Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A water backflow preventer in Hesperia was painted neon green to notify recycling companies and law enforcement should the device ...

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 ...

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 ...

The city has paid a lot of attention to backflow preventers, since our tap water ban in 2016. Those devices are designed to keep chemicals and harmful bacteria out of our water supply. Now, the city ...

It's tempting to turn on your home sprinkler system now given our warm, dry winter and early spring. Here's what experts say ...

It has been confirmed that a Backflow Preventer is what caused the City's water contamination last week. The malfunction of that part allowed the chemicals to leak into the water system. These ...

A man is accused of stealing dozens of backflow prevention devices in the Scottsdale area. Scottsdale police report that in the past nine months they have received over 80 reports of water backflow ...

DOVER, Del.- Dover officials are contemplating a temporary halt on a costly plumbing requirement. The city has been requiring property owners to install and maintain ...

APOPKA, Fla. — The city of Apopka was just fined for an issue one man has been complaining about for years. He said the backflow preventers weren’t being inspected. The contraption on water pipes ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF SHREVEPORT: Residential water customers with a lawn irrigation system will soon receive notices about completing ...