There is an issue with section 18VAC160-20-82.D which states “Each applicant for an interim onsite soil evaluator license shall make application in accordance with 18VAC160-20-76 and shall provide evidence that he possessed a valid AOSE certification issued by the VDH on the effective date of this chapter.”  This issue with this section is that the “effective date of this chapter” is July 1, 2009.  However, all AOSE certifications issued by the VDH are valid only through June 30, 2009 (see http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/EnvironmentalHealth/Onsite/AOSE/AOSElist/index.htm).  Either the language in this chapter needs to be changed to accommodate the fact that all AOSE certifications will become invalid on June 30, 2009 or the VDH needs to change the expiration date of all AOSE certifications to July 1, 2009.

Lance Gregory

Environmental Health Supervisor

Chesterfield Health Department