City Utilities of Springfield Backflow Testing: Rules and...

Who must test

Initial test plus annual test by a state certified contractor. Source.
All commercial water accounts must have a Reduced Pressure Zone assembly. Source.
Residential customers with lawn irrigation are covered. Source.

Notices and deadlines

Lawn irrigation systems must be tested by June 1 each year; sealing the irrigation system removes the annual test. Source.

How the report is filed

Portal at backflow.cityutilities.net; support 417.831.8399. Source.

Tester registration

Registration asks for email, name, company, certification number and certification expiration; the request goes to CU Backflow administrators. Source.

Fees

Sealing an irrigation assembly costs nothing. Source.

Approved testers

PDF at cityutilities.net; CU says the list is not an endorsement. Source.

Program

Program page with FAQs, tester PDF list and testing portal link. Source.

How to file your backflow test with City Utilities of Springfield

Read your notice. Lawn irrigation systems must be tested by June 1 each year; sealing the irrigation system removes the annual test.Source.
Book a tester City Utilities of Springfield 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. Portal at backflow.cityutilities.net; support 417.831.8399.Source.
Fees. Sealing an irrigation assembly costs nothing. Source.
Keep a copy and set a reminder for next year. Set a free test-due reminder.

Finding a tester City Utilities of Springfield accepts

City Utilities of Springfield posts a list of testers it accepts on cityutilities.net. Open the list. The testers on this site hold a state certificate; check the list or ask the tester whether City Utilities of Springfield accepts them.

Before you book, ask the tester:

Are you registered with City Utilities of Springfield?
Will you send the test report to the utility for me, and how?
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 Missouri

Read October 6, 2026. Program page: cityutilities.net.

Backflow testers near Springfield

What the badges mean

✓ MO Certified Backflow Tester Verified: A state roster lists at least one certified tester at this business, with a current certificate. The state sets the exam and renewal.
✓ MO Utility-Approved Tester Verified On the city list: The company is on a water utility's own approved list (the second badge names the list). That is the utility's approval, not a state license, and it counts for that utility.
3 certified testers: How many certified testers the roster lists at this business.
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