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Back Pressure

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002617

1. A pressure that can cause water to backflow into the water supply when a user's water system is at a higher pressure than the public water system.

2. A pressure that can cause water to backflow into the water supply when a user's waste water system is at a higher pressure than the public system.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002617
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Terms of Environment
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002617",
  "term": "Back Pressure",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A pressure that can cause water to backflow into the water supply when a user's water system is at a higher pressure than the public water system.\n\n2. A pressure that can cause water to backflow into the water supply when a user's waste water system is at a higher pressure than the public system.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/back-pressure/"
}

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