Arlington Water Utilities (City of Arlington) Backflow...

Who must test

Under the Backflow Prevention Chapter of the City Code, assemblies are tested after installation, when moved, after repairs, before re-occupancy of premises vacant a year, and at least once a year for all assemblies protecting against health hazards. Source.
Commercial owners must install a premise isolation assembly through a plumbing contractor; residential customers are exempt from premise isolation on domestic water lines. Source.

How the report is filed

Testers submit complete original, signed and dated reports on city-approved forms and report results to the Regulatory Authority within ten days of testing, giving a copy to the property owner. Source.

Tester registration

No certified tester may work in the city without first registering with the Regulatory Authority; applicants register annually, show TCEQ certification, show gauges hold plus or minus 0.2 psid accuracy, and pay an annual registration fee set by City Council. Source.
After notice and hearing, the city may revoke a tester's registration for reasons including expired insurance or failing to register test kit serial numbers or calibrate gauges annually. Source.

Fees

Owners register each health or high hazard assembly annually and pay a nonrefundable per-device administrative fee set by City Council resolution, which may appear on the water bill. Source.

Approved testers

The chapter requires the city to keep a current list of registered certified testers. Source.

If a test is missed

Violations are misdemeanors and each day is a separate offence; strict liability offences carry fines up to $500, and offences with a culpable mental state up to $2,000. Allowing an unregistered tester to test is itself an offence. Source.

How to file your backflow test with Arlington Water Utilities

Read your notice. It names the assembly, its location and the date the report is due.
Book a tester Arlington Water Utilities accepts. See finding a tester below; book early so there is time to repair a failed assembly.
The tester tests the assembly and fills in the test report. A failed assembly is repaired and tested again.
The report is filed. Testers submit complete original, signed and dated reports on city-approved forms and report results to the Regulatory Authority within ten days of testing, giving a copy to the property owner.Source.
Fees. Owners register each health or high hazard assembly annually and pay a nonrefundable per-device administrative fee set by City Council resolution, which may appear on the water bill. Source.
Keep a copy and set a reminder for next year. Set a free test-due reminder.

Finding a tester Arlington Water Utilities accepts

Arlington Water Utilities posts a list of testers it accepts on arlingtontx.gov. Open the list. The testers on this site hold a state certificate; check the list or ask the tester whether Arlington Water Utilities accepts them.

Before you book, ask the tester:

Are you registered with Arlington Water Utilities?
Will you send the test report to the utility for me, and how?
When is my report due? The date is on your notice; the tester needs time to test, repair if needed and file.

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Read October 6, 2026. Program page: arlingtontx.gov.

Backflow testers near Arlington

What the badges mean

✓ TX Certified Backflow Tester Verified: A state roster lists at least one certified tester at this business, with a current certificate. The state sets the exam and renewal.
✓ TX Utility-Approved Tester Verified On the city list: The company is on a water utility's own approved list (the second badge names the list). That is the utility's approval, not a state license, and it counts for that utility.
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