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All it takes is for one bad apple to not install them correctly or use badly defected ones, and boom, people drinking water they should not. Sometimes, regulati
by Layke1123 4y ago
All it takes is for one bad apple to not install them correctly or use badly defected ones, and boom, people drinking water they should not. Sometimes, regulation IS the answer.
- sologoub 4y agoIt’s a solved problem - backflow prevention devices will not let water from one user to flow to others, with inspections, etc there is no issue. Want recycled water? Pay for inspections and protective devices. Business users have been doing this for years. A given property has one potable water entry point - the water meter. So no, it’s not one bad apple and all get bad water. Also, there is no regulation here, just fear of liability by water boards.
- Workaccount2 4y agoI can't imagine the cost to install a backflow device on every single lone connection.
- ehnto 4y agoThey're suggesting the homeowner requests and pays for it I believe.
- sologoub 4y agoExactly! Don’t want it? No problem. Want it? Pay please (and we can work in subsidies for those that need them)
- tuatoru 4y agoA lot of domestic water meters have a simple backflow prevention valve built in. Though most of them are not easily testable like the commercial connection backflow prevention valves. If the property has non-potable water as well as potable water under pressure, then one or more commercial grade BPVs are necessary.