Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites - Hazardous Site Remediation

The need for hazardous waste site remediation far outdistances the supply of funding and support that federal and state agencies can provide. Complicating matters is the fact that, with older sites, it is harder to determine who should be responsible for paying for cleanup, which is an essential component of the federal and state remediation programs.

There is a lot of public information about hazardous waste sites, much of which is on deposit at local libraries, as required by law. In addition, NJDEP’s Site Information Program, sponsored by the Site Remediation Program, can be accessed at www.state.nj.us/dep/srp/siteinfo/ . Detailed information about all known contaminated sites in New Jersey is available online and indexed according to county. Every site on the New Jersey Known Contaminated Sites List is assigned a case manager who can answer more detailed questions concerning the site.

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