Course Information

Individuals must register for courses with the NEWWA. Click here to register for upcoming NEWWA courses. Individuals, who have successfully completed the NEWWA training course outside of Connecticut and want to apply for a Connecticut Certificate as a Backflow Prevention Device Tester, must attend the presentation on Connecticut regulations given during an approved course given in Connecticut.
In order to attend this presentation, individuals must register with the NEWWA. In Connecticut, regulations require that buildings be inspected for cross connections by a person who has completed and passed a course on cross connection inspections administered or approved by the DPH.
Currently, the NEWWA has an approved course on cross connection inspections and interested individuals should visit the web page for more information. In lieu of a course on cross connection inspections, a person may complete and pass a course on the testing of backflow preventers administered or approved by DPH and receive training from a Cross Connection Inspector who has met the requirements of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies 25-32-11(h). Once a person has completed the field training and met the above requirements the Verification of Field Training(pdf) application must be completed and returned to the DPH within one year after the date of the most recent exam results or field training.

In Connecticut, regulations require that certain backflow prevention devices be tested by a person who has completed and passed a course on the testing of backflow preventers administered or approved by the Department of Public Health (DPH). Once a person has completed and passed such a course the Application for Certification must be completed and returned to the DPH within one year after the date of the most recent exam results.
The following table lists upcoming training courses offered by the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) that have been approved by the Department of Public Health for the testing of backflow prevention devices. Training and Certification of Backflow Prevention Device InspectorsIndividuals must register for courses with the NEWWA. Click here to register for upcoming NEWWA courses. Individuals, who have successfully completed the NEWWA training course outside of Connecticut and want to apply for a Connecticut Certificate as a Backflow Prevention Device Tester, must attend the presentation on Connecticut regulations given during an approved course given in Connecticut. In order to attend this presentation, individuals must register with the NEWWA