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.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)--In the last two months, eight backflow valves from five different parks and a median on the south side of Pueblo have been stolen, according to Pueblo Parks and Recreation.

DENVER (KDVR) — Longmont Public Safety is trying to stop people from taking backflow preventers but with incidents of the thefts on the rise, officials need help. The valves are found at commercial ...

In my opinion, the author of the letter to the editor titled "Plumbers must love this one" is casting disparaging remarks at the wrong party. The Manatee County Utility Operations Department is merely ...

May 1---- The failure of a valve used to prevent backflow to a chlorination system for the indoor pool located in the BOLD High School is alleged to have been the cause of an electrical fire on Feb. 8 ...

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

The city of Kennewick received hundreds of calls after stepping up enforcement on the annual inspection of backflow valves on water systems. The valves prevent drinking water contamination. Bob Brawdy ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Five Brisbane suburbs ravaged by the 2011 floods will have heightened protection against future events by the end of next month. In ...

An insurance carrier has filed a civil lawsuit against the manufacturer and the vendor in the electrical fire that caused $859,053 in damages at the high school in Olivia, Minnesota. Firefighters work ...