LSPA News & Blog

MassDEP November 2025 BWSC Advisory Committee Meeting — Key Takeaways 
December 11, 
2025

MassDEP’s Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC) held its quarterly Advisory Committee meeting on November 20, 2025. The full agenda and recording are available on MassDEP’s website. Key takeaways for LSPA members are summarized here.

LSP Board of Registration Announces LSP Exam Dates for Spring 2026
December 10,
2025

The Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals (LSP Board) has announced its Spring 2026 exam dates for those seeking to become an LSP. Learn more here.  

LSPA Introduces Practice Tip of the Month for November 2025
November 18, 2025

A new LSPA practice tip was introduced at the November 2025 Membership Meeting which was held on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Click here to learn more about Remedy Operation Status (ROS).  

CAM-X A (PFAS) Revision
October 30, 2025
MassDEP has revised WSC-CAM-X A, Quality Control Requirements and Performance Standards for the Analysis of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) by Liquid Chromatography/Dual Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in Support of Response Actions under the MCP, now posted at https://www.mass.gov/info-details/compendium-of-analytical-methods-cam#pfas-methods. Learn more here

Public Comment Draft of Interim Policy Regarding the Re-Use of Soil at Disposal Sites Regulated under the MCP (COMM-25)
October 29, 2025
MassDEP has posted the Public Comment Draft of Interim Policy Regarding the Re-Use of Soil at Disposal Sites Regulated under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan (COMM-25) dated Oct 24, 2025 under “DRAFT Policies.” Click here for details on submitting comments. 

LSPA 2025 Fall Line Up Announced

The LSPA has announced its 2025 fall educational program line-up. Programs kick off with our September Membership Meeting on September 17.

Don’t miss out on opportunities to meet in person and virtually and learn about topics related to PFAS forensics for site investigations, fungi and shift flow and mobilization of subsurface contaminants, low flow training, risk management, solute transport modeling, glacial geology and more!

Visit our events calendar

 

LSPA Legislation on Home Heating Oil Spills

Over 500,000 Massachusetts homeowners are at risk because insurance does not cover the cost of cleaning up home heating oil spills. The LSPA is working with state legislators to require that insurers automatically provide specialized liquid fuel release coverage to all homeowners.

Read more details in our fact sheet.      
Read a recent article on this issue here.

The LSPA has, once again, filed our bill in the House and Senate (H1302 and S813, respectively). The bill passed the Senate twice, but has not moved beyond the House Committee on Ways and Means. On June 24, 2025, the LSPA testified during the Joint Committee on Financial Services.

Interested in being involved in this initiative? Join our Legislative Committee.