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Environmental Waste Management Associates LLC (EWMA) Articles
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Customization of Vapor Intrusion Control Solutions
This is an exciting time in the development of the vapor intrusion control industry. Significant increases in practitioner skill level and experience and the increased availability of specialized products have resulted in many innovative and ...
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NJDEP Vapor Intrusion Regulatory Changes: A Breath of Fresh Air
On January 16, 2013, NJDEP released an update to its Vapor Intrusion Technical Guidance and updated its Vapor Intrusion Screening Levels. Screening levels are notably less stringent for a number of compounds, which have many of our clients sighing ...
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Can A Consulting Firm with LSRPs on Staff Provide Confidential Due Diligence?
Many clients raise questions regarding the state of the environmental due diligence process in New Jersey, in the wake of the Site Remediation Reform Act’s (“SRRA”) passage and the institution of the Licensed Site Remediation ...
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New Standard Defines Continuing Obligations Monitoring at Contaminated Sites to Retain Federal Liability Protection
The 2011 Brownfields Amendments[1] provide clarity on federal environmental liability protection to facilitate brownfields transactions, but until recently commercial property owners had little guidance on how to maintain liability protection when ...
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Hazardous Waste in Schools
When you think of “Hazardous Waste”, the thought of leaking drums at an old manufacturing facility comes to mind. Another common vision is people in white tyvek suits walking around a contaminated site with leaking drums. The ...
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Site Remediation Public Notifications – Round 2
As you all are aware, NJDEP revised the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation (TRSR) a few years ago to include “Notification and Public Outreach” procedures (NJAC 7:26E-1.4). The rule requires the person responsible for ...
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Vapor Encroachment Screening:A Necessary Task in Environmental Due Diligence
Real Estate, Banking, and Environmental professionals are very familiar with ASTM E 1527-05, Standard Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, used as a routine due diligence element for real property transactions. Less widely ...
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Why Department of Homeland Security is Interested in Clean-up Projects
Responsibility for chemical security is shared among federal, state, and local governments, as well as the private sector. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards for any facility that ...
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Limitation on NJDEP Oversight Fees
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 ...
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For NJ Landlords, Owners, or Operators of Dry Cleaners Availability of Grant Money for Replacing PERC Systems
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 ...
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New Remedial Action Permits and How They Impact Commercial Transactions in NJ
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 ...
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Putting a Lid on Environmental Cleanup Costs: A 2010 Perspective
An article by Chris W. Richter, Technical Director, SECUR-IT® Program titled `Putting a Lid on Environmental Cleanup Costs: A 2010 Perspective` was published in the April 23, 2010 edition of Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal.
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Proposed PERC Ban Tabled Until 2026
Landlord’s who may have been hoping for a boost from the NJDEP in their efforts to convince their dry cleaning tenants to switch from perchloroethylene (PERC) to alternative less toxic cleaning technologies, recently received a set back. The ...
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Green existing buildings is easier (and cheaper) than you think
Commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential buildings are the most significant users of energy in the United States. Almost 70% of all generated electricity and about 12% of available potable water goes to support use and occupancy of ...
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Vapor intrusion and indoor air quality due diligence during property transactions
Vapor intrusion (i.e. the migration of volatile chemicals from contaminated soil and/or ground water through the subsurface into overlying building structures) as a contributing indoor air has become a growing concern for property owners and ...
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Brownfields redevelopment; Understanding your environmental responsibilities
Brownfields are properties that have, or may have, contamination or the stigma of contamination that hinders the reuse of land for new development. The lure to these properties is great – seemingly prime, large tracts of land being sold for ...
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The Benefits of Voluntary Disclosure
The EPA is currently testing a number of tailored incentives that apply to New Owners of regulated companies who identify, voluntarily disclose, and promptly correct environmental violations. The incentives include reduction or elimination of fines ...