SRP Enforcement

Remediation can be prompted by a number of circumstances. For example, the Department may compel a party to act by issuing an enforcement action, an ISRA trigger may occur, a childcare facility renewing its license may discover contamination, or a financial institution may require that a party obtain a no further action letter in order to provide funding for a transaction.

Regardless of what compels a party to conduct remediation, all parties who are responsible for conducting remediation must comply with N.J.A.C. 7:26E, the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation (“Tech Rule”) and the Procedures for Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites ("Oversight Rule"). In order to obtain a No Further Action Letter, remediation must comply with the Remediation Standards, N.J.A.C.7:26D. Additionally, other rules may apply depending upon whether the site is subject to the Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Act or the Industrial Site Recovery Act, respectively N.J.A.C. 7:14B (“UST Rules”) and N.J.A.C. 7:26B (“ISRA Rules”).   These rules can be found at http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/regs/.

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