Posted on 13 Feb 2012

Two important mandatory deadlines are coming up in the next couple of months. The first deadline is less than 21 days away. On March 1, 2012, all remediation program cases under Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA), including pre-SRRA active cases that are not currently under the LSRP program have to submit an initial receptor evaluation by March 1, 2012. Missing the established deadline may result in your case being transferred to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) for direct oversight. Direct Department oversight requires that a Remediation Trust Fund be established and involves the Department controlling the remediation. This will limit a responsible party’s ability to influence the remedy selection and financial control of their project. The NJDEP has sent the following letter out to those responsible parties that have open cases without receptor evaluations submitted. ...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 09 Dec 2011

Heller Urban Renewal, the designated redeveloper, has begun redevelopment of Harrison StationSM, a new transit village that will include residential and retail components. Harrison StationSM will be located adjacent to a PATH station, a short walk from the new Red Bulls Stadium and surrounded by transportation corridors including Route 280....more

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

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   |