Riverton City Water Department: backflow testing rules
Serves Riverton, UT. Every point below comes from Riverton City Water Department's own pages, linked; check your notice for your own deadline.
Who must test
- Under Riverton City Code 13.10.350 and the plumbing code, all backflow prevention assemblies must be tested at installation, repair or relocation, and every year after that. Source.
- Properties with both culinary and secondary irrigation water need a reduced pressure zone (RPZ) backflow assembly at the culinary connection. Source.
How the report is filed
- Annual test reports are emailed to the Riverton City Water Department at backflow@rivertonutah.gov. Source.
Tester registration
- Annual tests are the property owner's responsibility and must be done by a certified backflow tester. Source.
Approved testers
- The page links to a list of certified backflow testers, which is the Utah Division of Drinking Water public list of commercially available testers. state list, not a city roster; not downloaded). Source.
If a test is missed
- The Riverton City Water Department randomly assesses residential sprinkler irrigation systems for compliance, and violations must be corrected. Source.
Read October 6, 2026. Program page: rivertonutah.gov.