Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
Board for Professional Soil Scientists, Wetland Professionals, and Geologists
Regulations Governing Certified Professional Wetland Delineators
[18 VAC 145 ‑ 30]
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CLOSED Opened on 10/23/2023 and Ended on 12/8/2023
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Maintain Integrity of PWD | Daniel "Eli" Wright, MS, PWD, VSWD, PWS/ Dramby Environmental Consulting | 12/8/23 11:57 pm |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT the proposed PWD regulatory changes | Taylor Sprenkle | 12/8/23 11:56 pm |
| Oppose any proposed changes that reduce the credibility of the PWD certification | Justin Brown, PWS, PWD, VSWD | 12/8/23 11:33 pm |
| Do Not Support Changes in Education Requirements | Mark Headly, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc (Retired) | 12/8/23 10:19 pm |
| Oppose proposed changes | G Arnold | 12/8/23 7:19 pm |
| PWD qualifications | Lee Mallonee | 12/8/23 6:13 pm |
| Continued support of the existing Certified Professional Wetland Delineators program | Tiffany Tweedy | 12/8/23 5:44 pm |
| PWD Changes | Edward | 12/8/23 5:19 pm |
| I do not support the changes | Chelsea Thomas / Townes Site Engineering | 12/8/23 4:40 pm |
| Continued support for the of the Professional Wetland Delineator (PWD) certification program | John P. Connelly, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. | 12/8/23 4:26 pm |
| Opposed to Regulations governing CPWD education and other certification requirements | Joseph Fiorello, Stafford County Development Services | 12/8/23 4:22 pm |
| In agreement with the previous comment | Professional | 12/8/23 4:05 pm |
| Changes to the certification won't change anything | Environmental Professional | 12/8/23 3:55 pm |
| Doesn't matter to me either way | Anonymous (220811) | 12/8/23 3:50 pm |
| Oppose Changes | Jason Beeler | 12/8/23 3:50 pm |
| Strong Support for existing PWD Process. | Joe Felton | 12/8/23 3:47 pm |
| Comments on proposed PWD changes | Lance DeBord, Artemis Consulting Services, LLC | 12/8/23 3:39 pm |
| Support for Keeping PWD Certifcation with One Amendment | Environmental Professional | 12/8/23 3:37 pm |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT the proposed changes | Meggan Sellers | 12/8/23 3:09 pm |
| Opposition to Proposed Changes | Phil Bailey | 12/8/23 1:32 pm |
| Continued Support for Current PWD Program Regulations | Warren Gray, PWS, PWD, LPF (Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP) | 12/8/23 12:54 pm |
| Oppose changes to the PWD certification | Kyle Zinn, Wetland Studies & Solution | 12/8/23 12:42 pm |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT CHANGES | Josh Mace | 12/8/23 12:35 pm |
| Opposed to changes | Jamie Hudson | 12/8/23 11:53 am |
| Proposed PWD Regulations Revision Comment | Ben Virts | 12/8/23 11:38 am |
| PWD Changes | Amy Conley | 12/8/23 11:27 am |
| Opposing changes to PWD regulations | Paul Pitera, PWD, VSWD | 12/8/23 11:25 am |
| PWD Regulation Changes | Ben Crumrine | 12/8/23 11:24 am |
| Strongly OPPOSE proposed changes to the PWD regulations | Sandra Williams, PWS | 12/8/23 11:24 am |
| Oppose PWD changes | Dan Cox | 12/8/23 11:18 am |
| PWD Proposed Changes | Lindsey Freeman | 12/8/23 11:17 am |
| Strong opposition to proposed changes to the PWD regulations | Sophie Swartzendruber, PWS, ISA-CA | 12/8/23 11:15 am |
| Clarity | Sandy Tice / Balzer and Associates, Inc. | 12/8/23 11:08 am |
| Opposition to proposed changes | Alanna Burket, WPIT | 12/8/23 11:07 am |
| STRONGLY OPPOSE proposed changes to the PWD regulations | Douglas A. DeBerry, PhD, PWD | 12/8/23 10:36 am |
| Proposed PWD Certification Changes | Ben Leatherland, PWD (Hurt & Proffitt Engineering) | 12/8/23 10:34 am |
| I DO NOT SUPPORT the proposed changes to the regulations of CPWD proposed by DPOR | John H. Brooks, III, PWD, CERP, PWS | 12/8/23 10:34 am |
| Proposed PWD Regulations | Kenny Presgraves, PWD, VSWD; Stantec | 12/8/23 10:17 am |
| PWD regulations change | James E. Irre, Passage Creek Environmental | 12/8/23 10:13 am |
| Do Not Support Proposed Changes | Anonymous (220763) | 12/8/23 10:07 am |
| Support Change | Anonymous (220761) | 12/8/23 9:43 am |
| PWD | Sandy L. Tice Jr. | 12/8/23 9:32 am |
| PWD | Nick Tudor | 12/8/23 9:12 am |
| PWD | Janelle Bernosky | 12/8/23 9:07 am |
| Continued regulation of Certified Professional Wetland Delineators (PWD) | W. Michael Lane | 12/8/23 9:05 am |
