Alabama
Mark Anderson
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Municipal Branch, Loans/Certification Section
PO Box 301463
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
Tel: (334) 721-7796
Fax: (334) 279-3051
E-mail: mja@adem.state.al.us
Website: http://www.adem.state.al.us/OtherInfo/CertificProgr.htm
Alaska
Paul Overturf
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Water
410 Willoughby Ave., Suite 303
Juneau, AK 99801
Tel: 907-465-5140
Fax: 907-465-5177
E-mail: Paul_Overturf@dec.state.ak.us
Website: http://www.state.ak.us/dec/water/opcert/index.htm
Alberta, Canada
Gerald Samuel
Alberta Environment
8th Floor, Oxbridge Place, 9820 106 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2J6
Canada
Tel: (780) 427-8242
Fax: (780) 422-5204
E-mail: Gerald.Samuel@gov.ab.ca
or
Kathy Abramowski
Tel:(780) 427-7713
Fax: (780) 427-5204
E-mail: Kathy.Abramowski@gov.ab.ca
Website: http://www3.gov.ab.ca/env/water/dwq/certification.html
Arizona
William P. Reed
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Operator Certification Program
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007-2935
Tel: (602) 771-4638
Fax: (602) 771-4634
E-mail: reed.william@ev.state.az.us
Website: http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/dw/opcert.html
Arkansas
Suzanne Stair
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality
Wastewater Licensing Program
8001 National Drive
P.O. Box 8913
Little Rock, AR 72219-8913
Tel: (501) 682-0823
Fax: (501) 682-0910
E-mail: Suzanne.stair@adeq.state.ar.us
Website: http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/wwl/default.htm
Association of Boards (ABC)
For general certification information please contact:
ABC
208 5th Street
Ames, IA 50010-6259
Tel: (515) 232-3623
Fax: (515) 232-3778
E-mail: abc@abccert.org
Website: www.abccert.org
Atlantic Canada
Paul Klaamas
c/o Environment Canada
Environmental Protection Service
45 Alderney Drive
4th Floor, Queen Square
Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6
Tel: (902) 426-4378
Fax: (902) 426-3897
E-mail: paul.klaamas@ec.gc.ca
Website: www.ec.gc.ca
British Columbia, Canada
Barb Striegler
Environmental Operators Certification Program
219 - 3823 Henning Drive
Burnaby, BC V5C 6P3
Tel: (604) 874-4784
Fax: (604) 874-4794
E-mail: eocp@eocp.org
Website: http://www.gov.bc.ca/bvprd/bc/channel.do?action=ministry&channelID=-8395&navId=NAV_ID_province
California
Jennifer Nitta
State Water Resource Control Board
Office of Operator Certification
PO Box 944212
Sacramento, CA 94244-2120
Tel: (916) 341-5639
Fax: (916) 341-5707
E-mail: nittaj@cwp.swrcb.ca.gov
Website: http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/index.html
Colorado
Dale Butler
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Operator Certification Program Office
3401 Quebec Street, #4050
Denver, CO 80207
Phone: 303-394-8994
Fax: (303) 394-3450
E-mail: OCPO@GETeams.com
Website: http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/op/ocb/ocbhom.asp
Connecticut
Joe Nestico
State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Management
79 Elm Street, 2nd Floor
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Tel: (860) 424-3755
Fax: (860) 424-4067
E-mail: joseph.nestico@po.state.ct.us
Website:http://www.dep.state.ct.us/wtr/operators/wpcfindex.htm
Delaware
Joe Mulrooney
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
Division of Water Resources
89 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Tel: (302) 739-5731
Fax: (302) 739-8369
E-mail: jmulrooney@state.de.us
Website: http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/development/watrhome.htm
