New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS
Subchapter 12 - PENALTIES, REMEDIES, AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PROCEDURES
Section 7:14B-12.1 - Penalties

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:14B-12.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Upon a finding that an owner, operator, or both have failed to comply with any requirement of the State Act or N.J.A.C. 7:14B-1, 3, or 7 through 11, the Department may:

1. Deny or revoke the UST registration certificate or permit for their underground storage tank system;

2. Order compliance with the State Act or regulatory provision violated; and

3. Assess a civil administrative penalty pursuant to the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C-9.

(b) Upon a finding that an owner, operator, or both have failed to comply with any requirement of the State Act or N.J.A.C. 7:14B-2, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 6, or 15, the Department may:

1. Deny or revoke the UST registration certificate or permit for their underground storage tank system;

2. Order compliance with the State Act or regulatory provision violated; and

3. Assess a civil administrative penalty pursuant to the Water Pollution Control Act rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14-8.

(c) Upon a finding that any individual or business firm who is certified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13 or 16 has failed to comply with any requirement of the State Act or N.J.A.C. 7:14B-1, 3, or 7 through 11 or 7:26F, the Department may:

1. Deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a certification pursuant to 7:14B-13.10 and 16.11, as applicable;

2. Order compliance with the State Act or regulatory provision violated; and

3. Assess a civil administrative penalty pursuant to the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C-9 or 7:14B-12.4, as applicable.

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