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Contract Operator List      This list is not comprehensive nor an endorsement. It is provided for convenience.

To be listed as a contract operator for NC Carolina Water Pollution Control Systems, please submit this form. To remain on the list, you must submit the form once a year.

If you are hiring a contract operator, you are responsible to verify operators have active certifications of the appropriate type and grade by checking the Certified Operator Lists. (see next section)

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Check the # of Continuing Education Hours you have or need with This Report  It is an alphabetical list of all Wastewater Operators in NC, updated weekly.

For Information on Continuing Education Classes, please See our Training Page

2023 RENEWALS:

You may only pay online IF:

• you have a VALID/ACTIVE certification, AND
   
• you have 6-hours of approved continuing education (CE) completed for 2022.

Wastewater Certification Status: Check your # of continuing education hours. (Enter Certification #)

IF any of your approved CE hours are not recorded in your operator record:

• Contact the training provider and let them know your hours have not been entered.  Approved training providers are required to submit a roster within 15 days of class completion.
   
• You may email a copy of your certificate(s) of completion to:  certadmin@ncdenr.gov as long as it includes the WPCSOCC Approval Number (ex. CE12345678).
   
• Once your 6 hours of CE are entered and showing in your operator record you may then PAY ONLINE.

 

NCID Registration                  NCID Instructions

Wastewater Certification for Active U.S. Military & Veterans

Are you active military or a veteran seeking certification as a wastewater operator in North Carolina?

DEQ is ready to assist active-duty military personnel and veterans who possess the appropriate training and hands-on operational experience in the treatment and conveyance of wastewater to a treatment plant and its components. You may be eligible for certification as a wastewater operator in North Carolina. Upon passing the state exam, certification is granted at the level determined appropriate by the Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission.

For more information, see our brochure.

Exam Dates / Deadlines / Locations

Questions?  Please contact Maureen Kinney  919-707-9038.

WW Certification Application for Military & Veterans.pdf

Do you know a wastewater or animal waste operator that demonstrates excellence?

Consider nominating the operator for the 2022 Wilbur E. Long Award.

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, Land Application, Subsurface, and Spray Irrigation.

Quarterly Meetings ~ Open to the Public  [location / time]

November 4, 2022 - Agenda - Summary

August 12, 2022 - Agenda - Summary

May 13, 2022 - Agenda- Summary

Purpose of the Commission:

• protect the public health of the citizens of the State
• conserve, protect, and maintain the quality of the water resources of the State as assigned by the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission
• protect the public investment in water pollution control systems
• provide for the classification of water pollution control systems
• establish the procedures for the examination and certification of operators of water pollution control systems

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Commission Members:

NC DENR and works in the field of water pollution control:
W. Corey Basinger, Chair, NC DEQ Mooresville Regional Office

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

• Established by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1969.

• Originally called the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators Board of Certification.

• Seven member board appointed by the Assistant Director of the Department of Water and Air Resources (currently known as the Department of Environmental Quality) with the approval of the Board of Water and Air Resources (currently known as the Environmental Management Commission

• In 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.

• Added two new members with experience in these fields.

• In 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.

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Animal Waste Operator Rules:
15A NCAC 08F

Wastewater Operator Rules:
15A NCAC 08G

Collection Systems
15A NCAC 02T .0300

Waste Not Discharged to Surface Waters (Land applied)
15A NCAC 02T

Other Related Rules