What are the eligible project costs for reimbursement consideration?
ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS • All reasonable costs for equipment, work and services associated with the minimal effective system to close and/or remediate a leaking petroleum underground storage tank. • Replacement of a leaking homeowner heating oil underground storage tank with an equivalent aboveground storage tank system. • Reasonable and necessary consulting, contracting and engineering costs. • Remediation of discharges from leaking homeowner heating oil underground storage tanks. • Limited legal fees incurred specifically for the actual remediation of an environmental discharge (i.e., obtaining necessary offsite access) as determined by the NJDEP. • Site restoration costs are limited to damage caused by the remediation of the leaking underground storage tank. No restoration costs due to contractor negligence will be considered. Eligible costs for certain site restoration categories are capped at $5,000.00 each. These categories are described further as follows: • Landscaping – This ca
ELIGIBLE PROJECT COSTS • All reasonable costs for equipment, work and services associated with the minimal effective system to remove/close a leaking petroleum underground storage tank. • Replacement of a leaking homeowner heating oil underground storage tank with an equivalent above-ground storage tank system. • Reasonable and necessary consulting, contracting and engineering costs. • Limited legal fees incurred directly related to remediation of an environmental discharge (e.g., obtaining necessary offsite access) as determined by theNJDEP. • The reimbursement of costs incurred by NJDEP’s Emergency Response contractors during an Emergency Response action related to a discharge from a petroleum underground storage tank used to store heating oil for onsite consumption in a residential property, as long as that Emergency Response action took place after October 1st, 2009. (Note – NJDEP Emergency Response administrative costs are not eligible) • Site restoration costs are limited to the
