Backflow Events
The Backflow Group is involved in various events such as regional meetings, training and conferences throughout the year.
Backflow Conference 2021
The Water New Zealand Backflow Group are held their two day conference on 5-6 August 2021 at Lower Hutt Event Centre in Wellington. A copy of the programme and presentations follow:
Backflow Conference 2021 Programme
Day One
- Opening - Gillian Blythe, CE, Water New Zealand
- Backflow Group Workplan & Activities - Jim McGibbon, Chair
- Backflow Roles & Taumata Arowai - Jim Graham
- Three Waters Update - Noel Roberts, Technical Manager, Water New Zealand
- Backflow Prevention Association Australia - Jeff parsonage
- Backflow Prevention Association Australia - Peter Damaso
- Irrigation & Checkcheck / Joint Standards (Wayne Shields & Richard Aitken)
- Backflow Testing Refresher - Nik McIntosh
Day Two
- Backflow Survey Training - a two level approach - Richard Aitken, Jon Lewis
- Martinborough E.coli Incident - Martin Gronback, Wellington Water
- Boundary Backflow Prevention in the Waimakariri - Arch Murray, Waimakariri District Council
- Developing New Zealand's Building Code - Ross Wakefield , MBIE
- IQP Training - Glen Burr
- Closing - incoming Chair, Paul van den Berg
