Thieves are stealing the brass backflow valves from business properties to sell as scrap for $25 or $30. The repair could cost that business more than $2,000 in parts and labor.

PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)--In the last two months, eight backflow valves from five different parks and a median on the south side of Pueblo have been stolen, according to Pueblo Parks and Recreation.

CAMPBELL — Authorities have arrested a trio of San Jose residents in connection with the recent thefts of half a dozen backflow valves from a Campbell business park. The devices, which prevent ...

FOWLER, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The Fowler Police Department is asking the public for help in getting information after two water backflow valves were stolen from two locations in the city earlier ...

Backflow valves are necessary on potable-water lines if one's irrigation system is connected to the same pipes. The reason is to prevent the fertilizer-laden ground water from flowing back into ...

The NY Times reports that even though backflow prevention valves are required by city ... Backflow preventers help protect water supplies by keeping "hazardous substances from being sucked into ...

Like all Centek products, the Check Valve is Lloyd’s Register Type approved and recently Centek earned the ISO 9001:2008 Certificate of Conformance. Manufactured from the highest quality, ...

Backflow valves prevent rare — but ‘scary’ — situations in which chemicals, biological liquids or wastewater get into drinking water Erin Jordan Dec. 14, 2023 5:00 am ...