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 V - Onsite Soil Evaluator
Section 18VAC160-40-270 - Qualifications for master alternative onsite soil evaluator licenses
An applicant for licensure as a master alternative onsite soil evaluator 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. |
No |
Yes |
Master's or bachelor's degree |
Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
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2. |
No |
Yes |
Associate's degree |
Three years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
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3. |
Held or holds a conventional onsite soil evaluator license, interim alternative onsite soil evaluator license, journeyman alternative onsite soil evaluator license, or authorized onsite soil evaluator license |
Yes |
No |
Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
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4. |
No |
Yes |
No |
Four years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
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5. |
Virginia licensed professional soil scientist |
Yes |
No |
Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems verified by one or more of the following: an authorized onsite soil evaluator, a professional engineer, or an alternative onsite soil evaluator |
Statutory Authority §§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.
