{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-30-100","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-30-100","heading":"Full-time experience or equivalent","body":"For the purposes of this part, experience requirements are expressed in terms of calendar periods of full-time employment as an operator or as an operator-in-training at a waterworks or wastewater works in the same category for which licensure is sought.\n\n1. A year of full-time employment is defined as a minimum of 1,760 hours during a 12-month period or a minimum of 220 workdays in a 12-month period. A workday is defined as attendance at a waterworks or wastewater works to the extent required for proper operation. More than 1,760 hours or 220 workdays during a 12-month period will not be considered as more than one year of full-time employment.\n\n2. Partial credit may be given for actual hours of work experience if the applicant works as an operator or as an operator-in-training less than full time.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency160/chapter30/section100/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:16Z","sha256":"80c0f2443d65ca26e46b7df92d3fa340b4f19d373c19800ad0ffe57b54e52a7e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-30-95","next":"us-va/18vac160-30-110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}