ESA recently identified an apparent discrepancy in NJDEP’s published Protocol for Addressing Extractable Petroleum Hydrocarbons. The discrepancy involves a fine but significant distinction, as ESA discovered when one of our clients received a Notice of Deficiency (NOD) from the NJDEP for EPH concentrations that met...
HOW TO MINIMIZE THE COST AND AGGRAVATION OF ISRA COMPLIANCE The Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) is arguably the most impactful hazardous waste cleanup law in New Jersey. ISRA has been law since December 31, 1983 when it was first introduced as the Environmental Cleanup Responsibility...
Imagine, if you will, a world where environmental regulations remain constant and cleanup standards never change; where state representatives have a unified voice regarding the direction an environmental cleanup should take; and where once a project is closed, it remains closed. If this sounds like...
What is Historic Fill? For decades, historic fill material was commonly used to raise the topographic elevation of properties around the state of New Jersey -- predominantly along the waterfront areas in northeastern and southwestern NJ. The fill material, according to the New Jersey Department of...
Buyers and sellers of real estate know the importance of obtaining proper legal representation. But what does "proper" mean? As of 2012, according to the New Jersey Courts web site, there were more than 80,000 attorneys licensed to practice in the state of New Jersey. And...
Periodically, ESA gets a call from someone who admits that an environmental spill occurred on their property but that nothing was done about it when it happened. It's not unusual; after all, sometimes it's just easier to ignore a problem than to deal with it...