If you're preparing to become a homeowner for the first time, you have a lot on your plate. You want to educate yourself about the process and about various operational systems inside your home, ...

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 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 ...

Plumbing is one of the most profitable subcontracting careers out there. According to Money magazine, it’s the sixth highest-paying job that doesn’t require a degree and provides reliable job security ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...