The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) recently renamed and revised its clean fill guidance, which now makes it clear that fill material obtained from a licensed quarry or mine may be used for site remediation without any sampling requirement.
NJDEP’s Technical Requirements for Site Remediation define “clean fill” as material—soil or non-soil—to be…
There was another sigh of relief for developers in New Jersey as legislation to further extend the Permit Extension Act of 2008 passed both houses last week, keeping project approvals alive as developers wait for further improvement in the economy. The bill has now been sent to Governor Christie who is expected to sign it…
On March 8, 2012, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced the adoption of its “Waiver Rule.” As set forth in the NJDEP’s press release “strict compliance with rules can sometimes produce unreasonable, unfair or unintended results that may actually undermine, rather than advance, the” goal of the underlying environmental law. The Waiver Rule…
The ecological health of Barnegat Bay is in decline, mostly resulting from human activities. Since Barnegat Bay is a key feature of the shore experience in central New Jersey, the impact to its aesthetic, economic and recreational values threatens the economic health of the region. In December 2010, the New Jersey Legislature enacted three statutes…
On January 5, 2011, Governor Christie signed into law a bill (Assembly Bill A-2501) which amends the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et. seq. (the “Act”). The Act, designed to control and limit soil erosion, authorizes the State Soil Conservation Committee to establish standards for the control of soil erosion and sedimentation.
