Site Remediation Guidance Library
Disclaimer: Users of this information should not consider these materials the sole source of information
sufficient in itself to dictate any outcome or decision on the remediation of a contaminated site
but should refer to the Department's rules and guidance provided on SRP's web site.
NOTE: The following guidance documents are specific to remediation required by the regulations promulgated by and other requirements of the Site Remediation Program.
Nothing in these guidance documents affects potential liability and obligations to the State Trustee, the Department, or its Commissioner regarding natural resource
injuries, restoration, or damages.
Types of Guidance
1. Technical Guidance
Developed using a Stakeholder Process
The Technical Guidance Documents Contained in this Section were
developed using a Stakeholder
process. Click on the topics below for a brief description
of the document content, a downloadable copy of the document,
a response to significant comment (if available), and additional
links to training opportunities. To view the Department's policy
for varying from a rule and applying technical guidance, click
here.
- Alternative Remediation Standards Technical Guidance for Soil and Soil Leachate for the Migration to Ground Water Exposure Pathway
- Alternative Remediation Standards Technical Guidance for Soil for the Ingestion-Dermal and Inhalation Exposure Pathways
- Analytical Methods
- Attainment/Compliance
- Capping of Inorganic and Semi-volatile Contaminants for the Impact to Ground Water Pathway
- Capping of Sites Undergoing Remediation
- Capping of Volatile Contaminants for the Impact to Ground Water Pathway
- Characterization of Contaminated Ground Water Discharge to Surface Water Technical Guidance
- Commingled Plume Technical Guidance Document
- Conceptual Site Model (CSM)
- Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance
- Evaluation of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil Technical Guidance
- Fill Material Guidance for SRP Sites (Formerly "Alternative and Clean Fill Guidance for SRP Sites")
- Ground Water SI/RI/RA
- Historic Fill Guidance
- Historically Applied Pesticides
- Immediate Environmental Concern (IEC)
- In Situ Remediation: Design Considerations and Performance Monitoring Technical Guidance
- Landfills Investigation Technical Guidance
- Linear Construction Technical Guidance
- LNAPL Initial Recovery and Interim Remedial Measures Technical Guidance
- Monitored Natural Attenuation
- NJDEP Field Sampling Procedures Manual
- Off-Site Source Ground Water Investigation Technical Guidance
- Planning for and Response to Catastrophic Events at Contaminated Sites
- Preliminary Assessment
- Presumptive and Alternate Remedy Guidance
- Receptor Evaluation
- Remediation Standards
- Soil SI/RI/RA
- Technical Impracticability (TI)
- Technical Guidance for Investigating Child Care Centers and Educational Facilities
- Technical Guidance for Investigation of Underground Storage Tank Systems
- Vapor Intrusion
Developed prior to enactment of SRRA
The Technical Guidance Documents contained in this section were developed by the NJDEP prior to enactment of SRRA, and without extensive Stakeholder input/review.
The Department will seek stakeholder input in the future. Click on the topic for a downloadable copy of the document.
- Characterization of Concrete and Clean Material Certification
- Coordination of NJDEP and USEPA PCB Remediation Policies
- Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons Methodology Replacement of TPH Method 418.1 for the Site Remediation Program
- Findings and Recommendations for the Remediation of Historic Pesticide Contamination (March 1999; developed with stakeholder input)
- IEC-GAC POET Specifications
- Protocol for Addressing EPH Contamination
- Sheen Remediation Guidance, February 2006
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Volatile Organic Contamination including methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) derived from discharges of Petroleum Mixtures
2. Financial Guidance: RFS / Fee / Grant
- Fees/Oversight Cost Guidance Document
- Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund Application Guidance
- Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation Fund Application Guidance
- RFS Cost Guidance (Formerly known as "Cost Guidance")
- Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Application Instructions
- Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Cost Guide
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Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Guidance
(NOTE: This document was not in the original list, but it is an important part of our TAG guidance package.)
- Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Project Summary Sheets
3. Administrative Guidance
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Administrative Guidance for Addressing Unknown Off-Site Sources of Contamination
(Formerly "Administrative guidance for LSRPs and Subsurface Evaluators when encountering contamination that is suspected to be unrelated to a known discharge undergoing remediation")
- Administrative Guidance for the Migration to Ground Water Exposure Pathway Soil Remediation Standards
- Administrative Guidance Regarding Compliance with Remedial Action Report Timeframes
- Administrative Guidance Regarding Environmental Remediation Undertaken by the New Jersey Schools Development Authority
- Analytical Method Certification Requirements for the Site Remediation Program
- CEA Biennial Certification Compliance: Tools for Performing Well Search for CEA Biennial Certifications
- CEA Guidance
- Contaminants of Emerging Concern: timeframe issues for existing cases
- Diffuse Anthropogenic Pollution (DAP) Administrative Guidance
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Direct Oversight Guidance: When the Department of Environmental Protection May Undertake Direct Oversight of a Remediation of a Contaminated Site
- Direct Oversight Public Participation Plan Guidance
- GIS Guidance
- Guidance for Submission of Electronic Documents on Compact Disc or Other Portable Media
- Implementation of January 18, 2018 Ground Water Remediation Standards
- Implementation of March 13, 2019 Interim Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs and Standards for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) (Updated 5/23/2019)
- Implementation of November 25, 2015 Interim Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs and Standards
- Implementation of September 18, 2017 Updated Soil Remediation Standards
- Interpretation of Technical Requirements for Site Remediation requirement to "complete the remedial investigation" (N.J.A.C. 7:26E-4.10)
- Investigating Impacts to Surface Water
- Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Timeframe Communication Requirements
- Licensing of Proposed Child Care Centers
- Need for LSRPs and SSEs to have an A-901 license at Site Remediation sites
- Post-No Further Action Compliance Notice for Cases Requiring a Remedial Action Permit (May 3, 2021)
- Preparation of the Case Inventory Documents
- Pre-Purchase Administrative Consent Order Guidance
- Process for RCRA, CERCLA and Federal Facility Sites
- Public Notification Guidance
- Response Action Outcome Guidance Document (RAO)
- Site Remediation Program's Electronic Data Interchange
- Soil Remediation Standards Guidance
- Spill Act Liens and the Procedures for a Property Owner to Contest a Spill Act Lien Administrative Guidance
- Status of Administrative Consent Orders and Remediation Agreements
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Submission and Use of Data in GIS Compatible Formats Pursuant to Technical Requirements for Site Remediation
- Well Search Guidance
4. Permits
- NJPDES Discharges to Ground Water Technical Manual for the Site Remediation Program
- Remedial Action Permit for Ground Water
- Remedial Action Permit for Soils
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Remedial Action Permit Requirements for RCRA GPRA 2020, CERCLA and Federal Facility Sites under Traditional DEP Oversight
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Types of Guidance
Technical Guidance
- Financial Guidance: Fee / Grant
- Administrative Guidance
- Permits
Related Links
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1. Technical Guidance
Developed using a Stakeholder Process
Alternative Remediation Standards Technical Guidance for Soil and Soil Leachate for the Migration to Ground Water Exposure Pathway
Alternative Remediation Standards Technical Guidance for Soil for the Ingestion-Dermal and Inhalation Exposure Pathways
Analytical Methods
Attainment/Compliance
Capping of Inorganic and Semi-volatile Contaminants for the Impact to Ground Water Pathway
Capping of Sites Undergoing Remediation
Capping of Volatile Contaminants for the Impact to Ground Water Pathway
Characterization of Contaminated Ground Water Discharge to Surface Water Technical Guidance
Commingled Plume Technical Guidance Document
Conceptual Site Model (CSM)
Ecological Evaluation Technical Guidance
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Evaluation of Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Soil Technical Guidance
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Fill Material Guidance for SRP Sites
Ground Water SI/RI/RA
Historic Fill Guidance
(NOTE: This document was formerly titled "Historic Fill and Diffuse Anthropogenic Pollutants Technical Guidance")
Historically Applied Pesticides
Immediate Environmental Concern (IEC)
In Situ Remediation: Design Considerations and Performance Monitoring Technical Guidance
Landfills Investigation Technical Guidance
Linear Construction Technical Guidance
Light Non-aqueous Phase Liquid (LNAPL) Initial Recovery and Interim Remedial Measures Technical Guidance
Monitored Natural Attenuation
NJDEP Field Sampling Procedures Manual
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Brief Description of Document
The NJDEP's Field Sampling Procedures Manual is the most current technical guidance associated with procedures and equipment utilized for the collection of
environmental samples. The primary intent of the manual is to promote accuracy and consistency when environmental samples are collected and prepared for chemical analysis
by public and private entities. |
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Document: |
NJDEP Field Sampling Procedures Manual Page
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Response to Comments: |
Field Sampling Procedures Manual Response to Comments and Change Logs |
