Backflow Prevention

Backflow Tester Resource List

Testers who want to be included on the Cal Water tester resource list must attend a Backflow Tester Meeting. In addition they are required to submit a tester information sheet and provide evidence of backflow prevention assembly tester certification from either the California-Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association or the American Backflow Prevention Association along with their backflow test kit calibration. Testers are responsible for providing the Cal Water districts in which they test with any updates to certification and test kit calibration throughout the year in order to maintain their list eligibility.

Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Meeting Schedule for the 2024 Testing Season

Inclusion on the Cal Water tester resource list requires the tester to attend one of the scheduled annual meetings. Testers will be required to submit a tester agreement, tester certification, and current backflow test gage calibration(s). Evidence of certification as a tester must be from either the American Backflow Prevention Association, California Nevada Section of the American Water Works Association, or Los Angeles County. It is the responsibility of the tester to provide the Cal Water districts in which they test with any updates to certification and test gage calibration(s) throughout the year to maintain their list eligibility. Testers who attend one of the annual meetings must submit all their documentation afterward to the district-specific email address of their local CCC Specialist. (All tester meetings have concluded for the 2024 season.)

Cross Connection Control Program Resource List

Reference

• Approved Backflow Prevention Assemblies
• Installation Specifications
  • Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly =2 inches
  • Reduced Pressure Principle Assembly and Reduced Pressure Principle Detector Assemblies =3 inches
  • Double Check Detector Assembly
• Cross Connection Control Program Quick Reference Guide
• EPA Cross Connection Control Manual
• Rule 16: Service Connections, Meters, and Customer’s Facilities
• AWWA Certification
• ABPA Certification