LSPA Comments on MassDEP's Second Public Review Draft LNAPL Guidance
The LSPA submitted comments on December 18, 2015 to MassDEP on its Second Public Review Draft of Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquids (LNAPL) and the MCP: Guidance for Site Assessment and Closure, Policy #WSC‐14‐450. Read our cover letter and comments.
LSPA Files Amicus Brief with MA Supreme Judicial Court
On September 30, 2015, the LSPA filed an Amicus Curiae (“Friend of the Court”) brief with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the case of Peterborough Oil Company, LLC v. Department of Environmental Protection. The case is on appeal from Worcester County Superior Court.
Overview of 2014 MCP 2014 Regulatory Changes: Characterizing and Closing Out NAPL Sites
The LSPA has prepared an overview as part of a series of topic discussions and resourc MCP 2014 Regulatory Changes es pertaining to the 2014 MCP changes; this first in the series provides a discussion of key aspects of the investigation and closure of NAPL sites. Read more.
By: Matt Young, Senior Project Manager Environmental Affairs, Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies and Dave Leone, LSP, Senior Project Manager, GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc.
LSPA Regulations Committee members were in attendance at the July 31, 2014 MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup pre-comment meeting on the public review draft Activity and Use Limitation (AUL) Guidance. The meeting was an informative and productive start to the draft guidance review process. The meeting was moderated by Liz Callahan, Acting Director Div. of Policy and Program Development, and included a presentation by Peggy Shaw, Esq.,
Request for Information on EPH Results
by: The LSPA Technical Practices Committee
Provisions of the Amended MCP are Fully in Effect
The 2014 MCP is fully in effect. While most provisions took effect on June 20, 2014, there were certain regulations that became effective on April 25, 2014. The "unofficial" version of the MCP is available on the DEP website, along with new MCP Questions and Answers.