New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 26F - HEATING OIL TANK SYSTEM REMEDIATION RULES
Subchapter 4 - GROUND WATER REMEDIATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 7:26F-4.3 - Ground water remedial action requirements

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:26F-4.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) The owner shall perform a remedial action for ground water contaminated by a discharge from a heating oil tank system by:

1. Remediating free product in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26F-3.2; and

2. Remediating all ground water contamination in excess of the applicable ground water remediation standard, N.J.A.C. 7:26D, to a concentration at or below that applicable ground water remediation standard, as demonstrated by two confirmation samples collected 90 days apart.

(b) If the ground water remedial action includes a discharge to surface water, then the owner shall request an on-scene coordinator discharge authorization by submitting to the Department at the address in (c) below:

1. An Unregulated Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Form found at www.nj.gov/dep/srp/unregulatedtanks;

2. A workplan including the following information:
i. A description of the contaminant source, remedial activities conducted to date and the site conditions that necessitate on-scene coordinator authorization in lieu of other treatment and/or disposal options;

ii. A list of contaminants of concern and concentrations, including all existing soil and ground water sample results;

iii. Proposed sampling parameters and analytical methodology;

iv. A site plan with all relevant features identified;

v. A topographic map of the site;

vi. Name of the stream receiving the discharge and its classification, which can be found in the Surface Water Quality Standards, N.J.A.C. 7:9B;

vii. Location of treatment system;

viii. Location of discharge point;

ix. Duration of the discharge;

x. Rate of discharge flow in gallons per minute; and

xi. Location and description of any sensitive receptors including private wells and potable water intakes; and

3. The permit fee in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26F-1.8.

(c) The information required in (b) above shall be submitted to:

Bureau of Case Assignment & Initial Notice

Site Remediation and Waste Management Program

NJ Department of Environmental Protection

401-05H

PO Box 420

Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

(d) If the ground water remedial action includes a discharge to ground water, the owner shall obtain a New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit pursuant to the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System rules at N.J.A.C 7:14A-7.5(b) and submit a discharge to ground water proposal pursuant to the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation at N.J.A.C. 7:26E-5.6(b) and (c);

(e) Except as provided in (f) below, the owner shall complete the ground water remedial action prior to submitting the remedial action report to the Department.

(f) If the owner implements a ground water remedial action that will not be completed prior to submitting the remedial action report to the Department, then the owner shall:

1. Implement a ground water remedial action and demonstrate its effectiveness pursuant to the Technical Requirements for Site Remediation at N.J.A.C. 7:26E-5;

2. Propose a ground water classification exception area pursuant to the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7.3, as part of the ground water remedial action permit application required in (f)3 below;

3. Obtain a ground water remedial action permit pursuant to the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7; and

4. Submit a copy of the ground water remedial action permit, including all attachments, as part of the remedial action report pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F-7.2.

(g) When the concentrations of contaminants in ground water are at or below the applicable ground water quality standards, the owner may request that the classification exception area be removed and the ground water remedial action permit be terminated in accordance with the Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites at N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7.3 and 7.13, respectively.

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