Announcements

Carbon Sequestration

Pennsylvania Topographic & Geologic Survey PowerPoint:

Geologic Carbon Sequestration Opportunities in Pennsylvania

Presented By:

John A. Harper Carbon Manager ∼ Krsitin M. Carter, Carbon Sequestration Section Chief

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On May 28, 2009, the Underground Storage Tank Indemnification Fund (USTIF) released Bulletin #7, which now requires tank owner/operators to competitively bid site characterization activities when the Work Plan submitted to satisfy Bulletin #6 is deemed to be “substantially incomplete and demonstrate[s] lack of understanding of the requirements and application of Chapter 245.”  The full text of this Bulletin can be viewed by clicking here [view PDF] or by linking to the USTIF Bulletin website at:

http://www.ins.state.pa.us/ins/cwp/browse.asp?A=1333&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=45293

Continuing Education Regulations Published

The draft regualtions regarding geologist, engineer, and land surveyor continuing education were printed in the May 2, 2009, Volume 39 edition of the PA Bulletin. The regulations were printed for public comment, which must be received within 30 days of the printing. Geologists are encouraged to read the regulations and provide comments to the Department of State. The draft regulations begin on page 2218 (PDF page 34) of the PA Bulletin.

Puplic Comments were due on June 2, 2009. Read PCPG's Comments

NJ Governor Signs Site Remediation Act

On May 8, 2009, New Jersey Governor Corzine signed into law, New Jersey's Site Remediation Reform Act. This law is designed to streamline the site remediation process in New Jersey, which is plagued by backlogs of projects awaiting review and approval by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). This law requires "licensed site remediation professionals" or "LSRPs" to verify that a contaminated site has been adequately investigated and remediated. Read an evaluation of the implementation of this new law by Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP.