Pub. 12 2017 Issue 1

www.ucls.org 26 Issue 1 2017 / UCLS Foresights WHEREAS , theWestern Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS) is a regional Association representing Land Surveyors in the 13 western states; and WHEREAS , twelve of the thirteen WFPS member states use the Public Land Survey System as the basis for land division; and WHEREAS , WFPS is committed to the protection of the public, which, in part, is accomplished by Land Surveyors monumenting land that is to be parceled or subdivided, including monuments related to the Public Land Survey System; and WHEREAS , the Direct Point Positioning Survey proposed by the Bureau of Land Management, will greatly reduce the monumentation set to memorialize the Public Land Survey System; and WHEREAS , coordinate location used in boundary control is last in the Order of Importance, and original monu- ments will hold in determining property corner location; and WHEREAS , Direct Point Positioning Survey, will cause dispute between private property owners due to the lack of original monumentation set in the ground; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , thatWFPS opposes the use of Direct Point Positioning Surveys as a substitute for physical monuments. ADOPTEDBY THEWESTERN FEDERATIONOF PROFESSIONAL SURVEYORS BOARDOF DIRECTORS, FEBRUARY 25, 2017 Western Regional Conference WFPS is going to combine with Utah (UCLS), Nevada (NALS) and Arizona (APLS) for a joint Western Regional Con- ference that will be held in April of 2018 at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas, NV. More information and final dates will be available the Regional Conference in the future. NEW! WFPS Website WFPS has launched a new website. Visit us today! WFPS.org As always, I challenge the UCLS members to bring up surveying issues that can be brought to WFPS on a regional pla�orm. As your representative, I represent you, so please don’t hesitate to contact me at MikeNadeau.UCLS@ gmail.com. Michael Nadeau, PLS/CFedS Michael Nadeau WFPS Rep About WFPS The Western Federation of Professional Surveyors (WFPS) was formed in 1979. The Board of Directors includes two Delegates from each of the 13 western states. WFPS serves as a regional voice for land surveyors and meets quarterly to discuss practice issues affecting western state surveyors. For more information about WFPS and the state associations, visit WFPS.org WFPS RESOLUTION 2017-01 Direct Point Position Survey