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NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-10 - Term of validity for license.

58:10C-10 Term of validity for license.  10. Each license issued pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-7) shall be issued to an individual, shall be valid only for the individual to whom it is issued and shall not be transferable. Each license issued pursuant to section 7 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-7) shall be valid for a period not to exceed three years, unless a shorter period is specified therein, or unless suspended or revoked.  L.2009, c.60, s.10.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-11 - License required; exceptions.

58:10C-11 License required; exceptions.  11. a. No person shall be, act as, advertise as, or hold himself out to be, or represent himself as being, a licensed site remediation professional unless that person has been issued a valid license pursuant to P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.). b. Except as provided in subsection d. of section 30 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10B-1.3), a person who is not a licensed site remediation professional shall not perform remediation unless the remediation is managed, supervised, or periodically reviewed and evaluated by a licensed site remediation professional.  L.2009, c.60, s.11; amended 2019, c.263, s.20.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-12 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-12 - Temporary site remediation professional license program.

58:10C-12 Temporary site remediation professional license program.  12. a. No more than 90 days after the date of enactment of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.), the department shall establish a temporary site remediation professional license program. The department shall issue a temporary site remediation professional license to any individual who qualifies for the license pursuant to the provisions of section 13 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-13).  b. An application for a temporary license or license renewal shall be accompanied by an application fee established by the department that shall cover all costs of processing the application and developing and conducting license exams. The department may also establish an annual fee that shall be charged to a person who qualifies for a temporary license that shall cover all costs of administering and enforcing the temporary license program. c. Each temporary license issued by the department shall be issued to an individual, shall be valid only for the individual to whom it is issued and shall not be transferable. Except as provided in this subsection, each temporary license issued by the department pursuant to this section and section 13 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-13) shall be valid for a period not to exceed three years, unless a shorter period is specified therein, or unless suspended or revoked. All temporary site remediation professional licenses shall expire as provided in rules and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to subsection a. of section 6 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-6).  d. The department may deny an application for a temporary license or an application for a license renewal. The department may prohibit any person whose application for a temporary license or for a license renewal is denied from applying for a license for a period of not more than three years. The term during which reapplication is prohibited shall be established as part of the determination of the department in the proceedings concerning the denial.  L.2009, c.60, s.12.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-15 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-15 - Use of certified subsurface evaluator prohibited.

58:10C-15 Use of certified subsurface evaluator prohibited.  15. a. No person shall use a certified subsurface evaluator for the remediation of a discharge from an underground storage tank regulated pursuant to P.L.1986, c.102 (C.58:10A-21 et seq.). b. Any person who remediates a discharge from an unregulated heating oil tank may hire a certified subsurface evaluator or a licensed site remediation professional to perform the remediation. L.2009, c.60, s.15.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-16.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-16.1 - Remediation professionals' obligations relative to unoccupied structure.

58:10C-16.1 Remediation professionals' obligations relative to unoccupied structure.  23. If a licensed site remediation professional obtains specific knowledge of a condition in an unoccupied structure, that, in the licensed site remediation professional's independent professional judgment, constitutes an immediate environmental concern, and the person responsible for conducting the remediation provides to the department a written certification from the property owner that the building (i) is not occupied, (ii) will not be occupied, and (iii) will be demolished, then no further remediation relative to the immediate environmental concern in the unoccupied structure shall be required, provided the conditions of the certification are maintained. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the responsibility of a licensed site remediation professional to comply with the notification requirements of subsection j. of section 16 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-16), or the responsibility of a person to report a discharge pursuant to P.L.1976, c.141 (C.58:10-23.11 et seq.). The department shall prescribe the form and manner of the written certification pursuant to this section.  L.2019, c.263, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-20 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-20 - Maintenance of data, documents, information.

