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.

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 ...

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 ...