Backwashing is when you reverse the flow of water to flush out contaminants from a swimming pool filter. It should be carried out until water runs clear through the waste line.

The flooding that overwhelmed Texas’ Guadalupe River on Friday and stranded members of an all-girls Christian camp is proving ...

JMPD shares on how allowing your swimming pool backwash to stream onto public areas is an infringement that comes with a fine ...

Backwashing pools with sand filters also takes longer, requires more hands-on pool maintenance than cartridge filters, and reduces the amount of pool water. Finally, some pool filter sands lack ...

The 40 MLD of raw water harvested from backwash recovery could support 200,000 customers daily. The backwash recovery system offers an alternative method of collecting raw water, easing our strain ...

During backwashing, the water and air used can expand the volume of the filter media, and thus strip and remove the biofilm from the filter sands. Therefore, ...

Emergency replacement of the backwash pumps at the city of Amsterdam’s water treatment plant will be completed this spring, with rough estimates for the total project costs approaching $400,000.

On Aug. 29, the Water Department issued a Do Not Drink order after contaminated backwash water had entered the water system when a backwash basin level sensor failed, according to interim General ...

As the state grapples with a threatened water supply, industry and lawmakers have invested millions in research to clean the toxic backwash for use in for agriculture.

LISBON — The events that led to a “do not drink” order issued by Lisbon Water Department Aug. 29 were caused by a monthslong leaky valve on one of the wells at the water plant that worsened ...

At least four companies say they are prepared to treat the water well enough to be released into rivers in West Texas. Environmental groups say the state is moving too fast.