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The USEPA is proposing new groundwater protection standards at facilities that extract uranium using the in-situ recovery (ISR) method. The EPA will be holding a public meeting to discuss these new standards on March 10, 2015. For more information go to: http://www.epa.gov/radiation/tenorm/40CFR192.html The following bills that may be of interest to Texas geologists have been filed. New information is listed in bold (four new bills listed): HB 30, by Larson, Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. 2/26/2015 Referred to Natural Resources. For more information go to: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB30 HB 163, by Larson, Relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:11:46-05:00February 28th, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) proposes to amend §3.16, relating to Log and Completion or Plugging Report, to change the deadline for operators to file well completion reports to 90 days after completion of the well or within 150 days after the date on which the drilling operation is completed, whichever is earlier. mission. For more information go to: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/archive/February132015/ The following bills that may be of interest to Texas geologists have been filed. New information is listed in bold (three new bills listed): HB 30, by Larson, Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. Filed 1/21/2015. For [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:12:04-05:00February 22nd, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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Google Earth Pro If you use Google Earth, you can now use Google Earth Professional for free. To download, go to: https://support.google.com/earth/answer/176160?hl=en Interviews If you find yourself looking for a job, here is some of what to expect in job interviews (here). Bills in Texas Legislature: The following bills that may be of interest to Texas geologists have been filed: HB 30, by Larson, Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. Filed 1/21/2015. For more information go to: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB30 HB 163, by Larson, Relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water issues. Sets up the Southwest Water Commission to discuss [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:12:22-05:00February 15th, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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The following bills that may be of interest to Texas geologists have been filed. New information is listed in bold (two new bills listed): HB 30, by Larson, Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. Filed 1/21/2015. For more information go to: http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=84R&Bill=HB30 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 [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:12:41-05:00February 8th, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Petroleum Storage Tank (PST) program has revised the “Release Determination Report” Form (TCEQ-00621, Rev. 1/15) to be used to report the results from the investigation of a suspected or confirmed release from an underground storage tank (UST) or above ground storage tank (AST), or permanent removal from service of a UST or any routine environmental site assessment at PST sites. This form (TCEQ-00621, revised 1/15) replaces all prior versions and effective July 1, 2015, the TCEQ will only accept information submitted on the revised form. Previous versions are considered obsolete and information [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:13:01-05:00January 31st, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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The USGS has assessed water quality from 6,600 wells in regionally extensive aquifers that supply most of the groundwater pumped for the nation's drinking water, irrigation, and other uses. A series of new USGS reports highlight how geology, hydrology, geochemistry, and chemical use affect the concentrations of individual contaminants in groundwater. Regional summaries of where and why groundwater is vulnerable to contamination now are available. The report that includes the Texas Gulf Coast can be found at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1356/. Links to the other reports can be found on the same page. Michael D. Campbell, with I2M Associates, LLC announced the [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:13:20-05:00January 24th, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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During the mid-1990s, the Institute of Environmental Technology (IET), consisting of associates of the Environmental Litigation Associates (ELA) and other senior environmental professionals in the Houston area, taught a 4-month program designed to cross-train professional refugees from a depressed oil and gas industry for the purpose of finding employment in an expanding environmental industry. Over more than 5 years, some 400 geologists, engineers, and other professionals graduated from that program, most of whom found meaningful professional employment. When the oil and gas activity returned a few years later, the graduates offered a better background to potential employers than before [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:13:40-05:00January 17th, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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The EPA is proposing new rules for in situ mining. A number of states, including Texas, already have many or all of these rules in place. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy signed a draft of the proposed rules on Dec. 31. A 90-day public-comment period on the new "Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings" opens when the final draft is published in the Federal Register. The publication date is uncertain. An EPA fact sheet on the new rules says that the original standards were issued 1983 and revised in 1995. Since that time, [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:13:56-05:00January 17th, 2015|AIPG-TX News|

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The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) proposes amendments to clarify the definition of "Geoscience Firm" and remove the Geoscience Firm registration requirements currently applicable to a Professional Geoscientist who offers or performs non-exempt geoscience work for the public in Texas as a sole proprietor; remove the restriction that requires a new licensee to report to the TBPG within 60 days of becoming licensed the name of the firm or organization with which the licensee is employed if the employment includes the practice of geoscience; remove the registration and renewal fees for sole-proprietorships; and remove the restriction that a [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:14:15-05:00December 26th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

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The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) proposes amendments to clarify the definition of "Geoscience Firm" and remove the Geoscience Firm registration requirements currently applicable to a Professional Geoscientist who offers or performs non-exempt geoscience work for the public in Texas as a sole proprietor. TBPG proposes amendments to remove the restriction that requires a new licensee to report to TBPG within 60 days of becoming licensed the name of the firm or organization with which the licensee is employed if the employment includes the practice of geoscience. TBPG proposes amendments to remove the registration and renewal fees for [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:14:32-05:00December 21st, 2014|AIPG-TX News|