Backflow testing for City of Santa Clara customers
Santa Clara requires annual testing and maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies; property owners arrange the test with a certified backflow tester. BackflowCare tests assemblies for City of Santa Clara customers in Santa Clara, and files the results with City of Santa Clara.
- Area
- Santa Clara County
- Cities we serve
- Santa Clara
- Annual test
- Owner hires a certified tester
- Our price
- $199 per device ($25 off for new customers)
City of Santa Clara testing rules
- The Water & Sewer Utilities Compliance Division runs the cross-connection control program with the Community Development Department.
- Under the state’s 2024 Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook, some properties that didn’t need a device before may need one now.
Source: City of Santa Clara Water & Sewer Utilities backflow program (official page), checked October 19, 2026.
City of Santa Clara rules for new and replacement devices
- A backflow prevention device is required for irrigation or pools on a separate service or without a proper air gap, residential fire sprinklers, hazardous materials, buildings of three or more stories, and internal booster pumps.
Source: City of Santa Clara Water & Sewer Utilities backflow program (official page).
City of Santa Clara backflow questions
Who tests backflow devices for City of Santa Clara customers?
Santa Clara requires annual testing and maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies; property owners arrange the test with a certified backflow tester.
Which cities does City of Santa Clara serve?
We serve City of Santa Clara customers in Santa Clara.