Proven to be Effective

The ATV has been thoroughly tested at the locations listed below. Several communities have already committed to a program to retrofit their existing hydrants as well as to require all new hydrants to come with the ATV installed. The Davidson ATV increases water security and hydrant security by acting as a physical barrier aginst accidental or intentional backflow thru a fire hydrant.

LSU’s Fire & Emergency Training Institute reported a flawless performance with the ATV, and the device also received an overwhelmingly positive response from the Clayton County, Ga. Fire Department. All other testing locations reported favorable results and agreed the device was valuable to local and national security.

For more details on these studies, please contact Michael Green or Wayne Shewchuk of DefendYourH2O.com at:

MGreen@DefendYourH2O.com


WShewchuk@DefendYourH2O.com

Locations Where Device Has Been Installed:

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Supported by State Water Authorities

• Texas Rural Water Authority Statement



• Georgia Rural Water Association Statement

Supported by Public Service Professionals

The ATV offers an advantage from a firefighting perspective by speeding up response time without hampering access. Firefighters utilizing a hydrant equipped with the valve do not spend time removing external locks and, since the device prevents insertion of rocks, bottles, etc. into the hydrant, the hydrant no longer has to be flushed before the pumper nozzle is connected, saving valuable minutes at a working fire. The result: improved public safety from fire hazards.

Supported by Current & Former Government Officials

Catherine Baker Knoll
Lieutenant Governor, State of Pennsylvania
(717) 787-3300
Click here to view Lt. Knoll's letter to the director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency

Michael Harris
Superintendent, Millbrook Water System, Millbrook, AL Millbrook web site
(334) 285-6428 -Office (334) 799-1649 -Cell
Click here to read the news article about Millbrook Protecting their water with the Davidson ATV


Cliff Appe
Fire Chief, Martin County
(772) 288-5710

Mike DiTerlizzi
Commissioner, Martin County
(772) 221-1357

Glenn Cannon
Former Director of FEMA's Response Division, former Public Safety Director and former Executive Director of the Water Authority for the City of Pittsburgh
1 (800) 621-FEMA (3362), (434) 258-1132

Rebecca Denlinger
Chief, Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services
(770) 528-8000

John Pat Fanning
Democratic State Senator in West Virginia
Chairman, Natural Resources Committee
(304) 357-7867

Pat Credeur
Executive Director, Louisiana Rural Water Association LRWA web site
(337) 738-2896

Alan Barnes
Former Chief of Staff, Region IV EPA
Currently Environmental Counsel at King & Spalding in Atlanta
(404) 572-4600

Tommy Duck
Executive Director, Texas Rural Water Association TRWA web site
(512) 472-8591

Marie Shadden
Former Director of Security and Safety, Watershed Management Department
City of Atlanta DWM web site
(404) 330-6073

Jimmy Mathews
Executive Director, Georgia Rural Water Association GRWA web site
(770) 575-8599

Bill Elmore
Senior Vice President, Knoxville Utilities Board
(865) 524-2911

Charles Stringer
Assistant Director of Water Security
City of Dallas, Texas
(214) 670-1201

Kathy Horn
Executive Director, Alabama Rural Water Authority ARWA web site
(334) 396-5511

David Hicks
Engineer
Abbeville, Alabama

Alex Cohilas
Fire Chief
Clayton County, Georgia
(770) 473-7833

ADDITIONAL LINKS

• Backflow Prevention Techzone A regularly updated compendium of backflow prevention / drinking water related resource materials & information links.

• FireHydrant.org FireHydrant.org is the largest and fastest growing fire hydrant resource on the Web! On the site you will find the technical aspects of hydrants along with historic preservation and enthusiast/collector interests.