Get TX Registration for Cross-Connection Testing - Houston City

The garden hose is the most common cross connection. Each of these common uses of a garden hose sets up a cross connection: forcing it into a clogged gutter, downspout, or sewer pipe to flush out the clog.

Common examples of cross-connections include a garden hose submerged in a pesticide mixture, a piped connection providing potable feed water to an industrial process, such as a cooling tower, or a submerged outlet of an irrigation system. Connections to firefighting equipment are other very common cross-connections.

Water backflow prevention is an aspect of plumbing that can sometimes get forgotten, but it is crucial. Without a water backflow preventer, water can flow in either direction, which is a significant hazard for contamination.

A Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners (TSBPE) licensed Plumbing Inspector. A TSBPE-licensed plumber with a Water Supply Protection Specialist endorsement.

The Cross-Connection Control Group strives to maintain the quality of drinking water provided to all of our customers by reducing the risk of contamination and/or pollution of the City of Houston's public water system.

To ensure the device is functioning properly, a certified backflow tester must test all backflow prevention devices annually.

Most people know the general rule: backflow preventers are required in most multi-family residential buildings, commercial properties, and industrial facilities.

Because backflow-prevention assemblies are mechanical assemblies that can fail, the TCEQ requires testing of all backflow-prevention assemblies at installation by a TCEQ-licensed tester. Backflow-prevention assemblies installed to protect against any health hazard must be tested annually.