{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-30-110","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-30-110","heading":"Qualifications for examination approval","body":"An applicant for licensure as a waterworks or wastewater works operator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met.\n\nTABLE 1\n\nWaterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Experience and Education\n\nClasses\n\nEducation Required\n\nCurrent License\n\nMinimum Experience\n\nFacility Type\n\nExperience with Substitutions\n\nClass 6\n\n(Waterworks Operator Only)\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nThree months\n\nClass 6 or higher facility\n\nN/A\n\nNo high school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nSix months\n\nClass 6 or higher facility\n\nN/A\n\nClass 5\n\n(Waterworks Operator Only)\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nThree months\n\nClass 5 or higher facility\n\nN/A\n\nNo high school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nSix months\n\nClass 5 or higher facility\n\nN/A\n\nClass 4\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nSix months\n\nClass 4 or higher facility\n\nN/A\n\nNo high school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nOne year\n\nClass 4 or higher facility\n\nSix months\n\nClass 3\n\nBachelor's, master's, or associate's degree\n\nN/A\n\nSix months\n\nClass 4 or higher facility\n\nThree months\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nOne year\n\nClass 4 or higher facility\n\nSix months\n\nNo high school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nOne and one-half years\n\nClass 4 or higher facility\n\nNine months\n\nClass 2\n\nBachelor's, master's, or associate's degree\n\nN/A\n\nOne year\n\nClass 3 or higher facility\n\nSix months\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\n\nN/A\n\nTwo years\n\nClass 3 or higher facility\n\nOne year\n\nNo High school diploma or equivalent\n\nClass 3 license\n\nThree years\n\nClass 3 or higher facility\n\nOne and one-half years\n\nClass 1\n\nBachelor's, master's, or associate's degree\n\nClass 2 license\n\nOne and one-half years\n\nClass 2 or higher facility\n\nNine months\n\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\n\nClass 2 license\n\nThree years\n\nClass 2 or higher facility\n\nOne and one-half years\n\nNo high school diploma or equivalent\n\nClass 2 license\n\nFour years\n\nClass 2 or higher facility\n\nTwo years\n\nWhere 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.","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/section110/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:16Z","sha256":"ea6c8a9688a063723d8171f3dd9d7580eb596f76e6d7a730ca87a124310a7414","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-30-100","next":"us-va/18vac160-30-120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}