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Off-Site Source Ground Water Investigation Technical Guidance
Planning for and Response to Catastrophic Events at Contaminated Sites
Preliminary Assessment
Presumptive and Alternate Remedy Guidance
Receptor Evaluation
Remediation Standards
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Brief Description of Document
NJDEP Site Remediation Program's Guidance for the Remediation Standards N.J.A.C. 7:26D.
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Remediation Standards (RS) Page |
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Response to Comments: |
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Soil SI/RI/RA
Technical Impracticability (TI)
Technical Guidance for Investigating Child Care Centers and Educational Facilities
Technical Guidance for Investigation of Underground Storage Tank Systems
Vapor Intrusion
Developed prior to enactment of SRRA
Characterization of Concrete and Clean Material Certification
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Brief Description of Document
The Guidance for Characterization of Concrete and Clean Material Certification for Recycling document includes Sampling and Analysis Protocol guidance below is for certain contaminants that the
Department recognizes may be found in concrete from contaminated sites. Only
uncontaminated concrete will normally qualify for unrestricted recycling, while some
minimally contaminated concrete or concrete fines may qualify for beneficial uses but only
with Department approval. |
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Document: |
Characterization of Concrete and Clean Material Certification Document
(Via the NJDEP Solid & Hazardous Waste Program) |
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Coordination of NJDEP and USEPA PCB Remediation Policies
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Brief Description of Document
The Contaminated Site Remediation and Redevelopment Program has promulgated residential and non-residential soil remediation standards
for the ingestion-dermal exposure pathway of 0.25 mg/kg and 1.1 mg/kg for total polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), respectively, which
are based upon a legislatively mandated 1 X 10-6 cancer end-point. A soil remediation standard for the migration to ground water pathway
of 1.6 mg/kg has also been promulgated for total PCBs which is based on the ground water remediation standard. It should be noted that the
full guidance document will be updated to reflect these changes in the near future.
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Document: |
Coordination of NJDEP and USEPA PCB Remediation Policies [pdf 755 Kb]
Updated 7/2/2020, Posted 7/2/2020
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Change Log: |
Coordination of NJDEP and USEPA PCB Remediation Policies
Change Log [pdf 107 Kb]
Posted 7/2/2020 |
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Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons Methodology Replacement of TPH Method 418.1 for the Site Remediation Program
Findings and Recommendations for the Remediation of Historic Pesticide Contamination (March 1999; developed with stakeholder input)
IEC-GAC POET Specifications
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Brief Description of Document
This document gives the minimum specifications for a Granular Activated Carbon Point-of-Entry Treatment System. |
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Document: |
POET Specifications - GAC [pdf 57 Kb]
Issued 3/26/2015 |
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Protocol for Addressing EPH Contamination
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Brief Description of Document
This New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) guidance document will provide
direction on how to address petroleum hydrocarbon mixture discharges except for those that originate
from the more volatile petroleum hydrocarbon mixtures (i.e., gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, and mineral
spirits). This guidance document provides a health-based approach to
accomplish the remediation of petroleum hydrocarbon mixtures. |
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Document: |
Protocol for Addressing EPH Contamination Technical Guidance Document [pdf 92 Kb]
Version 5.0, Issued 8/9/2010 |
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Sheen Remediation Guidance, February 2006
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Brief Description of Document
"Sheen" Remediation Policy Initiative
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Document: |
Sheen Remediation Guidance |
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Volatile Organic Contamination including methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) derived from discharges of Petroleum Mixtures
2. Financial Guidance: Fee / Grant
Fees/Oversight Cost Guidance Document
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Brief Description of Document
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to the person responsible for conducting the
remediation regarding the fees that apply to specific activities and submittals subject to the Spill
Compensation and Control Act, Site Remediation Reform Act, Underground Storage Tank Act, Industrial
Site Recovery Act, and child care center licensing requirements. This guidance describes the steps to
identify an annual remediation fee for new cases and those fees that still are in place, and when they
apply. This guidance does not take into consideration every combination or scenario that may exist, but
rather is designed to addresses a majority of the most common occurrences. It should also be noted that
section XI of this Guidance identifies those cases that are, and may in the future be, subject to direct
