Sep
27
NJ's Site-Remediation Program Is "Broken"
By Jodi LaMarco
Under the site-remediation program, owners of contaminated property in New Jersey are obligated to file reports to the DEC every two years stating whether they have been successful in controlling the spread of contamination.
As of this year, 2,000 of the owners had not submitted information in four years. The DEC responded by setting a September 18 deadline, but less than half of the site owners responded. "We realize that the state's system that allows self-reporting for monitoring of these contaminated properties is broken, and we are taking the first steps towards fixing this," said DEP Commissioner Lisa Jackson.
New Jersey contains approximately 19,500 contaminated properties.
The Star-Ledger
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