New NJDEP Email for HOTSR
Did you know?
On October 18, 2021, the NJDEP published a Notice in the NJ Register and provided a dedicated email address for the submission of forms, applications, and documents required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F, Heating Oil Tank System Remediation (HOTSR) rules.
The dedicated NJDEP email address is srpuhot@dep.nj.gov
It is important to note, that pursuant to the rule, submittal via the email address now becomes mandatory as of January 16, 2022. The Department intends for the email service to allow anyone, including Subsurface Evaluators and Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs), to submit required information quickly and efficiently, without needing to submit a paper copy.
Users of the new email system should be aware that there is a maximum size limit of 25 MB. Related documents can be submitted in smaller segments by identifying them with “part 1, 2, 3” etc. The NJDEP has even allowed for an option to provide a drop box link via the email address, so it stands to reason that other file sharing cloud services could also be utilized (e.g. SharePoint, etc.).
Questions on the new submittal process can be directed to the Bureau of Case Assignment and Initial Notice at 609-292-2943.
A copy of the New Jersey Register Notice, dated October 18, 2021, is reproduced here:
53 N.J.R. 1818(a)
NEW JERSEY REGISTER Copyright (c) 2021 by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law
VOLUME 53, ISSUE 20
ISSUE DATE: OCTOBER 18, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SITE REMEDIATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Notice of Mandatory Use of Online Portal for the Submission of Forms, Applications, and Documents Required Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F
Take notice that the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Department) hereby gives notice that its online portal for the submission of forms, applications, and documents required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F, Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules, is now available.
Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F-7.3(c), within 90 days after the date that the Department informs the public by a notice in the New Jersey Register that an electronic portal is available, all persons are required to submit, to the Department, electronically through the electronic portal all forms, applications, and documents required by the Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26F.
Accordingly, beginning on January 16, 2022, all forms, applications, and documents required by the Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26F, shall be filed electronically through the email address srpuhot@dep.nj.gov.
Take further notice that pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26F-1.8(c)2, fee payments may now be made electronically, either by e-check or credit card, using http://www.nj.gov/dep/online/.
