Exam References

Testing Services

Wastewater Treatment

The following are approved as reference sources for the ABC wastewater treatment examinations.
Operators should use the latest edition of these reference sources to prepare for the exam.


California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) Foundation, Office of Water Programs
  • Operation of Wastewater Treatment Plants, Volume I and II
  • Advanced Waste Treatment
  • Manage for Success

To order, contact:

Office of Water Programs
California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6025
Web site: www.owp.csus.edu
Phone: (916) 278-6142
Fax: (916) 278-5959
E-mail: wateroffice@owp.csus.edu

 

National Environmental Training Center for Small Communities (NETCSC)
  • Protecting Your Community's Assets: A Guide for Small Wastewater Systems

A PDF version of this guide is available from: www.nesc.wvu.edu/training.cfm
You may also request a printed and bound hard copy of the guide by calling NETCSC at
(800) 624-8301, and asking for product TRBKMG03 (shipping and handling charges may apply).

 

Water Environment Federation
  • Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants - Manual of Practice No. 11
  • Activated Sludge - Manual of Practice OM-9

To order, contact:

Water Environment Federation
601 Wythe Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1994
Web site: www.wef.org
Phone: (800) 666-0206
Fax: (703) 684-2492
E-mail: pubs@wef.org