billing for oversight costs pursuant to the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of
Contaminated Sites (ARRCS) rule, specifically N.J.A.C. 7:26C-4.5. |
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Document: |
Fees/Oversight Cost Guidance Document [pdf 549 Kb]
Version 2.8, effective 7/1/2022, Posted 5/2/2022
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Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund Application Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
The Hazardous Discharge
Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) grants and loans are available to public entities, private
entities, and non-profit organizations (as described in section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code) that perform
a remediation pursuant to DEP's Site Remediation Program requirements.
The HDSRF Fund page below provides current information about the Fund. |
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Document: |
Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund Page |
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Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation Fund Application Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
The UST Fund provides financial assistance in the form of loans and grants to eligible owners and operators for the
remediation of discharges of residential and other unregulated petroleum underground storage tanks, and for the closure
and remediation of State regulated petroleum underground storage tanks.
The UST Fund page below provides current information about the Fund. |
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Document: |
Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation Fund Page |
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RFS Cost Guidance
(NOTE: This document was formerly known as "Cost Guidance")
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Application Instructions
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Cost Guide
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Brief Description of Document
The TAG Cost Guide is used by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection when
reviewing a financial plan submitted with TAG applications. |
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Document: |
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Cost Guide [pdf 48 Kb]
Version 1.0, Issued 12/15/2009 |
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Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Guidance
(NOTE: This document was not in the original list, but it is an important part of our TAG guidance package.)
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Brief Description of Document
This guidance document will assist
community groups and licensed site remediation professionals (LSRP) in determining who is eligible for a technical
assistance grant (TAG), how to apply for a TAG, what are eligible TAG activities and the reporting requirements
associated with a TAG. |
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Document: |
Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Guidance [pdf 36 Kb]
Version 1.1, Issued 1/31/2011 |
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Technical Assistance Grant (TAG) Project Summary Sheets
3. Administrative Guidance
Administrative Guidance for Addressing Unknown Off-Site Sources of Contamination
(NOTE: This document was formerly titled "Administrative guidance for LSRPs and Subsurface Evaluators when encountering contamination that is suspected to be unrelated to a known discharge undergoing remediation")
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Brief Description of Document
When conducting remedial activities, Licensed Site Remediation Professionals and Subsurface Evaluators (LSRP/SSE) may encounter contamination that is
suspected to be unrelated to the site under investigation (the subject site). This document provides administrative guidance for the LSRP/SSE under three
scenarios depending on where the contamination was identified in relation to the subject site and whether the subject site is a heating oil
tank at a residential property. |
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Document: |
Administrative Guidance for Addressing Unknown Off-Site Sources of Contamination [pdf 282 Kb]
Version 2.0, Posted 1/15/2016
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Administrative Guidance for the Migration to Ground Water Exposure Pathway Soil Remediation Standards
Administrative Guidance Regarding Compliance with Remedial Action Report Timeframesm
Administrative Guidance Regarding Environmental Remediation Undertaken by the New Jersey Schools Development Authoritym
Analytical Method Certification Requirements for the Site Remediation Program
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Brief Description of Document
This notice serves as a reminder that, pursuant to the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation at N.J.A.C. 7:26E-2.1(a)1, laboratories or companies involved
in any laboratory or field activity that generates and/or provides analytical data are required to have all applicable certifications for the specific parameters or
categories for which certification exists pursuant to the Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measurements (N.J.A.C. 7:18). |
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Document: |
Analytical Method Certification Requirements for the Site Remediation Program |
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CEA Biennial Certification Compliance: Tools for Performing Well Search for CEA Biennial Certifications
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Brief Description of Document
A Department computer generated well search for all wells
