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First Annual National Backflow Prevention Day, August 16
IAPMO and ASSE International Publish Chemical Dispensers Standard for U.S. and Canada
Nine Indicted on Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis Investigation
Bay County, FL Adopts Ordinance Requiring Backflow Preventors on Irrigation Systems
05 Sep 2019
Posted by Sean Cleary 
In the United States some medical experts are estimating that more than 24 million American kids will have their development affected as a result of lead exposure. This lead exposure may come from several sources including in their drinking water in their homes and schools. According to a report...
Read more → 01 Sep 2019
Posted by Sean Cleary 
The population of our nation currently withdraws from the available water supply about 408 billion gallons of water each day. 57 percent of that water is used for domestic purposes including drinking water, sanitation, cooking, and landscape irrigation. About 33 percent of all water withdrawals in the United...
Read more → 30 Aug 2019
Posted by Sean Cleary 
Summer is moving along, and it won’t be that far in the future when the kids head back to school and the leaves begin to change. In the spring we all make plans for what we will accomplish while the weather is good, and hopefully we can take time off from our busy schedules for fun and for family time....
Read more → 29 Jun 2019
Posted by Sean Cleary 
The cross-connection industry is an ever changing one. New rules, new regulations, and new products are common changes that everyone needs to keep abreast of. One of the latest changes is the ASSE 1081 product standard which provides performance standards and testing procedures for pressure reducing...
Read more → 10 Jun 2019
Posted by Sean Cleary 
I was reading an article today about the current situation with the plumbing board and plumbing licensing in the state of Texas. Unless things are changed there is the possibility that the board will be closed down and the state will no longer require plumbing licenses for individuals installing or maintaining...
Read more → 01 May 2019
Posted by Sean Cleary 
The word containment in the cross-connection industry is an important one. The IAPMO Backflow Prevention Manual lists the definition as: The water suppliers backflow prevention policy of installing protection after the public distribution system service connection and prior to any branch in the water...
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