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Backflow tester certification in Florida.
Rule 62-555.360 requires each community water system to write a cross-connection plan that specifies qualifications for persons testing assemblies. No state tester license was found.
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Who certifies
Florida DEP sets program rules (62-555.360); each water system sets tester qualifications
There is no state tester certificate. Each water system decides which certificates it accepts.
What it takes
- Credential
- Set by each water system; commonly a backflow tester certification (for example UF TREEO) plus utility registration.
- Renewal
- UF TREEO certification is valid 2 years with a 1-year grace period, per its course listing.
Certificates from elsewhere
- other: up to each water system. The rule leaves tester qualifications to each utility's written plan.
No other state's certificate is named as valid here. Ask the program before you rely on one.
Where to get certified
- The Water Tower (hosts UF TREEO course)course and exam · in person. 5-day tester course ending in an evaluation for UF TREEO's voluntary certification. Listing dated May 2024; check current dates.
- UF TREEO CenterGainesville, FL · course and exam · in person. Sponsors the certification given at The Water Tower course.
Listed for convenience, not endorsed. Check that a course is on the state's approved list before you pay.
Free exam prep → Study questions, practice exams, device tests.
Test procedures for every assembly → The steps we recommend for the field exam.
Filing test reports
Under rule 62-555.360, assemblies for non-residential service must be tested after installation or repair and at least annually; residential at least every 2 years. Reports go to the water system, often through a portal.
Portals in use: SwiftComply
Largest water systems
Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department
JEA (Jacksonville)
- Contact
- backflow@jea.com
- Testers
- JEA Qualified Vendor program: vendors need training and certification. Containment devices tested annually.
City of Tampa Water Department
- Contact
- 813-231-5265
- Reports
- Submit results online through SwiftComply within 7 calendar days of the test. Testers register in SwiftComply to get an account.
- Testers
- Tester must be certified and registered in SwiftComply. Residential tested every 2 years, commercial annually. Failed devices repaired within 15 days.
Palm Beach County Water Utilities
Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC)
Sources
- Fla. Admin. Code 62-555.360
- City of Tampa Backflow Testing
- JEA Commercial Backflow Requirements
- The Water Tower: BPAT course (UF TREEO)
Checked 2026-10-19 against each state's own program pages and rules. Rules change; confirm with the program before you book an exam or a test. Spot something out of date? hello@backflowbase.com.
The software
- Bookings from a booking page, your own website, and an AI receptionist on your phone.
- Schedule board and route for each tester.
- Field app that scores every test, even with no signal.
- Test reports sent to the water system that serves each address.
- Card payments to your own Stripe account, and yearly renewals that charge after the test.
- Client portal for HOAs, property managers and contractors.
- $50/month flat: no per-test fee, no cut of payments.
- Every feature →What the app does, part by part.
- Compare →Next to other backflow and field-service software.
- Start free →No card. $50/month or $500/year once you go live, 45 days free.
- Free exam prep →Study questions, practice exams, device tests, a VR wet lab.