Annual testing

Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control 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.

Utility: Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Last verified: 2026-04-05 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.
Direct answer

What matters here

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.

Highlights

Highlights

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

Workflow

  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.
Residential

Residential

  • Fort Collins is strongest where irrigation, hydrant-meter, or another cross-connection hazard exists.
  • Residential irrigation demand is real because the city gives specific device rules and tester routing.
Commercial focus

Commercial and managed properties

  • Commercial value is strong because Fort Collins uses both BSI Online and service-suspension language.
  • The official local tester list gives a clean approved-testers surface.
FAQ

Local questions people actually ask

Does Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control require annual backflow testing?

Upon installation and annually thereafter. 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 by Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control backflow rules?

Commercial, industrial, irrigation, hydrant-meter, and other Fort Collins Utilities customers whose services create actual or potential cross-connections.

How do I submit or confirm a backflow test for Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control?

Use the official utility workflow and submission methods listed on this page: Fort Collins backflow program, Fort Collins certified tester list. Program phone: 970-416-2249.

Where should I look for testers for Fort Collins Utilities Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control?

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.

Official sources

Official sources