Five completeness elements
Inventory of all BPAs, due dates by utility rule, tester credential and gauge calibration artifacts, portal submission confirmation, and fail→repair→retest chase plan — all present, or the pack does not release.
The most rigorous backflow test completeness pack a property owner can have.
FlowClear assembles a documentation-complete annual test pack — every BPA inventoried, every due date mapped by utility rule, every tester credential and gauge calibration verified, every portal submission confirmed, and every fail chased with a documented cure plan — checked against the governing cross-connection control program before a specialist releases it.
Every applicable cross-connection ruleFive completeness elements, gate-checkedUtility portal · tester credential · gauge cal · inventory reconciliationSpecialist release on every pack5-business-day SLA
Why packs fail
A single missing submission can trigger daily penalties or water shutoff.
A property owner's backflow compliance is only as strong as the completeness behind it. Miss a portal filing deadline, fail to verify a tester's credential or gauge calibration, overlook a utility notice, or lose track of a failed device's retest — and the owner faces escalating daily civil penalties, water shutoff, and insurance or occupancy friction.
Most owners rely on testers to handle everything, but testers forget to upload, credentials lapse, and spreadsheets break across multi-jurisdiction portfolios. The owner remains liable even when the tester fails to submit.
FlowClear exists to close that gap with a single, exhaustive standard applied identically to every file.
$50–$225
per day per non-compliant BPA in Durham, NC (2025)
The benchmark
Measured against the letter of the cross-connection control program — rule by rule.
We do not summarize the law and hope. Every pack is scored against a versioned rule pack tied to the exact text of the applicable SDWA, CCCPH, and local ordinances. These are the provisions each pack is held to.
Due-date mapping
Every BPA's due date is computed deterministically from the utility's cross-connection control program rules — never estimated.
Every required credential
Tester certification and gauge calibration are verified against the utility's recognized list and calibration standards — established by search, not assumption.
Portal submission confirmation
Each test report is confirmed as portal-accepted or queued with a documented exception — no 'tested but not submitted' gaps.
Fail-chase within cure window
For failed devices, a repair and retest chase pack is drafted and tracked against the utility's cure window, with escalation triggers.
Audit-ready vault
A property-level binder with inventory, due dates, submission confirmations, and chase status — sequenced and stored for AHJ or insurance review.
How a pack is built
Intake to specialist release, with deterministic gates the AI cannot overrule.
AI extracts and drafts. Deterministic rules — running as code, outside the model — decide what is complete. A human specialist signs every release. That order is never reversed.
01
Compliance Gap Scan
Upload utility notices, prior test PDFs, and site lists. We return a free completeness read: which BPAs are inventoried, which due dates are mapped, and which credentials or submissions are missing.
02
Evidence & credential verification
As your authorized clerical agent, we order utility portal extracts, verify tester certifications against recognized lists, and confirm gauge calibration artifacts.
03
Grounded drafting
The five completeness elements are drafted from your validated data and the rule pack into field-locked templates — no legal opinions, no invented facts.
04
Deterministic completeness gates
Inventory reconciles to utility records; due dates are verified; credential and calibration checklists are resolved; portal submission status is confirmed. Any failure blocks release.
05
Specialist release
A compliance specialist reviews the exception queue and signs the release. High-value or multi-jurisdiction portfolios route to attorney review first.
06
Delivery
You receive the pack: BPA inventory, due-date schedule, credential evidence log, portal submission confirmations, fail-chase plan, and property-level audit binder — ready for the owner to present to AHJ or insurance.
The bar we hold
Rigor you can measure.
100%
Specialist-released
No pack ships without a human signature.
5 days
Standard SLA
From complete intake to released pack.
<1%
Critical-defect target
Tracked against a gold-standard pack library.
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Verification sources
Utility portal · tester credential list · gauge calibration database · inventory reconciliation, every applicable file.
Why FlowClear
Built to be the most thorough option an owner has.
Documentation-complete, by design
The deliverable is completeness itself — every statutory element and verification accounted for or explicitly exception-coded. Nothing is left implicit.
Deterministic, not vibes
The gates that decide completeness are code, not a model's opinion. A drafting error cannot slip past a regulatory requirement.
In its lane, on purpose
We prepare documentation and run verifications as your clerical agent. We never contact the tester, give legal advice, or conduct the physical test.
Engagement
Flat fee, per released pack. No contingency, ever.
Simple, predictable, and aligned with a documentation standard — not a cut of any penalty avoidance.
- A free Compliance Gap Scan before you commit — see exactly what is missing.
- One flat fee per released Completeness Pack; disclosed pass-through verification costs.
- Optional fixed-fee attorney review for high-value or multi-jurisdiction portfolios.
- Optional Cure Continuity Add-on for fail-chase packs and retest tracking, pre-dated to your utility's cure window.
FAQ
Questions, answered precisely.
Is FlowClear a law firm?
No. FlowClear, a service of Your Deputy, Obuke LLC, provides documentation-completeness services. It is not a law firm, does not provide legal advice, and does not represent you in any legal matter. Attorney review is available and recommended for high-value or multi-jurisdiction portfolios.
Do you contact the tester or perform physical tests?
Never. FlowClear is not a testing company and does not contact testers or perform physical backflow tests. The owner remains responsible for coordinating testers and sending any notices.
What makes a pack 'complete'?
Completeness is defined by the cross-connection control program: the five elements (inventory, due dates, credentials, portal confirmation, fail-chase) present, due dates verified, credential and calibration checks resolved, and portal submission confirmed. Deterministic gates enforce each one before release.
How fast is it?
The standard SLA is five business days from complete intake to a specialist-released pack. The free Gap Scan is returned much sooner and tells you exactly what is still needed.
How are you priced?
A flat fee per released pack, plus disclosed pass-through verification costs. No contingency and no percentage of any penalty avoidance or savings.
See what's missing before it costs you a penalty.
Start with a free Compliance Gap Scan. Send your utility notices, prior test PDFs, and site lists and we'll return a completeness read against every applicable rule.
Documentation-completeness service · not legal advice · the owner coordinates every test.