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CONVENTIONAL ONSITE SOIL EVALUATOR (COSE) EXAMINATION

EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN
 Onsite Sewage System Professionals - Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (click here)

Examination Content Outlines and Reference Materials

The following was excerpted from the Candidate Information Bulletin by PSI:  

CONVENTIONAL ONSITE SOIL EVALUATOR - COSE - EXAMINATION (Page 8)

1. Site Characterization (30 Items)

1A. Local Ordinances

1B. Soils

1C. Testing

1D. Site and Sanitary Survey/Landscape

Landscape

Topography

Site features (wells, lakes, streams, sink holes)

Buried utility lines

1E. Limiting Factors

Area and Geometry

Soils

2. Design (38 Items)

2A. Treatment (ST, Filters)

System Selection

2B. Dispersal

Loading rates

Trench design

2C. Conveyance

Gravity

Pump

Siphon

2D. Distribution

Distribution boxes

Materials

Leveling

2E. Wells and Water Supplies

Springs

Cisterns

Construction

3. Health and Safety (7 Items)

3A. Waterborne disease

3B. Enclosed space

3C. Trench Safety

3D. Ethics

Reference Materials

 GMP 122 - Proprietary System Modifications (click here)  GMP 122 - Attach. | Approved Manufacturers (click here)
 GMP 147 Policy, (click here)

 Soil Profile Description Manual, Virginia Department of Health, (click here)

 OSHA PART 1926, Code of Federal Regulations – 29, Parts 1900 to 1910.999 - Revised as of July 1, 2004, (202) 693-1888, (click here)

 Virginia Private Well Regulations, 12 VAC Section 5, Chapter 630, The Private Well Regulations - 12 VAC 5-630-10 et seq., Virginia Department of Health, (click here) Forms and Supplementary Documents, (click here)

 Virginia Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations - 12 VAC 5-610, Commonwealth of Virginia Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations, Virginia Department of Health (2000), (click here) Forms and Supplementary Documents, (click here)

 Code of Virginia Title 54.1, Chapter 4, Section 54.1-402. (click here)

Please refer to www.psiexams.com (click here) for the latest updates to this bulletin.
Copyright © 2012 by PSI Last Revised 07/1/2012

 Onsite Sewage System Professionals - Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (click here)

ALTERNATIVE ONSITE SOIL EVALUATOR (AOSE) EXAMINATION

EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN
 Onsite Sewage System Professionals - Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (click here)

Examination Content Outlines and Reference Materials

The following was excerpted from the Candidate Information Bulletin by PSI:  

ALTERNATIVE ONSITE SOIL EVALUATOR - AOSE - EXAMINATION (Page 7)

1. Site Characterization (18 Items)

1A. Local Ordinances

1B. Soils

1C. Testing

1D. Site and Sanitary Survey/Landscape

Landscape

Topography

Site features (wells, lakes, streams, sink holes)

Buried utility lines

1E. Limiting Factors

Area and Geometry

Soils

2. Design (36 Items)

2A. Treatment (ST, Filters)

System Selection

2B. Dispersal

Loading rates

Trench design

2C. Conveyance

Gravity

Pump

Siphon

2D. Distribution

Distribution boxes

Materials

Leveling

2E. Wells and Water Supplies

Springs

Cisterns

Construction

3. Health and Safety (6 Items)

3A. Waterborne disease

3B. Enclosed space

3C. Trench Safety

3D. Ethics

Reference Materials

 GMP 147 Policy, (click here)

 Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems: An Operation and Maint. Service Provider Program; Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (2008), (click here)

 Soil Profile Description Manual, Virginia Department of Health, (click here)

 OSHA PART 1926, Code of Federal Regulations – 29, Parts 1900 to 1910.999 - Revised as of July 1, 2004, (202) 693-1888, (click here)

 Virginia Private Well Regulations, 12 VAC Section 5, Chapter 630, The Private Well Regulations - 12 VAC 5-630-10 et seq., Virginia Department of Health, (click here) Forms and Supplementary Documents, (click here)

