Exam Dates and Locations

Wastewater Exam Application

An exam score of 70 or above is a passing score.

2022 Exam  pass rates

Wastewater & Animal Waste

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POSTMARK DEADLINE:  May 9
Applications postmarked after May 9 will be registered for the September exam.

June exam notification letters will be mailed in late-May to the address on record:

PLEASE READ YOUR REGISTRATION LETTER CAREFULLY!
NO CHANGES can be made once exam rosters are finalized. 
 DATES, TIMES & VENUES subject to change.

 
RALEIGH:
June 8: 1:00 pm

NCSU McKimmon Center
1101 Gorman St., 27606
KENANSVILLE:
June 8: 1:00 pm

James Sprunt CC-Monk Auditorium
Bldg C (Hoffer)
133 James Sprunt Drive, 28349

MORGANTON:
June 8: 1:00 pm

Foothills Higher Education Center
2128 S. Sterling Ave., 28655

WILLIAMSTON:
June 8: 1:00 pm

Martin Community College (Bldg 2)
1161 Kehukee Park Rd, 27892

SALISBURY:
June 8: 1:00 pm

Salisbury Civic Center
315 S. MLK Jr. Ave, 28144       

WAYNESVILLE:
June 8: 1:00 pm

Regional High Tech Center
112 Industrial Park Drive
Waynesville NC 28786

POSTMARK DEADLINE:  AUGUST 15
Applications postmarked after August 15 will be registered for the December 2023 exam.

September exam notification letters will be mailed in late-August:

PLEASE READ YOUR REGISTRATION LETTER CAREFULLY!
NO CHANGES can be made once exam rosters are finalized. 
 DATES, TIMES & VENUES subject to change.

 

 
RALEIGH:
September 14, 1:00 p.m.

NCSU McKimmon Center
1101 Gorman St., 27606
KENANSVILLE:
September 14, 1:00 p.m.

James Sprunt CC-Monk Auditorium
Bldg C (Hoffer)
133 James Sprunt Drive, 28349

MORGANTON:
September 14, 1:00 p.m.

Foothills Higher Education Center
2128 S. Sterling Ave., 28655

WILLIAMSTON:
September 14, 1:00 p.m.

Martin Community College (Bldg 2)
1161 Kehukee Park Rd, 27892

SALISBURY:
September 14, 1:00 p.m.

Salisbury Civic Center
315 S. MLK Jr. Ave, 28144       
WAYNESVILLE:
September 14, 1:00 pm

Regional High Tech Center
112 Industrial Park Drive
Waynesville NC 28786

POSTMARK DEADLINE:  November 13, 2023

Applications postmarked after November 13 will be registered for the March 2024 exam.

December exam notification letters will be mailed in late November.
PLEASE READ YOUR REGISTRATION LETTER CAREFULLY!
NO CHANGES can be made once exam rosters are finalized. 
 DATES, TIMES & VENUES subject to change.

 

 

 
Other locations are still being verified.  

 

 

        WAYNESVILLE:
September 14, 1:00 pm

Regional High Tech Center
112 Industrial Park Drive
Waynesville NC 28786

POSTMARK DEADLINE:  February 7
Applications postmarked after February 7 will be registered for the June exam.

March exam notification letters will be mailed in late February.
PLEASE READ YOUR REGISTRATION LETTER CAREFULLY!
NO CHANGES can be made once exam rosters are finalized. 
 DATES, TIMES & VENUES subject to change.

RALEIGH:
March 9, 9am & 1pm - Check your registration letter.

NCSU McKimmon Center
1101 Gorman St., 27606
KENANSVILLE:
March 9, 1:00 p.m.

James Sprunt CC-Monk Auditorium
Bldg C (Hoffer)
133 James Sprunt Drive, 28349

MORGANTON:
March 9, 1:00 p.m.

Foothills Higher Education Center
2128 S. Sterling Ave., 28655

WILLIAMSTON:
March 9, 1:00 p.m.

Martin Community College (Bldg 2)
1161 Kehukee Park Rd, 27892

SALISBURY:
March 9, 9am & 1pm - Check your registration letter.

Salisbury Civic Center
315 S. MLK Jr. Ave, 28144       
 
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Certified Wastewater Operator eligibility requirements are set by the NC Legislature and found in rules 15A NCAC 08G .0401-.0409 & .0501 in  Chapter 8, SubChapter G of Title 15A of the North Carolina Administrative Code. Below is a simplified list of requirements. All applicants need to submit a complete exam application.

For the following wastewater operator certification, all applicants need to:

  • Biological (WW1): 

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school.

 

  • Biological (WW2): 

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active WW1, and
    • have 6 months WW2 or higher experience.

 

  • Biological (WW3): 

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active WW2, and 1 of the following:
      • have 2 years WW2 or higher experience, or
      • have a 2 or 4-year college degree having passed 6 courses in basic sciences and 18 months WW2 or higher experience.

 

  • Biological (WW4): 

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active WW3, and 1 of the following:
      • have 3 years WW2 or higher experience, or
      • have a 2 or 4-year college degree having passed 6 courses in basic sciences and 2 years WW3 or higher experience.

 

  • Collections (CS1):

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school.

 

  • Collections (CS2):

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active CS1, and
    • have 6 months wastewater  collections systems experience.

 

  • Collections (CS3):

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active CS2, and 1 of the following:
      • have 2 years wastewater  collections systems experience or 
      • have 1 year wastewater collections systems experience and a 2 or 4-year college degree having passed 6 courses in a field directly related to the operation and maintenance of a collection system, e.g. civil, mechanical, or environmental engineering

 

  • Collections (CS4):

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active CS2, and 1 of the following:
      • have 3 years wastewater  collections systems experience or
      • have 2 years wastewater collections systems experience and a 2 or 4-year college degree having passed 6 courses in a field directly related to the operation and maintenance of a collection system, e.g. civil, mechanical, or environmental engineering 

 

  • Physical / Chemical (PC1):

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school.

 

 

  • Physical / Chemical (PC2):

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and
    • hold an active PC1, and
    • have 1 year PC2 experience at an industrial pretreatment or indirect discharge permitted facility.

 

  • Land Application (LA)

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school and 1 of the following:
      • have one year of experience in the land application of residuals or
      • have a two or four-year college degree and passed 6 courses in basic sciences, or
      • hold a valid WW-2 or higher. 

 

  • Surface Irrigation (SI)

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and 1 of the following:
      • have one year of experience in the operation of a surface irrigation water pollution control system, or
      • have a two or four-year college degree and passed 6 courses in basic sciences, or
      • hold a valid WW-2 or higher, or
      • be a private homeowner who intends to operate only their own domestic surface irrigation water pollution control system. 

 

  • Subsurface (SS)

    • be 18 years old and hold a High school diploma or GED equivalent, and
    • have completed the corresponding training school, and 1 of the following:
      • have one year of experience in the operation of a subsurface water pollution control system, or
      • have a two or four-year college degree and passed 6 courses in basic sciences, or
      • hold a valid WW-2 or higher, or
      • be a private homeowner who intends to operate only their own domestic subsurface water pollution control system