City of Orem Water Resources Division: backflow testing rules
Serves Orem, UT. Every point below comes from City of Orem Water Resources Division's own pages, linked; check your notice for your own deadline.
Who must test
- Every irrigation system, new or existing, must have a State of Utah approved backflow prevention assembly. Source.
- Any connection to equipment that uses chemical injection needs additional backflow protection at that point of use. Source.
- For lawn irrigation, the page says Utah code allows a reduced pressure principle assembly, a spill resistant pressure vacuum breaker or an atmospheric vacuum breaker. Source.
How the report is filed
- The page's 'Submit Your Backflow Test Results' link goes to the AquaResource portal, and it lists the AquaResource support team as the contact for it. Source.
Approved testers
- The 'Find a Certified Tester' link opens Orem's tester list inside the AquaResource portal. web app list, not downloaded). Source.
How to file your backflow test with City of Orem Water Resources Division
- Read your notice. It names the assembly, its location and the date the report is due.
- Book a tester City of Orem Water Resources Division 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. The page's 'Submit Your Backflow Test Results' link goes to the AquaResource portal, and it lists the AquaResource support team as the contact for it.Source.
- Keep a copy and set a reminder for next year. Set a free test-due reminder.
Finding a tester City of Orem Water Resources Division accepts
City of Orem Water Resources Division keeps its register of testers in an online lookup on aquaresource.app. We link it and do not copy it, because it changes as testers register. Open the lookup. The testers on this site hold a state certificate; registration with City of Orem Water Resources Division is a separate step.
Before you book, ask the tester:
- Are you registered with City of Orem Water Resources Division?
- Will you file the report in AquaResource for me, and pay or pass on any filing fee?
- When is my report due? The date is on your notice; the tester needs time to test, repair if needed and file.
Other water utilities in Utah
- Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
- Granger-Hunter Improvement District
- West Jordan City Water
- City of St. George Water Services
- Ogden City Water Utility
- Layton City Public Works
- Saratoga Springs City Public Works
- Taylorsville-Bennion Improvement District
Read October 6, 2026. Program page: orem.gov.