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Colorado Springs annual backflow testing

Colorado Springs Utilities expects annual compliance testing by certified testers and wants results entered into SwiftComply within five days.

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City: Colorado Springs Utility: Colorado Springs Utilities Backflow Prevention Cadence: Annually after the assembly is in the program Last verified: 2026-06-29
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Colorado Springs Utilities expects annual compliance testing by certified testers and wants results entered into SwiftComply within five days.

  • Due basis: Colorado Springs Utilities requires customers to hire a backflow tester for the annual compliance test and expects test results to be entered within five days through SwiftComply.
  • Who is affected: Customers and testers working on assemblies that Colorado Springs Utilities has already surveyed into the program, including external and irrigation assemblies.
  • Program phone: 719-668-4388
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  • Certified testers must register and upload certification and test-kit information.
  • Test results should be entered within five days of testing.
  • A newly installed assembly must be surveyed by the utility before a test can be accepted.
Workflow

Colorado Springs workflow order

  1. Register the tester and current certification information in SwiftComply.
  2. Confirm the assembly is already surveyed into the utility record.
  3. Enter the test result promptly and fix record errors through the utility team when needed.