In anticipation of Hurricane Joaquin, which may impact
New Jersey this weekend or early next week, please evaluate any remediation
cases for which you are responsible to ensure that they are as ready as
practicable for this storm. This
includes securing the site for anticipated:
* Large
accumulations of rain
* High
winds
* Possible
flooding
* Loss
of power for remediation systems
Whether you are the person responsible for conducting the
remediation or the licensed site remediation professional retained, all efforts
should be made to prevent new discharges at your site and to maintain active
remediation systems. Any discharges of
hazardous substances are required to be reported to the NJDEP Hotline at
877-WARNDEP.
Subsequent to the storm, all sites should be re-evaluated
to determine:
* New
immediate environmental concern conditions (water, vapor, direct contact). Immediate actions should be taken to address
any immediate environmental concerns identified as part of this response.
* Changes
to site conditions requiring a reexamination of your receptor evaluation to
determine whether it still accurately represents potential impacts to
receptors.
* If you
have topic-specific questions regarding site remediation, please refer to the
SRP contact list, available at http://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/srra_contacts.htm.