Backflow Testing in Walkertown, NC

Signs a Walkertown property needs backflow attention

• Your irrigation assembly's test is due and you aren't sure which cycle it's on
• The device sprays or drips after a cold night
• You're adding sprinklers, a fertilizer injector or another connection to the water line
• A tester marked the assembly as failed
• You bought a home with irrigation and no test history came with it

Why backflow matters on Walkertown water

Homes in Walkertown with public water are WSFCU customers, so the utility's cross-connection rules apply. The owner installs, tests and maintains any backflow assembly. Each one is tested at installation and then annually, except eligible residential irrigation systems with no chemical feed, which moved to a three-year cycle under NC Senate Bill 166 in September 2024. Testing goes to a WSFCU-approved testing company, and that company reports the result through BSI Online.

The reason for the program showed up close to home in 2026. In late July a water main break put eastern Forsyth County, Walkertown included, under a boil-water advisory, and in September WSFCU warned of overnight pressure drops during main repairs on Reidsville Road (US 158). When pressure in a main falls suddenly, water inside a home's pipes can be drawn backward. A working assembly on the irrigation line keeps lawn water, which can carry fertilizer and soil, from going with it.

Installing a new assembly needs a permit from the joint Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Inspections Division, which serves Walkertown, and the work is done by a plumbing or utility contractor. A property on a private well instead of public water isn't part of the WSFCU program.

What affects the bill

• A routine test versus a repair that needs a retest
• The assembly type and its pipe size
• Whether parts can be rebuilt or the body is cracked
• Permit and inspection steps for a new or moved assembly
• How hard the device is to reach

Calling from Walkertown

You'll be connected with an independent plumber who works in Walkertown and the nearby parts of eastern Forsyth County. Say whether you need a test, a repair or a new device, and whether the system has a chemical feed, since that affects which testing cycle applies. If the assembly is leaking, turn off the irrigation supply until help arrives.