Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities: backflow testing rules
Serves Salt Lake City, UT. Every point below comes from Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities's own pages, linked; check your notice for your own deadline.
Who must test
- Backflow prevention assemblies must be tested annually under the State Plumbing Code and Drinking Water rules, and the results are submitted to the water supplier. Source.
- The city's irrigation installation specifications list the atmospheric vacuum breaker as not required to be tested annually; pressure vacuum breakers and reduced pressure assemblies are listed as other options. Source.
Notices and deadlines
- Backflow preventers must be tested every year, and new installations within 10 days after installation. Source.
How the report is filed
- Test reports are emailed or mailed to Attn: Cross-Connection Control, 1530 S West Temple Street, Salt Lake City UT 84115. Source.
- Customers who received a letter requiring a test report with an access code submit through the city's online portal. Source.
Program
- Salt Lake City Public Utilities runs a Cross-Connection Control Program that oversees and monitors connections to its water distribution system. Source.
Read October 6, 2026. Program page: slc.gov.