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Resident urges district to verify backflow preventers, water refill stations before school starts
Summary
A public commenter with plumbing expertise told the committee the district must ensure backflow-prevention devices are installed, permitted and tested and asked that water fountains and refill stations be inspected and documented before students return.
At public participation on Aug. 11, resident and master plumber John Drew urged Methuen school officials to confirm that all required backflow-prevention devices are installed, permitted and tested districtwide and to provide documentation for water-refill-station maintenance before the start of school.
Drew described backflow preventers and how loss of pressure can allow contaminated water to flow into potable systems, and he said Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection…
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