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Texas Water Operator Class A Contractor License

The Water Operator Class A Contractor License grants official authorization to

  • Perform process control duties in production or distribution of drinking water
  • Develop safety programs for waterworks operators
  • Plan, organize and implement corrosion control programs and emergency management programs related to disaster preparedness
  • Create and implement energy and water conservation programs
  • Interpret pump curves
  • Organize, staff, direct and control the operations of a public water system
  • Disinfect public water supplies
  • Calcule problems encountered in water system operations
  • Implement water special treatment processes:
    • Fluoridation
    • Stabilization
    • Softening
    • Desalination
    • Iron and manganese problems
    • Control of trace organics
    • Taste and odor control

How to Get the Water Operator Class A Contractor’s License in Texas?

  1. Meet the required educational and work experience established by the Commission for Water Operator Class A Contractor:
    • First option
      • Master's Degree in chemistry, biology, engineering, microbiology, bacteriology, or another similar discipline as approved by the TCEQ Executive Director
      • Four years of hands-on experience in public water system operations
    • Second option
      • Bachelor's Degree in bacteriology, microbiology, engineering, biology, chemistry, or any comparable field permitted by the Executive Director of the TCEQ
      • Five years of practical knowledge operating municipal water systems
    • Third option
      • High School or General Equivalency Diploma
      • Eight years of experience in public water system operations, six of which must be hands-on
      • Sixty-four semester hours of College or eighty additional hours of Training Programs may replace two years of work experience
      • Thirty-two semester hours of College or forty additional hours of Approved Training to replace a year’s worth of working experience
  2. Contact the Occupational Licensing Area (this exam lasts six hours and is offered at the Austin Regional Office, the Local Computer-Based Testing Center, or any Water Utilities Association Regional School (Texas) that the TCEQ is attending)
  3. Take and pass the applicable examination
  4. Await for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality notification after confirming the requisites and validating the process

Texas Water Operator Class A Contractor License Exam Prep Course

Texas Water Operator Class A Contractor License Exam

Below is all the information related to the trade exam, including the official reference list.

Texas Water Operator Class A Contractor Trade Exam

Texas Water Operator Class A Contractor Book Set

This set of books includes all required references for the Water Operator Class A exam. Orders placed before 2 PM are shipped the same day via UPS and a tracking number is emailed before 3 PM.

  • TEXAS WATER OPERATOR CLASS A - BOOK SET WITHOUT TABS INCLUDES ALL BOOKS FOR TRADE AND BUSINESS EXAMS

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  • TEXAS WATER OPERATOR CLASS A - BOOK SET WITH TABS INCLUDES ALL BOOKS FOR TRADE AND BUSINESS EXAMS

    Sales price: $30.00

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