NJDEP-Compliance and Enforcement - Compliance Advisories By Issue Date

Compliance Advisories By Issue Date

Update	Permit Applicability Update for Fumigation Operations
Issued: September 21, 2022 Enforcement Update: #2022-10 Environmental Focus:Air
Alert	General Guidance for Seasonal or Temporary Structures Placed on a Beach by a Municipality
Issued: August 25, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-09 Environmental Focus: Land Use
Update	Right to Know and Pollution Prevention Requirements added for Newly Reportable Chemicals
Issued:August 11, 2022 Enforcement Update: #2022-08 Environmental Focus: Right to Know, Pollution Prevention
Update	Amendments to the “Dirty Dirt Law” (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-127.1 et seq.) Requiring Registration for Soil and Fill Recycling Services
Issued:July 8, 2022 Enforcement Update: #2022-07 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Alert	MS4 Permit Compliance Submissions are Past Due
Issued:June 1, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-06 Environmental Focus: Water
Alert	Septic System Covers Compliance, Integrity, and Security
Issued:March 24, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-05 Environmental Focus: Water, Solid Waste
Alert	“Dirty Dirt Law” (N.J.S.A. 13:1E-127.1 et seq.) Registration Responsibilities for Soil and Fill Recycling Services
Issued:March 16, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-04 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste
Alert	Free Air Enforcement Virtual Training Event
Issued:March 15, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-03 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	Right to Know and Pollution Prevention Requirements Added for Newly Reportable Chemicals
Issued: February 26, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-02 Environmental Focus:Right to Know, Pollution Prevention
Alert	Stack Test Requirement After Title V Operating Permit Expiration Date
Issued:January 14, 2022 Enforcement Alert: #2022-01 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	2021 Hazardous Waste Biennial Report Must be Submitted to USEPA by March 1, 2022
Issued: December 23, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-13 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Alert	New Law Requires Food Waste Source Separation and Recycling
Issued: October 14, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-12 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Alert	Dirty Dirt Law (Law) – Updated Schedules for Compliance Registration and Licensing Requirements for Business Concerns Engaged in Soil and Fill Recycling Services N.J.S.A. 13:1E-127.1 et seq.
Issued: September 10, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-11 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste
Alert	DEP Guidance and Recommendations for Restarting Fuel Tank Operations after Flooding
Issued: September 3, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-10 Environmental Focus: Underground Storage Tanks
Alert	Do You Have an Air Permit With a 3-hour Rolling Average Based on 1-hour Blocks? You May Not be Reporting Exceedances Correctly
Issued: August 25, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-09 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	Do You Have an Air Permit That Starts with PCP96 Or PCP97? It May Be Time to Update Your Permit
Issued: June 30, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-08 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	Increased Attention to Significant Non-Compliant Dischargers
Issued: June 14, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-07 Environmental Focus: Water
Alert	Announcing Changes to the Department’s Administration of Certain Licensing, Certification and Registration Functions
Issued: April 23, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-06 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Underground Storage Tanks, Water
Alert	Free Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Virtual Training Event
Issued: March 23, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-05 Environmental Focus:Air
Alert	Treatment and Applications at New Jersey Aquatic Sites
Issued: March 23, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-04 Environmental Focus:Water, Pesticides
Alert	Scrap Metal Handling and Recycling
Issued: February 17, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-03 Environmental Focus:Air
Alert	COVID -19 Alert: Sunset Provision for Compliance Advisory #2020-09: Extensions for Monitoring and Emission Reports Requirements for Air Quality Permits
Issued: February 3, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-02 Environmental Focus:Air
Update	Right to Know and Pollution Prevention Requirements Added for Newly Reportable Chemicals
Issued: January 26, 2021 Enforcement Alert: #2021-01 Environmental Focus:Right to Know, Pollution Prevention
Alert	Small Quantity Generators Must Re-Notify by September 1, 2021 and Every Four Years Thereafter
Issued: December 17, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-19 Environmental Focus:Hazardous Waste
Alert	Christmas Tree Burning and Disposal
Issued: November 6, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-18 Environmental Focus:Air
Alert	Beach Maintenance Compliance
Issued: October 27, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-17 Environmental Focus:Land Use
Update	2020 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards Application is Now Available
Issued: October 9, 2020 Enforcement Update: #2020-16
Alert	Fogging/Misting Systems Using Disinfectants/Sanitizers as a COVID-19 Treatment - Not permissible for Human Exposure
Issued: October 5, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-15 Environmental Focus:Pesticides
Update	EPA’s 2019 Risk Management Program Reconsideration Rule
Issued: September 23, 2020 Enforcement Update: #2020-14 Environmental Focus: Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA)
Alert	Non-Healthcare Facilities are Not Required to Register as Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) Generators
Issued: July 15, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-13 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Alert	Upcoming Deadline to Decommission Most Vacuum Assist Phase II Vapor Recovery Systems
