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Survey advisory committee reports widespread quality problems; board told roughly 30% of reviewed surveys contain defects
Summary
Members of the board's Survey Advisory Committee told the board that the committee and some state agencies are seeing a high rate of defective surveys and urged the agency to take proactive steps, including outreach, education and possible enforcement follow-up.
Members of the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors' Survey Advisory Committee (SAC) told the board in August that surveying quality problems are widespread and that state reviewers see a high share of defective submissions.
Why it matters: The SAC and board members framed the issue as one of public protection: defective surveys can create title disputes, delays in land transactions and additional public cost. At the meeting SAC members and allied reviewers urged increased outreach, clearer standards and earlier notice to responsible licensees when deficient work is identified.
What the SAC reported The SAC described two categories of concern: technical errors (for example, field-notes and plats that do not match, closure errors and other calculation…
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