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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 155. Board For Waste Management Facility Operators
Chapter 20. Waste Management Facility Operators Regulations
7/13/2025

18VAC155-20-110. License classification.

A. The applicant must apply for at least one classification of license as outlined in this subsection:

1. An individual operating a facility regulated under Solid Waste Management Regulations (9VAC20-81), as a transfer station, a materials recovery facility, an experimental facility, a composting facility, a centralized waste treatment facility, a surface impoundment or lagoon, a waste pile, a remediation waste management unit, or a miscellaneous unit must hold a Class I license. An individual who has obtained a Class II, III, or IV license may also operate a facility listed under Class I.

2. An individual operating a facility that is defined in 9VAC20-81-10 as a sanitary landfill, industrial waste landfill, or construction/demolition/debris (CDD) landfill must hold a Class II license.

3. An individual operating a facility regulated under Regulated Medical Waste Management Regulations (9VAC20-121) must hold a Class III license.

4. An individual operating a facility defined in 9VAC5-40-6560 as a municipal waste combustion unit or a facility regulated under 9VAC20-81 as a waste-to-energy facility or incineration facility must hold a Class IV license.

B. A licensee may not operate a facility outside of the licensee's classification other than that defined by subdivision A 1 of this section.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2211 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR 674-01-02 § 4.2, eff. August 22, 1993; amended, Virginia Register Volume 11, Issue 1, eff. November 2, 1994; Volume 16, Issue 14, eff. May 1, 2000; Volume 22, Issue 26, eff. November 1, 2006; Volume 32, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2016; Volume 33, Issue 9, eff. February 1, 2017; Volume 41, Issue 15, eff. July 1, 2025.

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