What should businesses across New England understand about backflow prevention and its role in protecting drinking water? A ...

If the backyard water hose doesn't "spit" a little when it's shut off, there could be a risk of contaminated water making its way into the city's water supply. The garden hose example was one of ...

If you are a Birmingham Water Works (BWWB) customer with a sprinkler system, ground well, or swimming pool, you may have recently received a letter regarding the inspection/installation of a backflow ...

Backflow occurs when water flows in the opposite direction than intended, potentially contaminating the clean water supply. This can happen due to a sudden drop in pressure, a back siphonage event, or ...

A local real estate company is offering a reward after they experienced a recent string of stolen water backflow preventers from one property in Hesperia. The Hesperia Business Center along Mariposa ...

Few of our community connections are as personal as a shared drinking water supply. That’s why water utility managers ask the public to do their part to make sure home connections prevent harmful ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — Residents at a townhome complex in Edmonds were without water for nearly 24 hours after a brazen thief took a water backflow prevention device. Jim Lundgren, president of the ...

Plainview residents must have their backflow system tested by a professional by Dec. 31 as mandated by the New York State Health Department and the Nassau County Health Department, according to the ...

Nothing says “happy holidays” like a mandated backflow prevention device. In late November the city of St. Helena sent letters to 23 water customers giving them 60 days to install the devices, which ...

CHEYENNE – The Cheyenne Police Department is issuing a warning about an increase in water backflow device thefts. These thefts have increased across the country and here at home due to the ...