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Backflow
Backflow preventer testing, annual certification, and installation.
Why do I have a backflow device?
Federal Law mandated in 1976 that the water providers will be responsible for guaranteeing that their customers are provided with safe, clean drinking
water. Water systems are very large and the resources to maintain these systems are very labor intensive.
For the city or county to maintain these systems it would have a significant effect on our water bill. So, it is up to the property owner to install and maintain the backflow devices. Since the city or county has no control of the water once it has passed through its meter, they don't allow it back.
Why do I have to have the device tested?
The backflow devices are mechanical; they have moving parts in them like a faucet. These parts can and will fail over time. To help insure the device
is working properly, it is tested every year, and if you have a very high area of risk for contamination, testing may be necessary.
What can happen if I do not have this device?
Let’s say you have a garden hose hooked up to your outside hose faucet and you are filling a bucket that has some sort of poison in it. You walk away
and forget about it and around the block the fire company opens a fire hydrant. This action can cause a negative pressure in the water main and cause
the hose to start a siphon.
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Call today for appointment to install, certify or repair your dual check valve, reduced pressure zone, or atmospheric vacuum breaker backflow preventer
today. Your safe drinking water may be at risk.
