New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to begin
accepting applications this summer for waivers of environmental
compliance.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
adopted a new rule on March 8 that provides a process for NJDEP to
waive compliance with regulatory requirements. Waivers of
compliance are granted at NJDEP's discretion, following a
demonstration by a party seeking the waiver, and consistent with
NJDEP's core mission to maintain, protect, and enhance New
Jersey's natural resources and to protect public health, safety
and welfare, and the environment. NJDEP will begin accepting
applications for waivers on August 1, 2012.
A party seeking to obtain a waiver of compliance with one of the
state's environmental regulatory requirements must submit an
application to NJDEP demonstrating that strict compliance with one
of NJDEP's regulations should be waived based on at least one
of the following four reasons: (1) a conflict among
