Water maintenance, filter plant, and wastewater plants certification are governed by the SC Dept of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
There are four levels of certification. After being issued a "Trainee" permit an individual can acquire a "D" certification upon completion of 1 year on the job training and passing of the examination. The next step would be the "C" then "B" then "A".
This certification is administered by the "Environmental Certification Board", a division of the SC Dept of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation. Certification is mandatory to be considered a "qualified" operator.
WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM OPERATORS:
4 Certified Operators: 1 B Operator, 3 D Operators
WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS:
6 Certified Operators: 5 A Operators, 1 B Operator, 1 Trainee
WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS:
Sandy River WWTP:
3 Certified Operators: 3 A Operators
Rocky Creek WWTP:
4 Certified Operators: 2 A Operators, 2 D Operators, 1 Trainee
WASTEWATER COLLECTION SYSTEM:
5 Certified Operators: 2 B Operators, 3 D Operators
One employee with a level "D" certificate is scheduled to go to school and take the exam for his "C" certificate in August of this year, along with a new employee trying to obtain his "D" certification.
Certification for wastewater collection system operators is voluntary at this time in South Carolina, but is expected to become mandatory in the near future. It is administered by the Voluntary Certification Committee.
We have taken steps early to insure that we have certified operators and will be ahead when the state requires certified operators to operate the wastewater collection systems of our state.
Chester Sewer District