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Parsippany, NJ Dec. 3, 2010--EWMA is pleased to welcome Thomas M. Schutzer, PE as Senior Project Engineer.  Tom will be providing engineering support to our remediation projects.  He has more than 15 years of technical experience.  Prior to joining EWMA, Tom was Project Manager for Langan Engineering. 

By:  Al Moffit, Director

Receptor Evaluations are just one of a myriad of technical requirements with regulatory and mandatory timeframes that are part of compliance with the new Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA).   Due to the number of cases undergoing remediation and the limited amount of available Department resources, NJDEP is notifying responsible parties there will no longer be an assigned case manager and should consider retaining a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP). 

An article by Craig Gorczuca, CHMM, titled, "Hazardous Waste and School Laboratories:  Relevant EPA Regulations Offer 'Flexibility'" appeared in the October 2010 edition of the Commerce Magazine.

Chemical management is one of many issues facing schools today.  From preschool all the way through university affiliated teaching hospitals, a wide variety of chemicals are being stored and used.  In response to chronic mismanagement and prolonged storage issues, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently adopted new regulations concerning hazardous waste in educational institutions.  These regulations provide allowances and flexibility to eligible academic entities in dealing with their unwanted and/or hazardous material.  Under this new law, the waste determination decision will be shifted to RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) trained personnel. 

An article by Elizabeth Davis, Director, Site Assessment - Remedial Investigatory Services, titled, "Availability of Grant Money for Replacing PERC Systems" appeared in the July 2010 edition of the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal.

As owner or operator of a dry cleaning business you may be eligible for a grant to replace your PERC-based dry cleaning equipment.  The NJDEP established a $5 million fund for replacing certain dry cleaning systems.  The grant’s objective is to target machines that use the chemical perchloroethylene (PERC) in the dry cleaning process for replacement or upgrades to dramatically reduce the amount of the toxic chemical emitted into the air.  Landlords should encourage their dry cleaner tenants to take advantage of this program to avoid future compliance problems for themselves and their tenant.

An article by Daniele Cervino, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel, titled, "New Remedial Action Permits and How They Impact Commercial Transactions in New Jersey" appeared in the July 2010 edition of the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal.

New Jersey’s Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) P.L. 2009, Chapter 60 (May 7, 2009) established a remedial action permit program for institutional and engineering controls associated with site remediation projects where the most stringent cleanup standards could not be met.  This program started in January 2010 and is in the transitional stage.  The full program will be in place by May 2012.  This evolving New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) program seeks to create more Responsible Party accountability for the long term stewardship of these controls through the threat of permit compliance and enforcement.  In addition, new requirements for financial assurance of engineering controls will need to be budgeted into long-term site management plans.

Parsippany, N.J., July 1, 2010 – Daniele Cervino, has completed the Bergen LEADS Class of 2010 seminar year.

Ms. Cervino, along with 29 other class members, hosted a Public Forum on the Future of Local Government.  The forum was moderated by former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean and held at Bergen Community College.

Are you aware of a law New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) follows that places a cap on the amount of oversight costs (fees) NJDEP can charge for a specific site?  EWMA has negotiated a refund for several clients due to excess oversight costs based on this law and other reasons. 

Daniele Cervino, Esq. and Donald Richardson will participate in the NJSBA Environmental Law Forum program regarding Post Remedial Care Liabilities and Solutions.  This event is hosted by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education and New Jersey State Bar Association.   The program will be held on June 25th in Avalon, NJ. 

Their presentation at this event can be viewed here Post Remedial Care Liabilities and Solutions.

An article by Kimberly Hicks, Assistant Project Manager, titled "Mold and the Re-use of Demolition Materials" appeared in the April 2010 edition of Modern Contractor Solutions magazine.

The presence of mold during construction, occupancy or demolition of a building can have significant effects on a project’s cost, timing, and public perception.  While mold plays an important role in the ecosystem, exposure to too much or the wrong type of mold can have serious health effects.