All persons desiring to obtain a license should request from
the Executive Director instructions for obtaining any license issued by the
Board. Persons desiring to be licensed must satisfy all the eligibility
requirements for licensure. The Executive Director has the authority to
Investigate backgrounds of prospective licensees and forward any questionable
applications to the Board; Eligibility requirements to obtain a license for
basic installer, pumper, portable restroom, manufacture and manufacture level
II are as follows: Contact the Executive Director or designee and request
eligibility license application. Qualifications shall include:
(1) Business Experience.
(2) 12 months of work experience in the area
of onsite sewage in the requested area of licensure to include company name and
address, telephone number, position held, supervisor for the basic installer
applicant.
(3) 6 months of work
experience in the area of onsite sewage in the requested area of licensure to
include company name and address, telephone number, position held, supervisor
for the pumper, portable restroom and manufacturer applicants.
(4) other areas of eligibility may be
required. Approved applicants will be notified via first class mail as well as
a list of exam procedures to contact a sponsor of Board approved training to
register for the initial training. Board approved sponsors shall be posted on
the Boards web site in January of each year. The exam will be given at the
administrative office of the Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board located in
Montgomery, Alabama. Testing dates will be posted on the Boards website. An
application for testing must be completed and returned with the appropriate
testing fees to the office of the Executive Director. Testing fees may also be
paid online via the Boards website. Testing fees shall be accepted for exam
that has been registered for. Failure to attend exam shall result in testing
fee being extended for no longer than 6 (six) months. Exams not taken within 6
(six) months of being registered for shall pay said exam fee again. The minimum
passing grade of all licensing examinations is 80 percent. 2 (two) hours shall
be given to take any licensing exam. Written examination results shall be
provided to individuals within ten (10) days in writing after the exam is
taken. Successful candidates will receive information on completion of the
licensure process along with their test results. Any person who fails an
examination will be provided with information on reapplying. Those testing
unsuccessfully can re-test two times with a minimum of fourteen days lapsing
between each test. If a passing score is not achieved with the second re-test,
the applicant must begin the licensing anew. Application packets containing
licensing application for current year, and the bond along with all applicable
fees shall be received and reviewed for accuracy by the Executive Director or
designee of the Board. The Board's Executive Director or designee shall approve
all complete applications for licensing; The minimum application requirements
shall include, but are not limited to, the applicant's business experience,
work experience, company name and address, business license number, business
phone, email address, evidence of bond, citizenship status and being of legal
age. Persons must first obtain an Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board (AOWB) Basic
Level Installer License before qualifying for an AOWB Advanced Level I
Installer License. To qualify for an AOWB Advanced Level I Installers License,
an AOWB Basic Level Installer licensee, who has held the AOWB Basic Level
Installer License for less than 10 years (of continuous active license service)
shall complete a minimum of five (5) conventional onsite sewage systems as
defined by the Alabama Department of Public Health and have held the AOWB Basic
Level Installer License for not less than twenty-four (24) months and have
obtained the Board required education. Documentation verifying these
qualifications have been met must be submitted for an Advanced Level I
Installers License. Persons must first obtain an AOWB Advanced Level I
Installer License before qualifying for an AOWB Advanced Leve lII Installer
License. To qualify for an AOWB Advanced Level II Installer License an AOWB
Advanced Level I Installer License holder, (with less than 10 (ten) years of
continuous active license service service) as an AOWB Advanced Level I
Installer License, shall complete a minimum of 5 (five) engineered systems as
defined by the Alabama Department of Public Health, have held the Advanced
Level I Installer License for no less than twenty-four (24) months, and have
obtained the Board required education. Documentation verifying these
qualifications have been met must be submitted for an Advanced Level II
Installer License.
Notes
Ala. Admin. Code r. 628-X-3-.04
New Rule: Filed May 19,
2000; effective June 23, 2000. Amended: Filed September 28, 2004; effective
November 2, 2004. Amended: Filed April 27, 2006; effective June 1, 2006.
Amended: Filed April 24, 2009; effective May 29, 2009. Amended: Filed January
13, 2011; effective February 17, 2011. Amended: Filed August 1, 2012; effective
September 5, 2012.
Amended by
Alabama
Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 02, November 29,
2019, eff. 12/15/2019.
Amended by
Alabama
Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 12, September 30,
2020, eff. 11/14/2020.
Rule .03 was renumbered to .04 per certification published
October 31, 2019; effective December 15,
2019.
Author: Melissa Hines
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, ยงยง
34-21A-1, et
seq.
