The Wise Report
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
January 24, 2026
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) Remediation Division has added the Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST) dataset to the Remediation Documents Search Portal. This data portal displays information for the last five years of incoming and outgoing documents for the following TCEQ Office of Waste, Remediation Division programs:
· Industrial Hazardous Waste Corrective Action (IHWCA)
· Innocent Owner/Operator Program (IOP)
· Municipal Setting Designation (MSD)
· Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP)
· Leaking Petroleum Storage Tank (LPST)
You can search the portal to view information about incoming and outgoing documents handled by the Remediation Division, but not the documents themselves*. To view the Remediation Documents Search Portal, use this link: Remediation Division Documents Search Portal. You can also find the link on the TCEQ Remediation webpage here: Remediation: Cleaning up Contaminated Sites - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality - www.tceq.texas.gov and on program home webpages under Related Content.
*Electronic copies of documents can be found at TCEQ Records Online.
The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists (TBPG) recently surveyed its licensees and based on their feedback is proposing a new rule. The proposed rules establish criteria to apply for Emeritus Texas Professional Geoscientist status or be nominated as a Distinguished Texas Professional Geoscientist for exceptional public geoscience work. Emeritus Texas Professional Geoscientist is an honorary designation for licensees who are retired, or intend to retire, from the public practice of geoscience and no longer practice in Texas. After Emeritus recognition is awarded by the TBPG, the licensee may retain their Texas Professional Geoscientist inactive license number and but may no longer practice geoscience before the public or use their Texas Professional Geoscientist seal in any capacity. Distinguished Texas Geoscientist is an honorary designation that recognizes their exemplary public geoscience and sustained professional public practice of geoscience in Texas. The TBPG Board or Staff will nominate licensees for this designation. For more information go to: https://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/archive/January232026/Proposed%20Rules/22.EXAMINING%20BOARDS.html#45.
Henry M. Wise, P.G.
The Wise Report
1/24/2026