58:10C-20 Maintenance of data, documents, information.  20. A licensed site remediation professional shall, for each contaminated site, maintain and preserve all data, documents and information concerning the remediation that the licensed site remediation professional has prepared or relied upon, including but not limited to, technical records and contractual documents, raw sampling and monitoring data, whether or not the data and information, including technical records and contractual documents, were developed by the licensed site remediation professional or the licensee's divisions, employees, agents, accountants, contractors, or attorneys, that relate in any way to the contamination at the site. An electronic copy of the records shall be submitted to the department at the time the response action outcome is filed with the department.  L.2009, c.60, s.20; amended 2019, c.263, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-22 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-22 - Invalidation of response action outcome.

58:10C-22 Invalidation of response action outcome.  22. The department shall invalidate a response action outcome issued by a licensed site remediation professional if the department determines that the remedial action is not protective of public health, safety, or the environment or if a presumptive remedy was not implemented as required pursuant to the provisions of subsection g. of section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12). However, if a presumptive remedy is not implemented as required pursuant to the provisions of subsection g. of section 35 of P.L.1993, c.139 (C.58:10B-12), but the department determines the remedial action is as protective of the public health, safety, and the environment as the presumptive remedy, the department shall not invalidate the response action outcome. L.2009, c.60, s.22.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-23 - Recommendation for investigation of licensed site remediation professional.

58:10C-23 Recommendation for investigation of licensed site remediation professional.  23. The department may recommend to the board that an investigation of a licensed site remediation professional be conducted to consider the suspension or revocation of the license of, or the taking of other appropriate action as necessary against, a licensed site remediation professional based upon the result of an audit performed pursuant to the provisions of section 24 or 25 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-24 or C.58:10C-25) or based upon a document review performed pursuant to section 21 of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-21). L.2009, c.60, s.23.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-24 - Annual audit.

58:10C-24 Annual audit.  24. The board shall audit annually the submissions and conduct of at least 10 percent of the total number of licensed site remediation professionals. A licensed site remediation professional and the person responsible for conducting the remediation shall cooperate with the board in the conduct of the audit and shall provide any information requested by the board as part of the audit.  L.2009, c.60, s.24.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-25 - Conditions for not conducting an audit.

58:10C-25 Conditions for not conducting an audit.  25. The department shall not audit a response action outcome more than three years after the date the licensed site remediation professional filed the response action outcome with the department, unless: a. undiscovered contamination is found on a site for which a response action outcome has been filed; b. the board conducts an investigation of the licensed site remediation professional; or c. the licensed site remediation professional who issued the response action outcome has had his license suspended or revoked by the board. L.2009, c.60, s.25.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-26 - Retaliatory action against licensed site remediation professional prohibited.

58:10C-26 Retaliatory action against licensed site remediation professional prohibited.  26. No person shall take retaliatory action if a licensed site remediation professional: a. discloses, or undertakes to disclose, to the board or to the department an activity, policy or practice that the licensed site remediation professional reasonably believes: (1) is a violation of law, or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to law, including any violation involving deception of, or misrepresentation to, any client, customer, the department, or any other governmental entity; or (2) is fraudulent or criminal, including any activity, policy or practice of deception or misrepresentation that the licensed site remediation professional reasonably believes may defraud any client, customer, the department, or any other governmental entity; b. provides information to, or testifies before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into any violation of law, or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to law, by a client or customer with whom there is a business relationship, including any violation involving deception of, or misrepresentation to, any client, customer, the department or any other governmental entity, or, in the case of a licensed site remediation professional, provides information to, or testifies before, any public body conducting an investigation, hearing, or inquiry into the quality of remediation of a contaminated site; or c. objects to, or refuses to participate in, any activity, policy or practice which the licensed site remediation professional reasonably believes:  (1) is in violation of law, or a rule or regulation adopted pursuant to law, including any violation involving deception of, or misrepresentation to, any client, customer, the department or any governmental entity; (2) is fraudulent or criminal, including any activity, policy or practice of deception or misrepresentation which the licensed site remediation professional reasonably believes may defraud any client, customer, the department, or any other governmental entity; or (3) is incompatible with a clear mandate of public policy concerning the protection of the public health, safety, or the environment. L.2009, c.60, s.26.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-28 - Establishment of mandatory remediation timeframes.

