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IET Guide to Houston Growth Faulting & Subsidence Reaches 1,000 Views

According to Academia.edu, as of this date, the publication has been reached by 1,000 interested persons through that venue in the Houston area and in counties up and down the Gulf Coast, but also including Arizona, and California where similar problems exist, and in some 48 countries, including China, Russia, India, many African countries and others where over-pumping of groundwater from unconsolidated and consolidated sediments exist along with similar geological conditions where growth faulting is a dominant structural feature within soft sediments. The authors are pleased by the significant interest demonstrated by the readership of the Guide. During the [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:09:45-05:00May 11th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The AIPG Code of Ethics – A Yearly Review

Preamble Members of The American Institute of Professional Geologists are dedicated to personal integrity and professional conduct. The Institute’s Code of Ethics comprises three parts: The AIPG Canons: Are broad principles of conduct; The AIPG Ethical Standards: Are goals to which Members aspire; and The AIPG Rules of Conduct: Compliance with the Rules of Conduct is mandatory for a member of the AIPG, and violation of any Rule will be grounds for disciplinary action by the Institute. Under the Bylaws, the Institute may also impose discipline for legal violations and because of the suspension or revocation of registration or licensure, [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:11:09-05:00May 11th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The State Legislature is still in session. The following is a list of bills of potential interest to geologists. There is one new bill of interest this week. New information is listed in bold: HB 484, by Spring, Relating to training required to qualify for or renew a license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The TCEQ must provide a location within 100 miles of the place of employment of a person who is required to receive the training, reimbursement for travel and lodging expenses incurred if training isn't available within 100 miles, or online training. 3/14/2017 [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:11:50-05:00May 9th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

2017 AIPG-Texas Section Scholarship Committee Announces Award Selections: Updated

Glen A. Collier, P.G., C.P.G., Chair of the AIPG-Texas Section's Scholarship Committee announced that four scholarships have been awarded to the following students: 2017 Shoemaker Graduate Scholarship ($2,500.00) Victor H. Garcia, University of Texas at El Paso; Recommendation by Dr. Aaron A. Velasco, University of Texas at El Paso, Texas (Essay), (Plaque); plus a copy of the book, Shoemaker by Levy: The Man Who Made an Impact, by David H. Levy, with the inscription (here). Presentation by Michael Jacobs (District I Representative, AIPG Texas Section) of Shoemaker Book, with Department Chairman James Kubicki, Ph.D.; Photo taken by Ben Brunner, Ph. D.) (Book Presentation). [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:12:29-05:00April 29th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The State Legislature is still in session. The following is a list of bills of potential interest to geologists. There is one new bill of interest this week. New information is listed in bold: House Bills: HB 484, by Spring, Relating to training required to qualify for or renew a license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The TCEQ must provide a location within 100 miles of the place of employment of a person who is required to receive the training, reimbursement for travel and lodging expenses incurred if training isn't available within 100 miles, or online training. [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:13:18-05:00April 29th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The State Legislature is still in session. The following is a list of bills of potential interest to geologists. There is one new bill of interest this week. New information is listed in bold: HB 484, by Spring, Relating to training required to qualify for or renew a license issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. The TCEQ must provide a location within 100 miles of the place of employment of a person who is required to receive the training, reimbursement for travel and lodging expenses incurred if training isn't available within 100 miles, or online training. 3/14/2017 Left [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:14:09-05:00April 22nd, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The TCEQ has received a “Petition for Rulemaking to simplify regulatory burdens to the State of Texas and its citizens” from Mr. Jed Anderson. His complaint is, basically, that the TCEQ rules are too complex and need to be simplified. The document can be found at: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/public/legal/rules/rule_lib/petitions/17023PET_petition.pdf The State Legislature is still in session. The following is a list of bills of potential interest to geologists. There are no new bills of interest this week. New information is listed in bold: HB 484, by Spring, Relating to training required to qualify for or renew a license issued by the Texas Commission on [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:14:51-05:00April 16th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The TCEQ has issued “Supporting Documentation for the TCEQ’s Ecological Benchmark Tables”, RG-263b (new publication). This publication provides supporting documentation for surface water sediment and soil benchmarks part of the ecological risk assessment process. Use in conjunction with RG-263 and other companion documents and Excel file at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/era. The document can be found at: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/publications/rg/rg-263b.html The TCEQ has issued “Conducting Ecological Risk Assessments at Remediation Sites in Texas”, RG-263 (revised). This is the agency's primary guidance on how to conduct ecological risk assessments at remediation sites in Texas. Use in conjunction with RG-263B and other companion documents found at www.tceq.texas.gov/goto/era. The document [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:15:45-05:00April 7th, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

AIPG Texas Strikes a Training Deal

AIPG-Texas Section Strikes a Deal with the Midwest Geosciences Group to Offer Member Discounts in their Training Webinars AIPG-Texas Section Members: I am pleased to announce that based on your encouragement expressed in the recent survey of Texas Section Membership (more), the American Institute of Professional Geologists – Texas Section is collaborating with Midwest GeoSciences Group in a recently announced 5-part webinar series dedicated to EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN HYDRAULIC TESTING FOR FRACTURED ROCK. The collaboration has resulted in a discount for any AIPG member signing up for the webinar before April 27, 2017. For additional information on the training provided by the Midwest [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:18:30-05:00April 2nd, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The TCEQ updates to the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) Tier 1 Protective Concentration Levels (PCLs) are now available. You can access these tables using the link: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/trrp/trrppcls.html The 2017 PCL table update has been released as a single Microsoft Excel workbook with each table on a separate worksheet. We are also releasing the updates as a print only Adobe Acrobat portable document format (PDF) file. The Excel file and the PDF file each contain PCL tables 1 through 10 and the supporting tables in the following order: • Summary of Updates • Table 1 – Tier 1 Residential Soil PCLs • Table 2 – [...]

By Editor|2025-08-04T19:19:25-05:00April 1st, 2017|AIPG-TX News|

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