Posted on 07 May 2013

As a company, JM Sorge is dedicated to providing practical solutions to complex environmental problems such as brownfields redevelopment and groundwater contamination. As a community member, we are committed to making meaningful contributions to our community by lending support to environmental causes and community organizations. ...more

Tags: brownfields redevelopment,community involvement,groundwater contamination   |  

Posted on 16 Apr 2013

Join the JM Sorge Senior Engineer at Build Expo NY on June 19 as he discusses Understanding Vapor Intrusion & Commercial Development....more

Tags: Build Expo NY,Jim Vander Vliet,vapor intrusion   |  

Posted on 27 Mar 2013

The Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act may lead to more brownfields redevelopment in New Jersey and other states....more

Tags: party responsible for conducting the remediation,permanent LSRP,PRCR,temporary LSRP   |  

Posted on 21 Mar 2013

Since the LSRP program began in New Jersey over 500 LSRPs obtained temporary status. In 2012, the exam to achieve permanent LSRP status was finalized and has since been offered four times. Many temporary LSRPs and candidates new to the program have taken the exam and there are now approximately 500 permanent LSRPs licensed in New Jersey. There are, however, many temporary LSRPs that have not obtained the permanent status. In some cases this is because the temporary LSRP chose not to pursue the permanent status, and in some cases it is because the temporary LSRP failed to pass one of the four offered exams. It has also been determined that these temporary LSRPs that lost their status must wait at least one year from the date of their termination before they are eligible to take the examination....more

Tags: party responsible for conducting the remediation,permanent LSRP,PRCR,temporary LSRP   |  

Posted on 28 Feb 2013

Purchasing real estate in New Jersey can be intimidating. Despite is nickname as the Garden State, NJ is home to over 10,000 contaminated sites, and to some naturally occurring compounds, that potentially cause some health or financial concerns. In order to reduce the financial and potential health risks, some due diligence of a Property is a good idea. ...more

Tags: historic aerials,New Jersey real estate,purchase real estate   |  

Posted on 18 Jan 2013

On January 9, 2013 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) officially released the new Vapor Intrusion Technical Guidance Document (Version 3). This document replaces the previous January 2012 Vapor Intrusion Guidance Document (Version 2), and contains a variety of changes to vapor intrusion investigation requirements....more

Tags: ,vapor intrusion,Vapor Intrusion Technical Guidance Document,VI   |  

Posted on 04 Jan 2013

Cannot comply with the Remediation Standards or Don’t Want to Excavate 20,000 Tons of Soil? Depending on the site characteristics there may be a more cost effective solution. Consider applying NJDEP’s Technical Guidance for the Attainment of Remediation Standards and Site-Specific Criteria....more

Tags: ,Remediation Standards,Technical Guidance for the Attainment of Remediation Standards and Site-Specific Criteria   |  

Posted on 26 Nov 2012

In the pre-LSRP world, property owners (i.e., Responsible Parties) and consultants worked at varied paces. Many remediation projects were conducted under the voluntary cleanup program and even in cases where the cleanup was required, the NJDEP rarely used enforcement measures to force responsible parties and property owners to move expeditiously on low risk sites. Projects would often stagnate because the necessary resources were not available or while waiting for NJDEP to respond on submissions. ...more

Tags: LSRP,Receptor Evaluation,Responsible parties   |  

Posted on 04 Oct 2012

The NJDEP is in the process of preparing new guidance on several topics to assist responsible parties and NJ LSRPs in conducting investigation/remediation that will be protective of human health and the environment. NJDEP chose committee members with strong qualifications to create committees with a good mix of different perspectives, backgrounds and experience....more

Tags: ,NJDEP Guidance,stakeholder meeting   |  

Posted on 06 Sep 2012

Teaneck Township’s Council approved the recommendation of the 14 member Environmental Advisory Board to hire JM Sorge as Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) to supervise remediation of the Milton A. Votee Park in Teaneck, NJ....more

Tags: ,Licensed Site Remediation Professional,Milton A. Votee Park,Teaneck Township   |  

Posted on 15 Aug 2012

In July 2012 NJDEP issued letters to owners and operators of underground storage tank (UST) systems titled “Compliance Assistance Alert – Underground Storage Tank Registration Certificates.” The letters cite the State’s Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA), which stipulates that remediation of past and future discharges is the responsibility of UST owners and operators, and that a Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) must be hired to oversee remediation at all regulated UST sites (including those for which tank closure reports are outstanding). ...more

