{"data":{"id":"us-va/18vac160-40-250","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"18VAC160-40-250","heading":"Qualifications for master conventional onsite soil evaluator licenses","body":"An applicant for licensure as a master conventional onsite soil evaluator 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\nNo\n\nYes\n\nMaster's or bachelor's degree\n\nTwo years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems\n\n2.\n\nNo\n\nYes\n\nAssociate's degree\n\n30 months of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems\n\n3.\n\nNo\n\nYes\n\nVDH onsite sewage system training program\n\nTwo years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems\n\n4.\n\nJourneyman conventional onsite soil evaluator\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\nTwo years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional onsite sewage systems\n\n5.\n\nProfessional soil scientist license\n\nYes\n\nNo\n\nOne year of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing conventional 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 V. Onsite Soil Evaluator"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title18/agency160/chapter40/section250/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:53:17Z","sha256":"0034385bacec09789d175f877ba2461f69c743a7bba2fac4643794a5f69a27dd","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/18vac160-40-240","next":"us-va/18vac160-40-260"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}