Issued: June 25, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-12 Environmental Focus: Air, Underground Storage Tanks
Alert	Septic System Compliance
Issued: June 16, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-11 Environmental Focus: Water
Alert	General Guidance for Facilities and Contractors Maintaing Commercial Underground Storage Tanks
Issued: May 5, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-10 Environmental Focus: Underground Storage Tanks
Alert	Extensions for Monitoring and Emission Reports Requirements for Air Quality Permits
Issued: April 27, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-09 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	Covid-19 Alert - Environmental Compliance And Enforcement During Covid-19 Public Health Emergency
Issued: April 21, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-08 Environmental Focus: All
Alert	Covid-19 General Guidance for Solid Waste & Recycling Collectors and Transporters and Processing, Transfer and Disposal Facilities and Temporary Adjustment of Limits and Discretionary Allowances
Issued: April 21, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-07 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Alert	Covid-19 Guidance Regarding Medical Waste
Issued: April 8, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-06 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Alert	DEP issues guidance for Public Water Systems and Wastewater Monitoring, Licensed Operator and Certified Laboratory issues due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Issued: March 26, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-05 Environmental Focus:Water, Quality Assurance
Alert	Be Aware of Requirements to Call the DEP Hotline 1-877- WARN DEP (1-877-927-6337)
Issued: March 20, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-04 Environmental Focus: Air, Hazardous Waste, Land Use, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Underground Storage Tanks, Water
Alert	New Law- Requires Registration and Licensing for Soil and Fill Recycling Services
Issued: February 12, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-03 Environmental Focus: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Alert	Community Right to Know 2019 Surveys Must be Submitted by March 1, 2020
Issued: February 4, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-02 Environmental Focus: Community Right to Know
Alert	2019 Hazardous Waste Biennial Report Must Be Submitted to USEPA by March 1, 2020
Issued: January 15, 2020 Enforcement Alert: #2020-01 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Perchloro-ethylene (PERC) Dry Cleaning Equipment Located in Buildings with Residences Must Cease Operation After December 21, 2020
Issued: December 31, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-10 Environmental Focus: Air
Warning	Emergency Generators that have obtained or plan to obtain General Permit GP-005A or GP-005B
Issued: December 17, 2019 Warning: #2019-09 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	The DEP to Present a Free Seminar on the Revised Underground Storage Tank & Vapor Recovery Rules
Issued: October 30, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-08 Environmental Focus: Underground Storage Tanks
Update	2019 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards Application is Now Available
Issued: September 12, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-07
Update	DEP to Present Free Seminar on the Hazardous Waste Pharmaceutical Rule
Issued: August 28, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-06 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Alert	Soil and Fill Materials must meet NJDEP Requirements
Issued: August 1, 2019 Enforcement Alert: #2019-05 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Update	New Regulations for the Management of Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals
Issued: August 1, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-04 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	The DEP to Present a Free Seminar on the Revised Underground Storage Tank & Vapor Recovery Rules
Issued: March 12, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-02 Environmental Focus: Underground Storage Tanks
Update	EPA's 2017 Risk Management Program Rule Amendments
Issued: January 31, 2019 Enforcement Update: #2019-01 Environmental Focus: Other
Alert	DEP Beach Maintenance Compliance Initiative
Issued: November 30, 2018 Enforcement Alert: #2018-11 Environmental Focus: Land Use
Alert	Mothball Pest Control: The Label is the Law
Issued: October 11, 2018 Enforcement Alert: #2018-10 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	Actions Required for Air Permits Issued Prior to 1998
Issued: August 22, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-09 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	2018 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards Application is Now Available
Issued: August 21, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-08
Update	EPA to Launch Hazardous Waste e-Manifest System June 30, 2018
Issued: June 25, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-07 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	DEP to Present Free Seminar on the New Hazardous Waste Rules
Issued: April 18, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-06 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Upcoming FREE Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Training/Outreach Seminar
Issued: March 23, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-05 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	USEPA Reclassifies and Revises Labels of Dicamba Products Intended for Application to Dicamba-Tolerant Crops
Issued: March 8, 2018 Enforcement Alert: #2018-04 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Alert	USEPA Imposes New Requirements on Applicators of Dicamba to Dicamba - Tolerant Crops to Prevent Damage from Drift onto Susceptible Non-Target Crops and Ornamentals
Issued: March 8, 2018 Enforcement Alert: #2018-03 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	New Rules and Amended Requirements for Underground Storage Tank Facilities
Issued: February 21, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-02 Environmental Focus: Underground Storage Tanks
Update	Documentation Plan Template Now Available
