Polk County Utilities: backflow testing rules
Serves Unincorporated Polk County, FL. 5 points from Polk County Utilities's own pages, read October 7, 2026, each linked to the page it came from.
Polk County Utilities at a glance
- When the test is due
- Under the Polk County Utilities Cross Connection Control Policy Manual, customers have their assemblies tested at their own expense every year unless conditions call for more frequent tests. Source.
- How the report is filed
- After each field test the tester gives the owner and PCU a copy of the county approved test and maintenance report within 7 calendar days, or a retest is required. Source.
- If a test is missed
- PCU discontinues water service when a required assembly is not installed, tested and maintained, or has been removed or bypassed. Source.
- Approved testers
- Polk County Utilities posts a list of testers it accepts on polkfl.gov. Open the list.
Tester registration
- Testers need an AWWA approved or endorsed tester course and must attend a PCU orientation class before being placed on the approved tester list. Source.
Approved testers
- Polk County Utilities keeps a list of certified testers and repairers and makes it available to the public. 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: polkfl.gov.