Tags: NJDEP Compliance Assistance Alert,Release Response Plans,UST Registration Certificates   |  

Posted on 31 Jul 2012

JM Sorge, Inc. (JMS) was retained by a property owner in Union County, New Jersey to complete the clearance of their property under the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA). An earlier investigation conducted by others identified polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) contamination in the onsite soil at concentrations above 50 ppm. Due to the high concentrations of PCBs, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires that a Self-Implementing Cleanup and Disposal Plan (SIP) be submitted and approved before remediation of the PCB waste can commence....more

Tags: LSRP program deadlines,NJDEP Compliance Assistance Alert,Remedial Priority Scoring System Update   |  

Posted on 05 Jul 2012

The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has begun sending letters to Responsible Parties and site owners regarding site specific information that will be used to ultimately calculate a Remedial Priority Score (RPS) for a site. The RPS then determines the site’s category (1 through 5). The RPS system was explained in a previous blog article (April 16, 2012)....more

Tags: LSRP program deadlines,NJDEP Compliance Assistance Alert,Remedial Priority Scoring System Update   |  

Posted on 02 Jul 2012

The New Jersey Site Remediation Professional Licensing Board and the Licensed Site Remediation Professional Association (LSRPA) offered the first New Jersey LSRP exam on Monday May 14, 2012. The first exam was offered in two locations and was only open to candidates that currently hold a temporary license. The candidates were given three and one half hours to answer 165 multiple choice questions. Examinees were sworn to secrecy with regard to revealing the contents of the exam so no specifics are offered here, but suffice to say the exam ran the gamut of the regulatory requirements for site remediation in New Jersey and also covered some project management and practical financial and administrative issues. ...more

Tags: Licensed Site Remediation Professional,LSRP Exam   |  

Posted on 18 May 2012

On April 3, 2012 the NJDEP released the Ground Water Technical Guidance Document. The document provides technical guidance on...more

Tags: Conceptual Hydrostratigraphic Model,Ground Water Technical Guidance Document   |  

Posted on 30 Apr 2012

JMS assisted in updating the Vapor Intrusion Technical Guidance document, which has been significantly revised from the 2005 version....more

Tags: JM Sorge,NJDEP,Vapor Intrusion   |  

Posted on 27 Apr 2012

Heller Urban Renewal, the designated redeveloper, has begun redevelopment of Harrison Station, a new transit village that will include residential and retail components. JM Sorge is overseeing environmental remediation activities at the site....more

Tags: Brownfields Redevelopment,Harrison Groundbreaking,Harrison Station Redevelopment,Heller Urban Renewal   |  

Posted on 16 Apr 2012

The NJDEP plans to rank all contaminated sites in New Jersey. The sites will be ranked based on the Remedial Priority Scoring (RPS) System which is a modeling system designed by the NJDEP. There are five (5) possible categories, with Category 1 having the least potential risk and Category 5 having a high potential risk. ...more

Tags: contaminated sites NJ,NJDEP,NJDEP RPS,Remedial Priority Scoring System   |  

Posted on 13 Apr 2012

On Tuesday March 13, 2012, the town council of the Township of Pequannock formally awarded JMS the contract to provide Preliminary Assessment Reports (PARs)...more

Tags: FEMA 1 program,PARs,Pequannock LSRP,Preliminary Assessment Reports   |  

Posted on 13 Apr 2012

JMS was recently selected by North Brunswick to provide Licensed Site Remediation Professional services...more

Tags: LSRP DPW,North Brunswick Department of Public Works   |  

Posted on 16 Mar 2012

On March 9, 2012, New Jersey Future held their 7th annual Redevelopment Forum. JMS was proud to be a sponsoring colleague of the event, and Tom Burke and Pete Sorge of JMS were in attendance. The forum was centered around several key speakers, with morning and afternoon breakout sessions into smaller discussion groups. Issues discussed covered a variety of emerging redevelopment issues, including smart growth, urban planning, green energies, foreclosures, flooding, and funding sources. This year’s speakers included New Jersey’s Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, Chris Leinberger, and slew of other experts from both private and government sectors....more

Tags: New Jersey Future 2012 Redevelopment Forum   |  

Posted on 16 Mar 2012

The Requirements for Remedial Actions Rendering Properties “Unusable” is a brief document that can have a significant effect on remediation of certain sites. ...more

