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                                                                      Exhibit 31

                                  CERTIFICATION

I, John C. Regan, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of PDG Environmental,
      Inc;

2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
      of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
      report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
      the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.

4.    I am responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
      procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
      internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act
      Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(i)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
      disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to
      ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its
      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to me by others within those
      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being
      prepared;

(ii)  Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
      internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my
      supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
      financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
      external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
      principles;

(iii) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this report my conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of
      the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(iv)  Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control
      over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent
      fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
      annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
      materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial
      reporting; and;

5.    I have disclosed, based upon my most recent evaluation of internal control
      over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
      committee of the registrant's Board of Directors (or persons performing
      the equivalent functions):

(i)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
      reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
      process, summarize and report financial information; and

(ii)  Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
      employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control
      over financial reporting.

                                         By   /s/John C. Regan
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                                                 John C. Regan
                                                 Chief Executive Officer and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

Date: June 14, 2004

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