Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Natural Resources › NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection - General › Chapter NR 114 - Certification Requirements For Waterworks, Wastewater Treatment Plant, Septage Servicing And Water System Operators › Subchapter IV - Certification of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators › Section NR 114.54 - Examinations and applications

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) Examinations,
				  education, and on-the-job experience shall be used to determine knowledge,
				  skill, and the ability of the applicant to perform duties at a wastewater
				  treatment plant. A score of 75 percent or higher shall be a passing score on
				  each examination. An applicant desiring to be certified to perform duties at a
				  wastewater treatment plant shall submit a completed exam application to the
				  department. The department shall approve or deny the application within 10
				  business days of receipt of the application, unless the application involves a
				  revoked or suspended certificate, in which case, the department shall approve
				  or deny the application within 35 business days of receipt of the application.
				  Fees as listed under s.
				  NR
				  114.55 shall accompany the application.
Note:
The application form is available on the
					 following website:
https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/
or by
					 writing to the Department of Natural Resources, Operator Certification Program,
					 PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921.
(2) The department will primarily rely on an
				  organization under contract with the department to provide examinations. The
				  department may conduct examinations on a case-by-case basis when necessary to
				  accommodate applicants' needs. An organization under contract to provide
				  examinations may charge fees to cover the cost of providing any exam under this
				  section as allowed under its contract with the department.
Note:
The special U subclass exam will only be
					 a written exam conducted by the department on an as needed basis for examinees
					 with approved applications.
(3) Basic examinations shall consist of 25 to
				  50 questions specific to the subclass. The wastewater treatment plant advanced
				  examination shall consist of 100 questions with content from all
				  subclasses.
(5) Examination results
				  shall be made available to an applicant within 30 days of the examination
				  date.
(6) An applicant who fails to
				  pass an examination may apply to the department for reexamination.
(7) The department shall provide study guides
				  pertaining to each subclass.
(8) A
				  wastewater treatment plant operator shall take and successfully complete the
				  general wastewater examination and subclass examinations to become an
				  operator-in-training in each subclass.
(9) A wastewater treatment plant operator
				  shall take and successfully complete the requirements of sub. (8) and meet
				  one-year subclass-specific experience to become a basic level operator in a
				  subclass.
(10) A wastewater
				  treatment plant operator may take the wastewater treatment advanced
				  certification examination to earn four points towards advanced certification
				  according to the table in s.
				  NR
				  114.57(1) (c).
This section is created eff. 7-1-15 by CR
						13-054.