{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-40-140","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-40-140","heading":"Qualification for exemption from examination for master conventional onsite sewage system installer applicants","body":"A. Applicants seeking licensure as a master conventional onsite sewage system installer may be exempt from the examination, provided that the applicant meets the requirements of 18VAC160-40-60 and provides documentation acceptable to the board of one of the following:\n\n1. The applicant has completed a minimum of 40 hours of board-approved training and has been actively engaged in performing the duties of a conventional onsite sewage system installer for at least six years immediately preceding application; or\n\n2. The applicant has been actively engaged in performing the duties of a conventional onsite sewage system installer for at least 10 years immediately preceding application.\n\nB. Documentation of qualifying experience may be verified by a master conventional or alternative onsite soil evaluator, a master conventional or alternative onsite sewage system installer, a master conventional or alternative onsite sewage system operator, a professional engineer, an authorized onsite soil evaluator, VDH permitting or inspection official, professional geologist, DEQ wastewater official, or, for experience gained outside of Virginia, an equivalent credential to these licenses.","path":["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 III. Onsite Sewage System Installers"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency160/chapter40/section140/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:17Z","sha256":"e12194d5bb7de668cc26724d64fcccc0124f84b0c1104c41b4f3a7e085825455","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-40-130","next":"us-va/18vac160-40-150"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}