2. Certification Advisory Committee
Manager’s Forum
David Garand, CAC Chairman
Rowland Denny, DEEP
November 16, 2017

3. CAC Members George Ciccone, Class IV Operator, Fairfield WPCF
Harold Clarke, Class IV Chief Operator, Town of Groton WPCF
John Cronin, Class III Process Control Operator, Cheshire WPCF
Rowland Denny, DEEP
Raymond Drew, Class IV Chief Operator, Torrington WPCF
Gene Ely, Class IV Chief Operator, Heritage Village WPCF
E. Arthur Enderle, III, Class IV Chief Operator, East Windsor WPCF
David Garand, Class IV Chief Operator, Windham WPCF
Craig Motasky, DEEP
Carlos Paiva, Class IV Chief Operator, Applied Water various facilities

4. CAC Makeup Sec. 22a-416-10 Advisory committee 8 to 12 members
2 from DEEP
1 wastewater treatment operator educator
Remainder are CT certified operators
DEEP and educator have unlimited terms, all others serve 3 years with the possibility of an additional 3 years 

5. CAC Duties serve without compensation review classifications of wwtfs
review applications for certification and for revalidation of certificates
recommend evaluation and classification of new and modified wwtf equipment and processes
encourage qualified individuals to become certified
encourage owners of wwtfs to promote and facilitate advanced certification of their employees
promote wwtf operator training programs
comment on the proposed revocation of a certificate
review reciprocity requests
review proposed examinations
review O&M plans
review extension of the 90 day limit.

6. Exams & Operators Class 3 & 4 Exams Class 1 & 2 Exams
ABC’s bank of questions
How many certified operators are there?
Class 4s – 146 Class 4 NPDES plants - 62
Class 3s – 203 Class 3 NPDES plants - 15
Class 2s – 262 Class 2 NPDES plants - 8
Class 1s – 243 Class 1 NPDES plants - 1
13 new Class 4 operators in last 2 years

7. Connecticut Wastewater Operator Certification Exam Test Results:
Exam success rates
Connecticut Wastewater Operator Certification Exam Test Results:
July 2006 through July 2017
Total
OIT
OIT Repeats
First Try
Repeat
Pass
Fail
Class 1
462
453
294
218 38 72
383
278 79
175
Class 2
267
215
145 37 16 12
109 52
106
Class 3
161
379 49 21 24 97
120 64
259
Class 4 57
192 26 73 31
119

8. Connecticut Wastewater Operator Certification Exam Test Results:
Exam success rates
Connecticut Wastewater Operator Certification Exam Test Results:
July 2006 through July 2017
Percent Total
% OIT
% OIT Repeats
% First Try
% Repeat
Pass
Fail
Class 1
50%
57%
43%
35%
65%
58%
42%
31%
69%
Class 2
55%
45%
80%
20%
66%
34%
33%
67%
Class 3
30%
70%
60%
40%
47%
53%
Class 4
23%
77%
26%
74%
21%
79%

9. Permit Applications and ATMRs
Late applications cost money!
Late applications could leave you operating without a permit!
ATMR dates and data!!!

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11. Questions? David Garand – 860-465-3078 Rowland Denny – 860-424-3749
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