Louisiana Backflow Tester Certification Courses
40-Hour Backflow Class Schedule ($1,000)
We do not have any open enrollment courses scheduled currently. Check out our course hosting program or we can do a private course ( minimum 10 students )
We hold an approval with our 40-hour course for general testing, if you are doing installations, you need to be a Master Plumber and hold the WSPS designation through SBPLA, more info is below, but if doing WSPS you also need a third party exam in addition to our course, more info on how to schedule for third party exams on our Exam Prep Page
Do a Private Course or Host a Public Course
No course scheduled in your area ? We have two additional programs available, links to more info below:
Private Course - We can come to your location and train only your staff, bring all props, handouts, equipment, etc., Minimum of 10 students for Louisiana
Host a Course - Similar to a private course, we come to your facility and train your staff, but also you allow other local technicians to attend. No minimums for these and you get 2 free students. Needs to be in area that we don't already offer open enrollment courses.
How Do I Become a Certified Backflow Tester in Louisiana?
Backflow Prevention Assembly Testing is regulated by two entities in Louisiana:
The Louisiana State Department of Health and Hospitals maintains a list of certified testers for the state, our 40-hour course has received an approval through them by the state health officer. The list of testers is posted online here - The full rules and regs are outlined in the Louisiana Admin Code 51: XII.344.B - you do not need to be a plumber or irrigator for this program, can be other trades or just backflow preventer testing. Enforcement may not be 100% state wide, but according to the rules and regs, a general tester is not allowed to repair or install preventers.
The State Board of Plumbing of Louisiana (SBPLA) has a designation called the Water Supply Protection Specialist (WSPS), where this license certifies a Louisiana Master Plumber or Irrigator to test backflow preventers as well as install and repair them. Their rules are constantly changing, but according to the executive director, on 01/01/25 all single party exam are not acceptable and you need either ABPA or ASSE third party exams. More info on that program is listed on their website - https://spbla.com/cpe/wsps-certification-re-certification-approved-provider-list/ - so to do both parts you would need a 40-hour course and sit for the ABPA exam, which our course preps you for and we host ABPA exams in many other states.
Which Backflow Preventer Testing Procedures Should I Use?
We have found the USC-10th Edition testing procedures to be the most efficient. On our YouTube Channel, we created a series of videos where we test the four types of preventers using these procedures:
Reduced Pressure Principle (RPZ) - USC 2-Valve Procedures
Double Check Valve Assembly (DCV) - USC Procedures
Pressure Vacuum Breaker (PVB) - USC Procedures
Spill Resistant Vacuum Breaker (SVB) - USC Procedures
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