Water and Wastewater Operator Certification

Certified operators are valuable resources in the management of water and wastewater works. They can maximize the performance of the facilities, minimize the public health risk, protect infrastructure investment and provide greater return on the utilities’ capital investment.

Certification is viewed as a form of recognition of achievement. It means the public, regulatory agencies, facility owners and peers can be assured that certified operators have the skills, knowledge, abilities, experience and judgment to perform their work competently.

Operator Certification Board

The Operator Certification Board (OCB) certifies water and wastewater operators under Saskatchewan's mandatory certification program. More information can be found on the SWWA website at http://www.saskocb.ca/ or on the SaskH2O website at www.saskh20.ca/foroperators.asp

All inquiries regarding certification, CEU's, status, application forms, etc., should be directed to the Operator Certification Board.

Certification Application (Adobe PDF)	Certification Application (MS Word)
Certification Renewal (Adobe PDF)	Certification Renewal (MS Word)

Association of Boards of Certification

ABC (Association of Boards of Certification) has a website that lists the "Need to Know Criteria" that can be seen and downloaded in "pdf format". This is a useful link for other reference material to help operators with preparing for certification exams and has some practice exams.

Their "Need to Know" information is located at http://www.abccert.org/testing_services/need_to_know_criteria.asp

Practice Exams are located at http://www.abccert.org/testing_services/sample_exam_questions.asp