Infrastruture, Planning and Growth

Description

Testing commercial backflow prevention devices ensures that your plumbing system is effectively blocking contaminated water from reversing into clean municipal water supplies. The process verifies valve and seal integrity, maintains public health safety, and satisfies local regulatory compliance for commercial properties. The City has set a measurable goal to test all commercial backflow preventers on the City’s potable water system each year. and to test half of the residential backflow preventers on the City’s potable water system each year.

Measure Status Update

Annual testing of all of the City's Commercial backflow preventers and to test half of all of the City's residential backflow preventers each year.

Measure Next Steps

Monthly reporting and tracking of testing completions.