ABPA - San Antonio Chapter

Backflow Prevention and Cross Connection Control

 
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ABPA - San Antonio Chapter

March 2010 Newsletter

EWG Study Finds Hundreds Of Pollutants In Nation's Tap Water

December 12, 2009 SOURCE: EWG

Tap water in many large metropolitan areas is polluted with a cocktail of chemical contaminants. These pollutants usually don't violate any legal standards, but they often come in potentially toxic combinations that raise serious questions about the long-term safety of drinking the water. Pensacola, Fla.; Riverside, Calif.; and Las Vegas top the list of major cities with the most contaminated tap water.

March 2010 Newsletter

 

What is Backflow

Backflow is the undesirable reversal of flow of nonpotable water or other substances through a cross-connection and into the piping of a public water system or consumer's potable water system. There are two types of backflow... backpressure backflow and backsiphonage.
 

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ABPA-SA is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to educate the public on backflow prevention and cross connection control.
 
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