Operator’s Certification Exams

PA DEP 2023 Certification Exam Schedule
State Board of Certification of Water and Wastewater System Operators
2023 PA DEP OVERALL Operator Exam Schedule
2023 Information for Operators taking exams
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG

PA-AWWA 2023 Op Cert Exam Schedule

April 5- Williamsport at PA DEP NCRO ON LINE…DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 28…SOLD OUT!
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 APRIL 5TH ON LINE EXAM

April 25-Meadville at PA DEP NWRO ON LINE…DEADLINE: MARCH 20…SOLD OUT!
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 APRIL 25TH ON LINE EXAM

MAY 11- KALAHARI  at PA-AWWA Annual Conference…DEADLINE: APRIL 3
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 MAY 11TH ANN CONF EXAM

MAY 24 at MANHEIM PA…DEADLINE: APRIL 17
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 MAY 24TH PUBLIC SAFETY EXAM  

JUNE 6- PA DEP SCRO ON LINE…DEADLINE: MAY 1…SOLD OUT!
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 JUNE 6TH ON LINE EXAM

JUNE 15- PA DEP SWRO  ON LINE…DEADLINE: MAY 10…SOLD OUT!
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 JUNE 15TH ON LINE EXAM

JULY 19  INDIANA, PA…DEADLINE: JUNE 14
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 JULY 19TH INDIANA RAMADA EXAM

AUGUST 3  PA DEP SCRO  ON LINE…DEADLINE: JUNE 26
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 AUGUST 3RD ON LINE EXAM

AUGUST 22 PA DEP SERO  ON LINE…DEADLINE: JULY 17
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 AUGUST 22ND ON LINE EXAM

AUGUST 29   PA DEP NERO  ON LINE…DEADLINE JULY 24
2023 DEP OP CERT EXAM REG
2023 AUGUST 29TH ON LINE EXAM

 

FOR EXAM STUDY MATERIAL, go to the “Preparing for the Exams” webpage.

Contact the Exam Provider to sign up for Operator Certification Exams, NOT DEP.

For ease of viewing and printing, the Examination Schedule is now contained in a PDF file.

To read and print a PDF file, you must have Adobe Acrobat© Reader installed on your PC. You can download a version suitable for your system, free of charge, from Adobe.

All Operators taking exams should read the following:

  • DEP’s goal is to grant all interested operators the opportunity to register for an exam and to obtain certification.
  • To register for a particular exam, contact the “Authorized Exam Provider (AEP)” as listed in the exam schedule. DEP cannot schedule you for a particular exam date. The AEP will charge an exam session fee, which varies depending on the exam provider. DEP charges $35 for each exam session however the operator does not need to pay DEP until they apply for certification or until their fifth exam session. If an operator signs up for a fifth (5th) exam, DEP will notify them by letter and a phone call that they must bring a check or money order to the exam.
  • The exams you take will vary depending on your classification and the treatment technology at your system. Operators need to know the treatment technologies their plant uses so they can take the proper exams to be in compliance. To take the proper exam(s) and receive the appropriate certificate, operators should check with their plant supervisor, NPDES or PWS Permit or DEP sanitarian to obtain the class size of the plant (flows/gallons per day) and/or treatment technologies (subclasses).

 

Please take all necessary COVID-19 precautions and follow CDC Guidelines at all examination sites.

Questions: Please call Nancy Dinger call 717-774-8870 or e-mail: [email protected]

FAX forms to 717-774-0288 or e-mail to [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preparing for Operator Certification Exams

The following page includes the Operator Handbook, which lists the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to pass each exam in Appendix A.  The page also contains a link to the DEP training modules as well as training advice for the exams.

http://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/BureauSafeDrinkingWater/OperatorCertification/InitialCertification/Pages/Preparing.aspx


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