City of College Station Water Services: backflow testing rules
Serves College Station, TX. 5 points from City of College Station Water Services's own pages, read October 7, 2026, each linked to the page it came from.
City of College Station Water Services at a glance
- How the report is filed
- Testers mail or deliver the original test report to Water Services, Attn: Environmental Services, PO Box 9960, College Station, TX 77842, within 30 days of the test. Source.
- Fee
- Registration with the city costs $50 a year, paid by cash or check, and covers all testers within one company. Source.
- Approved testers
- City of College Station Water Services posts a list of testers it accepts on cstx.gov. Open the list.
Who must test
- Every lawn irrigation system needs an installation permit and an approved backflow prevention device, which must be tested at installation. Source.
Tester registration
- Testing must be done by a TCEQ certified Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester who is also registered with the City of College Station. Source.
Approved testers
- The city posts a List of Registered Backflow Assembly Testers on its drinking water page. Source.
Program
- College Station Utilities runs a backflow prevention and cross connection control program required by TCEQ. 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: cstx.gov.