Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

(TCEQ)

  • EXAM LIST

    Exams with an * next to them are also available in SPANISH.

    • Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT)*
    • Customer Service Inspector*
    • Landscape Irrigation
      • Landscape Irrigation Inspector 
      • Landscape Irrigation Technician*
      • Landscape Irrigator (6-hour time limit)
    • Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST)
    • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Facility Supervisors
      • Class A (4-hour time limit)
      • Class B (3-hour time limit)
    • On-site Sewage Facility (OSSF)
      • OSSF Designated Representative
      • OSSF Installer I*
      • OSSF Installer II
      • OSSF Maintenance Provider*
      • OSSF Site Evaluator
    • Underground Storage Tank (UST) On-Site Supervisor
      • UST A
      • UST B
    • Wastewater Treatment and Collection System Operator
      • Class I Wastewater Collection System Operator*
      • Class II Wastewater Collection System Operator*
      • Class III Wastewater Collection System Operator
      • Class A Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator (6-hour time limit)
      • Class B Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator
      • Class C Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator*
      • Class D Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator*
    • Water Treatment and Distribution System Operators
      • Class A Water Operator (6-hour time limit)
      • Class B Groundwater Operator
      • Class B Surface Water Operator
      • Class B Water Distribution
      • Class C Groundwater Operator*
      • Class C Surface Water Operator*
      • Class C Water Distribution*
      • Class D Water System Operator*
    • Water Treatment Specialists
      • Class I
      • Class II
      • Class III
  • REQUIREMENTS
    • You must be approved by TCEQ before registering for this exam.
    • Contact TCEQ for approval inquiries: 512.239.1000
  • TESTING DAYS AND TIMES (Huntsville Campus)
    • Monday - Friday
    • Click here for available test times.
    • Examinees need to report to the testing site at least 15-30 minutes prior to their scheduled testing time on their scheduled testing date.
    • Three-hour time limit (Exceptions: Municipal Solid Waste A (4 hours); Water Operator A (6 hours); Landscape Irrigator (6 hours)
  • REGISTRATION/ADMINISTRATION/TEST FEE
  • ITEMS NEEDED
    • Current, unexpired picture identification (i.e., driver's license, passport, state-issued ID, military ID, student ID, etc.)
    • Second form of ID (i.e., any of the previously listed photo IDs, social security card, birth certificate, credit/debit card, library card, etc.)
    • Social Security number (required by TCEQ)
  • SCORES
    • Scores will be available immediately following completion of the test.
  • RETAKES
    • Examinees are allowed four attempts in their approval period; Only two attempts can be made on the same day with no access to study materials between test sessions.
    • Examinees are responsible for knowing and adhering to the retake policy.
    • Registration/administration/test fee applies to each retake.
  • ACCOMMODATIONS
    • Examinees should go to www.tceq.texas.gov to search and fill out an accommodation form.
    • Once approved, examinee will register and sign up to take the exam at a  TCEQ Office.
      • NOTE: Examinee must contact TCEQ to find TCEQ office locations.
    • Examinees with accommodations are NOT eligible to test at SHSU Testing Center per TCEQ guidelines.
    • Contact TCEQ at 512.239.6133 for further information.
  • TCEQ WEBSITE
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
    • Visit our website at shsu.edu/testing
    • Email test.ctr@shsu.edu
    • Visit the office located in Academic Building IV, Room 102
    • Call 936.294.1025
    • Write to the Testing Center, Box 2240 SHSU, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2240