Does City of Durango Backflow Prevention require annual backflow testing?

Upon installation, after repair, and annually. Durango says backflow preventers are required to be tested upon installation, after any repairs, and once annually. All test reports must be emailed to CCCP@durangoco.gov within five days, and property owners must keep reports for three years.

Who is affected by City of Durango Backflow Prevention backflow rules?

Customers with a city water service where Durango identifies a potential cross connection, including irrigation, heating, beverage, and fire suppression uses.

How do I submit or confirm a backflow test for City of Durango Backflow Prevention?

Use the official utility workflow and submission methods listed on this page: Durango backflow prevention, Durango certified tester list. Program phone: 970-375-4882.

Where should I look for testers for City of Durango Backflow Prevention?

Start with the governing authority's published tester list. This utility has an official approved-tester route and it should be treated as the primary source.

What should I check before scheduling a tester for City of Durango Backflow Prevention?

Confirm the due basis, property type, device type, and submission method before booking. Then open the official tester-list route, and make sure the report can be filed through the required utility or portal path.

What costs or portal fees should I expect for City of Durango Backflow Prevention?

Testing is market-priced, but Durango's five-day report deadline changes how quickly owners need to act after a test. Repair and retest cost varies by device type and whether the protected use is irrigation, heating, beverage, or fire suppression. Durango's real value is the specificity of the compliance surface and the official tester route, not a published city price list.

Failed-test city route

Durango failed backflow test

Use this page when the assembly already failed and the next step is repair, retest, and accepted report submission.

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City: Durango Utility: City of Durango Backflow Prevention Cadence: Upon installation, after repair, and annually Last verified: 2026-06-29

Local answer

What to check for Durango

Use this page when the assembly already failed and the next step is repair, retest, and accepted report submission.

Due basis: Durango says backflow preventers are required to be tested upon installation, after any repairs, and once annually. All test reports must be emailed to [email protected] within five days, and property owners must keep reports for three years.
Who is affected: Customers with a city water service where Durango identifies a potential cross connection, including irrigation, heating, beverage, and fire suppression uses.
Program phone: 970-375-4882

Evidence-backed next step

Use the governing utility workflow

City search demand maps directly to Durango's official backflow prevention and tester-list workflow.

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Local signals

Signals that matter before you act

Durango publishes a five-day reporting deadline.
The city links directly to a certified tester list.
The public page names exact property and device scenarios instead of speaking in vague generalities.

Workflow

Durango workflow order

Identify whether the service is irrigation, heating, beverage, fire suppression, or another protected use.
Choose a tester from Durango's certified list.
Complete the annual or post-repair test.
Email the report within five days and retain records for three years.

Official source trail

Source-backed utility record

Durango lists the exact property types that trigger protection, requires annual testing plus five-day report delivery, and links directly to a licensed certified tester list.

Durango backflow prevention official program page

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