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Applications Now Available
Applications for Water Conditioning License Exams in Minnesota are now available. Examinations for licensure are conducted twice a year (March and September). Applications for the March exam will be accepted after Jan. 1, but in no case later than Feb. 15. Applications for the September exam will be accepted after July 1, but in no case later than Aug. 15. Notifications will be sent one to two weeks after the deadlines.
Important information related to filling in each license exam application is provided on the application form. Do not submit the application unless you have all the information that is required. If the agency does not receive all the required information by the due date, your application for exams will be denied.
Links to the applications are below:
Water conditioning license exam application
Exam special accommodations request form
Examination day requirements and limitations:
- Please bring the exam notification
- Bring a Minnesota driver's license or state-issued identification card with photo
- DO NOT BRING pencils, ruler and calculator (DLI will provide)
- DO NOT BRING plumbing code book (DLI will provide appropriate code book excerpts for open book portion of exams)
- BANNED FROM THE TESTING AREA: cell phones, personal code books and exam prep materials
- Applicants should arrive at the examination site by 7:45 a.m.
- Applicants must bring exam notification letter
- Applicants must show a driver's license or state-issued identification card with photo
- Examinations are allotted five-and-a-half (5 1/2) hours to complete.
- Food and drink are permitted during the examination
- Once the testing starts, attendees may not leave the testing area until the exam is turned in.
Date |
Location |
| March 9, 2010 | Mankato, MN |
| March 24, 2010 | Brainerd, MN |
| March 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 2010* | St. Paul, MN - Construction Codes & Licensing Division |
The study guide for the exams is the Minnesota Plumbing Code, which can be purchased from the Minnesota Bookstore in St. Paul by calling (651) 297-3000 or
1-800-657-3757. You can order the book with a credit card, or can also order it via the bookstore's website at www.comm.media.state.mn.us.
If you have questions regarding the state exams, contact the Department of Labor & Industry via their website, or the Minnesota Water Quality Association office at
(763) 754-2123
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