Browse by state

Start with a state guide, then open the exact utility page.

State guides help you understand the broader local landscape without pretending a statewide summary is enough to act on. Use them to narrow down the right utility page, then follow the exact testing and submission workflow there.

5 published state guides 80 mapped utility pages Utility pages remain canonical
Published state guides

Choose a state, then drop into the right local authority

Each state guide summarizes statewide context, highlights the strongest utility pages in that state, and links into the next page a real user would need.

arizona

Arizona backflow testing requirements

Representative state guide for Arizona utility backflow programs, registered tester lists, and annual test-report workflows.

  • 16 live utility pages
  • Last verified 2026-04-05
  • TL reviewer initials
california

California backflow testing requirements

Representative state guide for California utility backflow programs, approved tester lists, and policy-heavy cross-connection enforcement.

  • 16 live utility pages
  • Last verified 2026-04-05
  • TL reviewer initials
colorado

Colorado backflow testing requirements

Representative state guide for Colorado utility backflow programs, annual testing reminders, and portal-driven compliance reporting.

  • 16 live utility pages
  • Last verified 2026-04-05
  • TL reviewer initials
florida

Florida backflow testing requirements

Representative state guide for Florida utility backflow programs, annual and biennial testing cycles, and outsourced compliance portals.

  • 16 live utility pages
  • Last verified 2026-04-05
  • TL reviewer initials
texas

Texas backflow testing requirements

Texas pilot state guide for utility-specific backflow testing programs, TCEQ reporting expectations, and recurring annual testing workflows.

  • 16 live utility pages
  • Last verified 2026-04-04
  • TL reviewer initials
Why this matters

Useful statewide context without generic SEO drift

These pages help users orient themselves, compare state-level patterns, and discover the right local authority page. They are intentionally support pages, not replacements for the local rule.

What to expect

The local workflow still wins

State guides are most helpful when a user knows the state but not the utility. Once the utility is identified, the next click should be the utility page or one of its next-step pages.

Featured utilities

Strong local pages across the published states

These utility pages show the level of specificity the product aims for once a user reaches the correct authority.

arizona

City of Avondale Backflow and Cross-Connection Control

Avondale is a strong utility-first page because the city pairs annual testing, approved testers, and specific approved device classes in one public workflow.

california

City of Anaheim Cross Connection Control

Anaheim is a strong Southern California utility because it publishes annual testing rules, approved-list gating, online submission, and utility specifications for irrigation and proposed fireline work.

colorado

Aurora Water Backflow Prevention

Aurora Water is a strong supporting Colorado utility because it publishes a clean annual-testing rule, online submission requirement, and ownership-responsibility language.

florida

Broward County Water and Wastewater Services Backflow Certification

Broward County is a high-value Florida utility because it publishes due-date notices, filing-fee handling, and separate tester qualification rules for domestic, irrigation, and fire-service assemblies.

texas

Arlington Water Utilities

Arlington is a code-driven city: annual testing is tied to health-hazard assemblies, but installation, moves, repairs, replacement, irrigation permits, and fire line work all have separate ordinance triggers.

arizona

City of Buckeye Environmental Compliance and Backflow Program

Buckeye is a useful Arizona utility because it publishes annual due notices, clear required assembly classes, and direct owner responsibility for annual testing.