The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
June 28, 2014
The Louisiana Board of Professional Geoscientists (LBPG) has extended their grandfathering period to the end of this year. It seems the Louisiana Legislature can only make laws effective for the year they were approved. This resulted in the need for the LBPG to request an extension for this year, which is what they originally wanted. The LBPG has also updated their website, www.lbopg.org/home. You can submit, and track, your application there.
The TCEQ Remediation Division issued revised guidance for groundwater monitoring and reporting requirements for LPST sites. The groundwater monitoring and reporting document formerly known as RG-43, Groundwater Monitoring and Reporting has been renamed and is now known as RG-523/PST-06, Groundwater Monitoring and Reporting for LPST Sites.
The Monitoring Event Summary and Status Report (Form TCEQ-0013) used in conjunction with the guidance has also been revised and renamed Groundwater Monitoring Report (Form TCEQ-00013). The report form is required when reporting results from groundwater monitoring activities at LPST sites.
Beginning January 1, 2015 all previous versions of the form will be considered obsolete and will no longer be accepted.
The guidance and report form which is now interactive is available on the TCEQ webpage: http://www.tceq.state.tx.us/remediation/pst_rp/downloads.html#IOM
The TCEQ Remediation Division is also in the process of revising its LPST guidance documents. As the revisions are completed, new Regulatory Guidance (RG) numbers will be assigned to the documents. Therefore, in the near future, all LPST guidance documents will be under RG-523.
Further updates will be made available as guidance documents are revised and made available for distribution. For questions, please contact the PST Program at 512-239-2201 or e-mail at PSTRPR@tceq.texas.gov
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
6/28/2014