The City of Hillsboro Water Department is responsible for safeguarding the public water system from pollution and contamination. Through operation of the state-mandated Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control Program, the Hillsboro Water Department helps protect your drinking water by:

• Assisting customers with compliance of backflow prevention practices and regulations.
• Identifying, eliminating, or protecting cross connections.

The City of Hillsboro Water Department has implemented a secure, web-based solution by EcosConnect LLC to assist in managing backflow test report data entry and submission. 

As of Jan. 1, 2018, approved certified backflow assembly testers (testers) are required to submit all backflow assembly test reports through the EcosConnect web application in order to be accepted and recorded. Paper or e-mailed test reports will be no longer be accepted and returned to testers for submittal through the web application.

Contact the Hillsboro Water Department Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control Program Coordinator at 503-615-6723 or Backflow@Hillsboro-Oregon.gov with questions. 

For additional information, visit the dedicated Backflow Prevention & Cross Connection Control Program webpage.