If you’re not using potable water for irrigation, your system may not include a backflow device. If it does, turn it off via two valve shut-off handles on the separate pipes feeding into the device.

If you have an irrigation system, then in theory, you should have a backflow preventer.” The purpose of the backflow prevention device is to protect the public water system from contamination.

On average, 70% of water consumption at home is from the irrigation system. Let’s make sure our systems are optimized for maximum efficiency and ensure our plants get the water they need to thrive.

The Maui News / CHRIS SUGIDONO photo A trip to the East Maui Irrigation ditch system and surrounding streams may influence the state Commission on Water Resource Management’s final decision over ...

Construction of the Dujiangyan irrigation system began in the 3rd century B.C. This system still controls the waters of the Minjiang River and distributes it to the fertile farmland of the Chengdu ...