Christchurch City Council, NZ is installing backflow prevention devices to protect the water supply

Christchurch City Council, NZ installs backflow prevention

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Christchurch City Council is installing backflow prevention devices at commercial and industrial sites to protect the local drinking water supply. Property owners are given the option to have the Council install the device on public land or have a professional installation on their private land. The average cost per property is $2,000 for the install and $150 a year for testing and maintenance. The Council is offering repayment plans for installations that cost over $1,000.

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Backflow prevention : Christchurch City Council

Backflow is one of the biggest risks to our public water supply and can seriously affect the quality and safety of our drinking water.

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Council to roll out backflow-stopping devices : Newsline

Christchurch City Council will soon begin rolling out thousands of backflow-stopping devices to commercial and industrial properties in order to better safeguard the city’s drinking-water supply.

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