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Santa Clara annual backflow testing

Santa Clara says annual testing and maintenance ensure proper operation once a backflow assembly is required by the city program.

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City: Santa Clara Utility: City of Santa Clara Water & Sewer Utilities Cross-Connection Control Cadence: Annually after the assembly is required by the city program Last verified: 2026-06-29
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Santa Clara says annual testing and maintenance ensure proper operation once a backflow assembly is required by the city program.

  • Due basis: Santa Clara says compliance is mandatory under the Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook and that annual testing and maintenance ensure proper operation. The city flags irrigation, residential fire sprinklers, booster pumps, and buildings three or more stories as common triggers.
  • Who is affected: Santa Clara properties with a potential cross-connection or local hazard trigger, including irrigation, fire sprinkler, booster-pump, and taller-building services.
  • Program phone: 408-615-2000
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City search demand maps directly to Santa Clara Water & Sewer Utilities and the governing policy handbook.

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Local signals

Signals that matter before you act

  • Compliance is mandatory under the city's policy handbook implementation.
  • Annual testing language is explicit on the public page.
  • The city names common trigger categories instead of leaving users to guess.
Workflow

Santa Clara workflow order

  1. Check whether the property matches one of Santa Clara's hazard triggers.
  2. Install or maintain the required assembly.
  3. Keep the annual testing current so the property remains compliant.
Official source trail

Source-backed utility record

Santa Clara is a high-quality California utility because the city has already translated the 2024 policy handbook into local triggers, annual-testing language, and development-side backflow requirements.

Santa Clara cross-connection control policy handbook official policy page
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Santa Clara water service and use rules official water service rules pdf
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Santa Clara development and construction requirements official development requirements
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