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Texas commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

​​Discover the wide range of TCEQ occupational licensing exams administered at SHSU, including scheduling steps, requirements, fees, permitted items, retake policies, and accommodations.​

​​TCEQ Exam Details​

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) strives to protect our state's public health and natural resources consistent with sustainable economic development. TCEQ licensure programs ensures competency in occupations directly affecting public health and the environment.

  • All TCEQ test candidates must be approved by TCEQ before scheduling an appointment.  
  • Contact TCEQ for approval inquiries: 512.239.1000 

 

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

Environmental Compliance and Safety 

  • Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester (BPAT)* 
  • Customer Service Inspector* 
  • Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) 
  • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Facility Supervisors, Class A 
  • Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Facility Supervisors, Class B 
  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) On-Site Supervisor A 
  • Underground Storage Tank (UST) On-Site Supervisor B 

 

Irrigation and Landscape 

  • Landscape Irrigation Inspector  
  • Landscape Irrigation Technician* 
  • Landscape Irrigator  

 

On-Site Sewage Facility (OSSF) 

  • OSSF Designated Representative 
  • OSSF Installer I* 
  • OSSF Installer II 
  • OSSF Maintenance Provider* 
  • OSSF Site Evaluator  

 

Wastewater Operations 

  • Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator, Class A  
  • Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator, Class B 
  • Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator, Class C* 
  • Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator, Class D* 
  • Wastewater Collection System Operator, Class I* 
  • Wastewater Collection System Operator, Class II* 
  • Wastewater Collection System Operator, Class II 

 

Water Operations 

  • Groundwater Operator, Class B 
  • Groundwater Operator, Class C* 
  • Surface Water Operator, Class B 
  • Surface Water Operator, Class C* 
  • Water Distribution, Class B 
  • Water Distribution, Class C* 
  • Water Operator, Class A 
  • Water System Operator, Class D* 

 

Water Treatment  

  • Water Treatment Specialists, Class I 
  • Water Treatment Specialists, Class II 
  • Water Treatment Specialists, Class III 

Huntsville Campus

  • Report time: Report to the testing site at least 15-30 minutes before your scheduled testing time.  
  • Exam length: 3 hours (Exceptions: Municipal Solid Waste Facility Supervisors, Class A (4 hours); Water Operator, Class A (6 hours); Wastewater Treatment Facility Operator A (6 hours), and Landscape Irrigator (6 hours) 
  • $53.50 
  • All fees are non-refundable, non-transferable 
  • Valid state driver’s license  
  • Valid secondary ID (passport, state-issued ID, military ID, student ID, credit/debit card, etc.) 
  • Social Security number (required by TCEQ) 
  • TCEQ approval letter  

Scores reports are provided to test candidates after the completion of the exam.  

  • Test candidates 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. 

Huntsville Campus

  • Exams with accommodations must be approved by TCEQ. 

TCEQ Prep  

  • Phone: Call (936) 294-1025 
  • Campus Location: Academic Building IV, Room 102 
  • Mailing address: Box 2240, Huntsville, Texas 77341-2240