Announcements will be issued in January of 2002 indicating the examination dates for that year. And, any other titles determined to be appropriate by the Ulster County Personnel Officer. Trainees are advanced to an appropriate Operator title, without further examination, upon satisfactory completion of certificate requirements appropriate to the plants being operated as established for Water Treatment Plant Operators by the New York State Department of Health and for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
Work is performed under the direct supervision of an appropriately certified operator.
Starting salaries in other agencies vary by location. Type A Treatment Plant - includes all facilities with the activated sludge process, or any similar process, including all modifications. All other treatment plants include facilities with any biological, physical or chemical treatment process other than the activated sludge and the stabilization or oxidation pond processes. The candidate is shown sketches of various basic mechanical devices and must answer questions about how they function. Candidates are NOT expected to know about detailed safety procedures that may be used in water or sewage treatment plants.