| CPWD | Tom Houston, PWD Townes Site Engineering | 12/8/23 8:47 am |
| Do not support proposed changes to PWD | Becky | 12/8/23 8:45 am |
| I do not support changes to the VWD Cert Program | Tim Davis | 12/8/23 8:30 am |
| Opposition to the Proposed Changes to the PWD Certification | Juliana Kestner, Rappahannock Environmental Group | 12/8/23 8:22 am |
| Potential Changes to the PWD Regulation | James Hatcher, VDOT | 12/8/23 8:00 am |
| Opposition to Changes | David A. Dellapenna, PWS, PWD, VSWD - RES | 12/8/23 8:00 am |
| Not in support of proposed changes | Karen Dodson, WSSI | 12/8/23 7:56 am |
| PWD Certification | Matt Neely, Timmons Group | 12/8/23 7:18 am |
| Not In Support of Proposed Changes | Alison Robinson, WSSI | 12/8/23 7:18 am |
| Strong opposition to proposed changes | Avi Sareen, PWD - TNT Environmental, Inc. | 12/7/23 9:37 pm |
| CPWD Proposed Changes | Molly Bertsch, PWD, VSWD | 12/6/23 1:10 pm |
| Certified Professional Wetland Delineators (PWD) | David Mergen | 12/6/23 12:52 pm |
| Not in support | Jennifer Van Houten, Davey Mitigation | 12/6/23 10:08 am |
| Not In Support of Changes to PWD | T. Shelton PWS, PWD, VSWD | 12/5/23 10:30 am |
| Reject the proposed changes to the PWD certification | KTH, PWD, PWS | 12/5/23 8:56 am |
| Maintaining the Current PWD Requirements | Jennifer Feese | 11/29/23 9:18 am |
| Support for VCPWD Program Regulations as Currently Prescribed | Stacy Armentrout, WSSI | 11/29/23 9:04 am |
| The Current Regulatory Framework for PWD Certification Safeguards the Public and the Resource | Kevin Du Bois, PWS, PWD, CFM, SCMNRP | 11/22/23 4:50 pm |
| Strongly disagree with the majority of the proposed changes to the PWD certification regulations | Robin Bedenbaugh, MS, PWD, VSWD | 11/22/23 4:27 pm |
| Reject the proposed changes to the PWD certification | Mike Blake, PWD, Rappahannock Environmental Group | 11/22/23 7:31 am |
| Not in Favor of the Proposed Changes of the PWD Certification | Mike | 11/21/23 4:17 pm |
| This will take away the integrity of the certification | Anna Gardner, WPIT | 11/21/23 2:47 pm |
| Maintain Integrity of the PWD program | Taryn Payne, PWS | 11/21/23 2:45 pm |
| Maintaining Integrity and Current Regulatory Framework of PWD Certification | Brooke Runnion | 11/21/23 2:27 pm |
| Concern over suggested changes | Joe Wilson, Wilson Ecological Consulting, LLC | 11/21/23 12:36 pm |
| Current certification requirements are appropriate | Lexi Balzer | 11/21/23 11:49 am |
| Retain the Current Regulatory Framework of the PWD Certification | Ralph Tuck II, PWD | 11/21/23 11:39 am |
| Retain the current regulatory framework of the Professional Wetland Delineator Certification [18VAC | Emily Salkind, LPSS, PWD, VSWD (Balzer and Associates, Inc.) | 11/21/23 10:15 am |
| Support for Retaining Current PWD Requirements | Tyler Brown (Townes Site Engineering) | 11/21/23 10:06 am |
| Retain the current regulatory framework of the Professional Wetland Delineator Certification | R. Scott Byrd, NiSource/Columbia Gas of Virginia, PWD. VSWD | 11/21/23 9:59 am |
| Retain Current Regulatory Framework for PWD Certification | Lauren Conner, PWS, PWD, VSWD, InterAgency | 11/21/23 9:37 am |
| 18VAC145 proposed changes, please don't | tsavage | 11/21/23 9:21 am |
| Strong support for PWD | Emily Drahos, PWS, PWD, CE, VSWD (WRA) | 11/21/23 9:17 am |
| I Do Not Support proposed changes to PWD educational requirements for applicants. | Thaddeus Kraska, PWD, PWS, VSWD (Townes Site Engineering) | 11/21/23 9:03 am |
| Maintaining integrity | Caroline Odell, WPIT | 11/21/23 8:59 am |
| Continued support for the of the Professional Wetland Delineator (PWD) certification program | Amy M. Connelly, Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. | 11/21/23 8:49 am |
| The Integrity of the Virginia PWD Process & Program | Robert Wright, Sr. Assoc Reg. Specialist, WSSI | 11/21/23 8:46 am |
| Retaining Active Standards for the PWD | Allison Austin, MS. PWD, PWS, VSWD | 11/21/23 8:36 am |
| Support of Current Regulations for CPWD | Nick Romano PWS, CPWD, VSWD | 11/21/23 8:29 am |
| Not broken don't fix | Matt Brooks | 11/21/23 8:19 am |
| In support of retaining current regulatory framework for the PWD Certification | Alexi Weber, PWS, PWD, CE, VSWD | 11/20/23 4:20 pm |
| Maintaining the integrity of the PWD | Brian Owen, PWD, VSWD | 11/20/23 2:16 pm |
| Continued Support of these Regulations | Ben Rosner, PWD | 11/20/23 12:56 pm |
| PWD | Jennifer | 10/31/23 10:37 am |
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