Water & Wastewater Operator Certification
- Certification Program Contacts
- DEQ Staff Directory
- Laws and Rules
- Advisory Council
- Certification Class Chart
- System/Operator Update
- Duties and Responsibilities
- System Records Log Book
- Twelve Steps to be an operator
- How to Become Certified
- Application Form
- Application Checklist
- Application Instructions
- High School Waiver Form
- Reciprocity Certification Info
- Temporary Operator Application
- Temporary Operator Statues and Rules
- Exam Dates/Locations
- Application for Approval Forms
- Approved Training Providers
- CEC Rules
- CECRC Committee
- Training Providers
- Water School Information
- Operator Reimbursement
- Permitting & Compliance Division
- Public Water Supply Program
- Public Water/Subdivisions Bureau
- Subdivisions Review Program
- Water Quality Circulars
- Water Quality Information Site
Advisory Council
The Water and Wastewater Operator's Advisory Council provides program stakeholder review functions. The council is appointed by the governor and is comprised of seven members (Administrative Rules of Montana 2-15-2105). The members are water and wastewater operators, representative of a municipality, and faculty member of a university, and a department representative.
| Council Member | Title |
|---|---|
| Grant Burroughs | Wastewater Superintendent - Big Sky |
| Donald Coffman | City of Harlem |
| Joanne Hall Emrick | City of Kalispell Water Resource Manager |
| Tony Porrazzo | City of Polson |
| Carol Reifschneider, PhD | MSU-Northern Professor |
| Roger Skogen | Town of Valier |
| Jon Dilliard | DEQ/PWSB Bureau Chief - DEQ Rep |
| Department Personnel | Title |
| Shelley Nolan | Operator Certification Program Manager |
| Julie Allen | Operator Certification Technician |
| Reta Therriault | Operator Certification Technician |
- Minutes from the Council Meetings
- November 2, 2007
- June 14, 2007
- October 06, 2005
- May 26, 2005
September 30, 2004 - May 20, 2004
- September 25, 2003
- May 22, 2003
- November 21, 2002
- May 16, 2002
Staff Contact
Shelley Nolan
Program Manager
Public Water and Subdivisions Bureau
406/444-4071

