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The Wise Report

For those of you involved in Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, E 1527-13 is now in effect—and blessed by the U.S. EPA as AAI-compliant. EDR has a good analysis of what the changes are, and they are significant, including: If the subject property or an adjoining property is identified in any of the standard environmental records sources, then performing an agency file review is not optional. If the EPA decides not to undertake such a file review on a particular project, the justification for not conducting one must be included in the Phase I report. Section 8.2.2.2 also allows [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:18:35-05:00April 7th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

News from the President of AIPG – Texas Section

An e-mail was sent out yesterday on behalf of the AIPG Texas Section President, Henry M. Wise, P.G., to all Texas AIPG members. In case you missed the e-mail, the announcements have been reproduced below: "Texas Members of AIPG: The AIPG-Texas Executive Board has considered, approved, and will be reinstating the $10.00 Annual Dues for the Texas Section. This will show up on your next membership invoice in 2015. Now that the Section has resumed operations, the new Board has determined that it is necessary to raise money to assist in furthering technical education by sponsoring meetings around the [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:18:52-05:00March 3rd, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) General Issues Committee (Members are Krenz-Doe, Knobloch, Mathewson, and McNamee) met on February 14, 2014 in Austin. Matt Cowan, President of Texas Association of Professional Geoscientists, and myself, as President of American Institute of Professional Geologists – Texas Section, attended the meeting. The discussion I was most concerned about was the licensure of environmental professionals. As it turns out, the agenda announcement wasn't correct. There was no intent to discuss the licensure of environmental professionals but to discuss the boundaries of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's (TCEQ's) Corrective Action Project Manager [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:19:09-05:00February 16th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) will hold several committee meetings on February 14, 2014 in Austin. The one I found may be of general interest is the General Issues Committee (Members are Krenz-Doe, Knobloch, Mathewson, and McNamee). They will be discussing, among other things, the licensure of environmental professionals. The meeting is open to the public, if you wish to attend, or you can send the members of the committee your thoughts on the subject. Henry M. Wise, P.G. The Wise Report

By admin|2025-08-04T20:19:29-05:00February 8th, 2014|AIPG-TX News|

The Wise Report

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Sunset Legislation, House Bill (HB) 2694, Article 2, passed by the 82nd Legislature, 2011, and signed by the governor, transferred from the TCEQ to the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) duties relating to the protection of groundwater resources from oil and gas associated activities. Specifically, HB 2694, Article 2, amended the Texas Natural Resources Code to revise §91.011, add §§91.0115, 91.020, and 91.1015, and amended the Texas Water Code, §27.033. On September 1, 2011, the law transferred from the TCEQ to the RRC those duties pertaining to the responsibility of preparing groundwater [...]

By admin|2025-08-04T20:19:46-05:00February 2nd, 2014|AIPG-TX News|