Pasco County Utilities: backflow testing rules

Pasco County Utilities at a glance

When the test is due

All backflow preventers must be tested right after installation or repair and then every year. The property owner pays for testing, since the county does not own private assemblies. Source.

How the report is filed

Test reports must be completed on the Pasco County Utilities backflow test report form and sent to backflowprogram@mypasco.net. Source.

If a test is missed

If an assembly fails its annual test, the owner must hire a professional to repair or replace it within 10 days, to current county standards. Source.

Approved testers

Pasco County Utilities posts a list of testers it accepts on pascocountyfl.gov. Open the list.

Who must test

• Every commercial property must install a reduced pressure assembly right after the meter; fire systems need a DCDA or RPDA, and most homes get a dual check installed by the county. Source.

Tester registration

• To register with Pasco County Utilities, a tester emails a valid tester certification and a test kit calibration report to backflowprogram@mypasco.net. Fire line work requires a state licensed fire sprinkler contractor. Source.

Approved testers

• The program page links a list of currently registered backflow assembly testers in Pasco County at pascocountyfl.gov. Source.

Program

• Pasco County Utilities runs a cross connection control program built around backflow preventers, and no cross connection between potable water and any other source is allowed. Source.

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

Other water utilities in Florida

• Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
• City of Tampa Water Department
• Orlando Utilities Commission
• Broward County Water and Wastewater Services
• City of Boca Raton Utility Services
• City of Fort Lauderdale Public Works
• City of Hollywood Public Utilities
• City of Lakeland Water Utilities

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