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.

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.

Retired professional mechanical engineer and Shore Acres resident Mike Higgins, 75, says he wants to redesign backflow preventers to ensure they prevent tidal street flooding more effectively ...

Wichita residents who have an irrigation system connected to the City of Wichita’s water system must have their backflow device tested by Sept. 12 to avoid disconnection.

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 ...