Wastewater operator continuing education
Reading Your NPDES Permit: What It Actually Asks
Training certificate — California requires no renewal hoursThe big-picture one: what your permit requires, in its numbers and its words, and how those requirements become your monthly DMR. (For the detail of rows, units and averaging, see "Rows and Units".)
Course summary, as it appears on your certificate
Equip wastewater operators to accurately interpret the numeric and textual requirements in their NPDES permits, focusing on understanding permit limits, reporting requirements, and the procedural context of Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs).
Level 1 — what it is and why — the foundations, for operators new to the subject or wanting a refresher
Credit awarded: 1 hour — Technical
The California course number is issued by the Agency for this course and is printed on your certificate.
Reviewed by: Robert Risley, Class 1 Wastewater Operator — reviewed November 2026
AquaCert does not mark its own homework: a licensed operator reviews the content and the course cannot be sold while that review is out of date.
One hour of study is one hour of credit. Your certificate reports the hours, which is what California records against your renewal.
What's included
- Self-paced online coursework you can start, pause, and resume anytime
- Short questions along the way, and a short final quiz to pass for your certificate (retake it as often as you need)
- An official certificate of completion (PDF) with a public verification code
- Progress saved to your My Learning dashboard
One-time payment · lifetime access to this course
About 68 minutes of video · 1 hour
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Full refund within 7 days if you have not completed the course — refund policy.
Training a team? Buy seats for your operators — card or purchase order, with a completion record you can export.
Can your plant pay? See how, with a request to print for your supervisor.