Florida
Edward James
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Water Facilities Funding, Operator Certification Program
2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 3506
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400
Tel: (850) 245-7500
Fax: (850) 921-2769
E-mail: edward.james@dep.state.fl.us
Website: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/wff/ocp/index.htm
Georgia
Colleen Roehm
Professional Licensing Boards
237 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Tel: (478) 207-1300
Fax: (478) 207-1410
E-mail: cmroehm@sos.state.ga.us
Website: http://www.sos.state.ga.us/plb/water
Guam
Angel B. Marquez
Guam Environmental Protection Agency
P. O. Box 22439, GMF
Barrigada, GU 96921-2439
Phone: (671) 475-1638
E-mail: amarquez@guamepa.govguam.net
Website: http://www.guamepa.govguam.net/programs/water/sdw.html
Hawaii
Hawaii State Department of Health
Environmental Management Division
Wastewater Branch
919 Ala Moana Blvd., Room 309
Honolulu, HI 96814-4920
Tel: (808) 586-4294
Fax: (808) 586-4300
Website: http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/wastewater/index.html#Statewide
Idaho
Nancy Bowser
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
1410 N. Hilton, 3rd Floor
Boise, ID 83706
Tel: (208) 373-0406
Fax: (208) 373-0576
E-mail: nbowser@deq.state.id.us
Website:www.idahocertificationtraining.com/index.html
Illinois
Robert J. Voss
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
BOW/Compliance Assurance Section #19
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, Illinois 62794-9274
Tel: (217) 782-9720
Fax: (217) 557-1407
E-mail: Bob.Voss@epa.state.il.us
Website: http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/operator-cert/waste-water/index.html
Indiana
Natalie Green
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Compliance Evaluation Section
100 North Senate Avenue
PO Box 6015
Indianapolis, IN 46206-6015
Tel: (317) 233-0479
Fax: (317) 232-8637
E-mail: ngreen@dem.state.in.us
Website: http://www.in.gov/idem/water/compbr/compeval/wwcert.html
Iowa
Laurie Sharp
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Water Supply Section
401 SW 7th St.
Des Moines, IA 50306
Tel: (515) 725-0284
Fax: (515) 725-0348
E-mail: laurie.sharp@dnr.state.ia.us
Website: http://www.state.ia.us/epd/wastewtr/opcert.htm
Kansas
Theresa Schuyler
Kansas Department of Health & Environment
Bureau of Water - Operator Certification Section
1000 SW Jackson St. Ste. 420
Topeka, KS 66612-1367
Tel: (785) 296-5511 or (785) 296-2976
Fax: (785) 296-5509
E-mail: tschuyle@kdhe.state.ks.us
Website: http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/water/tech.html
Kentucky
A. Charles Clark
Kentucky Division of Water
14 Reilly Road
Frankfort, KY 40601
Tel: (502) 564-2225
Fax: (502) 564-5105
E-mail: acharles.clark@mail.state.ky.us
Website: http://www.water.ky.gov/dw
Louisiana
R. Douglas Vincent
Louisiana Department of Public Health and Hospitals
Operator Certification Program
6867 Bluebonnet Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Tel: (225) 765-5058
Fax: (225) 765-5040
E-mail: enginweb@dhh.la.gov
Website: http://oph.dhh.state.la.us/sanitarianservices/operatorcert/
Maine
Dick Darling
State of Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Operator Certification Program
17 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel: (207) 287-7806
Fax: (207) 287-7191
E-mail: dick.darling@main.gov
Website: http://www.state.me.us/dep/blwq/doceng/opcrtpg2.htm
Manitoba, Canada
Mike Van den Bosch
Manitoba Water & Wastewater Association
160-123 Main St.
