City of Santa Fe Water Division: backflow testing rules

City of Santa Fe Water Division at a glance

When the test is due

Assemblies are typically required on commercial, fire and irrigation services, and must be tested at installation, at least once a year and whenever work is done on them. Source.

How the report is filed

Tests are done by City certified contractors, who submit the results to the city through an online portal; the portal is not named on the page. Source.

Approved testers

40 companies on City of Santa Fe Water Division's own list, read October 6, 2026, each with a "Utility-Approved Tester" badge on its card here. The list.

Notices and deadlines

• The city is phasing in the testing requirement: fire services from summer 2025, irrigation meters in winter 2026 and commercial meters in spring 2026. Source.

Approved testers

• City links a list of certified test contractors. Source.

Program

• City of Santa Fe Water runs a Backflow Prevention and Control Program that requires every backflow assembly in the system to be tested each year. Source.

From notice to filed report, the steps are the same everywhere: how a backflow test goes.

Other water utilities in New Mexico

• Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
• City of Rio Rancho Utilities

Read October 7, 2026. Program page: santafenm.gov.

Backflow testers near Santa Fe

What the badges mean

All testers near Santa Fe · New Mexico roster