Chesterfield County Utilities: backflow testing rules
Serves Chesterfield County, VA; Chester, VA; Midlothian, VA. 5 points from Chesterfield County Utilities's own pages, read October 7, 2026, each linked to the page it came from.
Chesterfield County Utilities at a glance
- When the test is due
- Every backflow assembly or device must be tested when installed, repaired or replaced, and at least once a year, by a certified backflow prevention device worker. Source.
- How the report is filed
- Testers submit each test report to the Cross Connection Control Coordinator within 30 days of the test date, and failed results as soon as possible. Source.
- If a test is missed
- Owners in violation receive a certified mail notice giving up to 30 days to comply, and the Utilities director may terminate water service if the defect is not fixed. Source.
- Approved testers
- No tester list on the Chesterfield County Utilities pages read here. Ask a Virginia certified tester whether Chesterfield County Utilities has them on file.
Tester registration
- Only persons who meet Virginia DPOR requirements (Backflow Prevention Device Worker) may test, repair or maintain backflow assemblies. Source.
If a test is missed
- Leaving a required assembly untested, bypassed or unrepaired past the deadline is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to 2,500 dollars, and each day counts as a separate violation. Source.
Program
- Chesterfield County Utilities runs a cross connection control and backflow prevention program built around annual inspection and testing of every backflow assembly. Source.
From notice to filed report, the steps are the same everywhere: how a backflow test goes.
Other water utilities in Virginia
Read October 7, 2026. Program page: chesterfield.gov.