within one mile up-gradient, side-gradient and downgradient of the
ground water classification exception area is required as part of
each CEA biennial certification. This requirement is outlined in
the Tech Rules,
specifically N.J.A.C. 7:26E-8.6(a)3. This Web page provides links
and instructions for using the web-based tool. |
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Document: |
Available
On-Line Tools for Receptor Evaluations & Biennial Certifications for Groundwater [pdf 19Kb]
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CEA Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
This Guidance helps with the designation of Classification Exception Areas (CEAs) |
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Document: |
CEA Guidance Page |
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Contaminants of Emerging Concern: timeframe issues for existing cases
Diffuse Anthropogenic Pollution (DAP) Administrative Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
This document describes what diffuse anthropogenic pollution (DAP) is and where this
pollution is likely to be found in New Jersey. This document includes the procedures that the
person responsible for conducting the remediation should follow when DAP is identified at a site
but will not be remediated. The document provides language that the LSRP should use in the
Response Action Outcome (RAO) to provide notice to future site owners and occupants that DAP
is present. |
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Document: |
Diffuse Anthropogenic
Pollution (DAP) Administrative Guidance [pdf 87 Kb]
Version 1.1, Issued 4/30/2013
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Direct Oversight Guidance: When the Department of Environmental Protection May Undertake Direct Oversight of a Remediation of a Contaminated Site
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Brief Description of Document
Pursuant to Section 27b of the Site Remediation Reform Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10C-27 the Department of Environmental Protection (Department) is authorized,
under certain conditions, to undertake direct oversight of the remediation of a contaminated site or a portion of a
contaminated site. The Legislature has established specific conditions that trigger the Department's evaluation of the
remediation of a site for direct oversight. In addition, Section 27d the Site Remediation Reform Act requires the
Department to issue guidelines establishing specific criteria that the Department will evaluate in order to determine when
a site or a portion of a site will be subject to direct oversight pursuant to Section 27b. The purpose of this guidance
document is to fulfill this requirement and to provide the public with notice of these criteria. |
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Direct
Oversight Guidance: When the Department of Environmental Protection
May Undertake Direct Oversight of a Remediation of a Contaminated
Site [pdf 36 Kb]
Version 1.0, Issued 11/4/2009 |
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Direct Oversight Public Participation Plan Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
This administrative guidance is to be used when developing public participation plans required for sites that are subject to direct oversight. The public
participation plan is an opportunity for the person responsible for conducting the remediation to provide site information that is appropriate for the individual site and
solicit community input from the community affected or potentially affected by the site. |
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Document: |
Direct Oversight Public Participation Plan Guidance
[pdf 318 Kb]
Version 3.0, Issued 1/26/2023, Posted 1/26/2023
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GIS Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
Contains instruction documents for various GIS standards and deliverables
required by the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation rules
(Technical Requirements) at N.J.A.C. 7:26E. The goals of these
documents are to ensure swift, uncomplicated compliance for submissions
and efficient integration of same with the SRWMP's existing GIS
databases. |
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Document: |
GIS Guidance Page |
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Guidance for Submission of Electronic Documents on Compact Disc or Other Portable Media
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Brief Description of Document
This guidance describes the naming convention to be used by the person responsible for conducting the remediation when submitting documents to the New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection - Site Remediation & Waste Management Program electronically on compact disc or other portable media. The guidance also provides helpful hints for what
electronic documents should be included on the disc. This document should not be used when submitting documents using the online portal. |
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Document: |
Guidance for Submission of Electronic Documents on Compact Disc or Other Portable Media [pdf 264 Kb]
Posted 3/16/2016
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Implementation of January 18, 2018 Ground Water Remediation Standards
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Brief Description of Document
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) adopted specific ground water quality standards for 23 contaminants. Pursuant to the Remediation
Standards (N.J.A.C. 7:26D), Class II-A specific ground water quality standards are ground water remediation standards for Class II-A ground water. This document explains
how the person responsible for conducting the remediation is to implement these ground water remediation standards.
