{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-40-220","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-40-220","heading":"Qualifications for master alternative onsite sewage system operator licenses","body":"An applicant for licensure as a master alternative onsite sewage system operator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following has been met:\n\nPrerequisites\n\nExam Required\n\nEducation Required\n\nDocumented Qualifying Experience\n\n1.\n\nHeld or holds a master conventional onsite sewage system operator license\n\nYes\n\nEight hours of training approved by the board covering the basics of operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\nOne year of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\n2.\n\nHeld or holds a master or journeyman conventional onsite sewage system operator license\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\n18 months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\n3.\n\nNone\n\nYes\n\n16 hours of training approved by the board covering the basics of operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\nTwo years of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\n4.\n\nWastewater works operator license\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\nSix months of full-time experience in the operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\n5.\n\nWastewater works operator license\n\nYes\n\n16 hours of training approved by the board in basics of operation and maintenance of alternative onsite sewage systems\n\nNo","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/section220/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:17Z","sha256":"8a71dc2db61b4f7d00c0f58fba7e2058dd1badd59c76fba0522f9c0f4bc8eaf0","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-40-210","next":"us-va/18vac160-40-230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}