WPCSOCC

Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission

Quarterly Meetings - Open to the Public

Archdale Building: 512 N. Salisbury St., Raleigh, NC  27604 - Ground Floor Hearing Room - 10 AM. (See meeting schedule at bottom of page.)
 

Do you know a wastewater operator that demonstrates excellence?

Please consider nominating them for the: WILBUR E. LONG AWARD NOMINATION. Nomination form available in 2024.

The purpose of this award is to recognize any current certified water pollution control system operator in NC that:

• has exhibited outstanding knowledge and innovation in the continuing operation of a water pollution control or animal system, or
• has contributed time and effort toward the training, education, and professionalism of water pollution control or animal systems; or
• has devised, discovered, or invented devices or techniques which enhance the science of system operation.

All certified water pollution control system operators are eligible: Animal Waste, Biological Wastewater, Collections, Physical/Chemical, Land Application, Subsurface, and Spray Irrigation.

The purpose of the Commission, found in rule 15A NCAC 08G .0101, is to:

• protect public health
• conserve, protect, and maintain the quality water resources
• protect public investment in water pollution control systems
• provide for classification of water pollution control systems
• establish procedures for examination and certification of operators of water pollution control systems

Commission membership

The WPCSOCC is codified in NC General Statutes 143B-300 and 143B-301. The WPCSOCC consists of 11 members, 9 appointed by the Secretary of Environmental Quality with the approval of the Environmental Management Commission and 2 appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture.

History

• 1969: Established by the North Carolina General Assembly.
• Originally called the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Board of Certification.
• Consists of an eleven member board (originally seven) appointed by the Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) with the approval of the Environmental Management Commission.
• 1993: Duties of the Certification Commission expanded to include the training and certification of operators of wastewater collection systems, spray irrigation systems, subsurface treatment and dispersal systems, and land application of residuals sites. Two new members with experience in these fields were added.
• 1996: Added the training and certification of operators of animal wastewater pollution control systems to the duties of the Certification Commission. Two new members were appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture to represent the animal agriculture industry.

Agendas and Meeting Summaries