Backflow testing · Ventura County
Certified annual backflow testing in Camarillo, with results filed in SwiftComply for the City or the way Cal Am or Camrosa requires.
Who runs your program
Your annual notice comes from the water supplier on your bill. Each one runs its own program, so here is how it works with yours.
The City notifies customers by mail and email about one month before the due date, with its list of certified testers. Testers submit results only through SwiftComply; paper reports are not accepted. From July 1, 2026 testers need certification from an organization the State Water Board recognizes, and from July 1, 2027 one accredited under the CCCPH requirements, including ISO/IEC 17024.
Cal Am includes Camarillo in its Ventura County service area and requires annual testing of every assembly, whether or not the property is occupied.
Source: California American Water, Cross-Connection and Backflow Prevention
Camrosa serves eastern Camarillo and the Santa Rosa Valley. It mails annual reminder notices, requires an approved certified tester, and testers submit results through its online cross-connection portal.
Source: Camrosa Water District, FAQs
Exodus Water Services is based in Thousand Oaks. Certified Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers test reduced pressure (RP), double check, pressure vacuum breaker and spill-resistant vacuum breaker assemblies, and inspect air gaps, for homeowners, property managers, businesses and HOAs in Camarillo.
We file the report the way your supplier requires, send you a copy, and when an assembly fails we coordinate the repair and retest it. In programs run on Exodus Water Compliance, reports are filed by scanning the QR code on the notice.
The process
FAQ
Your water supplier: the City of Camarillo, California American Water or Camrosa Water District, depending on the address. The City sends its notice about one month before the test is due.
At least once a year, and again after installation or repair, by a certified Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester, under the State Water Board Cross-Connection Control Policy Handbook (section 3.3.3). Your water supplier mails the notice with the due date.
A failed assembly must be repaired or replaced and retested, generally within 30 days of the failure under the handbook (section 3.3.3), unless your supplier allows more time. We report the failure, coordinate the repair with a licensed contractor and retest the assembly.
It depends on the type and size of each assembly, how many you have, access, and any filing fee your supplier charges. Send us your notice and we will quote before scheduling.
For City of Camarillo customers, testers submit results through SwiftComply only; the City does not accept paper reports. Cal Am and Camrosa customers file the way their supplier requires.
Send us your notice or your last test report. We will schedule the test, file the report and keep your records current.
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