The LSPA presented the following compliance tip at the September 2019 Membership Meeting at the Newton Marriott in Newton, MA on September 18, 2019.
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LSPA Continuing Ed
ISCO/ISCR Permeable Reactive Barrier (PRBs) to Prevent Migration of Contaminant Plumes
Live Webinar
2.0 Technical Credits
State of the Art vs. State of the Practice for In Situ Remedial Design
Online Only
4.0 Technical Credits
Updates on BWSC's Natural Resource Damages Program
Online Only
1.5 DEP Regulatory Credit
Telemetry on Active Exposure Pathway Mitigation Measures: A Look at Related Audit Findings and Challenges for LSPs and MassDEP
Online Only
1.0 DEP Regulatory Credit
Managing Construction in Contaminated Areas
Online Only
2.0 DEP Regulatory Credits
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LSPA Launches September 2019 Compliance Tip
September 19, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
2019-2020 LSPA Membership Meeting Dates
August 09, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog Mark your calendars! The LSPA Membership Meeting dates and locations for 2019-2020 have been announced. The LSP Association's membership meetings take place monthly from September through June in the Greater Boston area. See below or click here to view the schedule for the upcoming year.
Member meetings are also held in Springfield, MA about four times a year; the schedule is announced as meeting topics become available. The first meeting,"Environmental Law: Part 1," is being held on September 26, 2019.
You'll notice that we've added some new locations this year -in Andover, Mansfield and Woburn, MA. The changes were based upon feedback collected in an LSPA member survey. While we can't accommodate every request received, we are listening and doing our best to adjust accordingly. Any ideas for meeting topics or locations, please let us know! You can email [email protected].
LSPA committee meeting dates have also been finalized for the upcoming year. Now is the perfect time to get involved, connect with a committee chair or sit in on an upcoming meeting. With eight LSPA Committees, there is something for everyone. We welcome your interest and support at any level! Click here to learn more.
Annual corporate packages will be announced shortly. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please email Kristi Lefebvre at [email protected] and we'll make sure you receive the information as soon as its published.
LSPA Announces FY 20 Board Officers and Welcomes New Board Member
July 31, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog LSPA Announces FY 20 Board Officers and
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This event is being held in memory of our dear friends Nancy and Iris on June 7, 2019 at Far Comer Golf Course in Boxford, MA. Registration begins at 7:00 AM, with tee-off at 8:00 AM. |
May 2019 LSPA Compliance Tip
May 16, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
The LSPA presented the following compliance tip at the May Membership Meeting at the DoubleTree in Westborough, MA on May 16, 2019.
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Coming Soon - LSPA Ballot for 2019 Board Election
May 10, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
Voting will open on Friday, May 17, 2019 for the 2019-2020 LSP Association (LSPA) Board of Directors election. Board positions will take effect July 1, 2019.
Ballots will be sent by email to all LSPA members, both Full and Associate. We encourage all members to vote.
The LSPA's 9-member Board of Directors is composed of LSPA members who combine experience in environmental work with a passion for supporting and promoting the LSP practice. Current LSPA Board members are shown here.
There are three open seats on the Board for this election; the term length is from FY '19 through FY '22. Provided below are the four candidates on this year's ballot. Please click on each candidate's name to read more about him.
- Patrick Corcoran, LSP, Senior Project Manager, ATC Group Services. Incumbent and Board nominated candidate.
- David Foss, LSP, Principal Hydrogeologist, Wilcox & Barton, Inc. Petition candidate.
- Joseph Roman, LSP, Senior Project Manager and Human Health Risk Assessor, GEI Consultants, Inc. Board nominated candidate.
- Matthew Young, Senior Project Manager, Environmental, Cumberland Farms. Incumbent and Board nominated candidate.
The LSPA Board nominated three candidates for the ballot.
The LSPA Bylaws allow for a candidate who obtains a written petition, signed by at least 10 Full and/or Associate LSPA members in good standing, and submitted 30 days in advance of the election, to be placed on the ballot for election.
The LSPA Bylaws state "Of the nine members on the Board, up to two Director positions may be filled by Associate members." The two current Board members who are Associate (non-LSP) LSPA members are Jeanine Grachuk and Matthew Young.
To view all the candidates' statements of interest, photos, and responses to LSPA Board questions, click here.
New Board members will be announced at the LSPA monthly membership meeting on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Hilton Hotel in Woburn, MA, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM.
Please note that voting will close on June 7, 2019, at 5 PM.
If you have questions or comments, please contact Wendy Rundle, LSPA Executive Director at [email protected] or 617-484-4027.
