Nominations for the 2025 Backflow Hero Award are now closed.
Backflow Hero Award recipients are announced annually on August 16 - National Backflow Prevention Day. This prestigious award recognizes industry leaders who embody the following qualities:
Backflow Hero Award recipients are announced annually on August 16 - National Backflow Prevention Day. This prestigious award recognizes industry leaders who embody the following qualities:
Passion for Protecting Drinking Water:
Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to safeguarding drinking water from the dangers of backflow.
Demonstrates an unwavering commitment to safeguarding drinking water from the dangers of backflow.
Innovative and Creative Thinking:
Generates fresh, inventive ideas around backflow prevention.
Generates fresh, inventive ideas around backflow prevention.
Commitment to Education:
Actively seeks and provides continuing education about the importance and methods of backflow prevention.
Actively seeks and provides continuing education about the importance and methods of backflow prevention.
Enforcement of Best Practices:
Upholds and promotes the highest standards and best practices in backflow prevention.
Upholds and promotes the highest standards and best practices in backflow prevention.
Recipients receive a commemorative award to commemorate their achievement, and a donation in their honor will be made to support access to clean water everywhere.
Previous Recipients
2024 Backflow Hero Award Recipients:
- Jim Purzycki - Backflow Apparatus and Valve Company (BAVCO)
- Dave Watson – Dave Watson Associates