Winnipeg, MB R3C 1A5
Tel: (204) 945-7015
Fax: (204) 945-5229
E-mail: mvandenbos@gov.mb.ca
Website: http://www.mwwa.net/TrainEduc/Cert/certiification.htm
Maryland
Lee Haskins
Maryland Department of the Environment
Office of Operational Services and Administration
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230-1701
Phone: (410) 537-3167
Fax: (410) 537-3168
E-mail: lhaskins@mde.state.md.us
Website: http://www.mde.state.md.us/Permits/WaterManagementPermits/water2.asp#3.25
Massachusetts
Thomas Bienkiewicz
Department of Environmental Protection, Central Regional Office
Board of Certification
627 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Tel: (508) 767-2781
Fax: (508) 792-7621
E-mail: Thomas.bienkiewicz@state.ma.us
Website: www.mwpca.org
Michigan
Eric Way or Douglas Hill
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Operator Training Unit
PO Box 30457
Lansing, MI 48909-7957
Tel: (517) 241-7199
Fax: (517) 241-0325
E-mail: waye@michigan.gov
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/1,1607,7-135-3308_3333_4171---,00.html
Minnesota
Dianne Navratil
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
520 Lafayette Rd.
St. Paul, MN 55155-4194
Tel: (651) 296-9269
Fax (651) 297-8676
E-mail: dianne.navratil@pca.state.mn.us
Website:http://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/wastewater.html#training
Mississippi
Kim Smith
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality
Operator Training and Certification
P.O. Box 10385
Jackson, MS 39289-0385
Tel: (601) 961-5293
Fax: (601) 961-5376
E-mail: Kim_Smith@deq.state.ms.us
Website: http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/OT_opcert
Missouri
Betty Ryan
Missouri Department of Natural Resources WPP - Operator Certification Section P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: (573) 751-1600 or 800-361-4827
Fax: (573) 751-0678
E-mail: betty.ryan@dnr.mo.gov
Website: http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/opcert/oprtrain.htm
Montana
Jenny Chambers
Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Community Services Bureau
P.O. Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620-0901
Tel: (406) 444-2691
Fax: (406) 444-1374
E-mail: jchambers@state.mt.us
Website: http://www.deq.state.mt.us/wqinfo/opcert/index.asp
Nebraska
Steven Goans or Russell Irwin
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Suite 400, The Atrium
1200 N Street
PO Box 98922
Lincoln, NE 68509-8922
Tel: (402) 471-2580 or (402) 471-4244
Fax: (402) 471-2909
E-mail: steve.goans@ndeq.state.ne.us
Website: http://www.deq.state.ne.us/WasteWat.nsf/Pages/WEM#WTFOT
Nevada
Diana Silsby
Nevada Department of Environmental Protection
333 West Nye Lane, Room 129
Carson City, NV 89706-0851
Tel: (775) 687-9438
Fax: (775) 687-4684
E-mail: dsilsby@ndep.state.nv.us
Website: http://www.nvwea.org/html/certification.html
New Brunswick, Canada
Andre Chenard
Department of the Environment and Local Government
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Tel: (506) 453-3849
Fax: (506) 453-2390
E-mail:
Website: www.gnb.ca/0009/index-e.asp
New England
Linda Austin
New England Water Environment Association
Voluntary Certification Program
100 Tower Office Park, Suite L
Woburn, MA 01801
Tel: (781) 939-0908
Fax: (781) 939-0907
Email: laustin@newea.org
Website: http://www.newea.org
New Hampshire
John Bush
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Water Division, Wastewater Engineering Bureau
29 Hazen Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: (603) 271-2001
Fax: (603) 271-4128
E-mail: jbush@des.state.nh.us
Website: http://www.des.state.nh.us/wwe/operator.htm
New Jersey
Linda Cantwell
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Examinations and Licensing Unit
P.O. Box 441
Trenton, NJ 08625-0441
Tel: (609) 777-1013
Fax: (609) 292-1308
E-mail: Linda.Cantwell@dep.state.nj.us
Website: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/watersupply/operatorcert.htm
New Mexico
Mike Coffman
New Mexico Environment Department
