5 Oct 2007:
DEP Announces New Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program
From: NJDEP SRP Cleanup Star Program
To: Cleanup Stars Listserv
Date: Fri, Oct 5, 2007 5:12 PM
Subject: [Cleanup Star] DEP Announces New Unregulated
Heating Oil Tank Program
The Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10B-21,
has been amended to require contractors performing work on unregulated
tanks to be certified. The DEP is creating a program to pre-qualify environmental
professionals to investigate and remediate Unregulated Heating Oil Tanks.
This program will be implemented in the same manner, and is expected to
have the same benefits, as the Cleanup Star Program. Until a certification
program is established specifically for Unregulated Heating Oil Tanks,
the DEP will rely on individuals holding a valid New Jersey UST Certification
in Subsurface Evaluation and employed by a firm holding the same certification.
The Program will accept sites (cases) which undergo all aspects of remediation
(soil and ground water) on Unregulated Heating Oil Tanks with the exception
of:
- Cases where the discharge results in groundwater contamination that
has migrated beyond the property boundaries of the owner of the tank;
- Cases for which a non-permanent remedy requires an engineering or
institutional control;
- Cases where the discharge from the tank requires the initiation of
a vapor intrusion investigation;
- Cases with surface water and/or wetland discharges;
- Cases with an Immediate Environmental Concern (IEC) condition, as
defined by the DEP's IEC guidance document;
- Cases that will be remediated to an Alternative Remediation Standard;
- Cases for which a variance from the Technical Requirements is requested
pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26E-1.6(d);
- Cases for which remediation will be conducted under NJPDES Permit
by Rule authority.
Note that ***only*** environmental professionals holding a valid New
Jersey UST Certification in Subsurface Evaluation and employed by a firm
holding a valid New Jersey UST Certification in Subsurface Evaluation
are eligible for the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program at this time.
Individuals who are pre-qualified under the Cleanup Star Program but do
not hold a New Jersey UST Certification in Subsurface Evaluation are ***not***
eligible for this Program, nor will they be eligible when the Unregulated
Heating Oil Tank Certification becomes available.
DEP encourages anyone interested in participating in this program to
apply for an upcoming New Jersey UST certification in subsurface evaluation
exam. Information regarding UST Certification can be found at http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/regs/ust/
or by calling Exams and Licensing at (609) 777-1013.
*** Completed applications for the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program
must be received by the DEP by 4:00 PM on October 19, 2007. *** Applicants
must use the latest version of the application (See http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/urhot/
for the application form) posted on the DEP web page. Incomplete applications
will not be accepted. Applications lacking any supporting documentation
will be considered incomplete.
All prospective pre-qualifies environmental professionals must attend
an orientation session to be eligible to participate in the Program. The
dates for the orientation sessions are October 29, 2007 from 1:00 pm to
4:00 pm and November 1, 2007 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm, November 19, 2007
from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm . Reservations for the
orientation must be made by email to Gary.Sanderson@dep.state.nj.us. Selection
of dates and confirmation of reservations will be made on a first received
basis.
Please refer to the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program Guidance Document
for an explanation of the qualification criteria and the terms of the
Program. This information can be found at http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/urhot/
.
*** Please be advised that starting on November 19, 2007, Unregulated
Heating Oil Tank will no longer be eligible under the Cleanup Star Program.
***
Please direct all questions regarding the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank
Program and the application process to Gary Sanderson, Program Coordinator,
at Gary.Sanderson@dep.state.nj.us
or (609) 633-0544.
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