Section 20. Purpose of regulations

These regulations have been promulgated to:

1. Guide the state health commissioner in determining who should be listed as an authorized onsite soil evaluator.

2. Guide certified professional soil scientists and others in the procedures necessary to become and maintain the status of authorized onsite soil evaluator.

3. Guide authorized onsite soil evaluators and professional engineers in the processes and site documentation procedures necessary to secure timely responses to applications submitted to the department.

4. Establish standards of practice and conduct for AOSEs.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2002.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-163.5 and 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia.