Why does the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) need to get involved?
By law, any confirmed release of product must be reported to the proper officials. Subchapter 7 7:14B-7.3 Confirmed Discharges (a) Any person, including, but not limited to, the owner of operator of an underground storage tank system or individual certified pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13 hired to install, remove, test or perform a subsurface evaluation on an underground storage tank system, shall, upon confirming a discharge, immediately report the discharge to the appropriate local health agency in accordance with local requirements, and to the Department’s Environmental Action Hotline 877-927-6337.
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