Surface Water Quality Bureau
PO Box 26110
1190 St Francis Drive, Suite #N2068
Santa Fe, NM 87502-0110
Tel: (505) 827-0108
Fax: (505) 827-0160
E-mail: mike_coffman@nmenv.state.nm.us
Website: http://www.nmenv.state.nm.us/swqb/fostop.html
New York
Alan Cherubin
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-3506
Tel: (518) 402-8155
Fax: (518) 402-9029
E-mail: axcherub@gw.dec.state.ny.us
Website:http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dow/bwcp/foas_main.html
Newfoundland, Canada
Bob Kennedy
Department of Environment and Conservation
Confederation Building, 4th Floor, West Block
PO Box 8700
St. John's NL A1B 4J6
Tel: (709) 729-1158
Fax: (709) 729-0320
E-mail: bkennedy@mail.gov.nf.ca
Website: http://www.gov.nf.ca/env/env/water%5Fresources.asp
North Carolina
Jerry F. Rimmer
North Carolina Division of Water Quality
Technical Assistance and Certification Unit
1618 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1618
Tel: (919) 733-0026
Fax: (919) 733-1338
E-mail: jerry.rimmer@ncmail.net
Website: http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/tacu/index.html
North Dakota
Craig Bartholomay
North Dakota Department of Health
Division of Municipal Facilities
1200 Missouri Avenue
PO Box 5520
Bismarck, ND 58506-5520
Tel: (701) 328-6626
Fax: (701) 328-6206
E-mail: cbarthol@state.nd.us
Website:http://www.health.state.nd.us/ndhd/environ/mf/index.htm
Nova Scotia, Canada
Paul Klaamas
Environment Canada
Environmental Protection Service
Queen Square, 4th Floor
45 Alderney Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B27 2N6
Canada
Tel: (902) 426-4378
Fax: (902) 426-3897
E-mail: paul.klaamas@ec.gc.ca
Website: http://www.gov.ns.ca/snsmr/paal/enviro/paal371.asp
Ohio
Andrew Barienbrock
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Certification Unit
P.O. Box 1049
Columbus, OH 43216-1049
Tel: (614) 644-2752
Fax: (614) 644-2909
E-mail: andrew.barienbrock@epa.state.oh.us
Website: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/ddagw/opcert.html
Oklahoma
Kristi Sanger
Oklahoma Dept of Environmental Quality
Operator Certification
PO Box 1677
Oklahoma City, OK 73101-1677
Tel: (405) 702-8144
Fax: (405) 702-8101
E-mail: kristi.sanger@deq.state.ok.us
Website: http://www.deq.state.ok.us/WQDnew/opcert/index.html
Ontario, Canada
Gus Perkons
Ontario Environmental Training Consortium
37 George Street North, Suite 206
Brampton, Ontario L6X 1R5
Tel: 905-796-2851 ext. 2221
Fax: 905-796-8744
E-mail: gperkons@oetc.on.ca
Website: http://www.oetc.on.ca
Oregon
Steven Desmond
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Water Quality Division
811 SW 6th Avenue, Suite #600
Portland, OR 97204-1390
Tel: (503) 229-6824
Fax: (503) 229-6037
E-mail: desmond.steven.m@deq.state.or.us
Website: http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/opcert/opcert.htm
Pennsylvania
Ned Sterling
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Technical Assistance & Outreach
11th Floor RCSOB - 400 Market Street
P.O. Box 8467
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467
Tel: (717) 787-0122
Fax: (717) 787 9241
E-mail: NSterling@state.pa.us
Website: http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/waterops
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Jim Young
Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Environment
11 Kent Street, 4th Floor Jones Building
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Tel: (902) 368-5034
Fax: (902) 368-5830
E-mail: jjyoung@gov.pe.ca
Website:http://www.gov.pe.ca/enveng/wm-info/index.php3
Puerto Rico
Jean-Marc Philipot
Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Technical Advisor
PO Box 7066
San Juan, PR 00916
Tel: (787) 620-2277 Ext. 2379
Fax: (787) 763-6326
Website: http://www.presupuesto.gobierno.pr/
Quebec, Canada
Jacques Desjardins
Commission Scloaire des Trois-Lacs
400 avenue Saint-Charles
Vaudreuil-Dorion (Quebec) J7V 6B1
Tel: (450) 455-9311
Website: www.cstrois-lacs.qc.ca
Rhode Island
Bill Patenaude
Department of Environmental Management, Water Permitting
