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Backflow tester certification in Utah.
DDW issues the Backflow Assembly Tester Certificate under R309-305. You take a course, pass the third-party ABPA exam, then apply to DDW with proof and the fee.
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Who certifies
Utah Division of Drinking Water (DEQ)
801-536-4000
The state issues the certificate testers need.
What it takes
- Credential
- Utah Backflow Assembly Tester Certificate.
- Before you start
- Repairing or installing assemblies may need separate Utah DOPL licensure.
- Training
- Course accepted by the Cross Connection Control Commission.
- Exam
- Written exam plus hands-on performance exam covering PVB, SVB, DC and RP assemblies. DDW directs you to register for the exam through ABPA.
- Renewal
- Certificate lasts 3 years. Renewal means retaking the written and performance exams, applying, and paying. A recert course is optional.
- Fees
- Paid through the DDW payment portal; amounts not listed on the page.
Certificates from elsewhere
- ABPA: required to get the state certificate. DDW's process uses the ABPA exam, then proof of certification goes with the DDW application.
No other state's certificate is named as valid here. Ask the program before you rely on one.
Where to get certified
- American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA)exam. DDW says to register for the exam through ABPA event list. DDW also links a course list that could not be read.
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
Testers report results to the water system. Failing assemblies must be reported to the system, and backflow incidents to DDW, the health department and the system.
Deadline: Results to the water system within 30 days; failing assembly within 5 days; incidents within 8 hours.
Largest water systems
Salt Lake City Public Utilities
- Contact
- 801-483-6900
Granger-Hunter Improvement District
- Contact
- 801-955-2283 · crossconnectioncontrol@ghid.gov
- Reports
- Filing steps not on the page; contact the cross-connection staff.
West Jordan City Water
Provo City Water
St. George City Water Services
Sources
- Utah DDW: Backflow Assembly Tester Certification
- Utah Admin. Code R309-305-8
- Utah Admin. Code R309-305-6
- Granger-Hunter backflow page
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.