If you want to operate a wastewater treatment plant anywhere in the country, you need to be certified. You have to go to school. You have to take an exam. You need actual hours on the job.If you want to operate a wastewater collection system, you don’t necessarily need to be certified. You need to know your stuff, of course, or no one will hire you, unless as a trainee or entry-level worker. But certification, generally speaking, is voluntary.One can speculate all day about why that’s the case, and whether it should be. The fact remains, collection system certification is
