California Code of Regulations › Title 23 - Waters › Division 3 - State Water Resources Control Board and Regional Water Quality Control Boards › Chapter 26 - Wastewater Treatment Plant Classification, Operator Certification, and Contract Operator Registration › Article 7 - Examination for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section 3701 - Examinations

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  minimum of two examinations shall be given each year. The final filing date
				  will be 60 days before the scheduled examination.
(b) Written examinations for each wastewater
				  treatment plant operator grade level shall test an applicant's knowledge of
				  wastewater treatment plant operation. Mathematical problems related to process
				  control and evaluation shall be included. The examination for each
				  progressively higher grade level shall require more detailed knowledge of the
				  subject matter.
(c) The content of
				  the examination for each grade level shall be as follows:
(1) Grade I examinations shall test the
				  applicant's knowledge of: basic safety practices and hazards related to
				  wastewater treatment plant operation; wastewater constituents including simple
				  and routine sampling and analysis procedures; procedures involved in operating
				  and maintaining preliminary and primary treatment facilities including sludge
				  digestion and disinfection; specifics regarding the operation of stabilization
				  ponds; and state regulations regarding wastewater treatment plant
				  classification, waste discharge requirements, and operator
				  certification.
(2) Grade II
				  examinations shall test the applicant's knowledge of: the components of the
				  Grade I examination as prescribed in (1) above; commonly used processes for
				  preliminary, primary, and secondary treatment including disinfection, sludge
				  handling, and digestion; routine sampling and analysis procedures for
				  evaluation of process and overall wastewater treatment plant performance; and
				  basic supervision responsibilities.
(3) Grade III examinations shall test the
				  applicant's knowledge of: the components of the Grade II examination as
				  prescribed in (2) above; limitations, controls, and performance calculations
				  for primary and secondary treatment and sludge-handling processes; basic
				  principles of tertiary treatment processes; state regulations regarding water
				  recycling; and public health issues.
(4) Grade IV examinations shall test the
				  applicant's knowledge of: the components of the Grade III examination as
				  prescribed in (3) above; limitations, controls, and performance calculations
				  for tertiary treatment processes; requirements and practices for water
				  reclamation and reuse; supervision and management responsibilities including
				  energy management, safety program development and control, operator training,
				  and budget development and control.
(5) Grade V examinations shall test the
				  applicant's knowledge of the components of the Grade IV examination as
				  prescribed in (4) above as applied in more difficult and complex
				  situations.