Recent Backflow Incidents and Articles

Summary of Backflow Incidents - 4th edition - Dec 1995 - Pacific NW/AWWA

Incidents Listed at Backflow Prevention TechZone

Incidents involving re-use water

Backflow and Dental Units

Note: Some of these links will expire 30 days from the date of the article.

March 15, 2004 -  City . . . considers banning items made with water - The Sacramento Bee

March 8, 2004 -  Wind socks power, water - The Herald-Sun

March 3, 2004 -  $1.2 million settlement reached over contaminated drinking water - The Town Talk

February 26, 2004 -  Water contamination concerns Goodyear officials - The Evening Leader

February 14, 2004 -  Cape penalized for water mix-up - news-press.com See article July 31, 2003

February 11, 2004 -  Foul event: Wrong water sent to homes - Associated Press

February 11, 2004 -  Mystery bug sickens Philly hotel guests - CNN.com

February 6, 2004 -  Roman water still on tap - BBC News

December 28, 2003 -  Town fears school may taint water - Boston Globe

November 15, 2003 -  Outbreak continues to grow - PittsburghLive.com

November 12, 2003 -  Boil Water Advisory Continues In New Jersey - MMIII Infinity Broadcasting Corp

October 19, 2003 -  Police blame landscaper for water contamination - The Providence Journal

October 16, 2003 -  Stomach bug hits cruise ship - The Anchorage Daily News

August 19, 2003 -  Firm to pay Santa Fe Springs for polluting water - Whittier Daily News

August 2003 -  Old Pipes May Harm Water - NBC4-TV House & Home

August 9, 2003 -  Bacteria found in landfill homes - The Gainesville Sun

July 31, 2003 -  Florida Residents Consume Wastewater Hooked Up to Faucets - The Associated Press and USFilter

July 22, 2003 -  Contaminated Water Closes Loop Businesses - The Associated Press

July 22, 2003 -  Tainted water spurs restaurant, hotel closings - Chicago Sun-Times

July 18, 2003 -  Jackson under boil-water alert - The Clarion-Ledger

May 24, 2003 -  Hydrazine Problem at St. Clair Plant - Times Herald

May 19, 2003 -  Pipe mishap stirs scare over water contamination in metro - Metro

May 9, 2003 -  High school water supply tainted by antifreeze - Star Tribune

March 26, 2003 -  Backflow Incident at University of Arkansas - Arkansas Drinking Water Update

February 28, 2003 -  Refilling Water Bottles May Be Bad For You - NBC 4

February 25, 2003 -  Doubt, acceptance greet Edison report - The Times Herald

November 26, 2002 -  Water contamination rare, Rainer says - The Vicksburg Post

September 17, 2002 -  2 Schools Reopen After Water Tests Clean - The Baltimore Sun

September 16, 2002 -  Reclaimed Water Teeming with Parasites - Orlando Sentinel

September 2, 2002 -  State Declares Tap Water in City Now Safe to Drink - Los Angeles Times

September 1, 2002 -  Soap taints S.F.S. drinking water - Pasadena Star News

September 1, 2002 -  Chemical Spill Pollutes Town's Water System - Los Angeles Times

June 11, 2002 -  Businessman irked by price of checking backflow device - The Vicksburg Post
Explanation of errors in article

March 2, 2002 -  Bill Targets Sprinkler Regulation - islandpacketonline

Jan/Feb, 2002 -  Worms in His Coffee? - ABPA News

December 27, 2001 -  'Backflow' Water Line Attack Feared - Wall Street Journal
Buster backflow has made it to the Wall Street Journal

June, 2001 -  Worker Charged in Water Tainting - The Beacon Journal

March 19, 2001 -  Washington State Backflow Amendments - House Bill 2172 -
2172shbamd.pdf - 2172eshb.pdf - 2172shb.pdf - Acrobat Files

March 16, 2001 -  Second Ford worker dies of Legionnaires' disease - CNN.com

March 2, 2001 -  Water at Power Plant Tainted - The Tallahassee Democrat

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ...............

April 14, 2001 -  Backflow-device debate swirls - Clarion-Ledger
March 1, 2001 -  Proposed Amendment to House Bill No. 692 (Mississippi)
February 8, 2001 -  Pools exempt in House water bill - Clarion-Ledger
February 5, 2001 -  Senate, House face bill deadline - Clarion-Ledger
January 25, 2001 -  Views - Backflow Clarion-Ledger
January 24, 2001 -  Committee amends backflow regulation - Clarion-Ledger
January 20, 2001 -  Easing of backflow regulations opposed - Clarion-Ledger
November 27 -  Lawn irrigation hearing today - Clarion-Ledger

July 7-31, 2000 -  Waterborne Outbreak of Norwalk-Like Virus Gastroenteritis at a Tourist Resort, Italy - CDC Website

December 15 -  Overlooking Legionnaires' - CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/12/15/eveningnews/main257730.shtml

November 15 -  Homes and businesses in Rosemead and El Monte, CA were warned not to use their tap water...

October 1 -  Worms in Deltona woman's water puzzle health officials - Naples Daily News

August 29, 1999 -  City confident of success in Crypto lawsuit - Journal-Sentinal

August 2 -  Reports of crossed pipes prompt extra water tests at Oak Ridge - Tennessean

July 30 -  Oak Ridge site's water was tainted for decades - Tennessean

July 18, 1999 -  Secret list cites 120 water woes - CNN.com

May 31, 1999 - Coroner investigating 9 deaths in Canada's E. coli outbreak

May 23, 1999 - Lawsuits follow after sewage found in Louisiana town's water taps

May 22, 1999 - Fire Retardant Leaked Into Water System

April 30, 1999 - Plant worker acquitted in pollution case - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

November 9, 1998 - Toughest code in the nation - The Independent

October 16, 1998 - Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Associated with a Water Sprinkler Fountain -- Minnesota, 1997 - MMWR Weekly

November 26, 1997 - Water release a 'misinterpretation' - Utility's own probe of Eagle Harbor problem - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

November 4, 1997 - Utility Worker Fights back - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

November 1, 1997 - Sewage operator charged - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

October 1, 1997 - Eagle Harbor recalls its fears - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

July 20, 1997 - Pool in Clay reopens after treatment, test - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

July 15, 1997 - Giardia infects residents - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

July 14, 1997 - Bacteria surface in Clay pool - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

July 9, 1997 - Eagle Harbor water control debated - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

July 9, 1997 - Eagle Harbor water at issue - The Jacksonville Times Union Online

May 31, 1996 - Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis at a Day Camp -- Florida, July-August 1995 - MMWR Weekly

updated 4/13/04