Water System Operator
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- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Specific course
- Experience
- None
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
Public water system operators assure the public that their drinking water is safe. They make sure water meets all drinking water quality standards, is properly produced, treated, and distributed by a competent public water system operator. They perform work tasks that result in the production of safe drinking water from ground and surface water sources. There are license Classes A through D with various education and training requirements.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- No experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
- Division
- Occupational Licensing
- Address
- PO Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711
- Phone
- (512) 239-6301
- Agency website
- https://www.tceq.texas.gov/licensing/licensing
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 51-8031.00
Source and verification
This record is Texas's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
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