Contact Info
Cross Connection Control Office
To register with Manatee County please complete and submit the Certified Backflow Prevention Assembly Service Provider Registration Checklist to the Cross Connection Control office. Contractors must possess a valid, up-to-date plumbing license, current insurance, backflow preventer testing certification, and current test kit calibration report. For testing of fireline backflow preventers, the State's Fire Marshal certificate is required.
Registered contractors are required to record backflow test result through the Backflow Inspection and Test Portal within 7 days of test. Any reports submitted through mail, e-mail or fax will not be accepted.
Failed test reports shall be entered no later than 1 business day.
Below are links to other sites that provide more information about cross connection control and backflow prevention:
Failed test reports shall be entered no later than 1 business day.
Below are links to other sites that provide more information about cross connection control and backflow prevention:
University of Florida Training, Research and Education for Environmental Occupations (UF TREEO) FAQs
American Backflow Prevention Association (ABPA) Backflow Incidents
Documents
Below are documents related to cross connection control and backflow prevention:
Journal Articles
Below are journal articles related to cross connections control and backflow prevention published by industry leading organizations:
- Schneider, et al (2010). Determining vulnerability and occurrence of residential backflow. Journal AWWA,102(8), pp. 52-63. Retrieved from https://www.awwa.org/resources-tools/water-knowledge/backflow-prevention-cross-connection-control.aspx
- LeBas, et al (2018). Status of Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control Programs in the United States. Journal AWWA, 110(2), pp. 48-53. Retrieved from https://www.awwa.org/resources-tools/water-knowledge/backflow-prevention-cross-connection-control.aspx
Service Output: Application
Hours Available: Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Eligibility: Contractors must submit a checklist and meet licensing, insurance, certification, and equipment calibration requirements
Frequently Asked Questions
They are upside down U-shaped pipes with two check valves, typically located at your water meter.