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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. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 792<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83477,"section_number":"32.1-248.4","catch_line":"Provision by the Department of certain services for onsite sewage systems and private wells","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-248.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":239583,"object_type":"law","relational_id":63328,"identifier":"54.1-1129.1","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1129.1","url":"\/54.1-1129.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-1129.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/11\/3\/54.1-1129.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Certification of water well systems providers; continuing education","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-1129.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> 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. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> 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<\/span> that the applicant has completed at least eight hours of continuing education, approved by the Board<\/span>, 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<\/span> 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<\/span> may require continuing education for renewal or reinstatement for any individual found to be in violation of the statutes<\/span> or regulations governing the licensing or certification of water well system providers. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCERTIFICATION OF WATER WELL SYSTEMS PROVIDERS; CONTINUING EDUCATION (\u00a7\n54.1-1129.1)\n\nA. The Board shall establish three levels of certification as follows: (i)\ntrainee, which shall require proof of at least one year of full-time practical\nexperience in the drilling, installation, maintenance, or repair of water wells\nor water well systems under the supervision of a certified master water well\nsystems provider; (ii) journeyman, which shall require proof of at least three\nyears of practical experience in the drilling, installation, maintenance, or\nrepair of water wells or water well systems under the supervision of a certified\nmaster water well systems provider; and (iii) master, which shall require proof\nof at least six years of practical experience in the drilling, installation,\nmaintenance, or repair of water wells or water well systems, under the\nsupervision of a certified master water well systems provider.\n\nB. A certified water well systems provider, as a condition of renewal or\nreinstatement and as part of the renewal or reinstatement application, shall\ncertify to the Board that the applicant has completed at least eight hours of\ncontinuing education, approved by the Board, in the specialty of technical\naspects of water well construction, applicable statutory and regulatory\nprovisions, and business practices related to water well construction. The Board\nmay establish requirements for approval of training instructors, criteria for\ncontinuing education, and other regulations it deems necessary to protect the\npublic health, safety or welfare. In addition, the Board may require continuing\neducation for renewal or reinstatement for any individual found to be in\nviolation of the statutes or regulations governing the licensing or\ncertification of water well system providers.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 792.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}