Utility Contractor Exam Information

​​​The exam is open book, and the passing score is 70%.  Please visit the Trades Examination Information page for additional exam information and dates. ​

Exam Reference ​Material

For all exams printed notes are allowed, as long as they are three hole punched and placed in the binder.                Printed code can only be brought into the exam if it is bound together in a three-ring binder.Tabs are acceptable if they come with a bound code book.Three ring paper dividers with tabs are permitted. Items that are not allowed include loose papers, removable tabs, sticky​ notes and paperclips. 

The exam will cover information listed below. Pearson VUE and DSPS exam locations will ONLY allow the following two reference items into the exam:
  1. In one binder: Wis. Admin Code § SPS ​302Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 305Wis. Admin. Code § SPS 381-387Wis. Stats. § 1452019 NPFA 24 of the National Fire Protection Association, Printed notes
  2. Wisconsin POWTS Inspector Handbook

A link to the plumbing code updates plain language document is located at the link below:

 Significant Plumbing Code Updates Plain Language

The updated code language can be found on the Wisconsin Legislature's webpage:

 Wisconsin Legislature Updated Code Language

Copies of Wisconsin Administrative Codes may be printed from the Wisconsin State Legislature site or obtained from Document Sales online or by calling (608) 243-2441 or (800) 362-7253.   NFPA standards may be ordered from the National Fire Protection Association at (800) 344-3555.  When there is a change to Wisconsin codes, exams will cover the new codes one month after the effective date.

​Additional training materials relating to this credential may be ordered through Document Sales. They are intended to be training guides and may not match the current code.

​Product Name
​​Wisconsin POWTS Inspector Handbook
​Soil & Site Evaluation Handbook
​Multi Purpose Piping Systems Design Manual