Responsibility of businesses
To protect against backflow, state and local regulators require businesses and multi-family dwellings to have features known as backflow prevention assemblies connected to their plumbing systems.
Individual businesses are responsible to ensure backflow assemblies are installed and tested annually. Backflow assemblies must be tested by licensed backflow testers, who must also enter the test results - pass or fail - into our system.
Testing required annually
State law and City Code require customers to have their backflow prevention assemblies tested and the results submitted annually.
- Commercial and multifamily irrigation assemblies must be tested and the results submitted each year by July 1.
- Inside use (domestic) and fire suppression assemblies must be tested and the results submitted each year by Oct. 1.
Enforcement
Failure to comply with annual testing requirements will result in regulatory action including:
- Fines of $405 per backflow assembly.
- Suspension of water service pending compliance
If you have questions, please
email the Backflow Prevention Program or call
(719) 668-4388.