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Document: |
Implementation of January 18, 2018 Ground Water Remediation Standards [pdf 412 Kb]
Posted 1/18/2018
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Implementation of March 13, 2019 Interim Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs and Standards for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS)
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Brief Description of Document
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) posted interim ground water quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic
acid (PFOS) to its website on March 13, 2019. This guidance explains how the person responsible for conducting the remediation is to implement these interim ground water
quality standards.
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Document: |
Implementation of March 13, 2019 Interim Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs and Standards for (PFOA) and (PFOS) [pdf 91 Kb]
Posted 5/28/2019
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Implementation of November 25, 2015 Interim Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs and Standards
Implementation of September 18, 2017 Updated Soil Remediation Standards
Interpretation of Technical Requirements for Site Remediation requirement to "complete the remedial investigation" (N.J.A.C. 7:26E-4.10)
(NOTE: This document was formerly titled "Historic Fill and Diffuse Anthropogenic Pollutants Technical Guidance")
Investigating Impacts to Surface Water
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Brief Description of Document
This document restates existing requirements related to investigating surface waters impacted by upland contaminated sites. Pursuant to the Site Remediation and Waste
Management Program (SRWMP) enabling legislation, rules and implementing guidance, current and historic contaminant migration from all sites must be characterized and
delineated to the extent of that site's contamination. This applies to potential migration of contamination from upland sites to nearby or adjacent surface waters, including,
but not limited to, heavily industrialized urban rivers that may have become contaminated by numerous point and non-point discharges, are part of an ongoing study, or are
associated with a CERCLA National Priority List (NPL) site. |
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Document: |
Investigating Impacts to Surface Water [pdf 191 Kb]
Posted 11/25/2015
https://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/inv_impacts_to_surface_water.pdf |
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Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Timeframe Communication Requirements
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Brief Description of Document
On January 4, 2016, the New Jersey Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board adopted a new rule governing the licensed site remediation professional (LSRP)
program, codified at N.J.A.C. 7:26I ("Regulations of the New Jersey Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board", "Board rule"). The Board rule addresses LSRPs' professional
conduct and includes requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:26I-6.8(b) and (c) and N.J.A.C. 7:26I-6.18(b) concerning the LSRP's duty to communicate with clients regarding applicable
remediation timeframes, notify clients if those timeframes are unlikely to be met, and the consequences of missing those timeframes. |
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Documents: |
Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) Timeframe Communication Requirements [pdf 37 Kb]
Version 1.0, Issued 5/5/2016, Posted 5/9/2016
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Licensing of Proposed Child Care Centers
Need for LSRPs and SSEs to have an A-901 license at Site Remediation sites
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Brief Description of Document
This policy statement serves to clarify the situations when Licensed Site Remediation Professionals and Certified Subsurface
Evaluators do not need to have an A-901 license when overseeing remediation, as well as those situations
when an A-901 license is required. |
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Document: |
Policy Statement - LSRPs and SSEs need for an A-901 license [pdf 100 Kb]
Posted 8/11/2022 |
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Post-No Further Action Compliance Notice for Cases Requiring a Remedial Action Permit (May 3, 2021)
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Brief Description of Document
This Compliance Notice reminds businesses and individuals who have received a DEP-issued Limited Restricted or Restricted Use No Further Action letter prior to May 7, 2012
of their obligation to apply for and receive the required soil or ground water remedial action permit, pursuant to 58:10C-19b. Steps on how to come into compliance are outlined,
along with the associated fees.
