What is a Wastewater Operator? - LearnH2O

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Duties of Operators 4 Topics

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Who Will Hire You

Work Conditions and Hours

Responsibility and Ethics 6 Topics

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Are You Polluting the Water You Are Discharging Into?

Rules of Practice

Care of Infrastructure

Operator Certification Program 14 Topics

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Class Designation

Types of Activities for Qualifying Experience

Wastewater Examinations

Examination Time Frame

Applying for Certification

Certified Operator Responsibilities

Penalties and Enforcement

Continuing Education

Monitoring Continuing Education

Security Training

Need-to-Know Criteria for Wastewater Examinations 6 Topics

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Wastewater Part I – General Knowledge

Wastewater Sub-Class 1 – Activated Sludge

Wastewater Sub-Class 2 – Fixed Film

Wastewater Sub-Class 3 – Treatment Ponds/Lagoons

Wastewater Sub-Class 4 (Class E) – Collection Systems

Wastewater Sub-Class 5 – Laboratory Supervisor

Wastewater Regulations 6 Topics

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Clean Water Act (CWA)

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

PA’s Clean Streams Law

Water Contaminants

Wastewater Monitoring/Reporting 10 Topics

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Wastewater Quality

Discharge Monitoring Reports

Impaired Waters and TMDL Program

Water Quality-Based Approach of the Clean Water Act

EPA’s 303(d) Program

Wastewater Sampling 6 Topics

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Types of Samples

Types of Monitoring

Sample Collection

Sampling Procedures

Basic Math 8 Topics

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Calculating Percent Removal Efficiency

Solving for the Unknown

Treatment Calculations 6 Topics

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Unit Conversion

Flow Conversions

CIRCUMFERENCE, PERIMETER, AREA

Volume, Flow, Detention Time