Municipal wastewater certification examinations are offered once a year, usually in May. Certification is offered for Class A, B, C, D, L1, L2, and SC.  Education and experience requirements for each of the classifications are described in the Certification Board Policy.    The semester hour credits required at the A and B classifications may be earned from colleges and universities or by successfully completing the appropriate courses from the list of Board Approved Semester Hour Equivalent(SHE) Courses.

Applications and information regarding the annual examinations are available in February of each year.  Applications for the written examinations are only accepted in February through March or early April (not less than 45 days before the examination date.)  The examination announcement will be posted on this web site during those months providing assistance for application submittal. 

Exam study guides are available for Class A, B, C and D, L2 and L1, and SC.

CERTIFICATION RENEWAL:   To renew a certificate, the certified operator must submit a renewal application and provide proof of approved continuing education credits (CECs) earned during the renewal cycle.  These should be submitted 4 to 6 weeks before the certificate expiration date.  To renew an A or B certificate, the certified operator shall have completed, during the renewal cycle, not less than 2.4 CECs of board-approved continuing education training.  Not less than 0.6 CECs of the training shall be technical training and not less than 0.6 CECs of the training shall be managerial training.  To renew a Class C, D, L2, or L1 certificate, the certified operator shall have completed, during the renewal cycle, not less than 1.2 CECs of board-approved continuing education training.  For Class C certification renewal, no more than 0.6 CECs of training in the non-managerial, non-technical category may be used to meet the continuing education requirement.  There are no continuing education requirements for a class "SC" certificate.  Please refer to the following documents for more information.

Municipal Wastewater Certification Renewal Application

Continuing Education Credit for Certified Wastwater Operators (word)

List of Operator Training Unit's Approved Wastewater Courses (word)

List of All DEQ Approved Courses

Approval of Programs for Continuing Education Credit - CEC

APPLICABLE RULES:

The Municipal Wastewater Treatment Certification section of Act 451, Part 41