| License Level |
Description |
|---|---|
| 0 (Municipal) |
Apprentice. (License only valid for 6 months) |
| 1 (Municipal) |
High school diploma, GED, or equivalent; satisfactory completion of forty (40) hours of
approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the Wastewater Licensing
Committee; and pass a Class I exam. |
| 2 (Municipal) |
Hold a Class I license; carried out the duties of a Class I operator; satisfactory completion
of eighty (80) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by the
Wastewater Licensing Committee; 2 years experience in wastewater treatment or related field; and pass a Class II
exam. |
| 3 (Municipal) |
Hold a Class II license; carried out the duties of a Class II operator; satisfactory
completion of 120 hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or defined by
the Wastewater Licensing Committee; completion of a total of 3 years experience in wastewater treatment (with 1
year in treatment plant operation); and pass a Class III exam. |
| 4 (Municipal) |
Hold a Class III license for at least 3 years; carried out the duties of a Class III operator;
satisfactory completion of 200 hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined or
defined by the Wastewater Licensing Committee; completion of 6 years experience in wastewater treatment (with at
least 2 years in direct charge of a wastewater treatment plant or one of the major components); and pass a Class
IV exam. |
| I (Industrial) |
High school graduate, GED, or equivalent; and satisfactory completion of a total of twelve
(12) hours of approved training or equivalent or substitute training as determined by Wastewater Licensing
Committee; and pass an Industrial Wastewater Operator exam. |