Clean, safe drinking water is something most homeowners take for granted, yet it relies on a delicate balance of pressure, proper plumbing design, and effective safeguards working behind the scenes.

Hayden Lake, Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls are just some of the cities already implementing it. Installing a backflow prevention valve can be costly. “To install one if you don’t have one already, it ...

On Tuesday, the San Antonio Water System’s board of trustees voted to allow shutoff of water to customers who do not submit inspection reports proving their backflow preventers work correctly. An ...

Brett Rathje (front) and Eric Egge (back) look on while Derek Young works on a valve as they try to repair a water main break in Onslow in Jones County in 2014. Rathje, Egge and Young were working for ...

COVINGTON, KY (WKRC)- Parts of Covington flooded during an extremely heavy rainfall last June. That caused basements to fill with sewage, damaging thousands of dollars' worth of valuables. Brian ...