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18VAC160-40-270: Qualifications for master alternative onsite soil evaluator 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 V. Onsite Soil Evaluator
An applicant for licensure as a master alternative onsite soil evaluator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met:
Prerequisites
Exam Required
Education Required
Documented Qualifying Experience
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
2.
No
Yes
Associate's degree
30 months of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
3.
No
Yes
VDH onsite sewage system training program
Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
4.
Held or holds a master conventional onsite soil evaluator license or a journeyman alternative onsite soil evaluator license
Yes
No
18 months of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
5.
No
Yes
No
Three years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
6.
Professional soil scientist license
Yes
No
Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
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