Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Agency 160 - BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS
Chapter 40 - ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS LICENSING REGULATIONS
Part III - Onsite Sewage System Installers
Section 18VAC160-40-130 - Qualifications for master conventional onsite sewage system installer licenses
An applicant for licensure as a master conventional onsite sewage system installer shall furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met:
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Prerequisites |
Exam Required |
Education Required |
Documented Qualifying Experience |
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1. |
Employee, owner, director, or officer of a properly licensed contractor with a sewage disposal system (SDS) specialty issued by the Virginia Board for Contractors |
Yes |
20 hours of training approved by the board covering basic installation of conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems |
One year of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an onsite soil evaluator, an onsite sewage system installer, a professional engineer, or an authorized onsite soil evaluator |
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2. |
Employee, owner, director, or officer of a properly licensed contractor with a sewage disposal system (SDS) specialty issued by the Virginia Board for Contractors |
Yes |
No |
Two years of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an onsite soil evaluator, an onsite sewage system installer, a professional engineer, or an authorized onsite soil evaluator |
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3. |
Interim conventional onsite sewage system installer or journeyman onsite sewage system installer license |
Yes |
20 hours of training approved by the board covering basic installation of conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems |
Two years of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an onsite soil evaluator, an onsite sewage system installer, a professional engineer, or an authorized onsite soil evaluator |
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4. |
Interim conventional onsite sewage system installer journeyman onsite sewage system installer license |
Yes |
No |
Three years of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an onsite soil evaluator, an onsite sewage system installer, a professional engineer, or an authorized onsite soil evaluator |
Statutory Authority §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.
