Passaic River Directive No. 1: Natural Resource Injury Assessment and Interim Compensatory Restoration in Natural Resource Injuries. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3BV7HHD
Main TitlePassaic River Directive No. 1: Natural Resource Injury Assessment and Interim Compensatory Restoration in Natural Resource Injuries
PublisherNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), Natural and Historic Resources, Office Of Natural Resource Restoration
Date Created2003-09-01
Subject (Geographic - Hierarchical) Country: New Jersey State: New York County: New Jersey
Subject (Topical)coastal zone; contamination; ecology; environmental impact; environmental law; hazardous waste; pollution; pollution intervention; rivers; site remediation; water; water quality; water resources; watershed; wetlands; restoration; compensatory restoration; natural resource management; natural resource assessment; heavy metals; PCB; DDT
DescriptionThis document is a Directive and Notice from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to Insurers for the Respondents (polluters) to arrange for a natural resource damage assessment and interim restoration of polluted sites in the Passaic River. It lists the high levels of chemical contaminants and numerous hazardous discharge sites in the Lower Passaic River. The pollution is discussed in terms of its consequences for the river ecosystem and how releases of chemical contaminants have adversely affected the Passaic River and reduced its ecological and human use services. The Directive identifies the hazardous discharge sites that have contaminated the Lower Passaic River, and it then notifies the named polluters (the Respondents) to arrange for clean up and removal of discharges in the watershed by carrying out an assessment of natural resource injuries and implementing interim compensatory restoration. Failure to comply with this Directive and Notice to Insurers will increase the potential liability of Respondents to the DEP in an amount equal to three times the cost of arranging for the clean up and removal of hazardous substances that were discharged.
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