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BackFlow - Cross Connection Control Program

The purpose of the City of Salina's cross connection control program, administered by the Utilities Department, is to protect the public water supply through the following efforts:

  • Preventing contamination due to backflow from cross connections*
  • Prohibiting and eliminating all cross connections between private and public water supplies
  • Conducting regularly scheduled inspections to detect and eliminate certain cross connections

*A cross connection is any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate piping systems, one of which contains potable water and the other which contains water or any substance of unknown or questionable quality, whereby there may be flow from one system to the other.

 For more information, see 41-70. through 41-70.9. of the Salina Code.

Please call 785-826-7305 OR Email us at:  Backflow@Salina.Org

Please call 785-826-7305 OR Email us at:  Backflow@Salina.Org

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Utilities Department

Location

300 W. Ash St. Room 205 Salina, KS 67401

Office Hours

Monday - Friday (8:00 AM - 5:00 PM)

Phone

(785) 309-5725

Director: Martha Tasker
BackFlow - Cross Connection Control Program

The purpose of the City of Salina's cross connection control program, administered by the Utilities Department, is to protect the public water supply through the following efforts:

  • Preventing contamination due to backflow from cross connections*
  • Prohibiting and eliminating all cross connections between private and public water supplies
  • Conducting regularly scheduled inspections to detect and eliminate certain cross connections

*A cross connection is any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise separate piping systems, one of which contains potable water and the other which contains water or any substance of unknown or questionable quality, whereby there may be flow from one system to the other.

 For more information, see 41-70. through 41-70.9. of the Salina Code.

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Need to Recertify as a Backflow Tester?

Here are resources for certification. The following places can help your organization become a certified backflow tester or can provide resources to recertify your organization so you can continue to provide this valuable service to our city. 

Fort Scott Community College

Kansas Plumbing, Heating, Cooling Contractors Associaton, Inc.

Kansas Rural Water Association


Are you a BackFlow Tester?

We have provided a cover sheet for your report and also the field test sheet for those who are certified to perform backflow testing. 

Report Cover Sheet

Field Test Sheet


Did you Receive a Letter?

We have compiled a list of local organizations that perform the necessary testing. 

View the list of BackFlow Testers here.


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