![Text Box: The NJDEP adopted new soil remediation standards on June 2, 2008. A number of regulated constituents now have more stringent standards. Other constituents have been deleted from the list. The standards for some constituents have increased and over 30 constituents have been newly added to the list. The format for soil standards still retains the division between residential land use and non-residential land use. However, an additional bifurcation in the choice of standards has been added. The choice for the standard is based on the dermal/ingestion pathway or the ingestion pathway – the applicable standard of which is the more stringent (but not less than the Practical Quantitation Limit [PQL]). Impact to groundwater soil remediation standards were not adopted. Applicability of the new rule is determined by the site status – whether or not a remedial action work plan (RAWP) or remedial action report (RAR) is submitted before](image105.gif)
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December 2, 2008. The sites having an RAWP or RAR in by the December date can utilize the soil cleanup criteria in existence prior to June 2, 2008. |
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(factor of 10) or greater. Provided below are selected compounds that have been detected at Picatinny Arsenal (in soil and/or groundwater) that have had |
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Standard increased Acetone Beryllium 1,2-Dichlorobenzene Nickel Phenol Selenium Silver Newly added Carbon disulfide Chloroethane 2,4-Dinitrotoluene 2,6-Dinitrotoluene Heptachlor epoxide Methyl tertiary butyl ether Tertiary butyl alcohol Trichlorofluoromethane The full text of the rule adoption can be found at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/rules/adoptions.html . |
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Register for free classes athttp://clu-in.org/training . Internet courses may be archived at the respective websites for reference at the user’s convenience. |
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Interestingly, if a responsible party subsequently receives a notice of violation they will then not be permitted to utilize the lower concentration soil cleanup standards that were in effect prior to the June 2, 2008 rule proposal. As with the prior guidance the protectiveness of a remedy already in place at a site that has been cleaned up must be re-evaluated if the cleanup standard has been lowered by an order of magnitude |
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notable changes in the newly adopted standard. Standard decreased by an order of magnitude or more Chloroform Chloromethane 4-Methylphenol (p-creosol) Naphthalene 1,1,2-Trichloroethane |
