(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to specify the:
1. Requirements for a person engaged in a linear construction project, in N.J.A.C. 7:26C- 16.2; and
2. Required fees for a person engaged in a linear construction project, in N.J.A.C. 7:26C- 16.3.
7:26C-16.2 Requirements for a person engaged in a linear construction project (a) Any person who initiates a linear construction project shall:
1. Hire a licensed site remediation professional to oversee the management of contamination encountered during the linear construction project;
2. Notify the Department of the linear construction project and the name of the licensed site remediation professional on a form available from the Department on its website at www.nj.gov.dep/srp/srra/forms either:
i. At least 45 days prior to initiating construction on a project with known or suspected contamination; or
ii. Within 45 days after detecting contamination on a project where it was assumed contamination was not present;
3. Conduct the linear construction project without prior Department approval; 4. Pay all applicable fees as required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26C-16.2 below;
5. Provide the Department access to the linear construction project pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26C-8;
6. Obtain and comply with all permits necessary for the linear construction project pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7 and N.J.A.C. 7:26E-5.6; and
7. Provide the Department a final report that describes the management of contamination encountered during the linear construction project, within 180 days after completion of the project or upon request of the Department, whichever occurs sooner.
7:26C-16.3 Required fees for a person engaged in a linear construction project
(a) The person conducting a linear construction project shall pay the following fees: 1. $450 with the notification of the linear construction project required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26C-16.2(a)2; and
2. A fee based on the number of contaminated properties, or parts of properties, with the linear construction project final report required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26C-16.2(a)7 as follows:
i. $1,000 for one through five contaminated properties or parts of contaminated properties;
ii. $3,000 for six through ten contaminated properties or parts of contaminated properties; or
iii. $5,000 for 11 or more contaminated properties or parts of contaminated properties.
APPENDIX A - DEVELOPER CERTIFICATION
IN THE MATTER OF THE :
[Insert Site Name, : DEVELOPER
Program Interest Number (Preferred ID)] : CERTIFICATION
AND :
[Insert Name of Person] :
_________________________________, Name of Authorized Individual
_________________________________ Authorized Individual's Title
_________________________________ Name of Person
_________________________________ Address of Person
hereby certifies, on behalf of [insert name of person], that he or she is authorized to make this binding Certification for the [describe here the real property that [insert name of person] is remediating, including any name by which the Site is known, the street address, all blocks and lots, the municipality, county and the DEP program interest name and program interest
number(preferred ID)] [(the Site)], and, with regard to that Site, [insert name of person] further certifies as follows:
1. If person is an owner of the site, or a prospective purchaser of the site: [Insert name of person] insert one of the following:
purchased the Site on[insert date];
acquired title to the Site by devise or succession on[insert date]; intends to acquire the Site after the date of this Certification.
2. If person is an owner of the site, insert one of the following unless the person acquired the site on or after January 6, 1998 and entered into an oversight document with the Department prior to acquiring ownership of the Site:
If person acquired title to the Site on or after September 14, 1993, insert the following:
[Insert name of person] has undertaken, at the time of acquisition, all appropriate inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the Site, including the performance of a preliminary
assessment and a site investigation, if necessary pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26E. A copy of which is attached hereto. See, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11gd(2).
If person acquired title to the Site prior to September 14, 1993, insert the following:
At the time of acquisition, [Insert name of person] undertook all appropriate inquiry on the previous ownership and uses of the Site based upon generally accepted good and customary standards, and, as result of that inquiry, did not know and had no reason to know that any hazardous substances had been discharged at the Site. After acquiring title to the Site, [Insert name of person] submitted to the Department, on [insert date], a preliminary assessment report prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26E-3.2, and, if necessary pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26E-3, a site investigation report prepared pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26E-3.13. A copy of which is attached hereto. See, N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11gd(5).
