It sounds like they may have been talking about a check valve, which allows water supply to flow in one direction but not the other. I've never heard it called an "un-return valve" but that is basically what it does. There is also a foot valve used to keep water from draining out of a well pipe when the pump isn't running. Those are my best two guesses.
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