235 Promenade Street
Providence, RI 02908
Tel: (401) 222-3961, ext. 7264
Fax: (401) 222-3564
E-mail: bpatenau@dem.state.ri.us
Website: http://www.state.ri.us/dem/programs/benviron/water/licenses/wwoper/index.htm
Saskatchewan, Canada
Gus K. Feitzelmayer
Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
3211 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4S 5W6
Tel: (306) 787-6174
Fax: (306) 787-0197
Website: http://www.se.gov.sk.ca/environment/protection/water/waste.asp
South Carolina
Dona Caldwell
South Carolina Environmental Certification Board
P.O. Box 11409
Columbia, SC 29211-1409
Tel: (803) 896-4430
Fax: (803) 896-4424
E-mail: caldweld@llr.sc.gov
Website: http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Environmental/
South Dakota
Robert Kittay
South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources
523 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
Tel: (605) 773-3754
Fax: (605) 773-5286
E-mail: rob.kittay@state.sd.us
Website: http://www.state.sd.us/denr/des/drinking/opcert.htm
Tennessee
Brent Ogles
Department of Environment and Conservation
2022 Blanton Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Tel: (615) 898-8090
Fax: (615) 898-8064
E-mail: brent.ogles@sstate.tn.us
or
Sherry Messick
Fleming Training Ctr.
2022 Blanton Dr.
Murfeesboro, TN 37129
Tel: (615) 898-8090
Website: http://www.tennessee.gov/environment/dca/fleming/
Texas
Susan Hier
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Wastewater Licensing Program
P.O. Box 13087
Austin, TX 78711-3087
Tel: (512) 239-0176
Fax: (512) 239-4760
E-mail: shier@tceq.state.tx.us
Website: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/compliance/compliance_support/licensing/ww_lic.html
US Virgin Islands
Leonard Reed
US Virgin Islands Department of Environmental Protection
Department of Planning and Natural Resources
Cyril E. King Airport
St. Thomas, US VI 00802
Tel: (340) 774-3320
Fax: (340) 774-5416
Website: http://dpnr.gov.vi/dep/home.htm
Utah
Judy Etherington
Utah Division of Water Quality
Wastewater Operator Certification
PO Box 144870
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4870
Tel: (801) 538-6062
E-mail: Jetherington@utah.gov
Website: http://waterquality.utah.gov/opcert.htm
Vermont
Paul Olander
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
Wastewater Management Division
103 S. Main Street
The Sewing Building
Waterbury, VT 05671-0405
Tel: (802) 241-3746
Fax: (802) 241-2596
E-mail: paul.olander@anr.state.vt.us
Website: http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/ww/opcert.htm
Virginia
David Dick
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
3600 West Broad Street, 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230
Tel: (804) 367-2648
Fax: (804) 367-2475
E-mail: water/wasteoper@dpor.state.va.us
Website: http://www.state.va.us/dpor/www_main.htm
Washington
Tammie McClure
Washington State Department of Ecology
PO Box 47696
Olympia, WA 98504-7696
Tel: (360) 407-6449
Fax: (360) 407-6426
E-mail: tmcc461@ecy.wa.gov
Website: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/wastewater/op_cert/index.html
West Virginia
Timothy M. Greene
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Office of Environmental Health Services
815 Quarrier Street, Suite 418
Charleston, WV 25301-2627
Tel: (304) 558-6986
Fax: (304) 558-4322
E-mail: TimGreene@wvdhhr.org
Website: http://www.wvdhhr.org/oehs/eed/
Wisconsin
Peg O'Donnell
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Water and Wastewater Operator Certification
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
Tel: (608) 266-0498
Fax: (608) 266-5226
E-mail: odonnp@dnr.state.wi.us
Website: http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/es/science/opcert/index.htm
Wyoming
Kim Parker
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Water and Wastewater Program
122 West 25th, 4 West
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Tel: 307-777-6128
Fax: 307-777-5973
E-mail: kparke@state.wy.us
Website:http://deq.state.wy.us/wqd/opcert.asp