18VAC160-30-110. Qualifications for examination approval.

A. An applicant for licensure as a waterworks or wastewater works operator shall furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met.

TABLE 1 Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operator Experience and Education
Classes	Education Required	Current License	Minimum Experience	Facility Type	Experience with Substitutions
Class 6 (Waterworks Operator Only)	High school diploma or GED	N/A	Six months	Class 6 or higher facility	N/A
Class 6 (Waterworks Operator Only)	No high school diploma or GED	N/A	One year	Class 6 or higher facility	N/A

Class 5 (Waterworks Operator Only)	High school diploma or GED	N/A	Six months	Class 5 or higher facility	N/A
Class 5 (Waterworks Operator Only)	No high school diploma or GED	N/A	One year	Class 5 or higher facility	N/A

Class 4	High school diploma or GED	N/A	Six months	Class 4 or higher facility	N/A
Class 4	No high school diploma or GED	N/A	One year	Class 4 or higher facility	N/A

Class 3	Bachelor's or master's degree	N/A	Six months	Class 4 or higher facility	N/A
	Associate's degree	N/A	Nine months	Class 4 or higher facility	Six months
	High school diploma or GED	N/A	One year	Class 4 or higher facility	Six months
	No high school diploma or GED	Class 4 license	Three years	Class 3 or higher facility	One and one-half years

Class 2	Bachelor's or master's degree	N/A	One year	Class 3 or higher facility	Six months
	Associate's degree	N/A	18 months	Class 3 or higher facility	Nine months
	High school diploma or GED	N/A	Two years	Class 3 or higher facility	One year
	No High school diploma or GED	Class 3 license	Five years	Class 2 or higher facility	Three and one-half years

Class 1	Bachelor's or master's degree	Class 2 license	Two years	Class 2 or higher facility	One year
	Associate's degree	Class 2 license	Three years	Class 2 or higher facility	One and one-half years
	High school diploma or GED	Class 2 license	Four years	Class 2 or higher facility	Two years
	No high school diploma or GED	Class 2 license	Nine years	Class 2 or higher facility	Four and one-half years
Where applicable, the current license held, minimum experience, and the facility type must coincide with the category of license for which the application is being submitted.

B. The direct supervisor shall certify the experience on the application form as accurate and relevant to the classification and category of license for which is being submitted. In the event that a licensed operator is not available to certify the experience of the applicant, the experience may be certified by a representative of the facility owner with first-hand knowledge of the applicant's experience.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2301 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 33, Issue 11, eff. April 1, 2017.

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