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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 50. Board For Contractors
Chapter 30. Individual License and Certification Regulations
7/22/2025

18VAC50-30-42. Qualifications for examination approval for a backflow prevention device worker certification.

A. An applicant for examination to be certified as a backflow prevention device worker must furnish evidence that one of the following experience and education standards has been attained:

1. Four years of practical experience in water distribution systems and a minimum of 32 hours of formal vocational training in a school approved by the board; or

2. Applicants with seven or more years of experience may qualify with 16 hours of formal vocational training in a school approved by the board.

B. The board accepts the American Society of Sanitary Engineers (ASSE) standards for testing procedures. Other programs could be approved after board review. The board requires all backflow training to include instruction in a wet lab.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-204 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2025.

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