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Fort Collins annual backflow testing

Fort Collins requires all devices to be tested annually and expects new or replacement device results to be reported through BSI Online or the city's cross-connection workflow.

City: Fort Collins Utility: Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Cadence: Upon installation and annually thereafter Last verified: 2026-06-29
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Fort Collins requires all devices to be tested annually and expects new or replacement device results to be reported through BSI Online or the city's cross-connection workflow.

  • Due basis: Fort Collins Utilities requires test reports on all devices annually, requires new and replacement assemblies to be entered into BSI Online or sent to the city's cross-connection email, and warns that customers can face water-service suspension for noncompliance.
  • Who is affected: Commercial, industrial, irrigation, hydrant-meter, and other Fort Collins Utilities customers whose services create actual or potential cross-connections.
  • Program phone: 970-416-2249
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Signals that matter before you act

  • Annual testing is explicit.
  • New devices must be tested within 48 hours of installation.
  • Noncompliance can trigger water-service suspension.
Workflow

Fort Collins workflow order

  1. Confirm the assembly is inside Fort Collins Utilities' program.
  2. Use a tester from the city's certified tester list.
  3. Submit the result through BSI Online or the city workflow before the compliance window closes.