Backflow Testing in Austin

Austin soil is limestone and caliche—hard to trench and hard on pipe fittings when the ground shifts in drought. Older neighborhoods like Tarrytown and Hyde Park still have original PVC. New builds in Mueller have smart controllers that were never programmed for Texas heat. We schedule by neighborhood so the truck is already on that side of MoPac or 35.

Texas requires a backflow preventer on irrigation tied to public water. Austin Water requires an annual test. We test, repair failed checks, and file what the city wants. We do not invent a test result. This page is the backflow testing path for Austin.

What we look for

• Notice from Austin Water
• Device dripping from a test cock
• Discharge after a freeze
• No record of a test this year

Call (512) 955-5678 or send a request. ZIP codes often used: 78701, 78702, 78703, 78704, 78705, 78731, 78745, 78749, 78757.

Guides

• Paperwork the MUD actually wants
• Licensed irrigators, TCEQ, and what belongs on the invoice
• Backflow installed too low to the grade
• Double-check vs PVB on a Austin lot
• Dripping backflow test cocks after a freeze
• Backflow test cocks that drip

Call (512) 955-5678