Free Practice Questions for NC Water/Wastewater Operator

Under 15A NCAC 18D .0201 the Water Treatment Facility Operators Certification Board issues Grade C, B, and A Surface; Grade D, C, B, and A Well; Grade D, C, B, and A Distribution; and a Cross-Connection Control certification. There is no Grade D-Surface. An Apprentice certificate is available to candidates who complete an approved Grade B, C, D, or cross-connection control school and score at least 70 percent before they have the required experience.

The Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission certifies Biological Grades I through IV, Collection System Grades I through IV, Physical/Chemical Grades I and II, and Land Application of Residuals, Surface Irrigation, and Subsurface operators. Grade I requires only approved training; each higher biological or collection grade requires holding the grade below it plus documented actual experience under 15A NCAC 08G .0402 and .0403.

Yes, through two different credentials. In drinking water, an Apprentice certificate under 15A NCAC 18D .0201(13) is issued after an approved school and a 70 percent examination score, may be renewed annually for up to five years, and never permits service as a certified operator or ORC. In wastewater, an Operator in Training certificate under 15A NCAC 08G .0408 is issued when an applicant meets the education and prerequisite certification requirements but not the experience requirement, must be renewed annually, and may not be designated ORC or Back-up ORC.

Drinking water fees are set by 15A NCAC 18D .0304: $50 for the examination and certificate, $50 for a temporary certificate, $30 for annual renewal due December 31, and an additional $30 if the renewal is delinquent after February 1. Wastewater fees are set by G.S. 90A-42: $101 for the examination including the certificate, $53 per certification for annual renewal, $59 plus $119 per prior unpaid year for late renewal, $119 for reciprocity, and $237 for a temporary certificate.