THE IMPORTANCE OF
BACKFLOWS
BACKFLOWS
FEDERAL AND STATE LAW REQUIRES ALL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS TO PROTECT THE WATER SUPPLY
FROM POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION OR POLLUTION. CONTAMINATION CAN OCCUR WHEN A WATER SUPPLY LINE
TO A CUSTOMER IS CONNECTED TO EQUIPMENT CONTAINING A SUBSTANCE NOT FIT FOR DRINKING. THESE
CONNECTIONS ARE CALLED CROSS-CONNECTIONS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT CONTAMINATION OF SUPPLY LINES
FROM THESE CROSS-CONNECTIONS, THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY COMPANIES HAVE DEVELOPED AND
IMPLEMENTED AN ORDINANCE WHICH REQUIRES ALL INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, AND IRRIGATION CUSTOMERS
TO OBTAIN A BACK-FLOW PERMIT AND INSTALL BACK-FLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES.
NCDENER ( NORTH CAROLINA OF DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ) HAS CLASSIFIED ALL IRRIGATION
SYSTEMS AS HIGH HAZARDS. ACCORDING TO DENER REQUIRMENTS ALL IRRIGATION SYSTEMS MUST HAVE AN
RPZ ( REDUCED PRESSURE ZONE ) BACK-FLOW INSTALLED AND TESTED ANNUALLY BY A CERTIFIED BACK-FLOW
TESTER.
REASONS WHY TO KEEP THEM TESTED
SITES TO CHECK OUT
http://liquidassets.psu.edu/
www.epa.gov/ogwdw/pdfs/crossconnection/crossconnection.p
http://water.epa.gov/learn/training/dwatraining/upload/dwaSDWA-CWAimplementstandardstrategies.pdf
http://www.nrwa.org/whitepapers/risks/risks03/risk03/risk03.pdf
http://www.backflowpreventiontechzone.com/Backflow_IV.htm
http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic-waters/contaminants
http://www.abctlc.com/courses/BackflowAwareness.pdf
http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us/pws/rules/CompleteRules.pdf
http://www.osha.gov/dts/osta/otm/legionnaires/domestic.html
http://water.epa.gov/polwaste/nps/whatis.cfm
http://www.treeo.ufl.edu/backflow/
BACKFLOW TESTING IS A MUST......!
THIS IS FOR OUR SAFETY
WATER IS AMERICAS LARGEST ASSET
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