From Your Certification Corner
The NWEA Certification Board is pleased to announce that computerized certification exams are now being offered! Many of you have requested computerized exams with flexible testing dates and we are very excited that this service is now available.
Pencil and paper exams will continue to be offered quarterly for the same fees. Computerized testing is available for all certification disciplines except Industrial Waste Inspector.
The examinations will be administered at testing centers in Las Vegas and Reno and over 170 other testing centers throughout the United States.
The Computerized Exam Application will need to be submitted along with the normal exam application. The Computerized Exam Application and Instructions can be found on our website www.nvwea.org. The cost for the computerized exam is $68 in addition to the regular exam fee (mandatory wastewater exams $60; voluntary exams $150). The total fees to take a computerized exam will be $128 for mandatory wastewater exams and $218 for voluntary exams.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Assistant Program Administrator, Jennifer McMartin or contact her at (775) 465-2045.
CERTIFICATION CALENDAR
Exams are given on the 2nd Thursdays of March, June, September & December in Las Vegas, Reno, Ely and Elko. Visit our website for a list of upcoming exam dates.
OPERATOR CERTIFICATION: DECEMBER 2010
Congratulations to the following wastewater professionals for passing their Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Laboratory, Industrial Waste Inspector, Collection & Plant Maintenance exams in December.
NEVADA WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Grade I
- Edgar, Jacob J.
- Ptak, Michael P.
- Smith, JLee
Grade II
- Clary III, Thomas A.
- Pickard, Nicholas G.
Grade III
- Mitts, Brian D.
- Wawers, Jacob R.
- Zoncki, Robert A.
NEVADA WASTEWATER LABORATORY ANALYST
Grade 4
- Arrasate, Michael E.
NEVADA INDUSTRIAL WASTE INSPECTOR
Grade 2
- Peck, Ken S.
Grade 4
- Hale, Kelly A.
NEVADA COLLECTION
Grade 1
- Acosta, Hugo A.
- Macri, Alex
Grade 3
- Perkins, Joe
NEVADA PLANT MAINTENANCE
Grade 1
- Collins, Jeremiah J.
- Ogle, Timothy T.
- Zavala, Antonio D.
Grade 2
- De Los Santos, Albert L.
Nevada Wastewater Treatment
Visit the Nevada Board of Certification website's WTPO List for the complete, alphabetical listing of Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators, Wastewater Quality Analysts, Industrial Waste Inspectors, Collection System Operators, and Industrial Waste Operators.
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