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Staff Reductions Force LSP Board to Revise Administrative Procedures
Editor's Note: The following article, prepared by the LSP Board, highlights the dire straits in which the Board now finds itself with respect to staff resources. Current LSPs should note this message's implications with respect to license renewals and course approvals, and should submit renewal and course approval requests with appropriately long lead times. Similarly, prospective LSPs should note the implications with respect to both the approval of their applications and the potentially long gap between the application approval and the exam. To view this letter, click here.
Final CAM Protocols
MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup will be posting the final Compendium of Analytical Method (CAM) protocols on or about April 15, 2010. For the purpose of meeting the requirements for “Presumptive Certainty,” these protocols must be used on analyses conducted on or after July 1, 2010 (the protocols’ effective date).
These protocols may also be used optionally prior to the July 1, 2010 (i.e., either the newly posted or existing CAM protocols may be used in the period of time prior to July 1, 2010). The protocols will be posted at http://www.mass.gov/dep/cleanup/laws/qaqcdocs.htm
Final Comments on RGP (Remediation General Permit)
To view the LSP Association's comments on the Remediation General Permit (RGP), please click here.
Career Opportunities Forum
The LSP Association offers a forum for job seekers and employers to post resumes and job opportunities to the LSP Association community. For more information, click here.
LSPA Scholarships
The LSP Association proudly offers scholarship to students residing in Massachusetts who attend New England schools. For more information on LSPA Scholarships, click here.
Homeowner Heating Oil Fact Sheet
To view the Homeowner Heating Oil Fact Sheet, click here.
Summary of MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee
To view the summary of the MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup Advisory Committee meeting on October 1, 2009, click here.
2009 LSPA Contribution to the Practice Awards
The LSP Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2009 LSPA Contribution to the Practice Awards. The winners are as follows:
Member Award - Susan D. Chapnick, NEH, Inc.
Sponsor Award - NewStream, LLC
Regulator Award - Elizabeth J. Callahan, MassDEP
Client Award - Alexandria Real Estate Equities
LSP Association Scholarship Fund
The LSP Association Scholarship Fund awarded three education scholarships in June 2010 to future environmental scientists. The winner of the Jeffery M. Hardin Scholarship award is Margaret King, an Environmental Science student at the University of New Hampshire and the daughter of LSP Peter King. Margaret is studying Environmental Engineering. Danielle Pinaud, who has been accepted into the Biology Program at the College of the Holy Cross, won the second LSPA Scholarship. She is the daughter of LSP Maria Pinaud. Linnea Borden, who has been accepted into the Public Health Program at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, won the third scholarship.
The LSPA Scholarship program was founded 6 years ago and is sponsored by the LSPA and individual contributions. To date, the LSPA has awarded a total of $75,000 in scholarships. One of the scholarships presented this year is named in honor of Jeffery M. Hardin, LSP, who was a significant force in the Association since its inception. Further information about the LSPA Scholarship program can be found here.
