Surface Water Treatment
The following books are recommended for anyone taking the A, B, or C Surface exam.
Sacramento Manuals:
Web site: http://www.owp.csus.edu/ or call: (916) 278-6142
Water Treatment Plant Operator Vol. 1 – 7th Edition
Water Treatment Plant Operator Vol. 2 – 7th Edition
Small Water System Operation & Maintenance – 6th Edition
Rules Governing Public Water Systems (Green Book) Updated 2022
download from web site
Surface Water “Needs To Know” – A Certification Study Guide for Surface Water Systems
Rules Governing Water Treatment Facility Operators (Blue Book) (REVISED 09/18)
Well Water Treatment
The following books are recommended for anyone taking the A, B, or C Well exam.
(Special Note: D Well exam does not require Water Treatment Plant Operator Volume 1 or 2)
Sacramento Manuals:
Web site: http://www.owp.csus.edu/ or call: (916) 278-6142
Small Water System Operation & Maintenance – 6th Edition
Water Treatment Plant Operator Vol. 1 – 7th Edition
Water Treatment Plant Operator Vol. 2 – 7th Edition
Rules Governing Public Water Systems (Green Book) Updated 2022
download from website
Ground Water “Needs To Know” – A Certification Study Guide for Groundwater Systems
Rules Governing Water Treatment Facility Operators (Blue Book) (REVISED 09/18)
Well Construction Standards (Red Book) (10/2009)
15A NCAC 02C .0101 GENERAL PROVISIONS to 15A NCAC 02C .0119 DELEGATION are the sections to be studied
Physical-Chemical Grade 1
Sacramento Manuals
Kerri, Kenneth D. et al. Operation Of Wastewater Treatment Plants
Vol. I (8th Edition)
Vol. II (8th Edition)
Vol. III (1st Edition)
Industrial Waste Treatment Vol. I (1st Edition)
California State University, Sacramento.
(https://www.owp.csus.edu/courses/wastewater.php)
WPCSOCC Needs to Know for Physical-Chemical Operators (2007)
download from website
WW/CS/PC Math Formulas
download from website
Laboratory Procedures
For copies of the below books please contact Michele Sartin at michele.sartin@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 807-8844:
Process Control Chemistry for Drinking Water Labs
Bacteriological Methods for Analysis of Drinking Water