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
NEW! REVISED Water Treatment Plant Operation Volume I – 7th edition answer key (click here)
Water Treatment Plant Operator Vol. 2 – 7th Edition
Small Water System Operation & Maintenance – 6th Edition
Rules Governing Public Water Systems (Green Book)
Call 919-707-9100 or download from web site
Rules Governing Water Treatment Facility Operators (Blue Book) (12/12)
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
NEW! REVISED Water Treatment Plant Operation Volume I – 7th edition answer key (click here)
Water Treatment Plant Operator Vol. 2 – 7th Edition
Rules Governing Public Water Systems (Green Book)
Call 919-707-9100 or download from website
Ground Water “Needs To Know” – A Certification Study Guide for Groundwater Systems NEW-REVISED 2021
Rules Governing Water Treatment Facility Operators (Blue Book) (12/12)
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
Laboratory Procedures
For copies of the below books please contact Chris Goforth at chris.goforth@dhhs.nc.gov or (919) 807-8871:
Process Control Chemistry for Drinking Water Labs
Bacteriological Methods for Analysis of Drinking Water