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Backflow tester certification in Wisconsin.
No one may performance-test a cross connection control assembly unless DSPS has registered them as a Cross Connection Control Assembly Tester (Wis. Stat. 145.06(3m), SPS 305.99). Apply and renew online in LicensE.
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Who certifies
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS)
608-266-2112 · dsps@wisconsin.gov
The state issues the certificate testers need.
What it takes
- Credential
- DSPS Cross Connection Control Assembly Tester registration
- Training
- At least 40 hours in a DSPS-approved course (theory, testing, maintenance, national standards), or an ASSE-approved course meeting ASSE 5150.
- Exam
- The rule requires the course, not a separate state exam. Approved providers (WRWA, WCCI) say their course includes the training and examination for Wisconsin registration.
- Renewal
- Every 4 years, expiring on the date of issuance anniversary. Renewal needs 6 hours of approved continuing education, entered by the course provider before you can submit in LicensE.
- Fees
- Renewal $180; late CE fee $25; reinstatement $200 (DSPS renewal table). Initial application and registration fees not confirmed.
Certificates from elsewhere
- other: accepted once you apply, no new exam. An ASSE-approved course meeting ASSE 5150 counts as the education step (SPS 305.99(3)(bm)). You still register with DSPS. Whether an ASSE 5110 certificate alone is enough was not stated.
No other state's certificate is named as valid here. Ask the program before you rely on one.
Where to get certified
- Madison College, School of Professional and Continuing EducationMadison, WI · course. DSPS-approved. Took over UW-Madison InterPro cross-connection courses in June 2025. Phone 608-258-2301.
- Wisconsin Cross Connection InstituteMadison, WI · course · in person. 40-hour tester course, 6-hour refresher that renews the license, 20-hour repair course. Listed as DSPS-approved on the UW InterPro page. Phone 608-492-3436.
- Wisconsin Rural Water Association (with HydroCorp)Plover, WI · course and exam · in person. 40-hour hands-on tester certification course at the WRWA Technology Center. Phone 715-344-7778.
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
The state rule says testers follow DSPS procedures for filing results and keep each test record 2 years. Water utilities set their own intake; Madison asks for results to DSPS and the utility, Green Bay takes proof by email, mail or in person.
Largest water systems
Milwaukee Water Works
Madison Water Utility
- Contact
- 608-266-4654 · water@cityofmadison.com
- Reports
- Annual results must go to DSPS and to Madison Water Utility. The page gives no portal, form or address.
- Testers
- Testable assemblies (DC, RPZ, PVB) must be tested yearly by a certified tester. Repeated failure to test or report can bring a citation.
Green Bay Water Utility
- Contact
- 920-785-7910 · MeteringCC@greenbaywi.gov
- Reports
- Proof of inspection can be handed in at 631 S. Adams St, emailed, or mailed to Green Bay Water Utility, P.O. Box 1210, Green Bay, WI 54305-1210.
Racine Water Utility
- Contact
- 262-636-9186
- Reports
- The page does not say how test reports are submitted. Contact the utility or its program manager HydroCorp (800-315-4305).
- Testers
- All backflow assemblies must be tested once a year by certified testers, at the owner's expense.
Kenosha Water Utility
Sources
- Wis. Admin. Code SPS 305.99 (cross connection control assembly testers)
- DSPS Cross Connection Control Assembly Tester page
- DSPS credential fees and renewal dates
- UW InterPro: DSPS-approved training providers
- Wisconsin Cross Connection Institute
- WRWA tester certification course
- Madison Water Utility cross connection program
- Green Bay Water customer forms
- Racine Water Utility cross connection control
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.