What does an LSP do that an engineer, hydrogeologist or other professional does not do?
Only an LSP can sign and stamp a Waste Site Cleanup Activity Opinion. Other professionals may be needed to design and manage site work or investigate certain conditions; for instance, engineers might be needed to stamp drawings for remedial activities. Some LSPs may also be qualified and/or licensed in these other professions. • May people who do not have licenses continue to help their clients or employers with assessing properties and/or cleaning up waste sites? Professionals in the field of waste site cleanup may continue to serve their clients or employers without a license, particularly in assessing properties which may or may not become sites. However, when DEP requires Waste Site Cleanup Activity Opinions, they must be provided by an LSP. Much of the work that leads to an LSP’s opinion may be performed by other professionals who do not have an LSP license, but the LSP is still responsible for the Opinions rendered. • Why should the public have confidence in an LSP’s Opinions? Th
