I have a Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science (nonrelated) which I worked full time using for 15 years. I'm now an AOSE in training (3 years in April). I've received 15 credits (45 credit hours) in Waste water/Sewage disposal from SVCC . I, too, find it completely disheartening that my Bachelor of Science degree, according to these regs, is no better than a GED. I, too, have gone from 6 years full time experience to now needing 8 years. On a daily basis I do site and soil evaluations and designs for conventional (with or without a pump), shallow placed (with or without time dosing), advanced secondary to trenches, pads, and drip. I would love for someone to explain to me how an Associates in Waterworks can help you do site and soil evals and system designs.

The Educational Requirements need to be readdressed. As it stands I can go back to school and get an engineering degree in half the time it will take me to get licensed to design CONVENTIONAL onsite septic systems.

Maybe changing the wording to "Three years experience...and any Bachelor of Science degree, or an Associates degree in ...".

Thanks,

Kimberly Harper

LRH Soil Consultants, Inc.

Virginia Beach, VA 23455