LSPA Regulatory Affairs  

The LSPA advocates on behalf of the waste site cleanup profession with MassDEP, MassDEP BWSC, and EPA on regulations, guidance, and implementation affecting contaminated site cleanup and the practice of LSPs and other environmental professionals. 

News:

  • MassDEP leadership, Millie Garcia-Serrano, Assistant Commissioner, MassDEP BWSC, and Hank Webster, Acting Deputy Director of Policy and Planning, MassDEP presented at the LSPA 2026 September Membership Meeting on September 17, 2026. LSPA Members can view the recording here. 
  • MassDEP BWSC Office Hours will take place on October 15, 2026, at 9 AM. Learn more. 

Open Comment Period for Guidance/Regulation: 

September 30, 2026: MassDEP has posted a new Public Comment Draft document, MCP Requirements and Recommendations for Active Exposure Pathway Mitigation Measures.

  • If you’d like to submit comments with the LSPA, please send comments to [email protected] by November 13, 2026. We also suggest you participate in LSPA’s Regulations and Technical Practice Committee calls where the guidance will be discussed. Learn more about joining Committees.
  • Comments can be sent directly to MassDEP by November 30, 2026, to John Fitzgerald, P.E., Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, 150 Presidential Way, Woburn, MA  01801, [email protected].

LSPA Comments to Recent Guidance/Regulations: 

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