Action | Amend regulations to license onsite sewage system professionals. |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/6/2009 |
as proposed:
18VAC160-20-84. Interim license, onsite sewage system installer and operator.
E. Specific entry requirements - installer.
1. Interim conventional onsite sewage system installer applicants shall have six months of full-time experience working with a firm holding a Sewage Handling and Disposal Permit (SHDP) issued by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH).
2. Interim alternative onsite sewage system installer applicants shall have six months of full-time experience working with a firm holding a Sewage Handling and Disposal Permit (SHDP) issued by the VDH.
Does this mean that an installer must have experience working with a company that pumps out septic tanks and legally trnasports and diposes at an approved facility? Most septic system installers do not have pump trucks and they subcontract that portion of their business out if necessary. Most septic installers only deal with sewage on repair situations which is not the majority of the work. It should not be required that septic installers must have experience working with a firm with a pump truck. Please inform me if I have interpreted this incorrectly.