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Wastewater
Treatment Works (WWTW) Operator
Certification Requirements
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Operator Class |
Application Form
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Experience Needed
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Education
Required
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Examination
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Application Form
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Valid for:
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How to Renew
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Operator-in-Training
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ES-51
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None
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High School or GED
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None |
ES-51
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1 year |
Submit ES-51
with in 30 days of expiration date |
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I
*
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ES-53
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1 year or 2000 hours
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High School or GED
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Class 1
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ES-53
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As long as employed at a WWTW in West Virginia
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Nothing Needed unless not employed > 2
years in a WWTW
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II
**
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ES-53
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3 years or 6000 hours
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High School or
GED
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Class 2
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ES-53
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As long as employed at a WWTW in West Virginia
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Nothing Needed
unless not employed > 2 years in a WWTW |
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III
***
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ES-53
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5 years or 10,000 hours
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2 years college or equivalent
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Class 3/4 |
ES-53
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3 years |
Submit ES-54
and proof of taking at least 18 classroom hours of continuing education |
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IV
****
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ES-53
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6 years or 12,000 hours
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4 years of college or equivalent and completion
of a Management course
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None |
ES-53
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3 years |
Submit ES-54
and proof of taking at least 24 classroom hours of continuing education |
* You will need a letter from your
supervisor verifying you meet all the Class 1 requirements.
** You will need a
letter from your supervisor verifying you meet all the Class 2
requirements. You may also substitute two (2) years of college equivalent
education, on a year for year basis to meet the experience requirement of
the Class 2 certification
*** You will need a
letter from your supervisor verifying you meet all the Class 3
requirements. You may also substitute three (3) years of college
equivalent education, on a year for year basis, for the class 1 experience
requirements to meet the experience requirement of Class 3 certification.
You must also have two (2) years of actual experience at a Class 2 WWTW.
**** You will need a
letter from your supervisor verifying you meet all the Class 4
requirements. You may also substitute three (3) years of college
equivalent education, on a year for year basis, to meet the Class 2
requirements of the Class 4 certification. You must also have three (3)
years of actual experience at a Class 3 WWTW.
NOTE: College requirements are satisfied by: One year of college
equals 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours or 45 training credits. One
Training Credit equals 6 hours.
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