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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

18VAC160-40-130: Qualifications for master conventional onsite sewage system installer licenses

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
  2. Agency 160. Board For Waterworks And Wastewater Works Operators And Onsite Sewage System Professionals
  3. Chapter 40. Onsite Sewage System Professionals Licensing Regulations
  4. Part III. Onsite Sewage System Installers

An applicant for licensure as a master conventional onsite sewage system installer must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met:

Prerequisites

Exam Required

Education Required

Documented Qualifying Experience

1.

Employee, owner, director, or officer of a properly licensed contractor with a conventional sewage disposal system contracting ( CDS) or alternative sewage disposal system contracting (ADS) 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

Six months of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

2.

Employee, owner, director, or officer of a properly licensed contractor with a conventional sewage disposal system contracting ( CDS) or alternative sewage disposal system contracting (ADS) specialty issued by the Virginia Board for Contractors

Yes

No

One year of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

3.

Journeyman conventional or alternative onsite sewage system installer license

Yes

20 hours of training approved by the board covering basic installation of conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

Three months of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

4.

Journeyman conventional or alternative onsite sewage system installer license

Yes

No

Six months of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

5.

Master conventional or alternative onsite sewage system operator license

Yes

No

Three months of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

6.

None

Yes

No

Two years of full-time experience installing conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems

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