Virginia Beach Va. No accurate records of backflow preventer tests performed. "...city's building codes administrator, said the problem was shoddy paperwork and not a lack of inspections... The inspections staff ...provided "inaccurate and unreliable information" to other city officials about their work..." (Va. Beach auditor: No evidence of water safety inspections)

A recent article entitled "Corrosion, Not Age, is to Blame for Most Water Main Breaks," estimated that, on average, 700 water main breaks occur each day in North America.3 This amounts to 250,000 breaks annually. This large and increasing rate of failure will create unprecedented financial burdens for water utilities and their customers. Read More.

Water Main Break Clock