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Texas backflow test report, TCEQ-20700 layout

Every public water system in Texas uses the same test and maintenance report, TCEQ-20700. This layout has its fields in the same order and with the same wording, so you can fill it at the assembly and print it for your signature.

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What the layout records

The water system’s name, PWS ID, mailing address and contact. Then the assembly: type (RPBA, RPBA-D, DCVA, DCVA-D, PVB or SVB), manufacturer, model, serial and size for the main and the bypass, location, what it serves and the reason for the test. Two yes/no questions follow: installed per manufacturer and local code, and installed on a non-potable supply. The readings come next (check valves, relief valve, Type II bypass check, air inlet), then repairs and the test after repair. It ends with the gauge (potable or non-potable, serial, date tested for accuracy), your BPAT license number and its expiration date.

How filing works in Texas

TCEQ’s instructions allow the form to be filled electronically during the test. The water system still needs a printed original signed by the licensed tester, unless it uses electronic records approved by TCEQ, and many Texas utilities take reports through a portal. Ask your water system what it accepts. Either way, the customer gets the same report by email and you keep the history by address.

Keep the official form when it is required

This is a working copy built from TCEQ-20700’s published field list, not an official TCEQ document. If your water system asks for the TCEQ form itself, file that and give the customer this copy.

Fields on this form
  1. 01Name of PWS
  2. 02PWS ID #
  3. 03PWS mailing address
  4. 04PWS contact person
  5. 05Type of BPA
  6. 06Manufacturer & model (main)
  7. 07Serial # (main)
  8. 08Size (main)
  9. 09Manufacturer & model (bypass)
  10. 10Serial # (bypass)
  11. 11Size (bypass)
  12. 12BPA location
  13. 13BPA serves
  14. 14Reason for test
  15. 15Old model / serial #
  16. 16Installed per manufacturer recommendations and/or local codes
  17. 17Installed on a non-potable (auxiliary) supply
  18. 181st check held at
  19. 192nd check held at
  20. 20Relief valve opened at
  21. 21Type II bypass check held at
  22. 22Air inlet opened at
  23. 23Check valve held at
  24. 241st check
  25. 252nd check
  26. 26Bypass check
  27. 27Relief valve did not open
  28. 28Air inlet fully opened
  29. 29Initial test
  30. 30Repairs and materials used (main)
  31. 31Repairs and materials used (bypass)
  32. 321st check held at
  33. 332nd check held at
  34. 34Relief valve opened at
  35. 35Air inlet opened at
  36. 36Check valve held at
  37. 37Test after repair
  38. 38Gauge used on
  39. 39Make / model
  40. 40Serial #
  41. 41Date tested for accuracy
  42. 42Remarks
  43. 43BPAT license #
  44. 44License expiration date

Plus customer, service address, date, time on site, technician, photos and signatures.

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Questions

About this template

Is this the official TCEQ form?

No. It has the same fields in the same order, and it isn’t produced or endorsed by TCEQ. Each water system decides what it accepts, so check with yours.

Does it handle Type II assemblies with a bypass?

Yes. Choosing RPBA-D or DCVA-D adds the bypass manufacturer, model, serial and size, the bypass check reading and the bypass repair line.

How long do I keep test records in Texas?

The form’s footnote cites at least three years (30 TAC §290.46). Reports in the app are kept and searchable by address and assembly.

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