Most often, you don’t know the damage is there until after the thaw, and the leaks show. Often, we don’t get the repair calls ...

It has been confirmed that a Backflow Preventer is what caused the City's water contamination last week. The malfunction of that part allowed the chemicals to leak into the water system. These ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...