08/16/2021
It’s the first annual National Backflow Prevention Day!
“On this day in 1933, a backflow incident occurred at two popular hotels near the Chicago World’s Fair resulting in 98 deaths and 2,000 illnesses. The incident led to the founding of the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research and to new safe plumbing regulations for backflow assemblies.”
We are proud to protect the water safety of our community!
The day recognizes the role of backflow prevention and cross-connection control and those who install, maintain, and test backflow preventers.