Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB): backflow testing rules

Who must test

• Such assemblies must be tested annually under the program. Source.
• Examples named: industries, restaurants, car washes, hospitals, dry cleaners, salons. Source.
• July/August 2025 customer newsletter. Source.

Notices and deadlines

• Customers with an assembly receive annual notifications about mandatory testing and must test by the deadline on the notice (July/August 2025 newsletter). Source.
• From the 2025 newsletter list of requirements. Source.

How the report is filed

• Customer must make sure a passing report is submitted. Source.
• Portal link: kub.org Customers may use it to verify passing reports. Source.

Tester registration

• Tester must be certified by TDEC and approved by KUB; KUB tester accounts use a KUB-assigned username (portal). Source.

Approved testers

• Reached through the Backflow Testers button on the program page: kub.org The list loads dynamically so entries were not retrieved. Source.

Program

• Explains who needs an assembly, links to the assembly portal (Manage My Assemblies), the Backflow Testers list and KUB specifications. Source.

Also

• Customer must use a state-certified, KUB approved contractor (2019 newsletter). Source.

Read October 6, 2026. Program page: kub.org.

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