Description

The Pennsylvania Section of American Water Works Association (PA-AWWA) is offering PA DEP Operator Certification Exams on different dates and locations in 2025.  

Reserving your exam seat(s) can only be done online through PA-Section AWWA's online registration system.  Payment for exams is by credit/debit card only. You can click either the 'Register' or 'Event Session' button to register for the exams.

Before registering, please download and review the DEP informational document titled "Important Information for Operators Taking 2024 Certification Exams". 

💻 - Examinees taking computer-based exams at the DEP Regional Offices, receive immediate test results at end of exam.

✏️📄 - Examinees taking paper-based tests will receive results via email only; allow 30 days to receive your test results before contacting the PA DEP. 

2025 Exam Date:

• Computer-Based Exam April 2nd
  • Registration cutoff February 26th. 
• Written Exam May 15th 
  • Registration cutoff April 11th.
• Computer-Based Exam June 17th 
  • Registration cutoff May 14th. 
• Computer-Based Exam June 24th
  • Registration cutoff May 21st. 
• Written Exam July 2nd 
  • Registration cutoff May 29th.
• Written Exam September 16th 
  • Registration cutoff July 14th.
• Computer-Based Exam October 8th
  • Registration cutoff September 4th.
• Computer-Based Exam October 21st
  • Registration cutoff September 17th.

REGISTRATION IS A TWO-PART PROCESS  

1.  Complete your online registration and pay the registration fee (credit/debit cards only) in order to reserve your seat.  After completing the registration and payment process, you will receive a system-generated email confirming your reserved seat at the exam location you selected.

2.  You then need to complete and return to PA-Section AWWA the PA DEP Test Selection Form within 10 work days - a link to this form will be included in your exam seat confirmation email. The Test Selection Form advises the DEP of your facility class and which drinking water or wastewater tests you want to take, so they can be loaded onto a computer for you or packaged for your written exam. Please do not delete any content from the DEP Test Selection Form prior to submitting to PA-Section AWWA. Your completed DEP Test Selection Form must include your hand-written signature.   DO NOT TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR TEST SELECTION FORM WITH YOUR SMART PHONE; the images arrive blurry, are too dark, are crooked, or are too small when printed and the DEP will reject your form.  

Completed DEP Test Selection Forms must be returned by email to info@paawwa.org within 10 days of your online registration and payment.  

PA-Section AWWA will use your completed PA DEP Test Selection Form to prepare a detailed certification exam confirmation letter; it will be emailed to you at the email address you provide - be sure to check your Spam and Junk folders and to save the email with attachment for future reference.  Please ensure you mark info@paawwa.org as a safe sender in your address book to prevent the confirmation letter from going to the Spam or Junk folder.  Your confirmation letter will include information you need to know prior to showing up at the exam site.

Cancellation Policy:  No refund will be offered after the detailed confirmation letter has been processed and sent to you, unless there is someone on a wait list for the same exam date. (30 days before the exam.) 

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact info@paawwa.org.