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Water Treatment Study Guide

While the water treatment certification exam has become increasingly difficult as government regulations have become more stringent, the study guides simply have not kept pace.

The Class D water treatment certification exam administered by AMP (Applied Management Professionals) has a failure rate of over 50%.  The Class A certification exam has a failure rate of over 90% each month.

If you are preparing to take the exam, these stats aren’t meant to scare you. This is to make you aware of the difficulty of the exam if you are not adequately prepared and to direct you to online resources on this and other websites that will help you be successful in passing the water treatment certification exam.

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What is a Water Treatment Operator?

Water is pumped from wells, rivers, streams, and reservoirs to water treatment plants, where it is treated and distributed to customers. Wastewater travels through customers’ sewer pipes to wastewater treatment plants, where it is treated and either returned to streams, rivers, and oceans or reused for irrigation and landscaping.

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  • 01-27-15
    NEW Added 100 question practice test which shows answers immediately, instead of at the end.
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    Complete redesign of website to match our Water Distribution Certification website. Also, working on new content to be added soon.

Glossary of Terms

Algae - Microscopic plants that contain chlorophyll, live floating (suspended) in water or are attached to rocks, walls and other surfaces, and grow and multiply through photosynthesis. Algae produce oxygen during sunlight hours, use oxygen during darkness, and affect the pH and dissolved oxygen levels in waster.

Quick Facts

Algal Bloom - A sudden massive growth of algae in a wastewater lagoon, lake or reservoir.
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