58:10B-24.3 Notification to public of remediation of contaminated site, response to inquiries; requirements.
3. a. Any person who is responsible for conducting a remediation of a contaminated site shall be responsible for notifying the public of the remediation of the contaminated site pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to subsection b. of this section.
b. Within six months after the date of enactment of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations setting forth the notice requirements pursuant to subsection a. of this section. The rules and regulations to be adopted by the department pursuant to this section shall require any person who is responsible for conducting a remediation of a contaminated site to provide written notification to any local property owners and tenants who reside within 200 feet of the contaminated site. The notification shall summarize site conditions and provide information about actions being taken to remediate the site. The department may require written notification or the posting of a sign visible to the public which shall be located on the boundaries of the contaminated site, or both.
c. A person responsible for conducting a remediation shall respond to any written or email inquiries from the public regarding the status of the remediation that the person receives, or that the department receives and forwards to the person responsible for conducting the remediation, by providing either: (1) information or documents that are responsive to the public inquiry; or (2) a written summary status report for the remediation, which shall be made in a form and manner as prescribed by the department pursuant to rules and regulations. A person responsible for conducting a remediation may designate a licensed site remediation professional to respond to public inquiries pursuant to this subsection.
L.2006, c.65, s.3; amended 2019, c.263, s.13.
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