Ohio EPA has canceled the previously postponed May 2020 and the November 2020 paper and pencil examinations at the Ohio EXPO Center due to the following factors:
- Concern regarding Ohio EPA’s ability to ensure your safety and the safety of Ohio EPA staff;
- Continuing uncertainty with the COVID-19 crisis and ability to hold large gatherings;
- Franklin County’s Level 3 Public Health emergency; and
- Concern with The Ohio Expo Center’s ability to reopen by November.
Ohio EPA is issuing full refunds for the exam fees that have already been paid.
Ohio EPA exams for becoming certified as a professional water or wastewater operator are available through our approved third-party examination provider, the Association of Boards of Certification (ABC). ABC is administering water and wastewater examinations to very small groups in 9 locations throughout the state. All applications for examination go directly through ABC’s examination portal.
You can schedule an exam
here.
Examinations are given 5-6 days per week (depending on site) and an examination can be taken once every 30 days.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Ohio EPA’s operator certification unit at
1-866-411-OPCT (6728) or opcert@epa.ohio.gov.
