From the Lake Worth, Texas backflow prevention guidelines:

All commercial backflow assemblies in Lake Worth must be tested annually, by a licensed backflow tester, including irrigation backflow assemblies.

​-Residential Irrigation backflow assemblies are not required to be tested annually unless a back flow health hazard is present such as with a well system or water softener.

​Now let’s discuss, in depth, what that means to you, a resident of Lake Worth.

The main backflow emphasis

The bottom line is this: the city water supply in Lake Worth must not be compromised.  The Clean Water Act of 1972, and revised in 1977, guarantees every citizen in the United States the right to clean water, and that means annual inspections of backflow preventers.

Backflow occurs when water reverses flow in the water system.  Such a reversal would mean water from the bathtub, from the irrigation system, from the kitchen, etc would flow back towards the Lake Worth water supply, and that must not happen . . . but you would be surprised how many times it ALMOST happens.  The only things preventing it from happening are backflow preventors.

What are backflow preventors?

Backflow preventers are valves, or double check valves, which only allow water to flow in one direction.  They are very simple in design, involving very few moving parts, but the job they do, daily, across this county, is crucial to the health of our citizens.  If one of those valves were to fail, and allow polluted water to flow back into the potable water supply, a health crisis could ensure.  Thus, in commercial buildings, backflow devices must be annually inspected by a licenses and certified backflow tester.

Do not make the mistake of thinking any plumber can do this inspection.  In order to become a licensed backflow inspector one must meet certain requirements including a couple years of on-the-job training and passing a forty-hour backflow certification course.  Not all plumbers can say they have done those things, so ask to see the certification before hiring someone to inspect your backflow parts.

In Lake Worth the City Water Department can give you a list of licensed backflow testers, installers, and repairmen. That list is updated yearly.  That same department can let you know the specific requirements for your property.  Remember that it is the responsibility of the property owner to get this inspection done and to have repairs done, so make sure you find out if you are a new property owner.

About City Backflow Testing

City Backflow Testing is licensed and certified in Lake Worth, Texas.  In fact, they are licensed and certified in practically every town and city in the DFW Megaplex.  That kind of dedication . . . that kind of training . .  . that kind of experience . . . is what you want for your backflow inspections/repairs/installations. With something as important as clean, safe water, only the best will do, and City Backflow Testing, locally owned and operated, is the best in backflow service.

Call us at (817) 996-2000 for rates and an appointment.  If we don’t know the answer to your question, it simply does not exist.