By Michael C. Kondrla | Published October 24, 2017 | Posted in Brownfields, Environmental Issues, Hazardous & Contaminated Site Remediation, Industrial Facilities | Leave a comment
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NJDEP Updates Soil Remediation Standards for 19 Contaminants
Effective September 18, 2017, new soil remediation standards govern the cleanup of contaminated sites in New Jersey. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) recently updated remedial standards for nineteen contaminants based on the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s revisions to carcinogenic slope factor and non-carcinogenic reference dose data in its Integrated Risk Information Read More
Read MoreState of New Jersey Not Liable for pre-1977 Hazardous Discharges
On March 27, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a very important decision concerning Spill Act liability in contribution cases. In the case of NL Industries, Inc. v. State of New Jersey, the Court held that the State is not liable to pay cleanup costs for “pre-Act” discharges, meaning discharges that occurred before the Read More
Read MoreNJDEP Overreached in Seizing "Rotten Egg" Smelling Fenimore Landfill
Appeals Court Overturns NJDEP Seizure of Fenimore Landfill The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court concluded that the Fenimore Landfill, owned and operated by Strategic Environmental Partners LLC (SEP), should not have been closed and seized by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) just thirty minutes after a new law was passed Read More
Read MoreResponding to Environmental Impacts and Contamination from Hurricane Sandy
In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, residents throughout New Jersey and New York have been experiencing impacts from discharges and releases of petroleum and hazardous substances into the environment. Heating oil leaks and other releases from above ground tanks have been prominent as a result of high winds, falling trees and damaged infrastructure. Flood waters Read More
Read MoreFirm Saves County Recycling Facility from Closure
Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich was recently retained by a Central New Jersey recycling facility targeted by the County for closure. The County had sought an Order from a Superior Court to shut the facility on the basis that it allegedly posed several environmental risks. In order to prepare for oral argument an Order to Show Read More
Read MoreNJ Appeals Court Invalidates ISRA Regulation Requiring “Contamination Free” Certifications For Certain Industrial Sites
On Friday, July 6, 2012, the New Jersey Appellate Division invalidated a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“NJDEP”) regulation requiring owners or operators of industrial establishments seeking an ISRA de minimis quantity exemption to certify that the land at issue is “clean,” i.e., free from contamination above specified action levels. This decision, which may Read More
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