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Wastewater Operator Certification Program

Oregon law requires owners of wastewater systems and drinking water systems (public and private) to have their systems under responsible control and direction of certified operators. Trained and certified operators are necessary to ensure that the systems are managed in a manner that fully protects public health and the environment.
 
The Department of Environmental Quality administers the program for domestic wastewater system operators. The Oregon Health Authority Drinking Water Services administers the certification program for drinking water system operators.
 

Program information

Operator Certification FAQs

Operator Certificate Renewal FAQ

Pathways to entry level Operator Certification

Operator Certification Reports to the Legislature

Forms and documents

DEQ-approved training
​Approved training for CEU credit:
Approved training for Operator in Training (OIT) and Provisional Grade I (when applicant has less than 12 months experience, see Application Instructions Page 1):             
Wastewater CEU Options
Exam information
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Documents courtesy of the Association of Boards of Certification

Other wastewater operator resource links

Certification database

Find certified operators by name

Find applicants/operators who passed the exam by date

Find Designated System Supervisory Wastewater Operators by Facility

 

​Contact

For questions please contact the Certification Program by email or by phone: 503-229-5349 or 503-229-5161

If you need in-person assistance, please contact us to make an appointment. We cannot accommodate customers without appointments.