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Maintenance schedules
How often to flush, descale, pump, test and replace: the maintenance schedules that keep Valley plumbing running and avoid emergency calls.
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- Glendale City Code 33-94: annual backflow test, records and shutoff
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- Arizona Administrative Code R18-4-215: Backflow Prevention and Annual Testing
- Tempe City Code 33-107: backflow assemblies must be tested every year
- Can Mesa shut off your water for backflow violations? City Code 8-1-13
- Can you cut a newly paved Mesa street for a sewer or water repair? City Code 9-1-6
- Who can test backflow assemblies in Mesa? City Code 8-1-12 recognized testers
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