 Virginia Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations - 12 VAC 5-610, Commonwealth of Virginia Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations, Virginia Department of Health (2000), (click here) Forms and Supplementary Documents, (click here)

 Water Treatment Plant Operation: A Field Study Training Program, Volume 1, California State University, Sacramento Foundation, ISBN 1-59371-003-8, (click here) www.owp.csus.edu, (916) 278-6142, (click here)

 Code of Virginia Title 54.1, Chapter 4, Section 54.1-402. (click here)

Please refer to www.psiexams.com (click here) for the latest updates to this bulletin.
Copyright © 2012 by PSI Last Revised 07/1/2012

 Onsite Sewage System Professionals - Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (click here)

ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS

ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS
EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN
 Onsite Sewage System Professionals - Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (click here)

The following were excerpted from the Candidate Information Bulletin by PSI:

This Candidate Information Bulletin provides you with

information on how to acquire licenses for the following.

·         Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator (AOSE)

·         Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator (COSE)

·         Alternative Onsite Sewage System Installer (AOSSI)

·         Conventional Onsite Sewage System Installer (COSSI)

·         Alternative Onsite Sewage System Operator (AOSSO)

·         Conventional Onsite Sewage System Operator (COSSO)

The licensure process cannot begin until you have passed the examination and received a pass notice from PSI. You will be given a license application at the examination center after you have passed the examination.

NOTE: YOU MUST USE THE SAME NUMBER (SS OR DMV) WHEN SCHEDULING FOR THE EXAMINATION, AND WHEN APPLYING FOR LICENSURE.

All questions and requests for information about examination

applications should be directed to:

PSI

3210 E Tropicana

Las Vegas, NV 89121

(800) 733-9267 • Fax (702) 932-2666 • www.psiexams.com

Questions about applications for licensure should be directed to

the:

Commonwealth of Virginia

Department of Professional and

Occupational Regulation

Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and

Onsite Sewage System Professionals

9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 400

Richmond, VA 23233

(804) 367-2176

www.dpor.virginia.gov (click here)

email: waterwasteoper@dpor.virginia.gov

TABLE OF CONTENTS - EXAMINATION CANDIDATE INFORMATION BULLETIN

Examinations by PSI .................................................................   1

Examination Eligibility and Approval Process ................................   1

Scheduling Procedures ............................................................   2

Scheduling an Appointment to take the Exam .......................   2

Canceling an Examination Appointment ................................   2

Missed Appointment or Late Cancellation .............................   2

Scheduling a Re-Take Examination .......................................   2

Special Examination Arrangements .......................................   2

Examination Site Closing for an Emergency ............................   2

Social Security or DMV Number Confidentiality ......................   3

Walk-in Examinations ..........................................................   3

Computer Examination Center Locations ....................................   3

Reporting to the Examination Center .........................................   3

Required Identification ......................................................   4

Security Procedures ..........................................................   4

Taking the Examination by Computer ..........................................   4

Identification Screen .........................................................   4

Tutorial ............................................................................   4

Examination ......................................................................   4

Examination Review ............................................................   5

Score Reporting ......................................................................   5

Duplicate Score Reports .....................................................   5

Examination Content Outlines and Reference Materials .................   5

License Application Instructions ................................................  12

Examination Registration Form and Applications ...........................  13

Please refer to www.psiexams.com (click here) for the latest updates to this bulletin.
Copyright © 2012 by PSI Last Revised 07/1/2012

 Onsite Sewage System Professionals - Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (click here)

VOWRA's Executive Director, passed away on August 10, 2012.

Just remembering Benny Morrell who served as Executive Director of the Virginia Onsite Waste Water Recycling Association (VOWRA). Was shocked when I learned the news as we had just been talking on the phone a few short weeks ago. Ben your wonderful stories, your friendly laughter, your dedication and enthusiasm for the onsite industry has not gone unnoticed. My deepest sympathies to Hazel, to all your family, and your many friends.
 
Benny Charles Morrell (1942-2012) Obituary (click here) 

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