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State Certification & Training Requirements

The certifying agency for every state, with guidance on how and where to study for your exam.

Alabama

Certifying agency: Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM).

Alaska

Certifying agency: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC).

Arizona

Certifying agency: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

Arkansas

Certifying agency: Arkansas Division of Environmental Quality (ADEQ).

California

Certifying agency: State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB).

Colorado

Certifying agency: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE).

Connecticut

Certifying agency: CT Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP).

Delaware

Certifying agency: Delaware DNREC.

Florida

Certifying agency: Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP).

Georgia

Certifying agency: Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD).

Hawaii

Certifying agency: Hawaii Department of Health, Environmental Management.

Idaho

Certifying agency: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ).

Illinois

Certifying agency: Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA).

Indiana

Certifying agency: Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).

Iowa

Certifying agency: Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Kansas

Certifying agency: Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE).

Kentucky

Certifying agency: Kentucky Energy & Environment Cabinet, Division of Water.

Louisiana

Certifying agency: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ).

Maine

Certifying agency: Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).

Maryland

Certifying agency: Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE).

Massachusetts

Certifying agency: Massachusetts DEP (MassDEP).

Michigan

Certifying agency: Michigan EGLE (Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy).

Minnesota

Certifying agency: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

Mississippi

Certifying agency: Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).

Missouri

Certifying agency: Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR).

Montana

Certifying agency: Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Nebraska

Certifying agency: Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (NDEE).

Nevada

Certifying agency: Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP).

New Hampshire

Certifying agency: NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES).

New Jersey

Certifying agency: NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).

New Mexico

Certifying agency: New Mexico Environment Department (NMED).

New York

Certifying agency: NY Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).

North Carolina

Certifying agency: NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ).

North Dakota

Certifying agency: North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ).

Ohio

Certifying agency: Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA).

Oklahoma

Certifying agency: Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Oregon

Certifying agency: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Pennsylvania

Certifying agency: PA Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP).

Rhode Island

Certifying agency: RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM).

South Carolina

Certifying agency: SC Department of Environmental Services (SCDES).

South Dakota

Certifying agency: SD Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources (DANR).

Tennessee

Certifying agency: Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation (TDEC).

Texas

Certifying agency: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

Utah

Certifying agency: Utah Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Vermont

Certifying agency: Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Virginia

Certifying agency: Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Washington

Certifying agency: Washington Department of Ecology.

West Virginia

Certifying agency: WV Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP).

Wisconsin

Certifying agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR).

Wyoming

Certifying agency: Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

Washington D.C.

Certifying agency: DC Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE).

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