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While the State Legislature meets in January, bills are already being filed. There are currently eight filed bills that may be of interest to Texas geologists: HB 163, by Larson, Relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water issues. Sets up the Southwest Water Commission to discuss water needs of the region with other states and Mexico. Filed 11/10/2014. For more information go to: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB163 HB 190, by Burkett, Relating to the regulatory analysis of rules proposed by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Sets up guidelines for TCEQ analyses. Filed 11/10/2014. For more information go to: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB190 HB [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:15:33-05:00November 26th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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The TCEQ has made several minor revisions to the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) Tier 1 Protective Concentrations Levels (PCLs) which were released in early September 2014. The revised tables, dated November 12, 2014 will replace the September 2014 tables. You can access the revised tables using the link: http://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/trrp/trrppcls.html The 2014 PCL tables are a single Microsoft Excel workbook, with each table on a separate worksheet. The tables are also presented 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 [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:15:52-05:00November 15th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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Consistent with changes enacted into state law in 2013, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) will return to being the sole preconstruction air-permitting authority in Texas, including for permits that address greenhouse gas emissions. This change marks a departure from the previous two-tiered system in which the TCEQ issued federally required Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permits for “traditional” pollutants and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued PSD permits for greenhouse-gas emissions. To foster continued economic prosperity in Texas, the state has worked diligently to become the greenhouse-gas permitting authority while also vigorously opposing select components of the [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:16:11-05:00November 1st, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) publication "Natural Outlook" has an interesting article on the EPA's proposed new ozone standards. It appears that the proposed ozone standard may actually increase the number of potential deaths in some areas, like Houston and Los Angeles. To read the entire article, go to: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/airquality/sip/eighthour.html Henry M. Wise, P.G. The Wise Report

By admin|2025-08-04T20:16:27-05:00October 4th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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Just a reminder that the public comment period for current proposed changes to the Texas Professional Geoscientist rules ends on October 2, 2014. If you are interested in commenting, submit all comments in writing to Mr. Charles Horton, TBPG, P O Box 13225, Austin, Texas 78711, or by e-mail to chorton@tbpg.state.tx.us. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) proposes amendments to the effluent guidelines and standards for Texas pollutant discharge elimination system (TPDES) permits which is necessary to adopt by reference revisions to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) construction stormwater regulations, which were adopted in 40 Code of [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:16:42-05:00September 29th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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The TCEQ updates to the Texas Risk Reduction Program (TRRP) Tier 1 Protective Concentration Levels (PCLs) are now available at: https://www.tceq.texas.gov/remediation/trrp/trrppcls.html The 2014 PCL table update is a single Microsoft Excel workbook with each table on a separate worksheet. The updates are also available 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 – Tier 1 Commercial/Industrial Soil PCLs Table 3 – [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:17:00-05:00September 13th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

President Wise announces new appointment

President Wise announces new appointment: Mr. Glen A. Collier, P.G., CPG, has been appointed as the new District II Representative. For a biography of Mr. Collier, see: http://www.aipg-tx.org/_docs/2014AIPG-TXOfficers-Board.pdf

By admin|2025-08-04T20:17:21-05:00July 20th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers (TBPE) have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in order to implement the requirements of Senate Bill 138. The TBPG and the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently adopted a revised Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), also to implement the requirements of Senate Bill 138. The TBPG is conducting its four-year rule review in 2014. The Board wants to make every effort possible to elicit stakeholder participation in this process. The following proposed amendments have been published in this week's Texas Register. These proposed rules [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:17:43-05:00July 5th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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Following its determination that the National Ground Water Association (NGWA) properly met its standard development process, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has approved, pending a 15-day appeal period, for NGWA to issue ANSI/NGWA-01-14, a water well construction standard. NGWA's first-ever third-party sanctioned standard, ANSI/NGWA-01-14 sets a baseline of expectations for water well system professionals to meet for residential, agricultural, monitoring, industrial, and public supply water wells. The standard seeks to contribute to public health and safety, resource protection, and to serve as an outcomes focus for NGWA's voluntary water well system professional certification program. Topics covered by the [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:18:00-05:00May 24th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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Justin McNamee passed away on April 18, 2014. Mr McNamee was appointed by Governor Perry to the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) to a six year term in a position reserved for the public (someone who is not a Licensed Geoscientist). Mr. McNamee was born on July 31, 1958 in Dallas, Texas. He attended and received his Bachelor's Degree at the University of Texas at Arlington. Mr. McNamee was a community leader who gave to the community his time to numerous charitable and civic groups. Mr. McNamee is survived by his wife and his two children. In lieu [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:18:16-05:00May 18th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|