Annual testing
Open the annual page when the utility notice is about routine testing, timing, and accepted submission methods.
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City of Tempe Backflow Prevention Program backflow testing requirements
Tempe is a strong Arizona utility because it combines annual anniversary testing, registered testers, explicit notice timing, and escalation to water-service termination.
Testing cadence: At installation and annually on the anniversary date
Last verified: 2026-06-29
Verification code: TL
Freshness window: 45 days
Next-step paths
Start with the page that matches your situation
This page is the rule hub. Use it to confirm the governing utility workflow, then open the focused page that matches the actual situation on site.
Failed test
Open the failed-test page when the device already failed and you need the repair, retest, and reporting order.
Irrigation
Open the irrigation page when the question is tied to sprinkler systems, reclaimed water, or landscape devices.
Fire line
Open the fire-line page when the backflow assembly serves fire protection equipment or a managed commercial site.
View the official tester list
Use the published tester route after you confirm the rule, due basis, and submission path on this utility page.
Annual or event-based timing
Tempe customers with contained cross-connection hazards, including irrigation, fire-line, multifamily, commercial, and other assemblies tracked by the Water Utilities Division.
- At installation and annually on the anniversary date
- Tempe uses annual anniversary-date testing by a City-registered certified tester, sends reminders before the due date, and can escalate unresolved noncompliance to termination of water service.
Non-compliance penalties
Tempe warns that unresolved overdue tests can move toward water-service termination and that stolen assemblies must be replaced with the same type of device.
- Tempe publishes a 45-day reminder and overdue notice sequence.
- Water service termination is on the table for unresolved noncompliance.
- Fire lines are explicitly called out as double-check assembly use cases.
Compliance workflow
Official workflow
Every focused page on this utility still runs through this authority sequence. Confirm the rule here before you branch into repair, testing, or provider routing.
- Confirm the due date from Tempe notice or city record.
- Hire a Tempe-registered tester.
- Complete the annual test on the anniversary cycle.
- Post the result before enforcement moves toward shutoff.
Source block
Tempe runs a real containment program with annual anniversary testing, registered testers, notice timing, and direct fire-line language around double-check assemblies.
- Last verified: 2026-06-29
- Verification code: TL
- Freshness window: 45 days
- Report a correction or stale source
- Tempe backflow prevention program official program page
- Tempe registered testing companies list official tester list pdf
Submission methods and utility contact
Where the rule applies
- Commercial properties
- Multifamily properties
- Irrigation services
- Fire line services
- Residential services where Tempe identifies a hazard
Devices in scope
- Reduced pressure assemblies
- Pressure vacuum breakers
- Double check assemblies for fire lines
- Privately owned backflow prevention assemblies
Residential notes
- Tempe is useful for residential intent when irrigation, fire sprinklers, or another hazard brings the property into the containment program.
- Users are responsible for maintaining three years of testing and repair records.
Commercial and managed properties
- Commercial and multifamily intent is strong because Tempe publishes both tester registration rules and real notice timing.
- Fire lines are clearly treated differently from ordinary irrigation assemblies.
FAQ
Local questions people actually ask
Does City of Tempe Backflow Prevention Program require annual backflow testing?
At installation and annually on the anniversary date. Tempe uses annual anniversary-date testing by a City-registered certified tester, sends reminders before the due date, and can escalate unresolved noncompliance to termination of water service.
Who is affected by City of Tempe Backflow Prevention Program backflow rules?
Tempe customers with contained cross-connection hazards, including irrigation, fire-line, multifamily, commercial, and other assemblies tracked by the Water Utilities Division.
How do I submit or confirm a backflow test for City of Tempe Backflow Prevention Program?
Use the official utility workflow and submission methods listed on this page: Tempe backflow prevention program, Tempe registered testing companies list. Program phone: 480-350-2678.
Where should I look for testers for City of Tempe Backflow Prevention Program?
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.
Need a tester or local help?
Start with the governing authority's published tester list. Use provider help only after the official rule, due basis, and submission path are clear.
Market cost analysis
Local cost band
Typical testing and repair pricing used to frame next-action decisions in the metro around this utility.
Provider browse layer
Public provider direction
Provider routing stays clearly labeled below the official workflow. This block exists to frame public provider discovery without implying authority status.
Local testing profiles
Use provider profiles and metro pages only after confirming the utility workflow and list rules above.
Public directory stays separate
Provider help is reviewed separately from the official utility workflow and never replaces the authority guidance above.