ASAP Certified Backflow Service

What is backflow? I get asked that all the time. Here is a good article explaining it to the insatiably curious. Collin County, particularly the cities I do the most testing in (Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, Allen) does a great job of protecting our water supply from cross connection contamination.

Backflow Prevention - What Does it Mean to You? - American Backflow Prevention Association Every time you fill a glass with water from the tap, prepare a meal, or take a bath, you take for granted that the water will always be clean, pure, and healthy.

Cold weather is approaching. An unusually cold winter is predicted. If your backflow valve is mounted outside under a fake rock or hot box, this is the time to check the condition of your insulated bag and replace it if it is torn. There is nothing I regret more than having to tell someone that their backflow valve has to be replaced because of freezing.

http://abc7chicago.com/epa-will-move-to-label-chemical-found-in-drinking-water-hazardous/3507765/

EPA will move to label chemical found in drinking water 'hazardous' Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt says the agency will move for more regulations on PFAS chemicals found in the drinking water for millions of Americans.

Freezing weather may not be over. A light freeze is forecasted for the first week of April. Keep those backflow valves protected.