MRWA Certification Eligibility Calculator

THIS PROGRAM IS INTENDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND FINAL DECISIONS REGARDING CERTIFICATE ELIGIBILITY ARE DETERMINED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in all blue fields that apply to your work and educational experiences. For work experiences, be sure to complete the blue fields on the right side of the page that correspond to this information. If you held more than one previous job position, you'll have to use the average time spent performing the various duties among those previous positions.

CAUTIONS: You may NOT EXCEED 40 HOURS claimed for "Average Work Hours a Week". If you do, you will see "Exceeds 40!" and "Invalid" prompts to alert you to re-enter hours claimed. Also, concurrent duties should NOT exceed a total of 40 hours a week claimed. For instance, it IS ACCEPTABLE to claim 20 hours a week working drinking water treatment and 20 hours a week working distribution, if this fits your duties; but it is NOT ACCEPTABLE to claim 30 hours a week for one duty and 20 hours a week for another duty (exceeding 40 hours total in a week for the same job position). This will render your results invalid. If your job duties or average hours a week spent performing specific job duties have changed over time, you'll need to list these as separate job positions: the most recent duties listed under "Current Job Position" and the former duties listed under "Previous Job Positions". AGAIN, YOU'LL NEED TO CONFIRM YOUR ELIGIBILITY FOR ANY TYPE OR LEVEL OF CERTIFICATE WITH THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

IN CURRENT JOB POSITION:
Time performing current DRINKING WATER TREATMENT duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current WASTEWATER TREATMENT duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current WASTEWATER COLLECTION duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current JOB DUTIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks

IN PREVIOUS JOB POSITIONS:
Time performing current DRINKING WATER TREATMENT duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current WASTEWATER TREATMENT duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current WASTEWATER COLLECTION duties:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
           
Time performing current JOB DUTIES OTHER THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE:
years Average Work Hours a Week:
months Percentage claimed:
weeks Total Weeks Earned:
total weeks
CUMULATIVE HOURS EARNED BASED UPON STANDARD FULL-TIME (40-HOUR) WORK WEEK:
Total hours earned performing DRINKING WATER TREATMENT duties:
Total hours earned performing DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION duties:  
Total hours earned performing WASTEWATER TREATMENT duties:  
Total hours earned performing WASTEWATER COLLECTION duties:  
 
FOR DRINKING WATER ONLY:
Indicate in the blue boxes the number of classes you have attended that meet the following descriptions - Must Have Attended at Least 80% of Course:

1. Multi-Day Certification Classes or Approved Correspondence Courses for which Drinking Water
    Treatment (DW) offers 6 months of equivalent experience for DW;
2. Drinking Water Distribution (DS) offers 6 months of equivalent experience for DS:
Number of DW Courses Attended: DW  
Number of DS Courses Attended: DS  
FOR DRINKING WATER, if you DO NOT HAVE a High School Diploma or a GED,
enter the number 1 in this blue box:    

FOR DRINKING WATER OR WASTEWATER (APPLIES TO EITHER):
Enter the number 1 for the appropriate selections below that apply:
Graduation from approved 1-year Certificate Program (DW/WW):
College Level Course in Chemical, Biological, Environmental, Allied
  Science or Public Health - Must Have Earned Grade C or Better!
Maximum of 6 months of equivalent credit allowed!
(Enter the number 1 for each 3-semester course; Don't enter thenumber 1 here if you will be claiming one of the degrees below):
2-year Associate Degree in one of the above-listed Sciences    
  (Don't enter the number 1 here if you will be claiming the 4-year
4-year Degree or More in one of the above-listed Sciences OR Civil,    
  Mechanical, Electrical or Related Engineering Degree:
 
FOR WASTEWATER ONLY:        
Indicate in the blue boxes the number of classes you have attended that meet the
following description - Must Have Attended at Least 80% of Course:
Multi-Day Certification Classes or Approved Correspondence Courses for which
Wastewater Treatment (WW) offers 6 months of equivalent experience for WW:
Number of WW Courses Attended:   WW
FOR WASTEWATER, enter a 1 in the blue box below if you DID EARN a High School
Diploma or a GED:    
         
 
EQUIVALENT HOURS: CUMULATIVE HOURS (ACTUAL HOURS
AND ALLOWABLE EQUIVALENT HOURS):
  Cumulative Allowable
DW-D 1,040 DW-D 1,040 hrs reqiuired
DW-C 2,080 DW-C 3,120 hrs reqiuired
DW-B 2,080 DW-B 7,280 hrs reqiuired
DW-A 4,160 DW-A 11,440 hrs reqiuired
DS-I 1,040 DS-I 1,040 hrs reqiuired
DS-II 1,040 DS-II 2,080 hrs reqiuired
DS-III 2,080 DS-III 6,240 hrs reqiuired
WW-D 2,080 WW-D 2,080 hrs reqiuired
WW-C 2,080 WW-C 4,160 hrs reqiuired
WW-B 2,080 WW-B 8,320 hrs reqiuired
WW-A 4,160 WW-A 12,480 hrs reqiuired
 
You are currently eligible for the following certificates of competency:
DW DS   WW  
DW-D DS-I WW-D
DW-C DS-II WW_C
DW-B DS-III WW-B
DW-A     WW-A
Interpreting above chart
YES = You ARE CURRENTLY QUALIFIED for this level certification, based upon time claimed.
NO = You are NOT CURRENTLY QUALIFIED for this level certification, based upon time claimed.
 
 
PERCENTAGE OF TIME CLAIMED FOR EACH TYPE OF DUTY:
CURRENT JOB POSITION:     PREVIOUS JOB POSITIONS:  
Drinking Water Treatment: Drinking Water Treatment:
Drinking Water Distribution:   Drinking Water Distribution:
Wastewater Treatment:   Wastewater Treatment:
Wastewater Collections:   Wastewater Collections:
Other Duties: Other Duties:
Total: Total:
If above total for either Current or Previous job position EXCEEDS 100%, you'll need to re-enter the percent of time spent performing each duty at the top of this spreadsheet to accurately account for your time and recalculate your certificate eligibility.
 
Notes:
1. Use the percentages of times claimed for your current job position and for all previous job positions, as found immediately above these notes, when filling out your exam applications.
2. Work performed in wastewater treatment will earn you equivalent time for drinking water treatment and distribution, up to the maximum allowable for each level of certification.
3. Work performed in drinking water treatment will earn you equivalent time for wastewater treatment and distribution, up to the maximum allowable for each level of certification.
4. Work performed in wastewater collection will earn you equivalent time for distribution and wastewater treatment, up to the maximum allowable for each level of certification.
5. Work performed in drinking water distribution will earn you equivalent time for drinking water treatment and wastewater treatment, up to the maximum allowable for each level of certification.
6. Drinking water distribution does NOT provide equivalent time for wastewater collections, since there is no wastewater collections certification within Missouri at this time.
7. This spreadsheet does NOT calculate experience or certification from other states. You'll need to contact the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Operator Certification Office (telephone number provided below) regarding the Reciprocity process.
8. Consult the DNR Operator Certification Office if you have particular experiences not reflected in this spreadsheet or with specific questions at this number: 1-800-361-4827.
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