Drinking Water and Wastewater Operator Resource Center

NJ Licensed Operators can check their TCH balance using the NJDEP Data Miner.

1. Visit the DEP DataMiner website.
2. In the Search Options panel, click on the blue “Search by Category” button.
3. In the Report Category dropdown menu, select “Licenses (UST, Water, Wastewater, Well Drillers).”
4. Click the green “Submit” button.
5. Choose the “Training Contact Hour Balances (Water-Wastewater Licenses)” report on the results page.
6. Enter your license number and click the green “Submit” button.

• NJDEP Water & Wastewater System Operator Licensing Website
  Includes information on exams, TCHs, and more
• NJDEP Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment System Operators FAQs (PDF)
  Includes answers to frequently asked questions about operator licenses, applications, exams, and continuing education/TCHs
• NJDEP List of Additional Providers of License Examination Training Courses (PDF)
  NOTE: Please be aware that the courses on this list are the required courses for those who want to sit for the New Jersey drinking water and/or wastewater operator licensing exams. If you are just looking for TCHs, please browse our list of approved courses.

At the conclusion of all OCPE courses/events (both in-person and online), attendees are emailed a link to a survey that requests the information needed to process documentation of professional credits.  Throughout the program, OCPE staff reminds attendees of the importance of fully completing the survey in a timely manner if they require such credits and reminder emails are sent as well.  In general, these surveys remain open and available from three to five days after the conclusion of the class, depending on timing with weekends and/or holidays.  Once the survey is closed, the credit information is reviewed, summarized and sent to the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDPEP) for upload into their DataMiner system.

As of January 1, 2025, any requests for TCHs from individuals who did not complete and submit the post class survey within the allotted time will be charged a processing fee of $25. Note. Payment is required before credit requests will be fulfilled.

Please send TCH requests directly to the program coordinator or administrative assistant who handled the course you attended. If you do not know who that person is, you may send your request to our Registration Unit at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.  After your attendance and successful completion of the course has been verified, you will be provided a link to our registration system where you will log in, “register” for late TCH processing and complete the required $25 payment online.

When the payment is confirmed, we will award you the TCH’s for the program(s) requested, forward you written documentation of the credits and include you on the email sent to NJDPE within five (5) business days.