{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-30-120","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-30-120","heading":"Provisional licensure for nonclassified facility operation","body":"An applicant for licensure as a provisional waterworks or wastewater works operator must furnish acceptable documentation of having met all of the requirements of 18VAC160-30-110, except that the experience requirement may be met through experience gained as an operator or operator-in-training of a nonclassified facility. Such experience must be gained under the following conditions:\n\n1. The experience is obtained at a nonclassified facility that is comparable in size and in treatment process as described in 18VAC160-30-360 and 18VAC160-30-370, as applicable.\n\n2. The experience is obtained while performing nonclassified facility operation duties that provide experience comparable to that obtained at a classified facility. Experience operating and maintaining water distribution systems will only be considered for a Class 5 or Class 6 provisional waterworks operator license. Experience limited solely to nonoperating duties will not be counted as experience as a provisional operator or operator-in-training.\n\n3. Any individual holding a provisional license may apply for licensure by submitting evidence of having met 50% of the experience required by 18VAC160-30-110 and submitting the appropriate application.","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/section120/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:16Z","sha256":"f7b4ac13e9f5a7065a4fe2aec3fb22a401fef0c8fcda5324750d8292a786ef38","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-30-110","next":"us-va/18vac160-30-130"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}