I have read with much disbelief the 12/30/08 amended regulation changes. Question? Why were the pages not numbered, was the intent to make a response more difficult? I would highly recommend that the "revised" document along withe the recommended changes be published with page and line numbers, this would greatly assist with addidtional  public review and comment.

I am totally in favor of regulating this industry as "professionals", but these regulations, as proposed, will not achieve these goals.

A good example: 18VAC160-20-10 ...
Alternative onsite soils evaluator..... This must be a mistake, how can a SOILS Person be qualified to do CONSTRUCTION, INSTALLATION AND REPAIR...? ARE YOU ASSUMING, that this indivual will already posess a Class A Contractors license? I do not mean to impugn anyones skills or abilitys, but the majority of AOSE that I deal with on a regular bases are not General Contractors, they do excellent soils evaluations.

Do not  try to seperate "Alternative" and Conventional" in this regulation.  This constant attempt to seperate these two catagories does nothing but created confusion and additional "red tape", it is just not necessary. What is wrong with "SEPTIC SYSTEM  installers etc. Contractors really are capable of making sound decisions as to there ability to do various types of septic system install, repairs, and monitoring.

This document is in dier need of being review in light of existing Virginia Code,  attempst are being made to move these regulations outside conditions set by Virginia Code.

Can you believe this? A contractor cannot hold a license to install "alternative" and "conventional" license simultaneously!! RIDICIOULUS!! and typical of statments by persons not qualified to write regulation because of inexperience in the industry they are trying to regulate.

As I have read and re-read this document it is evident that it must have a through and complete review-and rewrite, evidensed by the large number of comments posted todate, to have a document worthy of serving the men and women of Virginia who work daily to keep Virginias Environment a healthy and safe place within which to live and grow.

Lets do it write this time.