Issued: January 30, 2018 Enforcement Update: #2018-01 Environmental Focus: Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act (TCPA)
Update	2017 Hazardous Waste Biennial Report Must Be Submitted to USEPA by March 1,2018
Issued: December 18, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-11 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Introducing the Proposed Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Online Submission Form and Map
Issued: November 28, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-10
Update	Decommissioning Stage II (or Phase II) Vapor Recovery Systems at Gasoline Dispensing Facilities
Issued: November 28, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-09 Environmental Focus: Air, Underground Storage Tanks
Alert	Tampering of Emission Control Systems on Diesel and Gasoline Vehicles is Prohibited
Issued: November 15, 2017 Enforcement Alert: #2017-08 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	DEP to Present Free Seminar on the Generator Improvements Rule
Issued: September 28, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-07 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Right to Know Program Adds New Hazard Codes
Issued: September 15, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-06 Environmental Focus: Right to Know
Update	Right to Know and Pollution Prevention Requirements added for Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD)
Issued: August 10, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-05 Environmental Focus: Right to Know, Pollution Prevention, Air
Update	Applications Are Now Being Accepted by NJDEP for the 2017 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards
Issued: July 5, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-04
Update	Compliance Assistance Available for Vape Shops and Manufacturers
Issued: June 20, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-03 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Use of Fumigants on Agricultural Commodities Requires an Air Pollution Permit
Issued: April 11, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-02 Environmental Focus: Pesticides, Air
Update	EPA Has Revised Hazardous Waste Regulations
Issued: January 9, 2017 Enforcement Update: #2017-01 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Alert	Reminder about Mandatory Change to Submit Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Discharge Monitoring Reports Data Electronically as of December 21, 2016
Issued: December 6, 2016 Enforcement Alert: #2016-13 Environmental Focus: Water
Update	DEP Launches Mobile Application for Reporting of Non-Emergency Environmental Incidents
Issued: November 21, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-12 Environmental Focus: All
Update	New Gasoline Dispensing Facilities can be Constructed without Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems as of October 12, 2016
Issued: November 18, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-11 Environmental Focus: Air, Underground Storage Tanks
Update	Perchloro-ethylene (PERC) Dry Cleaning Equipment Located in Buildings with Residences Must Cease Operation After December 21, 2020
Issued: September 30, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-10 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	Right to Know and Pollution Prevention Requirements Added for Bromopropane
Issued: July 20, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-09 Environmental Focus: Community Right to Know, Pollution Prevention
Alert	NJDEP Issues Reminder of Due Date for the Community Right to Know Survey
Issued: July 5, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-08 Environmental Focus: Community Right to Know
Update	Dealing with Mosquitos
Issued: June 20, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-07 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Alert	DEP Waterfront Development Compliance Initiative
Issued: May 27, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-06 Environmental Focus: Coastal and Land Use
Update	2015 Release and Pollution Prevention Report (RPPR) and Pollution Prevention Plan Summary (P3S) to be submitted by July 1, 2016
Issued: May 26, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-05 Environmental Focus: Pollution Prevention
Alert	Emergency Generators Participating in Demand Response and Peak Shaving Programs Require Air Permit Revision and Air Pollution Control
Issued: May 23, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-04 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	DEP to Present Free Seminar for Hazardous Waste Handlers
Issued: May 13, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-03 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Upcoming FREE Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Training/Outreach Seminar
Issued: March 18, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-02 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	Find Your Unpaid Pesticide License or Product Invoice Online
Issued: March 18, 2016 Enforcement Update: #2016-01 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	2015 Hazardous Waste Biennial Report to be submitted by March 1, 2016
Issued: December 18, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-15 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Alert	REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE United States Department of Transportation (DOT), Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) Preempts Nine Requirements in the New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C. 7:26-3A)
Issued: December 17, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-14 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Warning	Common Pitfalls of Air Permit Holders (An Update)
Issued: November 6, 2015 Warning: #2015-13 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	DEP to Present Free Seminar for Hazardous Waste Handlers
Issued: September 24, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-12 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Commercial and Private Pesticide Applicators Can Track their Recertification Course History Online
Issued: September 24, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-11 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Alert	2015 Regulated Medical Waste Annual Generator Report Mailing Delay and Extension of Due Date
