Site Remediation and LSRP

​NJDEP Takes a Further Step in Regulating Emerging Contaminants

In November 2017, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) set the lowest limits in the...

Court Rules that Gas Station Defendants are not Off the Hook for “Primary Restoration” Natural Resource Damages

In a case before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the New...

Beware of Contractual Statutes of Limitation Affecting Claims for Deficient Environmental Services

The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey recently upheld a provision in an environmental...

NJDEP To Adopt Strict Standards for PFOA and PFNA in Drinking Water

On November 1st, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) Commissioner Bob Martin announced that the Department...

NJDEP Revises Soil Remediation Standards Applicable to Historic Fill and Other Common Contaminants

On September 18th, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) revised its soil remediation standards for...

Putting Substance Over Legal Form, Court Finds Property Owner Eligible for Innocent Party Grant

In September, the Appellate Division determined that the current corporate owner of property qualified for an innocent...

CERCLA Arranger Liability Requires Knowledge Waste Is Hazardous, New York District Court Says

In Town of Islip v. Datre, --- F. Supp. 3d ----, 2017 WL 1157188 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 28,...

NJDEP Offers Guidance On Remedial Action Report Submittal Deadlines

Recently, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) issued guidance regarding the regulatory and mandatory timeframes...

NJDEP Offers Relief from Strict Compliance with Direct Oversight Requirements for those Willing to Enter into Administrative Consent Orders

The Site Remediation Reform Act (“SRRA”) authorizes Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (“LSRPs”) to oversee the remediation of...

NJDEP to Expand Site Remediation Municipal Ticketing Initiative

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP” or the “Department”) Site Remediation Program (“SRP”) has been...

Bad Tanks Make Bad Neighbors: Appellate Division Approves Equitable Sharing of Costs to Investigate Underground Storage Tank Leak at Condominium

In a recent decision, the Appellate Division upheld a Chancery Division injunction ordering five neighboring condominium owners...

Think Before You Dispose of That Corroded Pipe – It May Be Evidence Necessary to Pursue Future Claims

In a cautionary tale for all parties remediating contaminated sites who may want to pursue recovery of...