Edmonton (EPCOR) backflow test reports

Which reports EPCOR takes

• Only premises isolating backflow preventers: the ones protecting the city system from the whole building
• Internal zone and fixture devices: EPCOR notes CSA B64.10 still calls for a yearly test, but those reports go to the building owner
• Nothing tested outside Edmonton; those reports go to the local authority and the owner

Who can test and how to submit

Testers hold a WCS AWWA Cross Connection Control Specialist certificate and register with EPCOR in SwiftComply, using a unique email address, the certificate and a valid calibration report for the test kit. EPCOR says it no longer accepts test reports by email or fax. Testing follows the AWWA Canadian Cross Connection Control Manual.

Photos EPCOR asks for

• New installations: the installation from far enough back to judge it in the piping, and the manufacturer’s stamped data plate
• Any correction to make, model, size, type or serial number: photo evidence, usually the data plate

Deadlines and the bylaw

EPCOR’s program page sets 5 business days to submit, and its Cross Connection Control Procedure Guide gives 5 business days to repair or replace a failed unit. EPCOR may reject reports with errors or omissions. Schedule 2 of Bylaw 19626 lists penalties for not testing, not keeping test records on site, not submitting a passed report within 30 days or a failed report within 2 days, and not replacing a failed preventer within 96 hours of notice. Where the documents differ, the shorter deadline is the safe one to plan around.

How Stampario fills it

• The Canadian backflow report records the hazard level and "Premises isolation" as the protection type, so the devices EPCOR wants are easy to tell apart from internal ones.
• Installation and data plate photos attach to the report and stay with the device at the address.
• The test kit serial and last calibration date print on every report, and a "filed with the utility on" date shows when the result went into SwiftComply.
• The owner gets a signed PDF for the test records kept on site.