Issued: July 27, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-10 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Alert	DEP Steps Up Inspection of Laboratories to Comply with Air Pollution Control Act
Issued: July 20, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-09 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	High Levels of Air Pollution Recorded as a Result of Idling Construction Vehicles and Equipment
Issued: June 8, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-08 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	New General Permit (GP-001A) for Solid Material Storage Equipment
Issued: May 18, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-07 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	DEP to Present a Free Seminar on the EPA’s Newly-Amended Definition of Solid Waste Rule
Issued: May 14, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-06 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste
Alert	Recovery of Outstanding Fees from Solid Waste Facilities, Utilities and Recycling Centers
Issued: April 28, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-05 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Alert	Online Decal Renewal Information for Solid and Hazardous Waste Transporters
Issued: March 20, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-04 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste
Update	Upcoming FREE Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Training/Outreach Seminar
Issued: March 16, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-03 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	Mosquito and Fly Control Applicators Require Special Certification and Notifications
Issued: February 26, 2015 Enforcement Update: #2015-02 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Alert	DEP Upgrades Online Air Excess Emission Reports to Excel 2010 or Greater
Issued: February 24, 2015 Enforcement Alert: #2015-01 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	DEP to Step Up Enforcement of Used Oil Heater Regulations
Issued: December 1, 2014 Enforcement Alert: #2014-10 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	Online Posting of Waste Debarment List
Issued: August 5, 2014 Enforcement Alert: #2014-09 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste
Alert	Licensing Verification for Waste Brokers
Issued: August 5, 2014 Enforcement Alert: #2014-08 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste, Hazardous Waste
Update	New General Permit (GP-005A) for Emergency Generator(s) Burning Distillate Fuels
Issued: May 22, 2014 Enforcement Update: #2014-07 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	Mosquito and Fly Control Applicators Require Special Certification and Notifications
Issued: May 6, 2014 Enforcement Alert: #2014-06 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	DEP Reminds Pesticide Applicators to Follow Current “Turf and Ornamental Notification Signage” Requirements
Issued: March 27, 2014 Enforcement Update: #2014-05 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	Improved Hazardous Waste Web Stie Provides Tools for Transporters to Estimate Their Annual Fee
Issued: March 27, 2014 Enforcement Update: #2014-04 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste
Update	Additional Pesticide Certification Exam Date Announced for Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Issued: March 21, 2014 Enforcement Update: #2014-03 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	Upcoming FREE Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Training/Outreach Seminar
Issued: March 10, 2014 Enforcement Update: #2014-02 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	NJDEP Compliance & Enforcement Posts New Training Website
Issued: February 6, 2014 Enforcement Update: #2014-01 Environmental Focus: Air, Hazardous Waste, Land Use, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Underground Storage Tanks, Water
Alert	NJDEP Adopts Correction to Air Minor Source Grace Period Determination
Issued: November 19, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-12 Environmental Focus: Air, Underground Storage Tanks
Update	Upcoming FREE Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Training/Outreach Seminar
Issued: September 11, 2013 Enforcement Update: #2013-11 Environmental Focus: Air
Update	Organic Land Care Certification Program
Issued: June 17, 2013 Enforcement Update: #2013-10 Environmental Focus: Pesticides
Update	Applications Are Now Being Accepted by NJDEP for the 2013 Governor's Environmental Excellence Awards
Issued: June 14, 2013 Enforcement Update: #2013-09 Environmental Focus: Air, Hazardous Waste, Land Use, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Underground Storage Tanks, Water
Alert	DEP Unveils Streamlined Procedure for Complying with Community Right to Know Reporting Requirements
Issued: May 1, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-08 Environmental Focus: Community Right-to-Know
Alert	Illegal Dumping of Solid Waste
Issued: April 16, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-07 Environmental Focus: Solid Waste
Update	Upcoming FREE Underground Storage Tank Compliance Assistance Seminar
Issued: April 15, 2013 Enforcement Update: #2013-06 Environmental Focus: Underground Storage Tanks
Alert	Emergency Generators Participating in Demand Response and Peak Shaving Programs Require Air Permit Revision and Air Pollution Control
Issued: April 8, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-05 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	NJDEP A-901 UPDATE RENEWALS
Issued: March 19, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-04 Environmental Focus: Hazardous Waste, Solid Waste
Alert	Storm Warning: Reminder of Requirements to Call the DEP Hotline at 1-877- WARN DEP (1-877-927-6337)
Issued: March 6, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-03 Environmental Focus: Air, Hazardous Waste, Land Use, Pesticides, Solid Waste, Underground Storage Tanks, Water
Update	Upcoming FREE Air Compliance & Enforcement (ACE) Training/Outreach Seminar
Issued: March 4, 2013 Enforcement Update: #2013-02 Environmental Focus: Air
Alert	Precautionary Measures for Wastewater and Stormwater Systems before a Storm Event
Issued: February 8, 2013 Enforcement Alert: #2013-01 Environmental Focus: Water

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