Official:Amending Chapter 13-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Damages From Breakage," by providing for certain duties and responsibilities of the Water Department in the event of water main breaks and providing for certain rights and protections to property-owners affected by such water main breaks, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell
Introduced: September 10, 2015
Signed: December 10, 2015
: Committee on Transportation and Public Utilities
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill amends Philadelphia's law on water main breaks, outlining duties and responsibilities of the Water Department and rights for property owners affected by such breaks.
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