What you need to know about Contaminated soil and Illegal dumping
Property owners in NJ are subject to a new law that is not well known that can lead to expensive ramifications, if broken.
In the past, property owners were able to truck in or remove fill dirt from their properties without any concern of where it came from or where it was going. But that through the years, that has changed. As a result of homes or construction sites that had dirt that was contaminated with debris and/or contaminates trucked in to fill areas, they many times unknowingly, contaminated their own land. The state and townships have started cracking down.
All Towns regulate differently
Each township has slightly different rules and some require permits to bring in soil, but generally any soil trucked from one place to another must be clean of any wood, metal, brick, asphalt, concrete, garbage, etc. and free of any contaminates. While Illegal dumping of garbage was common in the past, now illegal dumping of contaminated soil has recently become more common.
The DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) governs the rules for what is considered contaminated soil in NJ. Contaminated Soil Infosheet
If think you may have an issue with soil that was brought onto your property, reach out to us to find out more information.
