Section 230. Application requirements

Any person may apply to the department for certification as an AOSE by filing a complete application in a form approved by the division, by paying the application fee in accordance with 12VAC5-615-250, and by submitting three professional references from an AOSE, a PE, or a Virginia Certified Professional Soil Scientist. In addition, all applicants for certification as an AOSE shall pass the AOSE written and field tests and meet at least one of the requirements below:

1. A person holding a current certificate as a Virginia Certified Professional Soil Scientist from the Board of Professional Soil Scientists shall be eligible to receive a certificate as an AOSE upon passing the AOSE written and field tests.

2. A person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the division that he has at least four years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions for onsite sewage systems in Virginia in accordance with the Board of Health's Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations (12VAC5-610) and a related four-year college degree such as science or engineering shall be eligible to receive a certificate as an AOSE provided:

a. The applicant successfully completes a training course or courses designated and approved by the division; and

b. The applicant successfully completes the AOSE written and field tests approved by the division.

3. A person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the division that he has at least six years of full-time experience evaluating site and soil conditions for onsite sewage systems in Virginia in accordance with the Board of Health's Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations (12VAC5-610) and a two- or four-year college degree shall be eligible to receive a certificate as an AOSE provided:

a. The applicant successfully completes a training course or courses designated and approved by the division;

b. The applicant passes the AOSE written and field tests; and

c. The applicant provides a written statement signed by a current or former supervisor or an AOSE with a current certification stating that the person is sufficiently experienced to become an AOSE.

4. A person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the division that he has at least eight years of experience evaluating site and soil conditions for onsite sewage systems in Virginia in accordance with the Board of Health's Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations (12VAC5-610) shall be eligible to receive a certificate as an AOSE, provided:

a. The applicant successfully completes a training course or courses designated and approved by the division;

b. The applicant successfully completes the AOSE written and field tests approved by the division; and

c. The applicant provides a written statement signed by a current or former supervisor or an AOSE with a current certification stating that the person is sufficiently experienced to become an AOSE.

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.