The testing of backflow prevention assemblies is something almost everyone working in the water industry agrees is a necessary part of the protection the water supply. For the most part everyone also agrees that assemblies should be tested when installed, when repaired, when relocated, or at a minimum...

At the beginning of this month I attended the TREEO Cross-Connection Control Conference in Daytona Beach, Florida. The weather was a nice change from the week before when I was in Anoka, Minnesota teaching a backflow tester certification class in the snow and the cold. It was also spring break for many...

I have been working in the plumbing industry since 1975, when I started working in the summer vacation from high school with my uncles plumbing company. I was attending the Lackawanna Vo-Technical school enrolled in the Plumbing Class and my uncle offered me a job. It was hard work, installing water...

I would like to welcome you to the first issue of our new web based electronic magazine Backflow Prevention Journal. I hope you enjoy your visit and encourage other members of the cross-connection control industry to visit us and to add their feedback to our site. Our industry has many stakeholders which...