18VAC160-40-270. Qualifications for master alternative onsite soil evaluator licenses.

An applicant for licensure as a master alternative onsite soil evaluator must furnish acceptable documentation that one of the following qualifications has been met:

	Prerequisites	Exam Required	Education Required	Documented Qualifying Experience
1.	No	Yes	Master's or bachelor's degree	Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
2.	No	Yes	Associate's degree	30 months of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
3.	No	Yes	VDH onsite sewage system training program	Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
4.	Held or holds a master conventional onsite soil evaluator license or a journeyman alternative onsite soil evaluator license	Yes	No	18 months of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
5.	No	Yes	No	Three years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems
6.	Professional soil scientist license	Yes	No	Two years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions and designing alternative onsite sewage systems

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; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 7, eff. December 17, 2025.

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