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Central Valley Chapter
California Land Surveyors Association

"Promoting the professional practice of land surveying in the California Central Valley.
Serving the greater Merced, Stanislaus and San Joaquin County Area."

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Professional Practices Committee (PPC)

The PPC shall:

  • (a) encourage a high ethical standard of practice in the Land Surveying Profession;
  • (b) promote the preservation of monumentation through code enforcement;
  • (c) encourage the filing of appropriate documents in compliance with California Laws and Regulations through code enforcement;
  • (d) investigate and act upon complaints in regard to land surveying within the Chapter's boundaries.

    • Professional Practices Committee Members

    Josh Elson, Chairman

    Mike Quartaroli

    James Ryan

    email: ppc@californiacentralvalleysurveyors.org

    mail: P.O. Box 1149, Empire, Ca., 95319

    Confidential Complaint Form

    Chapter News

    Our Newsletter: "The Prism"

    California Surveyor: "Winter 2012"

    NSPS News and Views: "News Feed"

    Coalition to Save Our GPS: "Articles"


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    Book of the Month:

    1776, The American Military Pocket Atlas, being an Approved Collection of Correct Maps, both General and Particular, of the British Colonies


    New in the library:

    Official Map of the City of Oakdale

    City of Manteca Monuments - Draft of Monument Recovery Book

    San Joaquin County, more Subdivisions Maps (now completed), Parcel Maps and Record of Surveys...


    BPELSG - New Senior Registrar Land Surveyor

    The Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists (BPELSG) is pleased to announce that Raymond Mathe, PLS, has accepted the position of Senior Registrar Land Surveyor, effective February 28, 2012. In 2004, Mr. Mathe was appointed by the County of Orange Board of Supervisors to serve as the County Surveyor. Prior to his position at the County, Mr. Mathe worked as a Project Manager at a private engineering and land surveying firm and served as the Deputy County Surveyor for the County of Riverside. Mr. Mathe obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Workforce Education and Development from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 1995. Mr. Mathe's experience and knowledge of BPELSG's mission and operations, particularly with respect to licensing examination development and the Professional Land Surveyors Act, will prove to be very beneficial to the Board's licensees, applicants, and the public.