Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
 
Board
Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals
 
chapter
Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals Regulations [18 VAC 160 ‑ 20]
Action Amend regulations to license onsite sewage system professionals.
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/6/2009
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1/19/09  8:37 am
Commenter: VDH Employee 1993

Require CIOWTS certification for installer entry
 

The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) created a certification and testing program for installers (CIOWTS).  If an installer has this certification, he should have the required experience to sit for any installer test.  I recommend that the proposed regulations include a reference to this certification and state that this certification meets the required experience for the sewage system installer license.  You can find the link here about the certification: http://www.neha.org/onsite/index.htm

If an installer meets the NEHA certification standard, I would also recommend that any test be waived to encourage installers to get the NEHA certification. 

CommentID: 6724