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.)
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Please consider nominating them for the: 2023 WILBUR E. LONG AWARD NOMINATION FORM
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.
| Commission Members, with qualifying criteria |
|---|
| NC DEQ staff working in the field of water pollution control: W. Corey Basinger, Chair, NC DEQ Operations Manager, Division of Water Infrastructure |
| Commercial water pollution control system operating firm: Steve Barry, AQWA, Inc. |
| Collection system operator or superintendent for a municipality: Ken Stines, Metropolitan Sewerage District Buncombe Co. |
| Four-year college or university whose major field is wastewater treatment: Dr. A. Robert Rubin, N.C. State University |
| Operators of water pollution control systems of a municipality: Arnold E. Allred, City of Franklinville Martie Groome, City of Greensboro |
| Managers of a municipality: Marchell Adams-David, City of Raleigh Jonathan Russell, City of Washington |
| Animal agriculture industry: W. Chester Lowder, Vice-Chair, N.C. Farm Bureau Federation Jim Lynch, Goldsboro Milling Company |
| Private industry and responsible for treatment of industrial wastewater: Matthew A. Haynes, Valley Proteins, Inc. |
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
| 2023 November 3 | |||
| 2023 August 11 | agenda | meeting materials | |
| 2023 May 12 | agenda | meeting summary | |
| 2023 February 10 | agenda | meeting summary | |
| 2022 November 4 | agenda | meeting summary | |
| 2022 August 12 | meeting summary | ||
| 2022 May 12 | meeting summary | ||
| 2022 February 11 | meeting summary |