Utah: State rules

The Utah Division of Drinking Water certifies Backflow Assembly Testers and Cross Connection Control Program Administrators. The Division says many public water systems are contaminated each year through unprotected cross-connections, and that the state certifies testers and administrators to help prevent those connections. A person must hold a Utah backflow assembly certification to test backflow assemblies in Utah. Repair or installation may also require a license from the Division of Professional Licensing. The tester path is an approved course, a written and performance exam through an approved third party, and then an application, fee, and proof of certification sent to the Division. The Division’s cross-connection page includes a search of certified testers and lists the program telephone 385-600-3378.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

The rule-update page says community systems serving 500 or more people were to have a certified program administrator by December 31, 2020, and smaller community systems by December 31, 2023. Other systems may be required to have one at the Director’s discretion. The administrator, formerly called a Grade 1 backflow technician, completes at least 18 hours, passes a Division exam at 70 percent, and renews yearly. The tester certificate expires three years after the exams are passed.

The tester page says to contact ABPA for the scheduled exam, then send the application, fee, and a certificate or ABPA card to DDWCrossConn@utah.gov or to the Division’s Salt Lake City post office box. A recertification course is encouraged but not required. The payment portal shows 297 dollars for the tester certification. That is a Division charge, not a customer’s test price, so the fee field stays empty. The Division does not endorse testers and suggests more than one quote.

Use the Division’s tester search and confirm the expiration before you hire. Ask whether the person will only test or will also repair, because repair and installation can require a separate professional license. The program administrator runs the water system’s program. The tester is the person who tests the assembly. The program telephone is printed on the Division’s cross-connection page. Call that number for the program, not for a price quote.

Official resources in Utah

Utah cross connection control and backflow prevention

Says the state certifies testers and program administrators and provides a tester search.

Backflow assembly tester certification

Says a Utah certification is required to test assemblies and describes the third-party exam path.

Cross-connection rule updates

Distinguishes the program administrator from the backflow assembly tester and states the three-year tester term.

Key facts for Utah

A person must hold a Utah backflow assembly certification to test backflow assemblies in Utah.
Tester certification uses an approved course and a written and performance exam from an approved third party.
The tester certificate expires three years from issuance, which is the date the exams were passed.
Community water systems must have a certified cross-connection control program administrator on the schedule in the rule update.
The Division says repair or installation may require a separate professional license.
The cross-connection page lists 385-600-3378 as the program telephone.

What to do next

Search the Division’s tester list and check the expiration date.
Ask whether the job is testing only or also repair, because repair may need another license.
Do not hire a program administrator and assume that person is the tester.
The Division says it does not endorse testers, so compare more than one quote.

Looking for your city or county in Utah?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Utah we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Utah, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
Utah Division of Drinking Water cross connection control
Website →
Phone: (385) 600-3378 (as listed on that page, checked Oct 4, 2026)
Your city or county office: Local governments →
Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Utah page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
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