backflow

Example Sentences

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Residents reported blown manhole covers, flooded houses and sewage backflow.

From Washington Post

The company will also install backflow valves, which can cost up to $6,000 per property, to prevent the stuff that should be flowing out of homes from finding its way back in.

From Washington Post

Installing one-way valves, called backflow prevention devices, at each water meter can prevent contamination rushing out of the damaged building from flowing into the larger buried pipe network.

From Scientific American

Charcoal and pieces of rock from the ensuing tsunami’s backflow were discovered, although sulfur was notably absent, according to researchers.

From Fox News

You may need to contact a qualified professional to check out the system and perform a backflow test.

From Seattle Times