The global backflow preventers market is set for steady growth from 2025 to 2035, driven by rising water safety concerns and stricter regulations. Increasing urbanization and industrial demand further ...

Backflow preventer installation costs between $105 and $1,400, with the average property owner spending $325 per backflow preventer. Backflow preventers are essential in many commercial and some ...

In an era where sustainability is shaping nearly every facet of construction and infrastructure planning, water systems are no exception. Across the country, contractors, engineers, and facility ...

Thieves are stealing the brass backflow valves from business properties to sell as scrap for $25 or $30. The repair could cost that business more than $2,000 in parts and labor. BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

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 ...

This article is brought to you by the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans. It's hard to imagine how dirty pool water from a house down the street could end up in one's tap and drinking water.

If the backyard water hose doesn't "spit" a little when it's shut off, there could be a risk of contaminated water making its way into the city's water supply. The garden hose example was one of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Chances are you've seen the thousands of large blue and red pipes along roads in Tampa. They're known as backflow prevention devices and thieves see them too — as an easy way to steal ...