Wastewater License Level and Discipline Requirements


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.

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