3. If the person acquired title to the Site on or after January 6, 1998, insert the following: [Insert name of person] has:
a. Within 10 days after acquiring title to the Site, agreed in writing (a copy of which is attached hereto) to give the Department access to the Site to oversee the remediation and to perform any remediation that [insert name of person] does not perform; and
b. Within 30 days after acquiring title to the Site, commenced remediation of the Site, including any migration, pursuant to a Department oversight document executed on [insert date, which must be prior to date of acquisition] and is presently in compliance with all of the Department's remediation requirements.
4. [Insert the following if the person executing this Certification is an owner of the Site and has discovered a discharge at the Site.] Concerning discharges at the site which occurred prior to [insert name of person]'s acquiring title, where applicable, to the Site:
a. [Insert name of person] discovered the discharges at the Site on [insert date]; and b. [Insert name of person] reported these discharges to the Department on [insert date] via [insert one of the following:
telephone call to the DEP Hotline, written documentation, or
describe other means of providing the Department notice of the discharges]. 5. [Insert name of person], at any time up to the date of this Certification:
a. Has not discharged, at the Site, any hazardous substance as defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11b, hazardous waste as defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-38, or pollutant defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10A-3;
b. Has not been in any way responsible, pursuant to any law, for any contaminant at or emanating from the Site, or contamination that has emanated from the Site, other than by acquiring ownership of the Site, if applicable, after all of the discharges occurred at the Site;
c. Has not aggravated or contributed to contamination at or emanating from the Site, or contamination that has emanated from the Site;
d. Has not, as a holder of a security interest in a facility or underground storage tank facility, actively participated in the management of a facility or underground storage tank facility at the Site, as those terms are defined in N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11a et seq.;
e. Has not negligently caused a new discharge at the Site, after the date of [insert name of person]’s foreclosure on a security interest in the Site, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10- 23.11g.6.e(1); and
f. Is not at the time of this certification, and has never been, an owner or operator of an industrial establishment at the Site pursuant to the Industrial Site Recovery Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1K-6 et seq.
6. [Insert name of person] is not a corporate successor to, affiliated with, or otherwise related to any person described below such that [insert name of person] would be liable for the contamination other than by acquiring title to the site:
a. Any entity that the [Insert name of person] has reason to believe has discharged at the Site any hazardous substance as defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11b, hazardous waste as defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1E-38, or pollutant defined pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10A- 3;
b. Any entity that [Insert name of person] has reason to believe is in any way responsible, pursuant to any law, for contamination at or emanating from the Site, or contamination that has emanated from that Site, other than by acquiring ownership, if applicable, of the Site after all of the discharges occurred at the Site; or
c. Any person that [Insert name of person] has reason to believe is liable, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11g, for cleanup and removal costs, as that phrase is defined at N.J.S.A. 58:10-23.11b, for the Site.
7. [Insert name of person] agrees that until the remediation is complete, [insert name of person] is under a continuing obligation to inform in writing the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, within 30 calendar days after any of the above facts or circumstances change and the date of such change.
8. [Insert name of person] is familiar with the Site and with all matters addressed in this Certification.
9. I certify that the foregoing statements made by me are true. I am aware that if any of the foregoing statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment, and that I will also forfeit developer status, for the purposes of the Department’s oversight cost formula, in that event.
[Type or Print Full Name of Person]
Dated:_________________________ By:____________________________ Signature of Authorized Individual
[Type or Print Name and Title of Authorized Individual]
Dated:_________________________ Witness:_______________________ Signature of Witness
[Type or Print Name and Title of Witness]
APPENDIX B - MODEL DEED NOTICE DEED NOTICE
This shell document contains blanks and matter in brackets [ ]. These blanks shall be replaced with the required site information prior to recording.
Matter bracketed [ ] is not intended for deletion, but rather is intended to be descriptive of the variable information that may be contained in the final document.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH N.J.S.A. 58:10B-13, THIS DOCUMENT IS TO BE
RECORDED IN THE SAME MANNER AS ARE DEEDS AND OTHER INTERESTS IN REAL PROPERTY.
