City of Abilene Water Utilities: backflow testing rules
Serves Abilene, TX. 5 points from City of Abilene Water Utilities's own pages, read October 7, 2026, each linked to the page it came from.
City of Abilene Water Utilities at a glance
- When the test is due
- Health hazard assemblies must be tested at installation and every year after. Non health hazard irrigation assemblies must be tested at installation, after repair and at least every three years. Source.
- How the report is filed
- All test reports must be submitted through SC Tracking Solutions within 10 working days of the test. Paper forms are not accepted. Source.
- If a test is missed
- Failure to install, test or report on time violates the ordinance. The city may shut off water until it is fixed and may fine the owner as a Class C misdemeanor. Source.
- Approved testers
- City of Abilene Water Utilities posts a list of testers it accepts on abilenetx.gov. Open the list.
Tester registration
- Testers create a login and register on SC Tracking Solutions, the platform the city uses to verify tester credentials. Source.
Approved testers
- The city points customers to www.sctrackingsolutions.com for a list of licensed testers registered with Abilene. Source.
Program
- The City of Abilene water department runs a cross connection control and backflow prevention program under City Ordinance 32-441. Source.
From notice to filed report, the steps are the same everywhere: how a backflow test goes.
Other water utilities in Texas
- Houston Public Works
- San Antonio Water System
- Dallas Water Utilities
- Austin Water
- Fort Worth Water
- El Paso Water
- Arlington Water Utilities
- Corpus Christi Water
Read October 7, 2026. Program page: abilenetx.gov.