Backflow Reference Manual 2nd Edition

2011 Backflow Prevention Reference Manual

The unique, publication contains full-color illustrations in real-world field settings, and is a truly comprehensive book on the subject of backflow prevention. The Manual contains sections relating to installation, testing, cross-connection control, repair, and inspections, and can also be used as a textbook for these areas. Additionally, Backflow Prevention Reference Manual can be used by regulatory agencies as a guide to determine what type of valve can be used in a particular case. With information on the history of backflow prevention as well as chapters written from the regulatory perspective, Backflow Prevention Reference Manual is an important resource for system designers, urban planners, and utility companies-professionals "on both sides of the water meter".

This second edition was updated in 2011 to include Backflow Prevention Test Procedures for 1-Hose, ASSE, US EPA and Southern California.