REGULATIONS Last Updated July 1, 2012

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
BOARD FOR WATERWORKS AND WASTEWATER WORKS
OPERATORS AND ONSITE SEWAGE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS

http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/uploadedFiles/MainSite/Content/Boards/WWWOOSSP/A436-19REGS.pdf#

"BE SURE YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE STANDARDS OF PRACTICE. YOUR FAILURE TO OBEY THESE STANDARDS COULD RESULT IN A MONETARY PENALTY, THE LOSS OF YOUR LICENSE, OR OTHER DISCIPLINARY ACTION."

The above quote can be found under Statement of Purpose (p. ii) as circled below in red. "The jig is up the news is out." All onsite sewage system professionals are required to hold a valid license. Any licensed individual performing duties as an onsite sewage system professional shall be responsible for full compliance with this chapter.

 

 

Matters of Public Concern

 "Public health is what we, as a society, do collectively to assure the conditions for people to be healthy." - INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE, THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC HEALTH (1988)

July 19, 2012 meeting - In case any one missed a previous post a few days ago, a meeting of the Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations Advisory Committee (SHADAC) had been scheduled to meet today at the DPOR facility near Richmond, VA.

Regrettably, the meeting was canceled last week by the Department's Office of Environmental Health (OEH) with no immediate plan to reschedule. In general, SHADAC members meet periodically "to make recommendations to the Commissioner regarding sewage handling and disposal policies, procedures and programs of the department."

The Department's decision disappointed several industry regulants working to communicate "matters of public concern" about potential conflicts within the current regulatory framework. The next SHADAC meeting has yet to be determined, but OEH was trying to schedule a new meeting place in Northern Virginia around the first or second week of October.

§ 54.1-2302. License required.

Biennial Report 2008-2010 (link to pdf)

§ 54.1-2302. License required.(link to Legislative Information System)

No person shall operate a waterworks or wastewater works, perform the duties of an onsite soil evaluator, or install or operate an alternative onsite sewage system, without a valid license.

(1979, c. 408, § 54-573.18; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 892, 924.)
Legislative Information System.