Backflow

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002624",
  "term": "Backflow",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A reverse flow condition, created by a difference in water pressures, which causes water to flow back into the distribution pipes of a potable water supply from any source or sources other than an intended source.\n\n2. A reverse flow in water pipes. A difference in water pressures pulls water from sources other than the well into a home's water system, for example waste water or flood water.\n\n3. A reverse flow condition created by a difference in water pressures that causes water to flow back into the distribution pipes of a drinking water supply from any source other than the intended one.",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Private Wells Glossary",
    "Private Wells Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/backflow/"
}