Obtain a Texas TCEQ Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT) license
domain: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Complete 2 years of qualifying water-system experience, or use TCEQ's substitution rules for college credit or approved additional training
Complete a TCEQ-accredited 40-hour BPAT training course
Submit the license application and current fee to TCEQ
Schedule and pass the TCEQ computer-based licensing exam at an approved testing center
If intending to test or repair fire-line assemblies, arrange permanent employment with a TCEQ-Approved Fireline Contractor, which is required for that scope
Track the 24-hour continuing education requirement (including 8 hours of hands-on training) needed for renewal
Known gotchas
A BPAT license alone does not authorize fire-line assembly work — that specifically requires permanent employment by a TCEQ-Approved Fireline Contractor
The Texas license is separate from and additional to ASSE/ABPA certification — completing an ASSE 5110 course does not substitute for the state exam
TCEQ's experience-substitution rules (college credit or extra training hours in place of work experience) are specific and easy to miscalculate — verify against TCEQ's current supplemental requirements document rather than assuming eligibility
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