■ NJDEP Update
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Business . NJ . gov as well as the NJDEP website feature the latest information on the law .
Experts on complying with the law are available via the NJBAC website ’ s Live Chat and at 1-800-Jersey-7 .
NJDEP Awards $ 7.3 Million to Enhance NW , NJ Ecosystems , Water Quality
To enhance ecosystems and water quality in the Paulins Kill and Pequest River watersheds of northwestern New Jersey , the NJDEP has awarded $ 7.3 million in grants to nonprofits and local government agencies , according to Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette . The grants are funded through the NJDEP ’ s Office of Natural Resource Restoration , which works with responsible parties to restore natural resources injured by oil spills and other discharges of hazardous substances .
Natural Resource Damage settlements obtained by NJDEP are routinely deployed to enhance natural resources such as wetlands , waterways , and habitats in compromised watersheds .
“ The Paulins Kill and Pequest River are regional treasures that support a great diversity of wildlife and are among New Jersey ’ s most
The NJDEP has awarded $ 7.3 million in grants for Natural Resource Restoration .
important trout-production streams ,” said Acting Commissioner LaTourette .
The DEP has awarded grants for the following projects :
◾ The Nature Conservancy , $ 4,765,905 , for the removal of the Paulina Dam in
Blairstown , Warren County , which is the dam furthest downstream on the Paulins Kill . The removal of this dam will reconnect 7.6 miles of mainstem and tributary habitat and is the last of three
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■ LSRP REPORT
Clean & Quarry Fill Materials and Source Site Review in New Jersey
By William P . Call , P . G ., LSRP , PennJersey Environmental Consulting
LSRPs should be familiar with the process to evaluate sources of alternative and clean fill material for remediation sites . However , the regulated community is often not as diligent about evaluating quarry sites as sources of clean fill for remediation sites .
The NJDEP ’ s Fill Material technical guidance states that a LSRP can rely on a self-certification from the quarry and a copy of its operating license issued by the appropriate state agency to import quarry soil . This can be risky for the LSRP and person responsible for conducting the remediation if a more detailed evaluation is not conducted — for example , if an LSRP reviewed two sources of clean quarry material proposed by the contractor for construction of a cap . while remediating a new high school facility .
The first site was a rock crushing facility with “ clean ” sample results . The LSRP ’ s review found the proposed fill was sourced from three New York City sites , and not a quarry . One site was a former gas station with free gasoline product in the bedrock .
When the LSRP reviewed the second source , it was a quarry at a former industrial facility with an open remediation case , confirmed ground water contamination , several former underground tanks and mapped historic fill .
Both sources were rejected and a third quarry was ultimately identified after many headaches that could have been avoided .
NJDEP ’ s guidance does not address what to do if a quarry source is found to be suspect . LSRPs must use their independent professional judgment and derive multiple lines of evidence when approving a quarry fill source for clean fill at remediation sites .
A LSRP can review online mapping tools , site history , environmental reports , and NJ-GeoWeb and NJDEP-DataMiner to attempt to confirm
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the absence of NJDEP discharge incidents or cases at the quarry . Supplemental soil testing may be warranted to fill in any data gaps .
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