ABC Members

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Regulatory Program and Voluntary Program Members*

* See ABC program abbreviations at conclusion of member list for acronym explanations.

  1. Alabama Water & Wastewater Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll)
  2. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Water (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll)
  3. Alberta Environment (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS, SolW - Landfill/Compost)
  4. Arizona Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll)
  5. Arkansas Drinking Water Advisory and Operators Licensing Committee (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  6. Arkansas Wastewater Licensing Committee (WWT, BIW)
  7. Atlantic Canada Water & Wastewater Voluntary Certification Program (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll)
  8. British Columbia Environmental Operators Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS, BIW)
  9. California Water Treatment Operator Certification (WT, Dist)
  10. California State Water Resources Control Board (WWT)
  11. California/Nevada Section AWWA Certification Program (Dist, WLA, CCC, BPAT, Water Conservation)
  12. California Water Environment Association (Coll, PCIW, WWLA, BLA, Insp, Main)
  13. Caribbean Basin Water Management Programme, Inc. (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, WLA, WWLA)
  14. Central States Water Environment Association (Main)
  15. Colorado Water and Wastewater Facility Operators Certification Board (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS, BIW, PCIW)
  16. Connecticut Department of Public Health - Drinking Water Section (CCC, BPAT)
  17. Connecticut Department of Public Health - Drinking Water Section - CC (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  18. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection - Municipal Facilities Section - Wastewater Treatment Operator Certification (WWT)
  19. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection - Municipal Facilities Section - Laboratory Analyst Certification (WWLA)
  20. Delaware Office of Drinking Water (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  21. Delaware Board of Certification for Wastewater Operators (WWT, SWWS)
  22. Florida Department of Environmental Protection Water/Wastewater Operator Certification Program (WT, WWT, Dist)
  23. Florida Section AWWA (BPAT)
  24. Georgia State Board of Examiners for Certification of Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators & Laboratory Analysts (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS, PCIW, WLA, WWLA)
  25. Georgia Association of Water Professionals (BPAT)
  26. Guam Environmental Protection Agency (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll)
  27. Hawaii Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators (WT, Dist)
  28. Hawaii Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWT)
  29. Idaho Bureau of Occupational Licenses (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, WWLA, BPAT, BLA)
  30. Indiana Department of Environmental Management (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  31. Indiana Water Environment Association (Coll)
  32. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll, SWWS, WLA, WWLA)
  33. Iowa Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT)
  34. Iowa Water Pollution Control Association (Coll)
  35. Kansas Water Environment Association Voluntary Certification Program (Dist, Coll, BIW, PCIW, WLA, WWLA, BLA, Main)
  36. Kentucky Board of Certification of Water Treatment & Distribution System Operators (WT, Dist)
  37. Kentucky Board of Certification of Wastewater System Operators (WWT)
  38. Kentucky Water and Wastewater Operators Association, Inc. (WLA, WWLA)
  39. Louisiana Committee of Certification for Water and Wastewater Operators (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll, Water Production)
  40. Maine Board of Licensure of Water Treatment Plant Operators (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  41. Maine Wastewater Operator Certification Program (WWT)
  42. Manitoba Conservation (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS)
  43. Maryland State Board of Waterworks and Waste Systems Operators (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, BIW, PCIW)
  44. Massachusetts Board of Certification of Operators of Drinking Water Supply Facilities (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  45. Massachusetts State Board of Certification of Operators of Wastewater Treatment Facilities (WWT, PCIW)
  46. Minnesota Department of Health (WT, Dist)
  47. Mississippi Department of Health (WT, Dist, BPAT)
  48. Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (WWT, Coll)