58:10C-28 Establishment of mandatory remediation timeframes.  28. a. The department shall establish mandatory remediation timeframes, and expedited site specific timeframes when necessary, to protect the public health and safety and the environment, for each of the following: (1) a receptor evaluation; (2) control of ongoing sources of contamination; (3) establishment of interim remedial measures; (4) addressing immediate environmental concern conditions; (5) the performance of each phase of the remediation including preliminary assessment, site investigation, remedial investigation and remedial action; (6) completion of remediation; and (7) any other activities deemed necessary by the department to effectuate timely remediation. b. In establishing remediation timeframes pursuant to subsection a. of this section, the department shall take the following into account: (1) the potential risk to the public health, safety, and the environment;  (2) the results of the receptor evaluation;  (3) the ongoing industrial or commercial operations at the site; (4) whether, for operating industrial or commercial facilities, there are no releases of contamination to the groundwater or surface water from the site; and (5) the complexity of the contaminated site. c. The department shall grant an extension to a mandatory remediation timeframe as a result of: (1) a delay by the department in reviewing or granting a permit, provided that there was a timely filing of a technically and administratively complete permit application; (2) a delay in the provision of State funding for remediation, provided that there was a timely filing of a technically and administratively complete application for funding; or  (3) a delay by the department for an approval or permit required for long-term operation, maintenance and monitoring of an engineering control at the site provided the request for approval or permit application is technically and administratively complete. d. The department may grant an extension to a mandatory remediation timeframe on a case-by case basis as a result of:  (1) a delay in obtaining access to property, provided the person responsible for conducting the remediation demonstrates that good faith efforts have been undertaken to gain access, access has not been granted by the property owner, and, after good faith efforts have been exhausted, a complaint was filed with the Superior Court to gain access, in accordance with applicable rules and regulations; (2) other circumstances beyond the control of the person responsible for conducting the remediation, such as fire, flood, riot, or strike; or (3) other site-specific circumstances that may warrant an extension as determined by the department. L.2009, c.60, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10C-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10C-29 - Adoption of interim rules, regulations.

58:10C-29 Adoption of interim rules, regulations.  29. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) to the contrary, the department shall adopt, after notice, interim rules and regulations establishing a program that provides for the responsibilities of persons responsible for conducting a remediation and licensed site remediation professionals in the remediation of contaminated sites pursuant to the provisions of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.), no later than 180 days after the date of enactment of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.). The interim rules and regulations may include amendments to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to other laws, in order to make them consistent with the provisions of P.L.2009, c.60 (C.58:10C-1 et al.). The interim rules and regulations shall be effective immediately upon filing with the Office of Administrative Law and shall be effective for a period not to exceed 18 months, and may, thereafter, be amended, adopted or readopted by the department in accordance with the provisions of the "Administrative Procedure Act." L.2009, c.60, s.29.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.1 - Definitions of words and phrases

58:11-9.1. Definitions of words and phrases  Definitions. As used in this act: "Water supply system" means a system comprising structures which operating alone or with other structures result in the derivation, conveyance (or transmission), or distribution of water for potable or domestic purposes. "Approved public potable water supply" means a water supply which has been approved by the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 10 of Title 58 and article 1 of chapter 11 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes, and is operating under said sections. "Unapproved water supply" means a water supply which is not approved by the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey under the provisions of article 1 of chapter 10 of Title 58 and article 1 of chapter 11 of Title 58 of the Revised Statutes. "A physical connection" means any cross-connection, by-pass, valve, pipeline, auxiliary intake, or any device which permits or may permit any flow of water into an approved public potable water supply from an unapproved water supply. "Approved physical connection" means an installation constituting of a physical connection installed, owned, maintained, and operated in accordance with rules and regulations of the State department. "State department" means State Department of Health. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1139, s. 1. Amended by L.1966, c. 47, s. 1, eff. May 24, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.2 - Permits for connections required; expiration

