AquaResource

Backflow programs for water utilities

AquaResource is web-based software for running a backflow prevention program, from TecNXS, a Wichita, Kansas developer of software and hardware. Utilities register backflow devices in it, keep track of annual tests and manage the notices and records that go with them. It runs in a browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install.

Three jobs in one program

TecNXS designs the product around the three groups who touch a backflow program. Administrators at the utility can see what is due and what happens next, track device and compliance status, send annual notices and follow-ups, and keep reporting and records ready for audit. Testers submit their reports while the details are fresh, from a phone, tablet or desktop, and the software catches pass or fail problems before submission. One login works across jurisdictions. Customers can check a device's current status, find an approved certified tester and update their contact and notice preferences, without phoning the utility.

Less data entry for the utility

Registered testers can add new devices, log annual tests and repair results, locate a device by GPS on site and upload pictures, so the water purveyor no longer keys in routine data itself.

The company behind it

TecNXS says it is a team of developers and engineers who build both software and hardware, and that it prices work according to each customer's circumstances. It lists water departments across several US states among its users, and invites utilities to bring their current spreadsheets and notices for a conversation about where the product fits and where it does not.