Thank you,
Marilyn Wade, LSP
LSP Association President
LSPA Requests Comments by May 31st on the Proposed MCP Revisions
April 29, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
MassDEP has recently released the 2019 Proposed MCP Revisions. The revisions are available here on the MassDEP website.
The LSPA Regulations Committee is assembling the LSPA's comments on the proposed revisions and would like your input. We have prepared a template to track comments and aid in consolidating feedback from the regulated community. MassDEP has also suggested providing alternative language if it helps provide context for a comment, so please do so if applicable. Please use the template posted under Technical Resources.
MassDEP will also be holding five public meetings associated with the MCP Public Comment period in May 2019. The list of public meetings is available here.
Please send your comments, suggestions, and revisions to the LSPA Regulations Committee 2019 MCP Revisions email address [email protected] by Friday, May 31, 2019.
We cannot guarantee that your comments will be included in the LSPA document so, as always, we urge you to also submit your comments directly to MassDEP.
The LSPA will provide comments to MassDEP by the July 19, 2019 deadline.
April Compliance Tip
April 22, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
The LSPA presented the following compliance tip at the April Membership Meeting at the Holiday Inn in Taunton, MA on April 23, 2019.
COMPLIANCE TIP OF THE MONTH
Proposed MCP Revisions Available
April 19, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
The proposed revisions to the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (310 CMR 40.0000) are now available on MassDEP's website at: https://www.mass.gov/lists/2019-proposed-mcp-revisions and a Public Hearing Notice has been published in the Massachusetts Register. This will kick-off an extended 3-month long public comment period that will end July 19, 2019, and will include five public hearings at MassDEP Offices across the state and additional meetings as needed/requested.
The purpose of the proposed revisions is to update and clarify existing provisions for the notification, assessment and cleanup of oil and/or hazardous material contamination in the environment to ensure that actions are performed in a timely manner, are appropriately monitored and documented, and achieve of a level of No Significant Risk that is protective of public health and the environment.
The proposals include, but are not limited to:
- Clarification and modification of provisions related to notification, Imminent Hazards, Tier Classification and Extensions, Remedial Additives, Status Reports, Remedial Monitoring Reports, Temporary Solutions, Active Exposure Pathway Mitigation Measures, Exposure Point Concentrations, Activity and Use Limitations, and public involvement;
- New adequately regulated provisions for disposal sites with Radioactive Materials;
- Updates to Reportable Concentrations (RCs) and numerical cleanup standards (Method 1) for a limited number of chemicals; and
- The addition of RCs and Method 1 standards for six perfluoroalkyl substances-Perfluoroheptanoic Acid (PFHpA), Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid (PFHxS), Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), Perfluorononanoic Acid (PFNA) and Perfluorodecanoic Acid (PFDA)-emerging contaminants of concern for exposure in drinking water.
Questions about the public comment process, the meetings/hearing and/or the proposals may be emailed to [email protected].
The LSPA's Regulations Committee will spearhead the LSPA's response to the public comment period; we will send an email to LSPA members with details and deadlines early next week.
LSPA PFAS Task Force
April 19, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
The LSPA Board realizes the need for an LSPA PFAS Task Force to cover the ever-changing and consuming topic of PFAS, and are in the process of setting out goals and a charter. We would like to gauge interest and ask for volunteers now so that we can start to get organized. This sense of urgency stems in part from the formation of a MassDEP PFAS stakeholder group, and the fact that this group already had their first meeting.
Information on the MassDEP PFAS stakeholder group can be found here.
The LSPA should have been on the invite list since we submitted a letter at the "PFAS Petition" hearing. We have been in touch with the Drinking Water Program, Bureau of Water Resources who tells us the next stakeholder group meeting will be the week of June 17 - no definite date yet.
Attending these stakeholder meetings (which are open to the public) will be an initial key task for the group.
Please contact Wendy Rundle at [email protected] if you would like to join the LSPA Task Force.
Costly Heating Oil Spill Cleanups Devastate Homeowners: Proposed Law Needed
March 26, 2019 - POSTED BY Kristi Lefebvre POSTED IN Blog
Ryan Kath and the team at NBC10 Boston have put together a news segment that illustrates the serious challenges – financial, emotional, and physical - of home heating oil spills, especially for those whose homeowners insurance policies exclude oil cleanup costs. As Massachusetts Senator Anne Gobi (D-Spencer) stated, “Everything is wrong with this scenario.”
Many homeowners do not have the financial means to pay for costly cleanups. The backing of homeowners insurance companies is critical to make cleanups financially viable and to assure that home heating oil spills are timely and properly addressed for the protection of the public and the environment.