Backflow Valves Prevent Messes

Sedona, AZ (August 18, 2011) – The City of Sedona would like to remind the public of the requirements and timeline to install a backwater device per City Code, Chapter 13, Section 13-5-5.

It states the following, “When the lowest drain fixture for a facility served by a gravity sewer lateral is less than four inches higher than the nearest upstream manhole, a backwater prevention device shall be installed on the lateral on private property exterior to and down stream of the facility served by the lateral. A backwater device shall be installed on existing laterals by December 31, 2011 or when the lateral is replaced or repaired, which ever comes first.”