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.

Backflow valves are 85 per cent effective in eliminating sewer backup, according to Galen Heinrichs, stormwater utility manager with the City of Saskatoon.Moreover, in that 15 per cent of instances in ...

Des Moines will reimburse homeowners who install backflow devices that prevent sewage from seeping into homes through basement floor drains during heavy rains — a problem many residents faced during ...

A decision to fast-track the installation of backflow valves has seen the Brisbane City Council project blow out by $2.5 million. Backflow valves are attached to stormwater systems to stop rising ...

Washington Township police want residents to stay on the lookout for thieves pilfering backflow valves from home irrigation systems. The heavy brass valves, which are usually installed on the sides of ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Backflow valves to prevent stormwater making local flooding worse will be installed in 11 inner-city locations in Brisbane City Council's ...