The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is increasing its commitment to providing compliance assistance for businesses. As a result, the Department has initiated several voluntary programs to disseminate information on applicable regulations and to provide technical support to help facilities comply with them. NJDEP hopes that these programs will help prevent violations and improve compliance, which will lead to greater protection of human health and the environment. Many of the programs strive to facilitate cross-media awareness, encourage innovative approaches to compliance, and provide exemptions from penalties for violations detected during program-sponsored site visits. Several of these programs are especially designed to address the needs of small businesses. These programs are summarized below. We invite you to take advantage of the many services offered to make environmental compliance easier for your business.