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.

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If you’re getting a sprinkler system ready for the season, experts say it’s important to test for backflow.

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 ...

If you live in The City of Petal, you more than likely received a letter in the mail from Mayor Hal Marx stating that you need to purchase a back-flow preventer to keep sewer water from overflowing at ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

ARANSAS PASS, Texas — It was a missing backflow preventer that is to blame for the water ban in Port Aransas over the weekend. Crews at Harbor Freight notified the city of the missing part following ...