I SUPPORT the continued regulation of Certified Professional Wetland Delineators (PWD) by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) in its current form. Certification of PWDs is necessary to protect the Commonwealth and its citizens and continues to satisfy the four criteria required for an occupation to be regulated (§54.1-100).

It is also important to note that in order to obtain the DEQ's Virginia State Waters Delineation (VSWD) Certification, an applicant must already possess a PWD's certification.