National Backflow Prevention Day, August 16, celebrates backflow prevention and cross-connection control and those who install, maintain, and test backflow preventers. On Friday, August 16th, Watts ...

One huge change that came with the new Minnesota State Plumbing Code that went into effect on January 23rd of this year was the requirement for annual backflow preventer testing. Here's the exact code ...

Backflow prevention is a critical but often overlooked responsibility for businesses operating in Texas. Whether you run a restaurant, medical facility, manufacturing plant, office building, or retail ...

LAKE ELSINORE, CALIF. — Building developer/contractor Byron Bishop has been in the construction business for more than 30 years and is a victim of metal thefts. "Just 25-ft. from the door of our field ...

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- City Council has unanimously approved legislation that will allow for the installation of backflow preventers at homes that have been plagued by flooding following heavy rains.

If you're selling your home in Minneapolis or Bloomington, you'll probably have to pick up a vacuum breaker or two. A vacuum breaker, commonly referred to as a backflow preventer, is a device that ...

HOUSTON — It’s one of the P’s that you’re told to protect whenever the Houston area gets a hard freeze – pipes. (If you don't know the other P's, they're pets, plants and people!) During a news ...

APOPKA, Fla. — The city of Apopka was just fined for an issue one man has been complaining about for years. He said the backflow preventers weren’t being inspected. The contraption on water pipes ...

For decades, the city has required thousands of residents with swimming pools and irrigation systems to have heavy-duty devices costing $500 or more to keep contaminated household water from gurgling ...