{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-40-190","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-40-190","heading":"Qualifications for master conventional onsite sewage system operator licenses","body":"An applicant for licensure as a master conventional onsite sewage system operator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met:\n\nPrerequisites\n\nExam Required\n\nEducation Required\n\nDocumented Qualifying Experience\n\n1.\n\nWastewater works operator license\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\nNone\n\n2.\n\nNo\n\nYes\n\n10 hours of education approved by the board covering the basics of operation and maintenance of conventional onsite sewage systems\n\nSix months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems\n\n3.\n\nMaster conventional onsite sewage system installer or journeyman alternative onsite sewage system operator license\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\nSix months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems\n\n4.\n\nNo\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\nNine months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of conventional or alternative onsite sewage systems","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 IV. Onsite Sewage System Operators"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency160/chapter40/section190/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:17Z","sha256":"588f188bdd99da6dcbc6947a718878e89e67bf02c704a135cb2ccacf5f32604a","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-40-180","next":"us-va/18vac160-40-200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}