ABSTRACT

Living things depend on water but water does not depend on living things. It has a life of its own.-E. C, Pieloul

T HE first book of the series, The Handbook for Waterworks Operator Certification, Volume l: Fundamental Level, is primarily designed to provide a readily accessible, user-friendly source of information for review in preparing for the ClassIGrade VIIV State Water Operator Certification1 Licensure Examinations. Along with providing much of the necessary information to help the user successfully pass the ClassIGrade VIIV CertificationILicensure Examinations, Volume 1 sets the stage by providing the basics for Volumes 2 and 3, which are intended to prepare users to sit for examinations for ClassIGrade IIIIII and ClassIGrade I Certification or Licensure.