This website is dedicated to the loving memory of my father Ronnie West. This site is an attempt to share just a small part of his knowledge of backflow and cross connection as learned from his personal files, pictures and power point presentations. Dad and I talked about putting up a website a few years ago. So, here it goes.
Ronald S. “Ronnie” West
Backflow & Cross Connection Training Specialist
Ronald West began his employment with the NCRWA (North Carolina Rural Water Association) on Monday, June 1, 2009 and continued his until his passing on Sunday October 30th, 2016.
Prior to employment with the NCRWA, Ronald worked as the Backflow & Cross Connection Training/Consultant for Infotec, LLC.
Dad also was employed with the Public Works Commission of the City of Fayetteville, NC for thirty-six years. He was responsible for administering the PWC Cross Connection Control Program. He developed and instructed the PWC Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester Certification Program.
Ronnie was a member of the National American Backflow Prevention Association and the Carolinas Chapter ABPA. He is a past President and Treasurer of the Carolinas Chapter ABPA. He served on the NC AWWA/WEA Board of Education and Examiners. He served on the National Working Committee of ASSE, to develop the ASSA 1060 Standard for Above Ground Enclosures for Backflow Prevention Assemblies.
Dad received certification in Backflow Prevention Assembly Testing and Cross Connection Control from the North Carolina Section of AWWA in 1988. In 2001 received ORC certification in Backflow Prevention Cross Connection Control. Ronald has received the following certifications with the University of Florida TREEO Center: Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester 1987, Backflow Prevention Assembly Instructor 1989, Survey and Inspection 1990, Backflow Prevention Assembly Repair and Maintenance 1996, Cross Connection Control Ordinance and Organization 1998, Cross Connection Control Program Manager 1998.