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Document: |
Post-No Further Action Compliance Notice for Cases Requiring a Remedial Action Permit (May 3, 2021)
- updated to include applicable fees for Fiscal Year 2022 [pdf 120 Kb]
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Preparation of the Case Inventory Documents
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Brief Description of Document
The Case Inventory Document (CID) is a concise summary of all areas of concern (AOCs) and major case components
that serve to form the basis for remedial decisions. The person responsible for conducting the remediation shall develop
and submit the CID with each remedial phase report and Direct Oversight Documents. The tracking of AOCs and major
case components allows for the person responsible for conducting the remediation and the Department of Environmental
Protection (Department) to:
- efficiently track the progress of all AOCs from identification to issuance of a final remediation document (i.e.,
Remedial Action Outcome (RAO), No Further Action letters (NFAs), etc.), in one easily identified section of the
technical reports;
- review a summary of the work completed and planned at each AOC; and
- identify the current case status.
This tracking process allows for the snapshot review of remedial efforts. |
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Document: |
Preparation of the Case Inventory Documents
[xlsm 193 Kb] (Excel spreadsheet has multiple tabs containing Instructions)
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SRWMP Training - Preparation of the Case Inventory Documents |
Pre-Purchase Administrative Consent Order Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
The purpose of this document is to explain how a prospective purchaser of a contaminated site can obtain a pre-purchase Administrative Consent Order. A Pre-Purchase
ACO allows certain adjustments to the direct oversight requirements for parties who are going to acquire a site that is subject to direct oversight, provided the
potential buyer meets certain requirements set forth in statute and regulation. The Pre-Purchase ACO enables a potential buyer who is not a discharger, responsible
party, nor is in any way related to the responsible party(ies) at the site to acquire/purchase and remediate the site while maintaining compliance with the requirements
of adjusted direct oversight.
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Document: |
Pre-Purchase Administrative Consent Order Guidance
[pdf 281 Kb]
Version 1.0, Posted 9/9/2022
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Process for RCRA, CERCLA and Federal Facility Sites
Public Notification Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
The Department has recently adopted rule amendments affecting
public notification requirements to address concerns from the
community. Included in these amendments is the recodifying of
the public notification requirements from the Technical Requirements
for Site Remediation (Technical Requirements, N.J.A.C. 7:26E-1.4)
in the Administrative Requirements
for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites (ARRCS, N.J.A.C. 7:26C-1.7).
Please note: ARRCS states that public notification must be conducted
14 days prior to commencing field activities associated with the
Remedial Action (RA). This differs from the previous requirement
in the Technical Requirements that public notification must be
conducted 14 days prior to commencing field activities associated
with the Remedial Investigation (RI). This change was made in
error and the requirement for public notification will be changed
back to the RI in a future rule amendment package. Until the amendment
package is adopted, and as mentioned above, the Department believes
that it beneficial to everyone the early that public outreach
and notification occurs, and supports RPs conducting public outreach
and notification occurs prior to the RA.
The Department has compiled a list of FAQs, and developed the following guidance to help remediation parties comply with the amendments: |
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Public Notification & Outreach Guidance Page
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Response Action Outcome Guidance Document (RAO) (NOTE: This document was formerly "Issuance of Response Action Outcomes")
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Brief Description of Document
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued this guidance document to assist licensed site
remediation professionals in the structure of a response action outcome (RAO), the different types of response action
outcomes, when a licensed site remediation professional may issue a response action outcome, to whom it may be issued
and when the licensed site remediation professional is to include specific inserts and reporting requirements in a response
action outcome.