58:11-9.2. Permits for connections required; expiration  No person, corporation, or municipality shall maintain, own, or operate a physical connection between an approved public potable water supply and an unapproved water supply, unless the person, corporation, or municipality first obtains a permit from the State Department. All such permits shall expire on April first of each year unless an earlier date is specified in the permit. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1140, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.3 - Prerequisites to issuance of permit

58:11-9.3. Prerequisites to issuance of permit  The State department, before it issues any permit under the provisions of this act, shall be satisfied of the following facts: (a) That the physical connection between an approved public potable water supply and an unapproved water supply is protected by an approved physical connection. (b) That the physical connection has the approval of the local board of health of the municipality whose approved public potable water supply may be affected; and (c) That the physical connection has the approval of the person, corporation, or municipality owning the approved public potable water supply which may be affected. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1140, s. 3. Amended by L.1966, c. 47, s. 2, eff. May 24, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.4 - Forms; rules and regulations

58:11-9.4. Forms; rules and regulations  The State department shall establish such rules and regulations, as in its judgment may be necessary for the design, installation, testing and maintenance of an approved physical connection, and shall establish such form or forms as in its judgment may be necessary to ascertain the facts that the approved physical connection is of the standard required and is operating in a satisfactory manner in accordance with the rules, regulations, or statutes set forth in section 3 of this act, and such other forms as may be necessary to the proper administration of this act. Each application for the installation of an approved physical connection, and for the continuance of the approved physical connection, shall be made upon forms supplied by the State department. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1141, s. 4. Amended by L.1966, c. 47, s. 3, eff. May 24, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.5 - Revocation of permit restoration

58:11-9.5. Revocation of permit restoration  Upon evidence duly ascertained by the State department, or by the commissioner of health, or furnished to the department by any local board of health, or by the owner of an approved public water supply, that the person authorized under a permit issued under the provisions of this act to maintain an approved physical connection, is violating any of the rules, regulations, or statutes governing such physical connection, the State department or the commissioner of health shall, upon hearing, revoke such permit. No such permit shall be renewed or restored until the State department is satisfied that all the provisions of this act are or have been strictly complied with. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1141, s. 5. Amended by L.1966, c. 47, s. 4, eff. May 24, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.6 - Renewal of permit, prerequisites to

58:11-9.6. Renewal of permit, prerequisites to  The State department, before it renews any permit, shall be satisfied of the following facts: (a) That the approved physical connection has been tested for tightness under prevailing pressure conditions at least every 3 months; (b) That the approved physical connection has been subjected to an internal inspection within 6 months prior to the application; and (c) That the local board of health, the State department, and the owner of the water supply set forth in section 3 of this act, have determined that the approved physical connection was functioning satisfactorily. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1141, s. 6. Amended by L.1966, c. 47, s. 5, eff. May 24, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.7 - Inspection of connection

58:11-9.7. Inspection of connection  The physical connection provided for in section two of this act shall be inspected by the engineers or inspectors of the State Department, by the local board of health whose approved public potable water supply may be affected, or, by the owner of the approved public potable water supply which may be affected. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1142, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.8 - Violations; other laws respecting remedies not affected

58:11-9.8. Violations; other laws respecting remedies not affected  Whoever violates any of the provisions of section two of this act shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each offense, and each day's continuance of a violation after notice to abate or remove the unapproved physical connection shall have been given by the State Department, the local board of health having jurisdiction over the place where such violation was committed, or, the owner of the approved public potable water supply which is or may be affected by such violation, shall constitute a separate offense. Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any other law or statute conferring upon any local board of health or the owner of any approved public potable water supply the power or authority to institute any proceedings in any court of this State for the recovery of any penalty for, or obtaining any injunction against, the pollution of any of the public supplies of potable waters in this State. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1142, s. 8.