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Backflow tester certification in Georgia.
EPD contracts GAWP to run the Georgia Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (GBPAT) certification. Water systems keep their own approved tester lists and may add requirements.
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Who certifies
Georgia EPD Drinking Water Program, administered by the Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP)
770-618-8690 · backflow@gawp.org
The state issues the certificate testers need.
What it takes
- Credential
- GBPAT certification (EPD guidance effective Sept 1, 2021)
- Before you start
- High school diploma or GED, and 6 months of plumbing or drinking water distribution experience (verified by a contact). The exam can be passed before the 6 months are done, but certification cannot be issued until then.
- Training
- 32-hour BPAT class from a GAWP-approved provider, including a hands-on proctored exam on RP, DC and PVB assemblies using the USC 10th edition procedure. The course does not expire.
- Exam
- 100-question ABC exam, 70% to pass, taken after the course. Wait 30 days to retake. Apply for certification on the GAWP site after passing.
- Renewal
- Valid 3 years. Renew with 6 contact hours of GAWP-approved backflow continuing education and a Code of Ethics form. 90-day late grace period during which you may not test; after that the certificate is revoked and the exam must be retaken.
Certificates from elsewhere
No other state's certificate is named as valid here. Ask the program before you rely on one.
Where to get certified
- Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP)Georgia · course and exam · in person. Runs the GBPAT exam and certification and approves training providers.
- Georgia Water & Wastewater Institute (GWWI)Georgia · course · in person. Named in the EPD guidance as the official GAWP training provider for the 32-hour class.
- UF TREEO CenterGainesville, FL · course and exam · in person. EPD guidance accepts its training in place of the GAWP course, but you must still pass the Georgia exam.
Listed for convenience, not endorsed. Check that a course is on the state's approved list before you pay.
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Filing test reports
Reports go to the water system serving the property, at least annually. Georgia rule 391-3-5-.13 requires testing after installation, repair or relocation and at least annually.
Portals in use: SwiftComply
Largest water systems
City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management
- Contact
- 404-546-3239 · ATLbackflowoffice@atlantaga.gov
- Reports
- Test reports are accepted only through SwiftComply. Testers request an account at the link on the Atlanta page; a fee applies to passing tests only.
- Testers
- Keeps a list of registered backflow assembly testers (PDF). Registration through SwiftComply.
Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources
DeKalb County Watershed Management, Backflow Prevention Section
- Contact
- 404-687-4075 · dekalbbackflow@dekalbcountyga.gov
Cobb County Water System
- Testers
- Tester application and company list exist; requirements not read (page did not load).
Fulton County Public Works, Water Services (North Fulton)
- Contact
- 404-612-4226
- Reports
- A certified tester must submit results to Fulton County through SwiftComply; register the company through the link on the county page.
- Testers
- Publishes a Certified Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester List (2026).
Sources
- EPD GBPAT Certification Program guidance (Sept 2021)
- GAWP Backflow program
- Atlanta DWM Backflow Compliance
- Fulton County Backflow Prevention
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.