Backflow

From the 2021 UPC Illustrated Training Manual, Chapter 6, WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION 603.3.4 Double Check Valve Backflow Prevention Assembly (DC). A double check valve backflow prevention assembly consists of two independently acting internally loaded check valves, four properly located test cocks, and two isolation valves. The double check valve backflow prevention assembly (DC) is Read more

Dain Hansen is vice president of Government Relations, The IAPMO Group. He lends his frequent perspective of Capitol Hill, and the plumbing industry. Here is an edited version of his update from July 31, 2015:   Senate Energy Bill Includes Funding Water-Energy Nexus. After three days of debate, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Read more

Dain Hansen is vice president of Government Relations, The IAPMO Group. He lends his frequent perspective of Capitol Hill, and the plumbing industry. Here is an edited version of his update from May 8: • Taxation of Intellectual Property. One issue that continues to receive notoriety following a Senate committee hearing this week is the Read more

IAPMO Backflow Prevention Institute Conducts First ASSE 5130 Backflow Repair Certification Class in California Ontario, Calif. — The IAPMO Backflow Prevention Institute (BPI) recently held the first ASSE 5130 Backflow Repair Certification class in California. This two-day, 20-hour certification class took place at IAPMO World Headquarters in Ontario. Last year, BPI opened a state-of-the-art wet Read more