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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 784<\/a> 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. 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 2007, chapter 334<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 546<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 545<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":368091,"section_number":"54.1-2206","catch_line":"Waiver of examination","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2206\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467195,"object_type":"law","relational_id":368090,"identifier":"54.1-2206.2","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/2\/54.1-2206.2","url":"\/54.1-2206.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2206.2\/","token":"54.1\/II\/22\/2\/54.1-2206.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for professional wetland delineator certification","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2206.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In order<\/span> to be certified as a professional wetland delineator, an applicant shall achieve a score acceptable to the Board<\/span> on an examination, which may include a field practicum, in the principles and practice of wetland delineation<\/span>, provide three written references from wetland professionals<\/span> with at least one from a certified professional wetland delineator, and satisfy one of the following criteria:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education in a wetland science<\/span>, biology, biological engineering, civil and environmental engineering, ecology, soil science<\/span>, geology<\/span>, hydrology or any similar biological, physical, natural science or environmental engineering curriculum that has been approved by the Board<\/span>; have successfully completed a course of instruction, in state and federal wetland delineation methods, that has been approved by the Board<\/span>; and have at least three years of experience in wetland delineation, the quality of which demonstrates to the Board<\/span> that the applicant is competent to practice as a certified professional wetland delineator; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Have a record of at least six years of experience in wetland delineation, the quality of which demonstrates to the Board<\/span> that the applicant is competent to practice as a certified professional wetland delineator; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Have a record of at least three years of experience in wetland science<\/span> research or as a teacher of wetlands<\/span> curriculum in an accredited institution of higher education, the quality of which demonstrates to the Board<\/span> that the applicant is competent to practice as a certified professional wetland delineator. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL WETLAND DELINEATOR CERTIFICATION (\u00a7 54.1-2206.2)\n\nIn order to be certified as a professional wetland delineator, an applicant\nshall achieve a score acceptable to the Board on an examination, which may\ninclude a field practicum, in the principles and practice of wetland\ndelineation, provide three written references from wetland professionals with at\nleast one from a certified professional wetland delineator, and satisfy one of\nthe following criteria:\n\n1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher\neducation in a wetland science, biology, biological engineering, civil and\nenvironmental engineering, ecology, soil science, geology, hydrology or any\nsimilar biological, physical, natural science or environmental engineering\ncurriculum that has been approved by the Board; have successfully completed a\ncourse of instruction, in state and federal wetland delineation methods, that\nhas been approved by the Board; and have at least three years of experience in\nwetland delineation, the quality of which demonstrates to the Board that the\napplicant is competent to practice as a certified professional wetland\ndelineator;\n\n2. Have a record of at least six years of experience in wetland delineation, the\nquality of which demonstrates to the Board that the applicant is competent to\npractice as a certified professional wetland delineator; or\n\n3. Have a record of at least three years of experience in wetland science\nresearch or as a teacher of wetlands curriculum in an accredited institution of\nhigher education, the quality of which demonstrates to the Board that the\napplicant is competent to practice as a certified professional wetland\ndelineator.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 784; 2007, c. 334; 2013, c. 546; 2024, c. 545.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}