation u of a private j q y p g , y p fire hydrant. Such hydrant shall be: 1) metered; and, 2) of a standard type selected by the county or y y ) ; , ) yp y y city Fire Marshall. The interconnection with District facilities shall provide for backflow prevention. r y p p Design of an interconnection with District facilities shall be subject to District review. All costs g j associated with the interconnection an

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Subject to the adequacy of pressure and storage, the District may authorize the installation u of a private j q y p g , y p fire hydrant. Such hydrant shall be: 1) metered; and, 2) of a standard type selected by the county or y y ) ; , ) yp y y city Fire Marshall. The interconnection with District facilities shall provide for backflow prevention. r y p p Design of an interconnection with District facilities shall be subject to District review. All costs g j associated with the interconnection and any hydrants shall be borne by the customer requesting its y y y q g installation, including on-site inspection during interconnection with District facilities. Maintenance , g p g of all private infrastructure from the point of interconnection to District facilities shall be the sole p p responsibility of the private fire hydrant owner. The District is not obligated and shall not guarantee p y p y g g fire flow, and any customer installing a private fire hydrant must execute, as a condition of its , y g p y , installation, an agreement to indemnify, hold harmless and defend any claims with respect to the use , g y, y p of the fire hydrant for firefighting purposes. The District may terminate the provision of water to a y g g p p y p private fire hydrant in the event it is used for other than firefighting purposes.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.