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Not included in this definition are superintendents or directors of public works, city engineers, or other municipal or industrial officials whose duties do not include the actual operation or direct supervision of waterworks or wastewater works.\n\t\t“Owner” means the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof, any public or private institution, corporation, association, firm or company organized or existing under the laws of this Commonwealth or of any other state or nation, or any person or group of persons acting individually or as a group, who own, manage, or maintain waterworks or wastewater works.\n\t\t“Person” means any individual, group of individuals, a corporation, a partnership, a business trust, an association or other similar legal entity engaged in operating waterworks or wastewater works.\n\t\t“Wastewater works” means each system of (i) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works, serving more than 400 persons, as set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.18; (ii) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works serving fewer than 400 persons, as set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.18, if so certified by the State Water Control Board; and (iii) facilities for discharge to state waters of industrial wastes or other wastes, if certified by the State Water Control Board.\n\t\t“Waterworks” means each system of structures and appliances used in connection with the collection, storage, purification, and treatment of water for drinking or domestic use and the distribution thereof to the public, except distribution piping. Systems serving fewer than 400 persons shall not be considered to be a waterworks unless certified by the Board to be such.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295818,"text":"As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works Operators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals.\n\t\t“Onsite sewage system” means a conventional onsite sewage system or alternative onsite sewage system as defined in \u00a7 32.1-163.\n\t\t“Operator” means any individual employed or appointed by any owner, and who is designated by such owner to be the person in responsible charge, such as a supervisor, a shift operator, or a substitute in charge, and whose duties include testing or evaluation to control waterworks or wastewater works operations or to operate and maintain onsite sewage systems. 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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 768 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. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1972, chapter 682; in 1988, chapter 765; in 2007, chapters 892<\/a> and 924<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64577,"section_number":"32.1-163","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-163\/"},{"id":87258,"section_number":"32.1-172.1","catch_line":"Attendance by licensed operator","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-172.1\/"},{"id":61589,"section_number":"59.1-310.9","catch_line":"Requirements for authorized septic system inspectors and minimum requirements for performance of septic system inspections","order_by":null,"url":"\/59.1-310.9\/"},{"id":86461,"section_number":"62.1-44.15:72","catch_line":"Board to develop criteria","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.15_72\/"},{"id":78587,"section_number":"62.1-44.19:3.5","catch_line":"Attendance by licensed operator","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.19_3.5\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":64577,"section_number":"32.1-163","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-163\/"},{"id":79664,"section_number":"62.1-44.18","catch_line":"Sewerage systems, etc., under supervision of Board and Department of Environmental Quality; Board to regulate design specification and plans","order_by":null,"url":"\/62.1-44.18\/"}],"permalink":{"id":240243,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82563,"identifier":"54.1-2300","token":"54.1\/II\/23\/54.1-2300","url":"\/54.1-2300\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2300\/","token":"54.1\/II\/23\/54.1-2300","dublin_core":{"Title":"Definitions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2300","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board<\/span>” means the Board<\/span> for Waterworks<\/span> and Wastewater Works<\/span> Operators<\/span> and Onsite Sewage System<\/span> Professionals.\n\t\t“Onsite sewage system<\/span>” means a conventional onsite sewage system<\/span> or alternative onsite sewage system<\/span> as defined in \u00a7 32.1-163<\/a>.\n\t\t“Operator<\/span>” means any individual employed or appointed by any owner<\/span>, and who is designated by such owner<\/span> to be the person<\/span> in responsible charge, such as a supervisor, a shift operator<\/span>, or a substitute in charge, and whose duties include testing or evaluation to control waterworks<\/span> or wastewater works<\/span> operations or to operate and maintain onsite sewage systems<\/span>. Not included in this definition are superintendents or directors of public works, city engineers, or other municipal or industrial officials whose duties do not include the actual operation or direct supervision of waterworks<\/span> or wastewater works<\/span>.\n\t\t“Owner<\/span>” means the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any political subdivision thereof, any public or private institution, corporation, association, firm or company organized or existing under the laws<\/span> of this Commonwealth or of any other state or nation, or any person<\/span> or group of persons<\/span> acting individually or as a group, who own, manage, or maintain waterworks<\/span> or wastewater works<\/span>.\n\t\t“Person<\/span>” means any individual, group of individuals, a corporation, a partnership, a business trust, an association or other similar legal entity engaged in operating waterworks<\/span> or wastewater works<\/span>.\n\t\t“Wastewater works<\/span>” means each system of (i) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works, serving more than 400 persons<\/span>, as set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.18<\/a>; (ii) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works serving fewer than 400 persons<\/span>, as set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.18<\/a>, if so certified by the State Water Control Board<\/span>; and (iii) facilities for discharge to state waters of industrial wastes or other wastes, if certified by the State Water Control Board<\/span>.\n\t\t“Waterworks<\/span>” means each system of structures and appliances used in connection with the collection, storage, purification, and treatment of water for drinking or domestic use and the distribution thereof to the public, except distribution piping. Systems serving fewer than 400 persons<\/span> shall not be considered to be a waterworks<\/span> unless certified by the Board<\/span> to be such.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nDEFINITIONS (\u00a7 54.1-2300)\n\nAs used in this chapter, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t“Board” means the Board for Waterworks and Wastewater Works\nOperators and Onsite Sewage System Professionals.\n\t\t“Onsite sewage system” means a conventional onsite sewage system\nor alternative onsite sewage system as defined in \u00a7 32.1-163.\n\t\t“Operator” means any individual employed or appointed by any\nowner, and who is designated by such owner to be the person in responsible\ncharge, such as a supervisor, a shift operator, or a substitute in charge, and\nwhose duties include testing or evaluation to control waterworks or wastewater\nworks operations or to operate and maintain onsite sewage systems. Not included\nin this definition are superintendents or directors of public works, city\nengineers, or other municipal or industrial officials whose duties do not\ninclude the actual operation or direct supervision of waterworks or wastewater\nworks.\n\t\t“Owner” means the Commonwealth of Virginia, or any political\nsubdivision thereof, any public or private institution, corporation,\nassociation, firm or company organized or existing under the laws of this\nCommonwealth or of any other state or nation, or any person or group of persons\nacting individually or as a group, who own, manage, or maintain waterworks or\nwastewater works.\n\t\t“Person” means any individual, group of individuals, a\ncorporation, a partnership, a business trust, an association or other similar\nlegal entity engaged in operating waterworks or wastewater works.\n\t\t“Wastewater works” means each system of (i) sewerage systems or\nsewage treatment works, serving more than 400 persons, as set forth in \u00a7\n62.1-44.18; (ii) sewerage systems or sewage treatment works serving fewer than\n400 persons, as set forth in \u00a7 62.1-44.18, if so certified by the State Water\nControl Board; and (iii) facilities for discharge to state waters of industrial\nwastes or other wastes, if certified by the State Water Control Board.\n\t\t“Waterworks” means each system of structures and appliances used\nin connection with the collection, storage, purification, and treatment of water\nfor drinking or domestic use and the distribution thereof to the public, except\ndistribution piping. Systems serving fewer than 400 persons shall not be\nconsidered to be a waterworks unless certified by the Board to be such.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 768, \u00a7 54-573.2; 1972, c. 682; 1988, c. 765; 2007, cc. 892,\n924.","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}}