New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 26F - HEATING OIL TANK SYSTEM REMEDIATION RULES
Subchapter 2 - GENERAL REMEDIATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 7:26F-2.1 - General remediation requirements
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:26F-2.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) When there is a discharge from a heating oil tank system, the owner shall:
1. Upon
discovery of a discharge, immediately notify the Department in accordance with
N.J.A.C. 7:26F-1.6, and take all actions necessary to stop the ongoing
discharge.
2. Within two business
days after the discovery of the discharge:
i.
For an unregulated heating oil tank system:
(1) Hire a certified closure contractor,
unless the unregulated heating oil tank system is located on a farm;
(2) Initiate closure of the unregulated
heating oil tank system; and
(3)
Hire an environmental professional to remediate the discharge pursuant to this
chapter; and
ii. For a
residential above ground heating oil tank system or a small non-residential
above ground heating oil system:
(1) Hire an
environmental professional to remediate the discharge pursuant to this chapter;
and
(2) Initiate removal of the
residential above ground heating oil tank system or the small non-residential
above ground heating oil system;
3. Complete closure or removal of the heating
oil tank system, as applicable;
4.
Remediate free product pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F-3.2, as applicable;
5. Remediate soil pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:26F-3.3, 3.4, and 3.5; and
6.
Remediate the ground water pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F-4.
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