If you're preparing to become a homeowner for the first time, you have a lot on your plate. You want to educate yourself ...

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 ...

Few of our community connections are as personal as a shared drinking water supply. That’s why water utility managers ask the public to do their part to make sure home connections prevent harmful ...

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - For those with a sprinkler system, water well, swimming pool or other personal water systems in a home, a letter has probably been sent in the mail telling you to make sure to ...

When you turn on the tap, you’re probably not thinking about the massive network of pipes connecting your home to everyone else in the community or the legion of pumps that harness the tremendous ...

National Backflow Prevention Day is a day dedicated to the celebration of backflow prevention and cross-connection control. Backflow preventers are the unsung heroes of water safety as they often go ...

DENVER — The 9NEWS Weather Impact team is tracking the potential for the first hard freeze this week for Colorado's Front Range, including the Denver metro area. The forecast low temperature in Denver ...

DENVER — A cold air mass is set to bring frigid temperatures to Colorado this weekend. The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight temperatures in Denver to be below freezing for several ...

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.

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 ...