“Not every home has one, but every irrigation, automatic lawn sprinkling system or large dedicated fire suppression system should have backflow preventers installed.

The Plainview Water District Commissioners Joel R. Kessler, Andrew N. Bader and Marc B. Laykind remind residents of the state mandate to have their home backflow prevention devices tested to ...

Backflow testing is a simple way to ensure unwanted wastewater isn't contaminating a home's water supply.

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources requires homeowners to have their irrigation systems tested for backflow each year.

Plumbing is one of the most profitable subcontracting careers out there. According to Money magazine, it’s the sixth highest-paying job that doesn’t require a degree and provides reliable job security ...

He says it only took about three weeks from filling out the paperwork until his backflow valve was installed. Covington and SD1 hope to have a fix for the issue this year.

On Tuesday, the San Antonio Water System’s board of trustees voted to allow shutoff of water to customers who do not submit inspection reports proving their backflow preventers work correctly.

In Florida, and many other states, most homes and businesses have a little-known device called a backflow valve which helps protect the water coming into their property from unwanted contaminants.

American Water Works Co., the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility, is conducting a project with Utah State University to measure how often home water meters suffer ...