CODE OF VIRGINIA

CERTIFICATION OF WATER WELL SYSTEMS PROVIDERS; CONTINUING EDUCATION (§
54.1-1129.1)

A. The Board shall establish three levels of certification as follows: (i)
trainee, which shall require proof of at least one year of full-time practical
experience in the drilling, installation, maintenance, or repair of water wells
or water well systems under the supervision of a certified master water well
systems provider; (ii) journeyman, which shall require proof of at least three
years of practical experience in the drilling, installation, maintenance, or
repair of water wells or water well systems under the supervision of a certified
master water well systems provider; and (iii) master, which shall require proof
of at least six years of practical experience in the drilling, installation,
maintenance, or repair of water wells or water well systems, under the
supervision of a certified master water well systems provider.

B. A certified water well systems provider, as a condition of renewal or
reinstatement and as part of the renewal or reinstatement application, shall
certify to the Board that the applicant has completed at least eight hours of
continuing education, approved by the Board, in the specialty of technical
aspects of water well construction, applicable statutory and regulatory
provisions, and business practices related to water well construction. The Board
may establish requirements for approval of training instructors, criteria for
continuing education, and other regulations it deems necessary to protect the
public health, safety or welfare. In addition, the Board may require continuing
education for renewal or reinstatement for any individual found to be in
violation of the statutes or regulations governing the licensing or
certification of water well system providers.

HISTORY: 2005, c. 792.