Section 114.54. Examinations and applications.

 

(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% 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 at least 28 days prior to the established date of the written examination. The applicant shall submit the completed application on an application form provided by the department. Fees as listed in s. NR 114.55 shall accompany the application.

(2)  Written examinations shall be conducted on week days at least 2 times annually in locations specified by the department.

(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.

(4)  Examinations shall not be issued to applicants who have not properly registered 28 days prior to the examination date, or fail to identify themselves on request.

(5)  Examinations shall not be returned to an examinee. Examination results shall be mailed to the examinee within 60 days of the examination date.

(6)  Applicants who fail to pass a written examination may apply to the department for reexamination at a subsequent scheduled examination.

(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) .

History: CR 13-054 : cr. Register June 2014 No. 702 , eff. 7-1-15.

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The application form is available on the following website: http://dnr.wi.gov or by writing to the Department of Natural Resources, Operator Certification Program, PO Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707-7921. Microsoft Windows NT 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1