BACKFLOW / CROSS-CONNECTION CONTROL PROGRAM
The Corbett Water District spends thousands of dollars each year to ensure the safety of our drinking water. A vital link in this effort is the Corbett Water District's Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention programs.
Water distribution systems are designed so that water flows in one direction from the treatment plant to the customer.
Cross-Connections are any unprotected actual or potential connection or structural arrangement between a public or a consumer's potable water system and any other source or system through which it is possible to introduce, into any part of the potable system, any used water or substance other than the intended potable water. Bypass arrangements, jumper connections or any other temporary or permanent connections through which backflow can occur are considered to be cross-connections.
Backflow is the undesirable reversal of flow of water or mixtures of water and other liquids or substances into the distribution pipes of the potable supply of water from any source or sources.
Federal and State laws require Water Purveyors to protect their system from cross-connections and backflow. To do this, we work closely with consumers, architects, contractors, and engineers to ensure that all those who are required to, comply with cross-connection control and/or backflow prevention requirements. If you have been contacted by the Corbett Water District and know you need a backflow prevention assembly installed or tested, see the Oregon State of approved backflow testers website at www.oregon.gov/dhs/ph/crossconnection/index.shtml, for a list of certified testers.
For questions regarding assembly requirements and approvals for meter protection, fire protection or for more information about this program, please contact James M. Jans at 503-695-2284 or via email at jim.corbettwater@rconnects.com.
