Have you received a violation from the DEP for not having a BACKFLOW PREVENTOR in your facility?

EP Engineering specializes in designing backflow installations for residential and commercial buildings across the five boroughs. We have extensive experience dealing with DEP inspectors in getting the proper devices approved which ultimately saves our clients on significant installation costs.

Please contact us today to discuss your violation.

On February 24, EP Engineering President Evan Parganos was invited to speak at the New York Association of Realty Managers (NYARM) conference highlighting backflow preventers. This was a great opportunity for building owners to learn the benefits of backflow preventers, as well as obtain the correct information for addressing backflow violations at their facilities.

WHAT IS BACKFLOW?

Most buildings in New York City are connected to the city water supply system, which is normally pressurized up to about 40 psi. Even if your building does not have a pump, the water coming into the building from the city is under enough pressure to allow it to flow freely from the street into the building's water piping network. Most of the time the water flow goes in one direction: into the building. There are situations, however, where something that is connected inside the building pipe network (say, a roof tank) will create back pressure causing the water to flow the other way: back into the street. If this water contains any kind of toxins or chemicals, it can contaminate the city water supply. For this reason, backflow prevention is essential.

Read more about backflow in our engineering bulletin.