It has been nearly three years since the New Jersey Legislature established the licensed site remediation professional (LSRP) program, which takes full effect this month. Under the New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), the program requires environmental consultants to obtain LSRP licensure to oversee remediation sites and certify that work is completed in accordance with applicable state requirements.
The move means that remediating parties are now required to retain an LSRP to replace the assigned NJDEP case manager on almost all state remediation cases. The primary benefit of this is that LSRPs are given the ability to move sites quickly along the regulatory process, bypassing lengthy wait times for agency review and comment on submittals.