This page contains a range of links and downloadable documents intended to provide you with in-depth information about a wide range of water safety subjects, HydroCorp activities and initiatives, regulatory activities, and trends affecting the water safety industry.

Cross Connection Control – General Information

• USC, Foundation for Cross Connection Control & Hydraulic Research
• EPA, Cross Connection Control Resources
• AWWA, American Water Works Association
• ABPA, American Backflow Prevention Association

Cross Connection Control – Video Resources

• Exterior Cross-Connection Control (External Inspection) Video – HydroCorp (5 min.)
• Anti-Siphon Toilet Fill Valve (ASSE 1002) Overview (3 min.)
  
• American Water Works Association (AWWA) Backflow Prevention (5 min.)
  
• Cross Connection Control Program, Nebraska DHHS
  
• Halton Region (Ontario) Cross-Connection Control Program (5 min.)

Legionella – General Information

• NSF International Standard to Address Legionnaires’ Disease
• Risks Described by U.S. CDC
• CDC Fact Sheets – Legionnaire’s Disease
• U.S. Government Requirement to Reduce Legionella Risk in Healthcare Facility Water Systems
• CMS Legionella Prevention Requirement
• CDC – Developing a Water Management Program to Reduce Legionella Growth & Spread in Buildings
• ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 – Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems
• World Health Organization (WHO) – Legionellosis, General Information

Additional Resources

• American Society of Sanitary Engineering (ASSE)
• International Code Council (ICC)

Downloads

All documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You will need Acrobat Reader or an equivalent application to view these documents.

• 50 Cross-Connection Questions, Answers,& Illustrations Relating To Backflow Prevention Products and Protection of Safe Drinking Water Supply | Watts®
• American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA) Cross Connection Control
• EPA Cross Connection Control | Best Practices Guide
• EPA Cross Connection Control Manual
• Michigan – Cross Connection Control – Residential, HydroCorp
• Michigan – Cross Connection Control – Commercial/Industrial, HydroCorp
• Michigan Backflow Prevention Testing, HydroCorp

Note pertaining to links, brochures, downloads: Not all of these items may be applicable in your geographic area. Please check with your local plumbing inspector or authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) for rules and regulations applicable in your specific area.