Protecting the Water Supply: Backflow and Back-Siphonage Prevention

Course Number: BD-4017
Credit: 4 PDH
Subject Matter Expert: Steven G. Liescheidt, P.E., CSI-CCS
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Overview

In Protecting the Water Supply: Backflow and Back-Siphonage Prevention, you'll learn ...

  • How pollution and contaminants can enter the public water supply through backflow or siphonic action
  • Common residential, commercial and industrial backflow contamination sources
  • Backflow and back-siphonage prevention using air gaps, barometric loops, vacuum breakers and various dual check valve backflow preventer devices
  • Field testing techniques for backflow preventers and back-siphonage devices

Overview

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Credit: 4 PDH

Length: 53 pages

Plumbing cross-connections, which are defined as actual or potential connections between the public water supply and a source of contamination or pollution, constitute a serious public health hazard. There are numerous, well documented cases where cross-connections have been responsible for contamination of drinking water, and have resulted in the spread of disease. The problem is a dynamic one, because piping systems are continually being installed, altered, or extended. Control of cross-connections is possible, but only through thorough knowledge and vigilance. Education is essential, for even those who are experienced in piping installations fail to recognize cross-connection possibilities and dangers.

In this course the student will learn some of the basic principles of plumbing cross connections. The course provides multiple examples of cross-connection illustrations and provides a discussion of the cause of flow reversal and suggested corrective actions. In addition there is a discussion of the various cross-connection prevention methods and devices that can be used to prevent backflow.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Obtained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills:

  • Public Health Significance Of Cross-Connections
  • Theory of Backflow and Backsiphonage
  • Methods and Devices for the Prevention of Backflow and Backsiphonage
  • Testing Procedures for Backflow Preventers

Certificate of Completion

You will be able to immediately print a certificate of completion after passing a multiple-choice quiz consisting of 20 questions. PDH credits are not awarded until the course is completed and quiz is passed.

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Length: 53 pages

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