Welcome to RMA

The Resource Management Agency strives to ensure that its customer service standards are consistent with the Agency’s Mission Statement:

The mission of the Resource Management Agency, in cooperation with the public and our partner agencies, is to protect the consumer and community’s health, safety, and environment by carrying out adopted laws and policies, and educating, assisting, and empowering Ventura County residents and businesses to be good stewards of the land and our resources.

Values

In addition, RMA has identified those core values which will guide us in carrying out our mission. These values are directly related to our customer service and include:

  • Honesty, hard work, and ethical behavior

  • Transparency and accountability

  • Equitable treatment and respect of all constituents

  • Excellence in service delivery

A cross connection is a connection between a drinking water supply and a source of pollution or contamination. The undesirable reversal of flow that may allow entry of pollutants and contaminants into the drinking water supply is called "backflow."

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To ensure drinking water supplies are protected from contamination, Cross Connection Control Program staff inspect commercial facilities, industrial buildings, irrigation systems, and water distribution systems for proper installation and maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies. Additionally, staff monitor the installation, repair, and annual testing of over 16,000 backflow prevention assemblies installed on distribution systems operated by public water purveyors throughout the County.

Water users are responsible for the annual testing and maintenance of backflow prevention assemblies to ensure their proper operation.  Click here for a list of testers certified in Ventura County.

 

Backflow Device Test Apps links:

Information for Backflow Testers:

General Information and Public Resources:


CONTACT US

Staff Specialist:
James Bragg
805 654-2436
Staff Contact:
Kenneth Drake
805 654-3634
Supervisor:
Ron Ventura
805 654-2816