Forsyth County Water and Sewer: backflow testing rules

Forsyth County Water and Sewer at a glance

If a test is missed

Testers must send a copy of each test to the customer within 5 business days, or their testing privileges in Forsyth County may be suspended. Source.

Approved testers

114 companies on Forsyth County Water and Sewer's own list, read October 6, 2026, each with a "Utility-Approved Tester" badge on its card here. The list.

Who must test

• Backflow preventers are expected at fire protection, irrigation and building domestic connections that pose a hazard, and all of them must be tested periodically with calibrated gauges. Source.

Tester registration

• Testers apply to the county Cross Connection Control Specialist with copies of their tester certification, business license, insurance and test kit certification before they may test in the county. Source.

Approved testers

• The county publishes its backflow testers list (March 2026 edition) from the program page, forsythco.com. Source.

Program

• Forsyth County Water and Sewer keeps a backflow prevention page with its certified tester list, the backflow test form and related information. Source.

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

Other water utilities in Georgia

• City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
• Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources
• DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management
• Cobb County Water System
• Athens-Clarke County Public Utilities
• Augusta Utilities Department
• City of Savannah Water Resources
• Clayton County Water Authority

Read October 7, 2026. Program page: forsythco.com.

Backflow testers near Cumming

What the badges mean

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