NJDEP – LSRP PROGRAM UPDATES
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) posted updated Remedial Action Permit (RAP) applications and forms, and issued listservs announcing the new forms were sent May 30, 2019
(www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/listserv_archives/2019/20190530_srra.html) and June 17, 2019
The new applications and forms include: RAP Initial, RAP Modification, and RAP Termination Applications for both soil and ground water, RAP Transfer/Change of Property Ownership Application, RAP Contact Information Change Form, as well as a new Deed Notice Termination Form. It was announced at the June 18, 2019 training that there would be a phase in period for the use of these new applications and forms. Please be advised that the phase in period for the use of the old applications and forms will end as of January 1, 2020. As of January 1, 2020, it will be necessary to submit the new applications and forms.
The new remedial action permit applications and forms and instructions are available on the NJDEP's website. All the permit applications and forms can be found in a new section on the Forms page (www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/forms/#rap_forms) to make finding the new forms easier.
When submitting RAP applications and forms, please remember the following:
• Submit the current fee due for permit and transfer/change of ownership applications. For Post No Further Action cases, submit past historical fees (see the June 17, 2019 Compliance Notification at:
• Ensure a complete submittal including, but not limited to, a Remedial Action Report (submitted through the portal for LSR cases), standalone electronic copy of the deed notice and separate deed notices for separate owners for soil applications, Remediation Cost Review Remediation Funding Source/Financial Assurance (RCR RFS/FA) form as applicable, signatures or proof of attempts, and LSRP retention.
• For Transfer/Change of Property Ownership Applications, ensure that the three contact sections contain the correct information, including the current Person Responsible for Conducting Remediation (PRCR) in the PRCR section. The PRCR remains on the permit for the duration of the engineering and institutional control. Please note possible reasons for permit modification which can be found in the permit modification form and instructions when processing a transfer/change of ownership application such as adding the new owner as a PRCR.
NJDEP AWARDS MORE THAN $14 MILLION IN GRANTS TO LOCAL AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS TO ENHANCE RECYCLING EFFORTS
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is awarding more than $14 million in grants to municipal and county governments to enhance recycling efforts, Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today. The annual https://www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/recycling/stats.htm are awarded through the state’s Recycling Enhancement Act, which authorizes a $3 per-ton surcharge on trash disposed at solid waste facilities to fund recycling efforts. The DEP allocates this money back to municipalities and counties based on their recycling accomplishments.
This year’s grants are based on recycling performance in 2017. “Recycling remains an important way for residents to help protect the environment,” Commissioner McCabe said. “Recycling conserves resources, reduces the amount of trash that is sent to solid waste facilities, and helps reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. These grants will fund efforts that have become even more important as we look for ways to address changes and challenges in recycling markets that are occurring across the nation.”
Each year, recipients use these grants to improve recycling rates through a variety of initiatives, including funding recycling coordinator positions, providing recycling receptacles and pickup in public places, upgrading recycling drop-off centers, conducting education and outreach, and implementing curbside recycling pickup programs.
The DEP attributes the 4-percent decline in the 2017 municipal solid waste recycling rate to manufacturers of consumer products, such as drink bottles, continuing to shift to lighter materials such as plastic over glass. Manufacturers are also using thinner and lighter weight plastics.
In addition, the volume of newspaper recycled continues to shrink as consumers increasingly rely on smartphones, tablets, and other electronic devices for information. The DEP is also making available up to https://www.nj.gov/dep/grantandloanprograms/swrea-higher-ed.htm for New Jersey’s higher-education institutions to conduct research and demonstration projects to strengthen recycling in the state.
Specifically, the new grants will provide funds for projects in each of four categories to: • Research recycling markets and identify the role government can plan in encouraging recycling while identifying impediments to recycling markets and programs;
• Study the composition of the state’s waste stream – including the amount of the waste stream that is comprised of food waste – to better inform recycling and source-reduction efforts in the state;
• Research, design and implement a solid waste and/or food waste recycling-exchange-reduction-reuse project or demonstration at an institution, and;
• Create a public outreach campaign to educate and motivate residents to reduce the amount of food they waste.
“New Jersey is proud to be the first state to require recycling,” said DEP Assistant Commissioner for Site Remediation and Waste Management Mark Pedersen. “We expect that these grants will further ongoing recycling efforts in our communities and educate the public about the importance of proper recycling.”
Municipalities receiving recycling tonnage grants of $100,000 or more are:
Vineland, Cumberland County, $330,051; Jersey City, Hudson County, $267,960; South Brunswick, Middlesex County, $261,467; Paterson, Passaic County, $236,050; Newark, Essex County, $220,124; Woodbridge, Middlesex County, $211,903; Toms River, Ocean County, $190,415; Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris County, $179,992; Edison, Middlesex County, $172,233; Passaic City, Passaic County, $160,267; and Hamilton, Mercer County, $150,719.
Also, Paramus, Bergen County, $144,982; Secaucus, Hudson County, $144,738; Logan, Gloucester County, $143,023; Lakewood, Ocean County, $140,559; Raritan, Hunterdon County, $137,008; Fair Lawn, Bergen County, $135,480; Clifton, Passaic County, $127,762; Middletown, Monmouth County, $122,861; Florence, Burlington County, $119,553; North Bergen, Hudson County, $116,714; Monroe, Middlesex County, $114,965; Cherry Hill, Camden County, $114,682; Brick, Ocean County, $112,023; and East Orange, Essex County, $106,334. (NJDEP News – 12-20-19)