NJDEP Commissioner Issues Administrative Order Concerning Water Quality Management Planning Program
April 2010 - Commissioner Martin of the NJDEP recently signed an Administrative Order that postpones certain compliance dates originally set forth in the Water
Quality Management Planning Rules (NJAC 7:15) adopted in July 2008: and, provides direction to the NJDEP to provide for property owner and
public participation as part of the wastewater management plan updating process.
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March 2010 - PADEP Update - Pennsylvania Proposes Changes to Cleanup Standards, Vapor Intrusion and New Rules for Environmental Covenants.
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Meeting Regulatory and Mandatory Timeframes for Vapor Intrusion
March 2010 - Put Langan’s expertise to work to avoid penalties and NJDEP direct oversight! Our engineers and scientists possess extensive experience characterizing and mitigating vapor intrusion. This includes the design and installation of vapor-intrusion mitigation systems in new and existing structures – including residential, commercial, and residential buildings.
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USEPA New Effluent Limitations for Discharges from Construction and Development Sites
February 2010 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) adopted new effluent limitations guidelines (ELGs) and new source performance standards (NSPS) to control the discharge of pollutants from construction and development sites. This regulation became effective February 1, 2010.
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New Jersey "Permit Extension Act of 2008" Extended
January 2010 - As one of his last acts before leaving office on January 18th, former Governor Corzine signed an amendment bill (A4347) to the "Permit Extension
Act of 2008," which extends the expiration dates of many State, County and Municipal development permits and approvals until December 31, 2012.
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New Jersey's Site Remediation Reform Act (LSRP) Information
December 2009 - Follow the link to read more about LSRP (pages 1-4) and to see the Agenda from Langan's event on December 4th (page 5).
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NJDEP Notification and Public Outreach Requirements
July 2009 - Parties responsible for remediating contaminated sites in New Jersey are required to conduct notification and public outreach in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26E-1.4.
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Breaking News - NJ Stimulus Bill Signed
July 2009 - Today Governor Jon Corzine signed The New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act. Among other economic amendments, this legislation temporarily suspends the Statewide Non-Residential Development Fee Act, aka "the Developer's Fee," which had been in effect since July 17, 2008.
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NJDEP Water Quality Management Plans - July Update
July 2008 - The NJDEP has been working with counties to update the regional Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs) and associated Wastewater Management Plans (WMPs) over the past year by remapping appropriate sewer sewice areas (SSAs). In response to the major updates to the WQMP Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:l5) adopted in July 2008, the target set forth in the regulations was to have revisions to the WMPs completed by April of 2009. These mapping updates have not been completed or even yet been made available for public comment for most of New Jersey.
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NJDEP Water Quality Management Plans - March
March 2008 - The NJDEP has been working with counties to update the regional Water Quality Management Plans (WQMPs) and associated Wastewater Management Plans (WMPs). In response to the major updates to the Water Quality Management Planning Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:15) adopted in July 2008, the target is to have revised Wastewater Management Plans completed by April of 2009. These updated WMPs will show revised Sewer Service Areas (SSA) that is based on development constraints such as critical areas, wetlands and other sensitive land uses. The WMPs will also address the allocation of sanitary flow to specific properties in the SSAs areas based on land use. The NJDEP is also suggesting modifications to local zoning to address sewer service limitations.
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