Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A water backflow preventer in Hesperia was painted neon green to notify recycling companies and law enforcement should the device ...

The city has paid a lot of attention to backflow preventers, since our tap water ban in 2016. Those devices are designed to keep chemicals and harmful bacteria out of our water supply. Now, the city ...

The City Council is taking a look at toughening up enforcement for backflow preventer inspections. Under the proposal, customers would have to comply with current regulations on inspections, or be ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MANATEE -- About 18 months ago a run of thefts on backflow preventers had the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office handing out advice to homeowners on how to protect them. Then, almost as quickly as the ...

DOVER, Del.- Dover officials are contemplating a temporary halt on a costly plumbing requirement. The city has been requiring property owners to install and maintain ...

Valdosta’s city council on March 12 approved repairs to both City Hall and multiple repairs on city facilities due to ...

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 ...