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18VAC160-40-220: Qualifications for master alternative onsite sewage system operator licenses
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 40. Onsite Sewage System Professionals Licensing Regulations
- Part IV. Onsite Sewage System Operators
An applicant for licensure as a master alternative onsite sewage system operator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following has been met:
Prerequisites
Exam Required
Education Required
Documented Qualifying Experience
1.
Held or holds a master conventional onsite sewage system operator license
Yes
Eight hours of training approved by the board covering the basics of operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
One year of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
2.
Held or holds a master or journeyman conventional onsite sewage system operator license
Yes
No
18 months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
3.
None
Yes
16 hours of training approved by the board covering the basics of operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
Two years of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
4.
Wastewater works operator license
Yes
No
Six months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
5.
Wastewater works operator license
Yes
16 hours of training approved by the board in basics of operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems
No
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