news | AIPG-TX - Part 23

22 Nov, 2015

AIPG Texas appointment of new Secretary-Treasurer

Mr. Henry M. Wise, President of the AIPG Texas Section announced today that he has made three new appointments to the AIPG Texas Section Board during the recent monthly teleconference of the Board last week. Mr. Rick Greiner has been appointed as the new Secretary-Treasurer of the Texas Section. Mr. Matt Cowan has been appointed as the Texas Section Representative for District IV. And, Mr. Doug Hall has been appointed as the Member-at-Large for the Texas Section of AIPG.

21 Nov, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) is proposing rule amendments to Chapters 850 and 851 concerning the licensure and regulation of Professional Geoscientists. Many of the changes are for consistency and clarity.

18 Nov, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

New report released under Mineral Commodities

A new report has been released under Mineral Commodities under C. Texas Aquifers:

Groundwater as a Commodity

It was prepared by Dr. Rima Petrossian, P.G., C.P.G., the Vice President, West Texas, of the AIPG Texas Section. It is intended to be a dynamic report, in that, the contents may be updated from time to time as new information becomes available. Your comments are invited.

07 Nov, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The following information was provided by the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG):

On September 18, 2015 the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to amend the new source performance standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas source category by setting standards for both methane and volatile organic compounds (VOC) for certain equipment, processes and activities across this source category.

31 Oct, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

On October 30, 2015, the PST Program issued a revised “Release Determination Report” Form (TCEQ-00621, Rev. 10/15) to be used to report the results from the investigation of a suspected or confirmed release from a UST or AST, or permanent removal from service of a UST or any routine environmental site assessment at PST sites. This form (TCEQ-00621, Rev. 10/15) replaces all prior versions.

17 Oct, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The aquatic life and human health surface water RBEL (risk-based exposure limit) tables have been updated and are available on the TCEQ website. These tables can be found as the second category under the TRRP PCLs at the following link: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/trrp/trrppcls.html

20 Sep, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is proposing changes in fees for each request for a groundwater protection determination letter stating the total depth of surface casing required for an oil or gas well facilities. In addition, the current fees, as proposed, add a nonrefundable fee of $100 per each individual request for a groundwater protection determination letter. For more information, see: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/media/30320/prop-amend-3-78-gau-fee-sig-sept2015.pdf

Henry M. Wise, P.G.

30 Aug, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) is proposing changes in Permit fees for coal mining facilities. The current annual mined acreage fee of $84 per acre would be eliminated, the annual bonded acreage fee of $12 would be increased to $13.05 per bonded acre, and the current annual permit fee of $6,540 will be increased to $6,600. For more information, see: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/media/29847/prop-amend-12-108-fees-aug2015-sig.pdf

To comment online go to: http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/legal/rules/comment-form-for-proposed-rulemakings

Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report

26 Jul, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

The Wise Report

Beginning January 1, 2016, the TCEQ Remediation Division will require the use of United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) SW846 Method 5035A, Purge-and-Trap and Extraction for Volatile Organics in Soil and Waste Samples, as amended, for the collection and preparation of solid samples for volatile organic compound (VOC) analysis using purge-and-trap technology. After December 31, 2015, the TCEQ Remediation Division will reject VOC data reported for solid samples, such as soil samples, collected and prepared using another method when the data are intended to demonstrate compliance with the rules in 30 Texas Administrative Code Chapters 334 (Underground Storage Tanks), 335 (Industrial Solid Waste and Municipal Hazardous Waste), or 350 (Texas Risk Reduction Program).

06 Jul, 2015

By AIPG-TX News

To All Members

We are very pleased to announce that our Michael D. Campbell, P.G., P.H., CPG has been selected to receive the National AIPG Section Leadership Award for his efforts to:

re-activate our Texas Section,
maintain the AIPG-TX website presence through the years of inactivity,
expand the website’s coverage and usefulness to the members of the Section, and
pursue other Section-building activities in his role of Vice-President, Eastern Texas.

Mike has worked diligently with Texas members to get us up and running again and to expand our offerings to the Texas membership. We are now on the road to holding field trips, section meetings, and providing scholarships. Congratulations Mike!

The formal presentation was made at the AIPG Annual Business Luncheon held in Anchorage, Alaska on September 18 (more).

Henry M. Wise, P.G., CPG
President, AIPG Texas Section
and
Rima Petrossian, Ph.D., P.G., CPG
Vice-President, Western Texas, AIPG Texas Section