I am Nancy Barker, PWD, and I serve as Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager for VHB, an engineering, environmental services, and planning firm with four offices and more than 100 employees in the Commonwealth of Virginia. We provide wetland delineation services along the East Coast from Maine to Florida—in all states, this profession is regulated by the state. I am a Professional Wetland Delineator (Virginia DPOR #3402000013), and I perform wetland delineations and oversee such work every day as my firm designs infrastructure projects.
I am urging the Board to continue licensure for Certified Professional Wetland Delineator in Virginia for the following reasons:
Protection of Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
Distinguishable from other Occupations and State Assurances of Competency
Protection for the Public from Improper Practice of Wetland Delineations