Tags: LSRP guidance,remedial actions,Unusable Properties   |  

Posted on 13 Feb 2012

One important mandatory deadline has come and gone, with a second deadline approaching rapidly. ...more

Tags: LSRP program deadlines,Mandatory Receptor Evaluations,NJDEP Compliance Assistance Alert   |  

Posted on 20 Jan 2012

JM Sorge (JMS) was recently prequalified by the New Jersey Division of Property Management and Construction (DPMC) to provide environmental engineering, environmental consulting and storage tank removal services....more

Tags: Division of Property Management and Construction,DPMC   |  

Posted on 20 Jan 2012

JM Sorge was recently selected by the Township of North Brunswick to be one of its Environmental Engineer. ...more

Tags: Licensed Site Remediation Professional,LSRP,Second Opinion Environmental Consultant   |  

Posted on 10 Jan 2012

The Senate and General Assembly voted to concur with the recommendations made by Governor Christie earlier in the day in his Conditional Veto of Assembly Bill No. 2464, which requires all state agency rules to be published in the NJ Register, and prohibits the use of regulatory guidance documents except under certain circumstances. Attached is a copy of the legislation that we modified to include the changes made yesterday....more

Tags: Bill No. 2464,Chemistry Council of New Jersey,Guidance Documents Legislature   |  

Posted on 03 Jan 2012

In December 2011, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) distributed a Job Task Analysis Survey to each of the temporary Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP) currently practicing in the state of New Jersey. The goal of the Job Task Analysis was to solicit the opinions of each LSRP regarding what tasks form the basis for an LSRP to effectively do their jobs. The survey was only completed by current New Jersey LSRPs to ensure that the content of the licensing examination is directly related to the core tasks that are regularly required for an LSRP to evaluate and, if necessary, remediate a site in the most efficient manner while protecting human health and the environment. The Job Task Analysis included a wide variety of questions on subjects such as technical expertise, regulatory criteria, regulatory knowledge, professional ethics, and the role of the LSRP as a “regulator”. ...more

Tags: Job Task Analysis Survey,Licensing Exam,LSRP Job Task Survey   |  

Posted on 16 Dec 2011

Over the past few years at the NJDEP, there have been a lot of changes; new regulations, new guidance, etc., and let’s not forget the NJDEP’s move to bring all NJ Site Remediation cases into LSRP program by May 2012. While this change will likely increase the rate at which cases are processed and closed and possibly stimulate the economy by freeing up development and real estate transactions, it may also raise concerns for property owners. In the past, the NJDEP has had a presence on every environmental case to ensure protection of human health and the environment, and to ensure compliance with regulations. In this new world, that role has changed, and now that role is played by the consultant, or LSRP. With this arrangement, it is more important than ever for clients to trust that their consultants are competent and will “do the right thing.”...more

Tags: Licensed Site Remediation Professional,LSRP,Second Opinion Environmental Consultant   |  

Posted on 16 Dec 2011

JM Sorge’s latest addition to the LSRP program is Jim Vander Vliet....more

Tags: Licensed Site Remediation Professional,LSRP   |  

Posted on 18 Nov 2011

On October 20, 2011 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) released a new Technical Guidance document about how to address Historic Fill Material and Diffuse Anthropogenic Pollutants (DAP). A copy of the guidance document is available from NJDEP’s website here:...more

Tags: Diffuse Anthropogenic Pollutants (DAP),Guidance Document,Historic Fill   |  

Posted on 18 Nov 2011

J.M. Sorge, Inc. was interviewed and quoted in the September 2011 edition of the New Jersey Business Magazine....more

Tags: Environmental Engineering Emerges,New Jersey Business Magazine,September 2011   |  

Posted on 18 Nov 2011

JM Sorge's Peter Sorge, along with, Supervising Environmental Specialist with the NJDEP Green Acres Program, Michael Buriani, presented "Can This Project Be Saved: Environmental Due Diligence on Land Conservation Projects" at The Monmouth County Greentable on Tuesday, October 25 at the Thompson Park Visitor Center located in Lincroft, NJ. The Monmouth County Greentable is a periodic meeting to bring together individuals, groups and government representatives that are working to preserve open space and farmland. ...more

Tags: Environmental Due Diligence on Land Conservation Projects,Monmouth County Greentable,NJDEP Green Acres   |  