Prepared by: _____________________________________ [Signature]
________________________________________________ [Print name below signature]
Recorded by: _____________________________________ [Signature, Officer of County Recording Office]
________________________________________________ [Print name below signature]
DEED NOTICE
This Deed Notice is made as of the _____ day of _____, ____, by [Insert the full legal name and address of each current property owner] (together with his/her/its/their successors and assigns, collectively "Owner").
1. THE PROPERTY. [Insert the full legal name and address of each current property owner] [Insert as appropriate: "is", or "are"] the owner in fee simple of certain real property designated as Block(s) _____ Lot(s) _____, on the tax map of the [Insert, as appropriate: City/Borough/Township/Town] of [Insert the name of municipality], [Insert the name of county] County; the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Program Interest Number (Preferred ID) for the contaminated site which includes this property is [Insert the Program Interest Number (Preferred ID)]; and the property is more particularly described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Property").
i. [Insert name of the Licensed Site Remediation Professional and LSRP License No. of the LSRP that approved this Deed Notice] has approved this Deed Notice as an institutional control for the Property, which is part of the remediation of the Property.
ii. N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7 requires the Owner, among other persons, to obtain a soil remedial action permit for the soil remedial action at the Property. That permit will contain the monitoring, maintenance and biennial certification requirements that apply to the Property. 3. SOIL CONTAMINATION. [Insert the full legal name of the person that was responsible for conducting the remediation] has remediated contaminated soil at the Property, such that soil contamination remains in certain areas of the Property that contains contaminants in
concentrations that do not allow for the unrestricted use of the Property; this soil contamination is described, including the type, concentration and specific location of such contaminants, in Exhibit B, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. As a result, there is a statutory requirement for this Deed Notice [include if appropriate: and engineering controls] in accordance with N.J.S.A. 58:10B-13.
4. CONSIDERATION. In accordance with the remedial action for the site which included the Property, and in consideration of the terms and conditions of that remedial action, and other good and valuable consideration, Owner has agreed to subject the Property to certain statutory and regulatory requirements that impose restrictions upon the use of the Property, to restrict certain uses of the Property, and to provide notice to subsequent owners, lessees and operators of the restrictions and the monitoring, maintenance, and biennial certification requirements outlined in this Deed Notice and required by law, as set forth herein.
5A. RESTRICTED AREAS. Due to the presence of contamination remaining at concentrations that do not allow for unrestricted use, the Owner has agreed, as part of the remedial action for the Property, to restrict the use of certain parts of the Property (the
"Restricted Areas"); a narrative description of these restrictions is provided in Exhibit C, which is attached hereto and made a part hereof. The Owner has also agreed to maintain a list of these restrictions on site for inspection by governmental officials.
5B. RESTRICTED LAND USES. The following statutory land use restrictions apply to the Restricted Areas:
i. The Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10B-12.g(10), prohibits the conversion of a contaminated site, remediated to non-residential soil remediation standards that require the maintenance of engineering or institutional controls, to a child care facility, or public, private, or charter school without the Department’s prior written approval, unless a presumptive remedy is implemented; and
ii. The Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10B-12.g(12), prohibits the conversion of a landfill, with gas venting systems and or leachate collection systems, to a single family residence or a child care facility without the Department’s prior written approval.
[Insert the following paragraph when engineering controls are also implemented at the site:
5C. ENGINEERING CONTROLS. Due to the presence and concentration of these
contaminants, the Owner has also agreed, as part of the remedial action for the Property, to the placement of certain engineering controls on the Property; a narrative description of these engineering controls is provided in Exhibit C.]