  49. Missouri Department of Natural Resources (WT, Dist, WWT, CAFO - Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Waste Management)
  50. Montana Water and Wastewater Operators' Advisory Council (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, SWWS)
  51. National Environmental, Safety & Health Training Association (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll)
  52. National Tribal Environmental Council (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  53. Native American Water Association (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, WLA, WWLA)
  54. Nebraska Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Certification Program (WWT, SWWS, PCIW)
  55. Nevada Water Environment Association (WWT, Coll, BIW, PCIW, WWLA, Industrial Waste Inspector, Main)
  56. New England Water Works Association (CCC, BPAT)
  57. New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  58. New Jersey Water Supply and Wastewater Operators Board of Examiners (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, BIW)
  59. New Mexico Utility Operators Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS, WWLA)
  60. New Mexico Environmental Finance Center (WT, Dist, [EPA Region 6 Tribal operator certification], WWT)
  61. New York State Department of Health (WT, Dist, VSWS, CCC, BPAT)
  62. New York Qualifications of Operators of Wastewater Plants (WWT)
  63. New York Water Environment Association, Inc. (Coll)
  64. New York Backflow Prevention Device Tester Certification (CCC, BPAT)
  65. North Carolina Water Pollution Control System Operators Certification Commission (WWT, Coll, PCIW, BLA - Surface Irrigation, Animal)
  66. North Carolina AWWA & WEA (WWLA)
  67. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (WT, Dist, WWT)
  68. Government of Northwest Territories (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll)
  69. Ohio EPA - Certification Unit (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS)
  70. Ohio Water Environment Association (PCIW, WWLA, BIW)
  71. Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (WT, Dist, WWT, Coll, WLA, WWLA)
  72. Ontario Water and Wastewater Operator Licensing Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, WLA,  WWT, Coll)
  73. Oregon Water Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  74. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (WWT, Coll)
  75. Pennsylvania State Board for Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll)
  76. Rhode Island Drinking Water Operator Certification Board (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  77. Saskatchewan Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS)
  78. Singapore Public Utilities Board (WT, WWT, Coll)
  79. South Carolina Environmental Certification Board (WT, Dist, WWT, PCIW, Well Driller, Bottled Water)
  80. South Dakota Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS)
  81. Tennessee Water & Wastewater Operator Certification Board (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll, SWWS)
  82. Texas Water Utilities Association/Laboratory Analysts Section (TWUA Laboratory Analyst)
  83. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District (WT)
  84. Utah Water Operator Certification Commission (WT, Dist, VSWS, CCC, BPAT, Basic Treatment Operator)
  85. Utah Wastewater Operator Certification Program (WWT, Coll, SWWS)
  86. Vermont Water Supply Division (WT, Dist, VSWS)
  87. Vermont Wastewater Facility Operator Certification Program (WWT, Industrial Paper, Industrial Metals, Industrial Dairy)
  88. Virginia Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT)
  89. Washington Water Works Operator Certification Program (WT, Dist, VSWS, CCC, BPAT)
  90. Washington Wastewater Operator Certification Program (WWT)
  91. Washington Landfill and Incinerator Operator Certification Program (SolW - Solid Waste Incinerator)
  92. Water Quality Association (VSWS)
  93. West Virginia Office of Environmental Health Services - WT (WT, Dist, VSWS, BPAT, CCC)
  94. West Virginia Office of Environmental Health Services - WWT (WWT, Coll)
  95. Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division (WT, Dist, VSWS, WWT, Coll)

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ABC Program Abbreviations

  • BIW - Biological Industrial Wastewater
  • BLA - Biosolids Land Application
  • BPAT - Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester
  • CCC - Cross-Connection
  • Coll - Collection
  • Dist - Distribution
  • Insp - Inspectors
  • Main - Maintenance
  • PCIW - Physical/Chemical Industrial Waste
  • SolW - Solid Waste
  • SWWS - Small Wastewater System
  • VSWS - Very Small Water Systems
  • WLA - Water Laboratory Analyst
  • WT - Water Treatment
  • WWLA - Wastewater Laboratory Analyst
  • WWT - Wastewater Treatment

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