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A full-length, 80-question practice exam that ranks your seven reporting areas against each other, weakest to strongest, so the next hour of study goes where it returns the most. Written for the Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Environmental exam from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES), to the April 2026 specification.
28-page exam booklet · 80-page solutions manual · no pass/fail prediction
An exam, the answers, and a plan.
- 80 questions at the NCEES section weights. Interleaved the way the real exam presents them rather than grouped by topic, each labeled with its reporting area.
- The alternative item types. Select-all-that-apply, numeric fill-in, matching, and graph-selection items alongside standard multiple choice.
- A separate 80-page solutions manual. For every question: what it tests, the formula and where it lives in the handbook, variables with units, the arithmetic, why each wrong choice is wrong, the trap, a time target, and where to study it.
- A section score sheet. Four interpretation bands, a focus-order worksheet for your bottom three areas, and a routing table from each weak area to the material that closes it.
Seven areas, weighted like the real exam.
| Code | Reporting area | Questions | If Weak or Priority, study |
|---|---|---|---|
| DW | Drinking Water & Water Resources | 12 | Drinking Water & Water Resources |
| WW | Wastewater Treatment & Collection | 10 | Wastewater Treatment & Collection |
| SHW | Solid & Hazardous Waste | 13 | Solid & Hazardous Waste |
| SUS | Sustainability | 8 | Sustainability, Health & Safety |
| AIR | Air Quality | 15 | Air Quality & Pollution Control |
| SAR | Site Assessment & Remediation | 15 | Site Assessment & Remediation |
| EOH | Health & Safety | 7 | Sustainability, Health & Safety |
| Counts from the exam booklet. Each stays inside the NCEES range for its section. Sustainability and Health & Safety carry 8 and 7 questions, so the score sheet asks you to confirm either one with a targeted drill before you plan around it. | |||
Take it, rank it, then study the bottom three.
01 · Sit it
Under exam conditions
Eight hours, the handbook, and a calculator. The booklet sets the timing.
02 · Score it
Area by area
Tally each of the seven reporting areas and read it against the four bands.
03 · Review it
Every miss, explained
The solutions name the error behind each wrong answer, so a miss becomes a diagnosis.
04 · Route it
Close the gaps
Carry your bottom three areas into a focus order and study those first.
Close the gaps it finds, section by section.
Study guides · $29 each
One guide for every section
Each reporting area routes to a guide. Buy the ones the diagnostic ranks lowest, or all six as the Complete Guide Set for $129.
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Matt Bentley, PhD, PE
Environmental engineer, university instructor, and Technical Director at a water treatment chemical company in Colorado. Passed the Environmental PE in February 2026, on the first try, in under 80 hours. He reviewed all 80 questions and wrote the solutions manual to the standard he wanted when he was preparing.
Know your weakest areas before you study them.
80 questions · 28-page booklet · 80-page solutions manual
Common questions
What is the Environmental PE Practice Exam + Diagnostic?
A full-length, 80-question Environmental PE practice exam built to the April 2026 NCEES specification. It comes as two PDFs: a 28-page exam booklet and a separate 80-page solutions manual with a worked walkthrough of every question. A section score sheet ranks your seven reporting areas weakest to strongest and points each weak area at the material that closes it. It does not predict pass or fail, because NCEES publishes no cut score.
Will the practice exam tell me if I would pass?
No. NCEES publishes no cut score for the Environmental PE, so any pass prediction would be invented. The practice exam ranks your seven reporting areas against each other, weakest to strongest, which shows you where your next hours of study return the most.
How is it scored?
You tally your score in each of seven reporting areas, then read each against four bands: Strong (70% and above), Adequate (60 to 69%), Weak (45 to 59%), and Priority (below 45%). A worksheet carries your bottom three areas into a focus order, and a table points each Weak or Priority area at the guide that covers it.
Why seven reporting areas when the exam has six sections?
Section 1, Water, is split into drinking water and wastewater, because one Water score cannot tell you which of the two Water guides you need.
What question types are on it?
Standard multiple choice plus the alternative item types the computer-based exam uses: five select-all-that-apply items scored all or nothing, numeric fill-in-the-blank items with no answer choices to work backward from, a matching item, and two questions that ask you to pick the correct plot.
What do I need to take it?
The NCEES PE Environmental Reference Handbook, version 2.0, and a calculator. Several questions deliberately require you to look values up in the handbook. The booklet's timing note mirrors the real exam: 8 hours of exam time, or 6 minutes per question.
What do I get, and how fast?
Two PDFs, downloaded immediately after checkout through Gumroad: the 28-page exam booklet and the 80-page solutions manual.
Can I get a refund?
Because the products are digital downloads delivered immediately, sales are generally final. If something is wrong with a purchase, email matt@confluencepeprep.com and we will work with you to resolve it.