Posted on 24 Oct 2011

As with every profession, the environmental world is changing in response to advances in technology. Environmental consultants & scientists in the field can now use their smart phones to take pictures of sample locations, use the GPS locater (in a pinch), email their supervisor pictures of site conditions, log soil conditions in a mobile soil boring program, and the list goes on and on. Besides the basic functions of a smart phone, there are numerous applications, or apps, that are starting to appear on the market. Some of the current environmental focused apps will give you access to USDA soil survey data, and there are even laboratory apps for sample processing....more

Tags: Environmental Applications,Environmental Apps,USDA   |  

Posted on 07 Oct 2011

When the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) was enacted in 2009 It provided for the establishment of a Site Remediation Program Licensing Board (SRPLB) to oversee the Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) who would implement the Act. The Act further specified that the SRPLB would be comprised of a diverse group of individuals representing industry, state regulators, academia, the environmental community, and LSRPs themselves. The result being a group of individual possessing a variety of viewpoints which represent all of the various groups affected by the new law. ...more

Tags: Licensed Site Remediation Professionals,LSRP,Site Remediation Program Licensing Board,SRRA   |  

Posted on 21 Sep 2011

With the recent addition of a New Jersey professional engineer to its staff, JM Sorge, Inc. became eligible for an Engineers & Land Surveyors Certificate of Authorization to provide engineering service in New Jersey....more

Tags: Engineering,Land Surveyors Certificate of Authorization,NJ Division of Consumer Affairs   |  

Posted on 14 Sep 2011

The NJDEP has released the new Fill Guidance document with specifies new requirements and changes the game for the use of clean or alternative fill at Site Remediation Program (SRP) sites....more

Tags: Fill Material,Guidance Document,NJDEP   |  

Posted on 09 Sep 2011

JM Sorge, Inc., a leading NJ environmental firm, is celebrating its twenty-fifth year in business. JM Sorge, Inc. (JMS) provides environmental services such as investigation and remediation design, liability and risk assessment, brownfield redevelopment, regulatory compliance and permitting, and NJ LSRPs....more

Tags: LSRP,NJ Environmental Consulting,NJDEP   |  

Posted on 07 Sep 2011

The NJDEP posted proposed rules to complete the phase-in of the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) The SRRA is the law that changes the way contaminated sites are investigated and remediated and it also established the Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP) program. The program is designed to accelerate the pace of cleaning up the New Jersey’s over 16,000 contaminated sites by using LSRPs to oversee remediation at most of these sites. ...more

Tags: ARRCS,NJDEP,Technical Regulations,TRSR   |  

Posted on 07 Sep 2011

It has been over a week since Hurricane Irene had barreled through the region; however, the effects of the storm persist. Strong winds downed power lines and rushing waters collapsed portions of Route 287 and the Garden State Parkway. Flooding occurred in many areas that have never previously been affected. Were you prepared for the storm?...more

Tags: Environmental Risks,flood,Preparedness   |  

Posted on 16 Aug 2011

The Technical Requirements of Site Remediation (N.J.A.C. 7:26E) and many of the Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) forms require maps to be submitted to the Department in a GIS compatible format. Why the bother? What is GIS and what’s the big deal with GIS compatible data?...more

Tags: Geographic Information System (GIS),Mapping Requirements,NJDEP   |  

Posted on 07 Jul 2011

NJDEP has announced that it is not processing new Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF) applications at this time. ...more

Tags: Economic Development Authority (EDA),Hazardous Discharge Site Remediation Fund (HDSRF),NJDEP   |  

Posted on 03 Jun 2011

JM Sorge’s Peter Sorge, along with NJDEP’s Micahel Buriani, presented “Land Conservation: Recent Changes in Environmental Due Diligence Required on Land Conservation Projects” at The New Jersey Land Conservation Rally on Saturday, March 19 at Brookdale Community college. The rally was held to discuss NJ land conservation...more

Tags: None   |  

Posted on 15 May 2011

Evaluating environmental soil data has recently become more complex in the state of New Jersey, due to new regulations and guidance aimed at addressing soil contamination’s potential to impact groundwater contamination and quality. Addressing this impact to groundwater pathway is now an integral part of determining if additional investigation...more

Tags: Groundwater Pathway   |  

Posted on 05 May 2011

LSRP? What’s that? Where do I find one? If you have ever asked yourself these questions then you have come to the right place...more

Tags: LSPRP,LSRP,SRP   |