The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is warning homeowners to check their sprinkler systems after a recent increase in thefts ...

Hayden Lake, Coeur d’Alene and Post Falls are just some of the cities already implementing it. Installing a backflow prevention valve can be costly. “To install one if you don’t have one already, it ...

Freezing temps can destroy your sprinkler system overnight. here's how to drain it before it's too late.

Temperatures are forecast to dip into the low 20s for many of us. That kind of weather is easily capable of ruining your ...

One huge change that came with the new Minnesota State Plumbing Code that went into effect on January 23rd of this year was the requirement for annual backflow preventer testing. Here's the exact code ...

If you are a Birmingham Water Works (BWWB) customer with a sprinkler system, ground well, or swimming pool, you may have recently received a letter regarding the inspection/installation of a backflow ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

Dripping faucets indoors is one of the first things on a to-do list when it comes to preparing for a freeze, but what about ...