Hixson Utility District Backflow Testing: Rules and Deadlines

Who must test

Backflow testing is required on many commercial water accounts and on residential irrigation accounts, yearly. Source.

How the report is filed

Hixson Utility works with the Tennessee Backflow Prevention Association (TBPA, tnbackflow.com) to catalog yearly backflow testing in its service area. Source.

Tester registration

Inspections must be done by a certified backflow tester and the results submitted to Hixson Utility for review. Source.

Program

Questions about the backflow program go to Hannah Smith, Backflow Administrator, (423) 805-3670. Source.

How to file your backflow test with Hixson Utility District

Read your notice. It names the assembly, its location and the date the report is due.
Book a tester Hixson Utility District 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. Hixson Utility works with the Tennessee Backflow Prevention Association (TBPA, tnbackflow.com) to catalog yearly backflow testing in its service area.Source.
Keep a copy and set a reminder for next year. Set a free test-due reminder.

Finding a tester Hixson Utility District accepts

We found no tester list on Hixson Utility District's own pages. Use a state certified tester, and check your notice in case it names the testers or the portal it accepts.

Before you book, ask the tester:

Are you registered with Hixson Utility District?
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 Tennessee

Read October 6, 2026. Program page: hixsonutility.com.

Backflow testers near Hixson

What the badges mean

✓ TN 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.
✓ TN 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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