Backflow prevention devices are critical to providing clean and safe drinking water. Miami-Dade County, with 2.8 million residents, has roughly 30,000 of the devices in its system.
The mechanical valves prevent the reversal of water — and potential system contamination — once it has passed through. The Safe Drinking Water Act makes backflow prevention a necessary component of every municipal water distribution system, and compliance is mandatory.
Like most utilities, Miami-Dade requires certain water customers to install backflow prevention assemblies at their water service connections. Backflow devices are most common at hospitals, assisted living facilities, service stations, auto repair shops, and water customers
