California Water Treatment Certification
Proposedexamination equivalents and formulas sheet the wastewater operator certification program wwocp will be updating the examination equivalents and formulas sheet.
California water treatment certification. Operations duties in an agricultural industrial or manufacturing facility or on a ship are not considered qualifying experience for purposes of the operator certification program. Page 1 of 2. This 36 hour 3 6 ceus course qualifies as specialized training in california for water treatment operators. This course is designed to give operators an overview of wastewater treatment plants and safe plant procedures and to train operators to safely and effectively operate preliminary and primary treatment processes as well as lagoon systems.
State of california state water resources control board. The transfer was accomplished by means of the addition of new section 116271 to the health and safety code. Effective july 1 2014 the responsibility for california s operator certification program for operators of public water systems was transferred from the cdph to the state water resources control board state water board. The wastewater operator certification program wwocp administers wastewater treatment plant certification examinations certifications grades i to v and certification renewals.
Application for examination or re. Cwea is a proud member association of the water environment federation and we are a nonprofit tax exempt 501 c 3 organization. Cwea educates and certifies water quality professionals disseminates technical information and promotes sound environmental policies. Swrcb 8629 6 2020 treatment exam application.
The dwocp is responsible for the testing and certification of approximately 35 000 water treatment and water distribution operators throughout the state of california. You may use wastewater experience gained outside california provided you were a certified wastewater operator and performing duties that would require certification in california. For the next cycle the wastewater treatment plant operator certification examinations will include both formula sheets. Water is a precious resource in california and.