Most of Laveen is a village inside the City of Phoenix, so the Phoenix Planning and Development backflow program applies: assemblies are tested at installation, repair or relocation and at least once a year by a certified tester on the City's list. For a due test, a failed device or a new install, call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Laveen.
Signs it is time
- A Phoenix notice says the yearly test is coming due
- Your irrigation or pool fill assembly leaks from a test cock or relief port
- You bought a newer home near Laveen Meadows or along Dobbins Road and have no test history
- The assembly was repaired or moved and still needs its retest
- A business near 51st Avenue or Baseline Road has a device past its date
How it works in Laveen
Laveen Village is one of Phoenix's urban villages, largely annexed from the mid-1990s on, and developments inside city limits connect to City of Phoenix water and sewer. That means the City's Planning and Development Department Backflow Prevention Program is the rulebook. Assemblies get tested when installed, repaired or relocated, and at least annually after that, by a certified tester on the City's list. The customer turns in the report on a City-approved form and keeps records for at least three years. The program line is 602-534-2140.
Some parcels in the area remain unincorporated county islands. Water and sewer for those may come from somewhere else, and plumbing permits would go to Maricopa County instead of Phoenix, so confirm by address before assuming the City program applies.
Phoenix water runs 10 to 17.6 grains per gallon of hardness in the City's report, and that scale is tough on the small seats and springs inside an assembly. Property owners in Phoenix maintain the water line on their side up to the City main, and a backflow device on that side is theirs to keep working.
Price drivers
- Whether the unit passes as found
- Rebuild parts and a retest after a fail
- Type and size of the assembly
- Replacement when the body or bonnet is cracked
- A City permit when an assembly is added or moved
What to expect from the call
You'll be put in touch with an independent plumber who works in Laveen. Mention the due date, whether the device serves irrigation, a pool or a business, and ask the plumber to confirm they are on the City's tester list. Keep a copy of the completed form with your other house records.
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