Backflow-Related Organizations

• American Backflow Prevention Association - ABPA is committed to advancing all aspects of backflow prevention for the continued protection of all water users.
• American Water Works Association - AWWA is the authoritative resource on safe water.
• Foundation for Cross-Connection Control & Hydraulic Research at USC - The Foundation has developed a number of products and services designed to help water utilities, health agencies, plumbing inspectors, private contractors, and the general public in their cross-connection control efforts.

Backflow Manufacturers

• ARI - wide range of products and special software designed specifically for various applications in water supply (municipal and domestic), sewage, industry, agriculture and landscaping.
• Ames - Ames products serve the fire protection, irrigation and waterworks markets and have a reputation of excellence in the industry.
• Arbiter - Arbiter backflow is a company that designs and manufactures rugged digital test equipment for backflow prevention assemblies.
• Mifab/Beeco - Mifab manufactures BEECO pressure reducing valves and backflow preventers
• Caleffi - Caleffi hydronics solutions are manufacturers of innovative flow products in the hydronic and plumbing markerts, including backflow prevention.
• Cla Val - Manufacturing products for more than seventy years in the automatic control valve industry.
• Conbraco - Products for plumbing and heating, water gauges, pop safety and relief valves, marine fittings and backflow prevention devices.
• Febco - Febco's product line includes the entire breadth of the backflow prevention and related flow control products.
• Flomatic - Manufacturer of high quality valves primarily for domestic and municipal water and wastewater applications
• Grinnell/Kennedy
• Barton/Cameron - Differential pressure units. Marketed the very first dual-bellows meter assembly.
• Mid-West - For more than 40 years, Mid-West Instrument has been producing the ultimate backflow test kits in the industry. They are one of the leading designers and manufacturers of differential pressure gauges and switches in the United States.
• Watts - Watts designs, manufactures and sells an extensive line of flow control products for the water quality, residential plumbing & heating, commercial and OEM markets.
• Wilkins - now a Zurn company, Wilkins manufacturers a complete line of backflow preventers.