Where can I get more information about cross-connection control?
  • The University of Florida TREEO Center maintains a Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Program Page
  • The American Water Works Association’s Manual M14, Recommended Practice for Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control, telephone 800-926-7337
  • The University of Southern California’s Manual of Cross- Connection Control, which is available from the Foundation for Cross-Connection Control and Hydraulic Research, telephone 213-740-2032

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1. What is a cross-connection?
2. What is backflow?
3. What is backpressure backflow?
4. What is backsiphonage?
5. Why do water suppliers need to control cross-connections and protect their public water systems against backflow?
6. What should water suppliers do to control cross-connections and protect their public water systems against backflow?
7. What is a backflow preventer?
8. What is an air gap?
9. What is a reduced principle assembly (RP)?
10. What is a double check valve assembly (DC)?
11. What is a residential dual check valve (RDC)?
12. Why do backflow preventers have to be tested periodically?
13. Where can I get more information about cross-connection control?