Tampa backflow test report: SwiftComply and the WAT-P-1 form

Deadlines

• 30 days from the City’s "Notice to Test" letter to get the device tested
• 7 calendar days from the test date to submit the results in SwiftComply
• Failed device: the City’s web page says serviced or replaced within 15 days; the printed WAT-P-1 form says all repairs within 10 days. Plan on 10
• After a repair or replacement, test again and submit that result too

What the City form (WAT-P-1) asks for

• Facility name, service address and meter number
• Device type, manufacturer, model, serial number, size and location
• Result: pass or fail
• Check valves 1 and 2: leaked or held, and the differential pressure (psid)
• Relief valve: did not open, or opened at (psid)
• PVB: air inlet did not open or opened at, check valve leaked or held at
• Repairs for each part: cleaned, replacement kit, replaced other, replaced device; then the final test
• Remarks, the tester’s certification statement, name, signature, certification number, company and phone

How often, under state rule

Florida rule 62-555.360 requires assemblies at non-residential service connections to be tested after installation or repair and at least once a year, and those at residential connections at least every 2 years. Tampa’s schedule follows it.

Getting set up

Testers request a SwiftComply backflow account from the City’s page and get login details by email within 48 hours. The City lists registered testers but does not recommend or endorse them.

How Stampario fills it

• The standard backflow report records every WAT-P-1 value: device type, make and model, serial, size, location, meter number, check valve and relief valve readings, PVB air inlet and check, the result and the test after repair.
• Repairs are picked from a list that includes "Cleaned only", "Rubber kit" and "Replaced assembly", with room for details.
• A "filed with the utility on" date sits next to the test date, so the 7-day window is easy to check.