The Site Remediation Program has prepared a single response action outcome shell document to ensure content
consistency. The licensed site remediation professional is expressly prohibited from modifying the content of a response
action outcome except as explicitly provided for in this guidance. The licensed site remediation professional can not apply
variance provisions in any Department rule to this document. |
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Documents: |
Response Action Outcome Guidance Document [pdf 1.28 Mb]
Version 3.1, Issued 11/2021, Posted 11/22/2021
Response Action Outcome Guidance Document Change Log [pdf 131 Kb]
Version 3.1, Posted 11/22/2021
Response Action Outcome Guidance Document Change Log [pdf 171 Kb]
Version 3.0, Archived
Model Response Action Outcome [docx 75 Kb]
(Appendix D for ARRCS Rule)
Response Action Outcome Notices [docx 28 Kb]
Updated 11/2016, Posted 11/21/2016
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Site Remediation Program's Electronic Data Interchange
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Brief Description of Document
The Site Remediation Program (SRP) has developed this manual to help you submit your data to us electronically. The manual is designed to make it easier to
submit your data and incorporate it into a data management system. This will help the SRP make more informed cleanup decisions, respond more accurately to questions and
improve our ability to review your data more quickly and accurately. |
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Document: |
Site Remediation Program's Electronic Data Interchange Page |
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Soil Remediation Standards Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
The Department has developed documents that will help remediating parties comply with the new soil remediation standards and with the development of
alternative soil remediation standards: |
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Document: |
Soil Remediation Standards Guidance Documents Page
Originally Issued June 2008 |
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Spill Act Liens and the Procedures for a Property Owner to Contest a Spill Act Lien Administrative Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
The purpose of this administrative guidance is to explain what a Spill Act lien is and to describe
the procedures for an owner of property against which the Department has filed a lien pursuant to
the Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11f ("Spill Act lien"), to receive
timely notice of the Department's filing of the lien and to have an opportunity to contest the
reasonableness of the Department's decision to file the lien. |
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Document: |
Spill Act Lien Administrative Guidance [pdf 26 Kb]
Version 1.0, Posted 2/9/2016 |
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Status of Administrative Consent Orders and Remediation Agreements
Submission and Use of Data in GIS Compatible Formats Pursuant to Technical Requirements for Site Remediation
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Brief Description of Document
NOTE: The SRRA Guidance matrix points to the same Web page for GIS Guidance as for this guidance item.
This guidance document is intended to clarify the relationship between the "Mapping and Digital Data Standards" (MDDS) criteria and practical issues
associated with electronic submission of contaminated site remediation information called for in the requirements
of N.J.A.C.7:26E. The goals of this guidance are to ensure swift, uncomplicated integration of digital map
submissions with the SRP's existing GIS databases. |
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Document: |
GIS Guidance Page |
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Well Search Guidance
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Brief Description of Document
Summarizes a Department Data Miner query that serves as
an electronic search for all wells within ½ and 1 mile of
points of contamination as defined by N.J.A.C. 7:26E-1.17. The search
is appropriate for CEA biennial certifications and initial evaluations.
Refers users to additional guidance to help reduce the number of
wells initially under consideration for sampling to just those which
are likely to be impacted by contamination. |
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Document: |
Well Search Guidance (via CEA Compliance Page) |
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4. Permits
NJPDES Discharges to Ground Water Technical Manual for the Site Remediation Program
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Brief Description of Document
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for implementing the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Discharge to Ground Water
(NJPDES-DGW) regulations at contaminated sites, as defined in the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C
(the ARRCS Rules) and/or at sites subject to the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E
(the Technical Rules). This document has not been updated to reflect rule changes adopted
after June 2007. Regulatory citations currently applicable to the DGW Permit-by-rule provisions discussed in this manual are in the NJPDES rule at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.5(a)
and (b) and 8.5 and in the Technical Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:26E-1.5(b) and (h) and 5.6. N.J.A.C. 7:26E-5.6(b) requires submittal of a DGW Proposal and N.J.A.C.
7:26E-5.6(c) specifies applicable public notice and notification requirements. Additional interim update information is provided at the below link and in the instructions
for the "Discharge to Ground Water Permit by Rule Authorization Request" form,
at www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/forms/. |
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Document: |
NJPDES Discharges to Ground Water Technical Manual for the Site Remediation Program
Issued 6/2007 |
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Remedial Action Permit for Ground Water
Remedial Action Permit for Soils
Remedial Action Permit Requirements for RCRA GPRA 2020, CERCLA and Federal Facility Sites under Traditional DEP Oversight
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