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LSRP Program Gears Up for Implementation

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ-Now that the Licensed Site Remediation Professional bill has been passed and signed into law, the NJDEP has set about implementing the program.

By Maria Wood | Updated on June 08, 2009

MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ-With the Licensed Site Remediation Professional bill now law, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is currently “gearing up to do the real work of implementing this massive reform,” said NJDEP commissioner Mark Mauriello. He spoke at a recent event sponsored by the Economic Development Association of New Jersey highlighting the LSRP initiative.

Mauriello said there are currently 20,000 known contaminated sites in the state. “The key word is known, because we find others as we do investigations,” he said. “We have 200 people that manage the cases, which range from simple things, like leaking oil tanks, to superfund sites, and it’s created a burden on the staff.”

The program, modeled after one in Massachusetts, will help towns by speeding up the cleanup process. “It’s not just an environment issue,” he said. “To communities, these are lost opportunities for redevelopment if they continue to languish.”

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