The City of Plano Termination Torque Form is a PDF you download from the city’s Building Inspections and Permits page, fill out on site as a licensed tester re-torques the bolts on your backflow prevention assembly, and submit to Utility Operations within ten calendar days of the work.1City of Plano. Building Permits2City of Plano. City of Plano Backflow Prevention Information Sheet It documents that the assembly was reassembled to the manufacturer’s torque specifications after installation, repair, or testing, and it travels with the city’s Backflow Prevention Assembly Test Report as a pair.
Where to Download the Form
The form sits on the City of Plano Building Inspections and Permits webpage at plano.gov/350, listed with other building documents including the Backflow Prevention Information Sheet and the Water Meter Estimate Form.1City of Plano. Building Permits Download and print it before the technician arrives so each torque reading can be written down as the fastener is tightened, rather than reconstructed from memory afterward.
Who Is Allowed to Complete It
Only a licensed Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) may test or repair backflow prevention assemblies in Texas. TCEQ issues the license, which covers domestic, commercial, industrial, and irrigation service lines.3Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Occupational Licenses – Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester
A TCEQ license alone is not enough inside Plano. The tester also has to be registered annually with the city, in person, at the meter shop at 4120 W Plano Parkway, Plano, TX 75093.4City of Plano. Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention A Termination Torque Form signed by a tester who is not registered with Plano will not satisfy the city. Confirm registration before you schedule the work.
What to Have Ready and What Goes on the Form
Before the technician starts, pull together the information the form needs about the assembly on your property:
- The property’s street address.
- The manufacturer name, model number, and serial number stamped on the metal casing or manufacturer’s plate.
- Any prior test reports or registration documents for the assembly, so serial numbers and device history can be verified.
During reassembly, the technician uses a calibrated torque wrench and the manufacturer’s torque chart for that make and valve size. Torque specifications vary by manufacturer, and different bolt patterns on the same assembly can call for different settings. The form captures the final torque value for each bolt and test cock, and every fastener should have its own reading recorded. Once the readings are entered, the tester signs the form to certify that reassembly met factory specifications.
Keep a copy of the completed form and the manufacturer’s torque chart with your records. If the city follows up with a question months later, that paperwork is what answers it.
Submitting the Form on Time
Plano’s Utility Operations Division must receive completed backflow forms and test records within ten calendar days of the testing, repair, replacement, or any work performed upstream of the assembly. The Termination Torque Form does not go in alone. For each assembly tested, the BPAT also completes a City of Plano Backflow Prevention Assembly Test Report, and the two documents are submitted together. The test report must be the city’s form, filled out by a Plano-registered BPAT.2City of Plano. City of Plano Backflow Prevention Information Sheet
Submission channels can change, so contact Utility Operations directly to confirm the current accepted method, whether that is in-person delivery to the meter shop at 4120 W Plano Parkway or another route. Keep copies of what you turn in and any receipt or confirmation you get back.
What Happens If You Don’t Comply
Under TCEQ rules at 30 TAC Chapter 290, Texas water providers can disconnect service when an unprotected health hazard is identified on a property, and backflow prevention failures fall into that category. Service is restored only after the hazard is eliminated or properly isolated with the correct assembly in place.5Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Cross-Connection Control and Backflow Prevention
Missing the ten-day deadline, or using a tester who is not registered with Plano, can draw follow-up notices from the city. Repeated non-compliance puts water service at risk of termination until the issue is corrected, which for a commercial property can halt operations. The way to stay clear of all of that is simple: verify your tester’s Plano registration, make sure the Termination Torque Form and the city’s test report are both completed on site, and get them to Utility Operations well inside the ten-day window.