The Water Break Podcast, Episode 28: Preventing Backflow
“Where we bridge the gap between water plant operators and engineers”
In episode 28 of the Water Break Podcast, Heather Jennings, PE, discusses fundamental water systems backflow and cross-connection issues with Gary McLaren, Marketing Director and “Backflow Nerd” at HydroCorp, based in Troy, Michigan. Mr. McLaren has inspected over 4,000 commercial and industrial facilities for unprotected backflow hazards. He is part of the team that developed SafeWaterEDU.com, the nation’s only Water Operator Continuing Education School dedicated to the world of backflow prevention. Gary is certified in Cross-Connection Control Surveying and Backflow Prevention Program Administration by the American Society of Sanitary Engineering.
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Podcast Links
- HydroCorp, The Safe Water Authority
- Hydracorp video: Cross-Connection Control in Municipal Water Systems
- SafeWater EDU Online Learning
- American Society of Sanitary Engineering
- American Water Works Association
- National Rural Water Association
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Links from Wanda’s Water Tidbit
- Dewey C., Fox P.M., Bouskill N.J., et al., Nature Communications: Beaver Dams Overshadow Climate Extremes in Controlling Riparian Hydrology and Water Quality
- Sam Brasch, CPR News: How Beavers Could Help Protect Water Quality from Climate Change
- Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute: Beavers
- Canada Beneath Our Feet, Geological Curiosities of Canada: Ice Age Mammals, Giant Beaver (Megafauna Beaver)
- Goldfarb, Ben: Eager, The Surprising Secret Lives of Beavers and Why They Matter
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