The NJDEP has provided further clarification on their April 24, 2020 “Notice of Rule Waiver/Modification/Suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic and outlined in Governor Murphy’s Executive Order No. 103 (EO 103). The key detail was how remedial timeframes could have been negatively affected and whether extensions were necessary for responsible parties to maintain compliance. As presented by the NJDEP, “ …some remediation timeframes identified in N.J.A.C. 7:26C and N.J.A.C. 7:26E, as well as timeframes set forth in an administrative consent order, that have been and will be reached during the period in which EO 103 is in effect will be extended for 90 days.”
For example, if a remedial timeframe were May 1, 2020 it would be extended 90-days to July 30, 2020. The submission of Remedial Timeframe Notification forms are also not required for applicable cases.
Additional links are below:
https://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/listserv_archives/2020/202006_01_srra.html
https://www.nj.gov/dep/covid19regulatorycompliance/docs/srp-remedial-timeframes20200424.pdf
https://www.nj.gov/dep/covid19regulatorycompliance/docs/ao2020-06.pdf
For additional information on Remediation Timeframes affected by COVID-19 please contact tfrancis@cardinalLSRP.com or www.cardinalLSRP.com.
At Cardinal Environmental, we have the experience to get you through your remedial situation and provide realistic costs up-front, regardless of the size, or scope. Additionally, with over two decades in the industry, we have established relationships in the environmental community to get your project on a cost-effective remedial course that meets your long-term goals.