6A. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP AND REZONING.
i. The Owner and the subsequent owners and lessees, shall cause all leases, grants, and other written transfers of an interest in the Restricted Areas to contain a provision expressly requiring all holders thereof to take the Property subject to the restrictions contained herein and to comply with all, and not to violate any of the conditions of this Deed Notice. Nothing contained in this Paragraph shall be construed as limiting any obligation of any person to provide any notice required by any law, regulation, or order of any governmental authority.
ii. The Owner and the subsequent owners shall provide written notice to the Department of Environmental Protection on a form provided by the Department and available at
www.nj.gov/srp/forms within thirty (30) calendar days after the effective date of any conveyance, grant, gift, or other transfer, in whole or in part, of the owner’s interest in the Restricted Area.
iii. The Owner and the subsequent owners shall provide written notice to the Department, on a form available from the Department at www.nj.gov/srp/forms, within thirty (30)
calendar days after the owner’s petition for or filing of any document initiating a rezoning of the Property to residential.
6B. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Deed Notice shall be binding upon Owner and upon Owner's successors and assigns, and subsequent owners, lessees and operators while each is an owner, lessee, or operator of the Property.
7A. ALTERATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS, AND DISTURBANCES.
i. The Owner and all subsequent owners and lessees shall notify any person, including, without limitation, tenants, employees of tenants, and contractors, intending to conduct invasive work or excavate within the Restricted Areas, of the nature and location of contamination in the Restricted Areas, and, of the precautions necessary to minimize potential human exposure to contaminants.
ii. Except as provided in Paragraph 7B, below, no person shall make, or allow to be made, any alteration, improvement, or disturbance in, to, or about the Property which
disturbs any engineering control at the Property without first obtaining a soil remedial action permit modification pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7. Nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of the obligation of any person to comply with all applicable laws and regulations including, without limitation, the applicable rules of the Occupational Safety and Health
iii. Notwithstanding subparagraph 7Aii., above, a soil remedial action permit
modification is not required for any alteration, improvement, or disturbance provided that the owner, lessee or operator:
(A) Notifies the Department of Environmental Protection of the activity by calling the DEP Hotline, at 1-877-WARN-DEP or 1-877-927-6337, within twenty-four (24) hours after the beginning of each alteration, improvement, or disturbance;
(B) Restores any disturbance of an engineering control to pre-disturbance conditions within sixty (60) calendar days after the initiation of the alteration, improvement or disturbance;
(C) Ensures that all applicable worker health and safety laws and regulations are followed during the alteration, improvement, or disturbance, and during the restoration;
(D) Ensures that human exposure to contamination in excess of the remediation standards does not occur; and
(E) Describes, in the next biennial certification the nature of the alteration,
improvement, or disturbance, the dates and duration of the alteration, improvement, or disturbance, the name of key individuals and their affiliations conducting the alteration, improvement, or disturbance, a description of the notice the Owner gave to those persons prior to the disturbance.
7B. EMERGENCIES. In the event of an emergency which presents, or may present, an unacceptable risk to the public health and safety, or to the environment, or immediate environmental concern, see N.J.S.A. 58:10C-2, any person may temporarily breach an engineering control provided that that person complies with each of the following:
i. Immediately notifies the Department of Environmental Protection of the emergency, by calling the DEP Hotline at 1-877-WARNDEP or 1-877-927-6337;
ii. Hires a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (unless the Restricted Areas includes an unregulated heating oil tank) to respond to the emergency;
iii. Limits both the actual disturbance and the time needed for the disturbance to the minimum reasonably necessary to adequately respond to the emergency;
iv. Implements all measures necessary to limit actual or potential, present or future risk of exposure to humans or the environment to the contamination;
v. Notifies the Department of Environmental Protection when the emergency or immediate environmental concern has ended by calling the DEP Hotline at 1-877- WARNDEP or 1-877-927-6337; and
vi. Restores the engineering control to the pre-emergency conditions as soon as possible, and provides notification to the Department of Environmental Protection within sixty (60) calendar days after completion of the restoration of the engineering control, including: (a) the nature and likely cause of the emergency; (b) the potential discharges of or exposures to