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Dallas fire-line backflow testing

Dallas fire and other permitted assemblies can pull Building Inspections into the workflow before inspection closeout.

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City: Dallas Utility: Dallas Water Utilities Backflow Prevention Program Cadence: Annual for high-hazard assemblies; irrigation only on install, repair, or replacement Last verified: 2026-06-29
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What to check for Dallas

Dallas fire and other permitted assemblies can pull Building Inspections into the workflow before inspection closeout.

  • Due basis: Dallas Water Utilities says high-hazard assemblies require annual testing by a licensed tester registered with the City of Dallas, while lawn irrigation devices are tested when newly installed, repaired, or replaced. Failed devices get a 30-day repair and retest window and submissions run through SwiftComply.
  • Who is affected: Properties with high-hazard assemblies tracked by Dallas Water Utilities and irrigation systems when a new, repaired, or replaced device must be reported.
  • Program phone: 214-670-0910
Local signals

Signals that matter before you act

  • Permitted new or replacement assemblies must be routed to Building Inspections before inspection.
  • Fire and other higher-risk assemblies are more likely to sit inside the high-hazard annual program.
  • The compliance path is split between annual tracking and permitted installation handling.
Workflow

Dallas workflow order

  1. Determine whether the fire-related assembly is a permitted new or replacement installation.
  2. Send the required report to Building Inspections when the permit path applies.
  3. Use the Dallas utility workflow and SwiftComply when the assembly is also part of the annual high-hazard program.
Official source trail

Source-backed utility record

Dallas Water Utilities runs a high-hazard annual testing program, moved report submission into SwiftComply in November 2022, and explicitly exempts routine annual irrigation testing outside install, repair, or replacement cases.

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