GroundRules
18VAC160-30-110: Qualifications for examination approval
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
- Agency 160. Board For Waterworks And Wastewater Works Operators And Onsite Sewage System Professionals
- Chapter 30. Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators Licensing Regulations
- Part II. Entry
An applicant for licensure as a waterworks or wastewater works operator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met.
TABLE 1
Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Experience and Education
Classes
Education Required
Current License
Minimum Experience
Facility Type
Experience with Substitutions
Class 6
(Waterworks Operator Only)
High school diploma or equivalent
N/A
Three months
Class 6 or higher facility
N/A
No high school diploma or equivalent
N/A
Six months
Class 6 or higher facility
N/A
Class 5
(Waterworks Operator Only)
High school diploma or equivalent
N/A
Three months
Class 5 or higher facility
N/A
No high school diploma or equivalent
N/A
Six months
Class 5 or higher facility
N/A
Class 4
High school diploma or equivalent
N/A
Six months
Class 4 or higher facility
N/A
No high school diploma or equivalent
N/A
One year
Class 4 or higher facility
Six months
Class 3
Bachelor's, master's, or associate's degree
N/A
Six months
Class 4 or higher facility
Three months
High school diploma or equivalent
N/A
One year
Class 4 or higher facility
Six months
No high school diploma or equivalent
N/A
One and one-half years
Class 4 or higher facility
Nine months
Class 2
Bachelor's, master's, or associate's degree
N/A
One year
Class 3 or higher facility
Six months
High school diploma or equivalent
N/A
Two years
Class 3 or higher facility
One year
No High school diploma or equivalent
Class 3 license
Three years
Class 3 or higher facility
One and one-half years
Class 1
Bachelor's, master's, or associate's degree
Class 2 license
One and one-half years
Class 2 or higher facility
Nine months
High school diploma or equivalent
Class 2 license
Three years
Class 2 or higher facility
One and one-half years
No high school diploma or equivalent
Class 2 license
Four years
Class 2 or higher facility
Two years
Where applicable, the current license held, minimum experience, and the facility type must coincide with the category of license for which the application is being submitted.
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