What is the Backflow Prevention Program? Why is it important?
Toronto Water delivers safe and clean drinking water through the distribution system. The Safe Drinking Water Act and Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) regulations mandate water purveyors to protect the water supply to the point of delivery. In order to protect the public, the Water Supply Bylaw includes a program for backflow prevention to ensure the safety of drinking water. The program involves the isolation of private water systems from the public waterworks through the installation of a backflow prevention device immediately after the water meter. This is called premise isolation.
