Backflow prevention device definition

Backflow prevention device means a safety device used to prevent pollution or contamination of the water supply due to the reverse flow of water from the irrigation system.
Backflow prevention device means any device, method, or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a potable water system. All devices used for backflow prevention in Illinois must meet the standards of the Illinois Plumbing Code and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
Backflow prevention device means any device, method, or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a potable water system.

Examples of Backflow prevention device in a sentence

  • The list of permits and approvals includes a) Mosquito Breeding Suppression Plan Review and b) Backflow Prevention Device Approval from the Rockland County Department of Health.

  • There shall be a Backflow Prevention Device approved by the Authority on all swimming pool fill lines.

  • The testor shall record the test results on the District’s Test and Maintenance – Backflow Prevention Device Report and submit it to the District Cross Connection Program Administrator.

  • The contractor shall submit a connection sequence and plan including location of a Reduced Pressure Principal Backflow Prevention Device (R.P.) for approval by the City.

  • Periodic inspections and testing shall be performed by an inspector certified through the NEWWA Backflow Prevention Device Inspectors/Testers Program.


More Definitions of Backflow prevention device

Backflow prevention device means an assembly or device that is designed to prevent backflow of water into the District’s system and meets the testing standards accepted by the American Water Works Association or the University of Southern California Foundation for Cross Connection Control and Hydraulic Research.
Backflow prevention device means any approved device, method, or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a waterworks.
Backflow prevention device means any device, method or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into the public water supply system.
Backflow prevention device means any device, method or type of construction intended to prevent backflow into a potable water system; provided backflow preventers have been tested and approved by a reputable testing laboratory.
Backflow prevention device means a device that prevents backflow;
Backflow prevention device means any device, method or type of construction to prevent backflow of water, liquids, mixtures, or substances into a well or into the distribution pipes of a potable supply of water from any source other than its intended source.
Backflow prevention device means equipment designed or used to counteract pressures or prevent back siphonage.