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 ...

The malfunction of that part allowed the chemicals to leak into the water system. These preventers are a requirement for all industries, as well as homeowners. KIII's Rudy Trevino spoke with a local ...

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.

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT: Residential water customers with a lawn irrigation system will soon receive notices about completing ...

Corpus Christi (KIII News) — City Council voted Wednesday to change the inspection process for backflow preventers. It's a change they said will save residents money. Large backflow preventers are ...

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 ...

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. An ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The City of St. Petersburg has installed four new backflow preventers in Shore Acres a couple of months ahead of schedule. This will help to prevent sunny day flooding in the ...

This article is brought to you by the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans. It's hard to imagine how dirty pool water from a house down the street could end up in one's tap and drinking water.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Retired professional mechanical engineer Mike Higgins, 75, recently sent the city of St. Petersburg a letter with ideas on how to redesign backflow preventers to make them more ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Longmont Public Safety is trying to stop people from taking backflow preventers but with incidents of the thefts on the rise, officials need help. The valves are found at commercial ...