Backflow Testing in Tucker, GA

Tucker's water and backflow picture

Tucker grew from a farm community into a DeKalb city, and its water and sewer come from DeKalb County Department of Watershed Management. On your side of the meter, DeKalb's Backflow Prevention Section requires single-family homes with an irrigation system to have an assembly, installed on the customer side of the meter by a plumbing contractor holding a Georgia license and tested every year by a GBPAT-certified tester. GAWP keeps the tester list, and the section's number is 404-687-4075.

Tucker's housing is mostly 1960s and 1970s ranch and split-level homes, with almost half built before 1980. Few of those homes had irrigation originally, so an assembly at a Tucker house is often an add-on from a later landscaping job, sometimes installed without a test schedule anyone kept track of. Shops along Main Street, LaVista Road and the Mountain Industrial area fall under DeKalb's commercial requirement.

Repair or replace

Signs to watch for

• A DeKalb letter about a missing annual test
• Puddling around the device or meter pit
• Sprinklers that weaken after a service visit
• Water spitting from a relief port
• A newly bought home with sprinklers and no paperwork

Seasonal timing

Test in early spring, when the irrigation comes back on and any freeze damage shows up. Before winter, drain the sprinkler side and insulate an exposed assembly. DeKalb owns the line through the meter; the assembly and the pipe to the house are the homeowner's, so plan the test and any repair as a household cost. When you call, have the device's tag details and any DeKalb letter ready. Tucker requires permits for water line and sewer line replacement, and new or relocated plumbing goes through the city's permit portal or [email protected].