About PCE
PCE was founded to provide Wetland Delineation, Permitting, and Compliance services to the land development community in the Mid-Atlantic Region, including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. With years of experience dating back to 1990, PCE specializes in identification of Wetlands that will affect your site development. PCE will review your site plan and propose solutions that will help you to overcome the difficulties presented by natural resource issues.
PCE is a Virginia certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and is a registered SWaM vendor. We are happy to provide the information necessary for inclusion in your responses to Request for Proposal (RFP) advertisements to private and public entities.
About Jim Irre
Jim has worked in the Environmental and Regulatory Consulting field since 1990. During that time he has conducted many hundreds of environmental evaluations in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. PCE’s clientele includes many national and regional residential and commercial developers, including some of the most prominent land development companies in the nation.
Jim has a track record in successfully acquired permits, and aiding his clients in the achievement of their goals. He has developed cordial working relationships with regulatory personnel in both the Army Corps of Engineers’ Baltimore and Norfolk Districts, as well as the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality, Maryland Department of the Environment, and Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection.
Qualifications & Professional Certifications
- Bachelor of Science Degree, Biology (May 1990) James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Wetlands Delineation and Identification Course, September 1990
- Sixth Annual Conference on Wetlands Law and Regulation, June 1991
- Grass Identification, Cook College, New Brunswick, N.J., August 1992∙
- Procedures for Assessing Wetland Functions – November 1995
- Wetland Mitigation and Replacement – August 1996
- Basic Processes in Hydric Soils, September 13-14, 1999
- Advanced Problems in Hydric Soil Evaluation, April 5 – 6, 2000
- Identification of Grasses, Sedges & Rushes, September 10 – 13, 2007
- Wetlands & Aquatic Fauna as Hydrology Indicators, October 17 – 18, 2012
- Hydric Soil Indicators: Their History, Use and Applications, Nov 12 – 13, 2012
- Hydric Soil Indicators – Field Seminar, April 24, 2013
- Stream Restoration for TMDL Reductions, September 25, 2014
Certifications:
- Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS #1347) – Certified by the Society of Wetland Scientists, August 2002.
- Professional Wetland Delineator (PWD #3402 000035) – Certified by Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, August 2008.
- Responsible Land Disturber (RLD #37652) – Certified by Virginia Soil and Water Conservation Board, May 2009.
- Maryland Forest Conservation Act, Qualified Professional per COMAR 08.19.06.01, December 1992.
- Inspector for Stormwater Management – Certified by Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality, April 2017.
- Benthic Macroinvertebrate Sampling – Certified by Virginia Save Our Streams (VASOS)