[EXTERNAL]: Tropical Storm Henri

All:

In anticipation of Tropical Storm Henri expected to impact New Jersey, those responsible for contaminated sites should evaluate any remediation cases for which they are responsible to ensure that they are as ready as practicable for this storm.

The primary hazard for much of our area is expected to be heavy rain leading to flooding. Although the highest risk for this is across northern New Jersey, there is some risk across almost all of our region.

Tropical storm force winds remain possible tonight into Sunday morning.

Minor coastal flooding is expected for portions of the New Jersey coast with this evening’s high tide. Minor tidal flooding may linger with the high tide on Sunday evening.

Rough surf and a high risk for rip currents will continue through Sunday for all of the area coasts. Additionally, tropical storm winds are possible for northern NJ coastal waters

This includes securing the site for anticipated rains, and possible loss of power to remediation systems.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) previously published the "Important Information About Vapor Mitigation Systems And Power Outages" fact sheet, available at: www.nj.gov/dep/srp/guidance/vaporintrusion/vapor_mit_sys_and_power_outages.pdf. NJDEP recommends that remediating parties distribute this fact sheet to property owners with subsurface depressurization systems prior to weather events that may cause power outages, as necessary.

Whether you are the person responsible for conducting the remediation or the Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) retained, all efforts should be made to prevent new discharges at your site and to maintain active remediation systems. Any discharges of hazardous substances are required to be reported to the DEP Hotline at 1-877-WARN-DEP (1-877-927-6337).

Subsequent to the storm, all sites should be re-evaluated to determine if any immediate environmental concerns needing action arose and whether site conditions changed, requiring re-evaluation of impacts to receptors.

Please refer to the "Planning for and Response to Catastrophic Events at Contaminated Sites" technical guidance (www.nj.gov/dep/srp/guidance/#catastrophic_events) for additional information regarding preparing for and responding to potential impacts from this storm.

For topic-specific questions regarding site remediation, please refer to the SRP contact list, available at www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/srra_contacts.htm.

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