Regulatory Updates — Page 5
251 expert articles on regulatory updates from Envicon Group's NY and NJ environmental engineers. Page 5 of 21.
NJDEP PFAS Remediation Standards 2026: What Jersey City and Newark Property Buyers Need in Due Diligence
A property sale in Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken, Bayonne, Bergen County, or Essex County can carry PFAS risk even when the Phase I ESA shows no obvious current release. The issue is documentation. Older industrial records often identify a process without identifying every chemical used. Fire-training areas, metal finishing, manufacturing, landfills, wastewater operations, and facilities […]
New Jersey RAP Updates 2026: Consolidated Soil, Groundwater, and Indoor Air Permitting
New Jersey’s Remedial Action Permit process changed materially in 2026. Through the SRRA 2.0 amendments, NJDEP now uses a consolidated RAP framework that can address soil, groundwater, and indoor air under one permit. The Department also introduced updated applications, a new Indoor Air Notification Area process, focused […]
NJDEP LSRP Services Newark and Jersey City: ISRA Due Diligence Before a 2026 Property Closing
A 2026 commercial property closing in Newark, Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, or another industrial market can turn on one question: Does New Jersey’s Industrial Site Recovery Act apply, and has the transaction triggered an environmental obligation? For buyers and sellers, the answer affects the purchase agreement, lender underwriting, remediation budget, closing date, and future redevelopment […]
NJDEP Indoor Air Notification Area: New Vapor Intrusion Controls for Contaminated Properties
As of February 2026, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has added the Indoor Air Notification Area, or IANA, to the state’s remedial framework for contaminated properties. The change matters for property owners, developers, lenders, attorneys, and construction teams working in Newark, Jersey City, and throughout Hudson County. When volatile chemicals migrate from soil […]
NJ Structural Integrity Inspection Deadline: What Jersey City and Newark Condo Boards Need to Document
For many New Jersey condominium and cooperative boards, the NJ structural integrity inspection deadline has already arrived. Under the Residential Structural Integrity Law, P.L. 2023, c.214, a covered building with a certificate of occupancy issued on or before January 8, 2009 generally needed its initial structural inspection completed by January 8, 2026. Boards that missed […]
NJDEP Dewatering Permit Jersey City: Construction Groundwater Management Before Excavation
A deep excavation in Jersey City, Newark, Hoboken, or elsewhere in Hudson County can encounter groundwater before the foundation work begins. Once that water enters the excavation, the project team must make several decisions quickly: How much water will be pumped? How long will dewatering continue? Where will the […]
NJDEP Historic Fill Guidance 2026: Soil Management, Groundwater Migration, and Development Risk
New Jersey developers and contractors need to treat historic fill as a design and construction issue, not only an environmental report issue. On March 20, 2026, NJDEP announced two new guidance documents addressing historic fill and metals with natural background concentrations. On May 26, 2026, NJDEP issued a follow-up notice addressing fill donor material and […]
NYSDEC Vapor Intrusion Guidance: 2026 Soil Vapor Sampling and Decision Matrix Updates for NYC Sites
For NYC and Lower Hudson Valley property transactions, vapor intrusion is no longer a late-stage technical issue. It can affect acquisition decisions, lender approval, building design, remediation budgets, and closing schedules. The current NYSDEC vapor intrusion guidance 2026 framework remains anchored in the New York State Department of Health’s 2006 Soil Vapor Intrusion Guidance, with […]
New Jersey REAL Rules 2026: Flood Risk, Resilient Design, and the Legacy Provision Deadline
A project in Jersey City, Hoboken, Bayonne, or another coastal part of New Jersey now requires a different permitting conversation. On January 20, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection adopted the Resilient Environment and Landscapes, or REAL, amendments. The rules update the state’s Coastal Zone […]
NJ Underground Storage Tank Closure Before Property Sale: Newark and Jersey City Compliance Guide
An underground storage tank can delay a New Jersey property sale long after the purchase agreement is signed. Buyers, lenders, attorneys, and regulators typically want more than proof that an old tank was pumped out. They want a documented closure, environmental assessment, sampling results, disposal records, and a clear answer to one question: Does the […]
ASTM E1527-21 Phase I ESA in New York and New Jersey: 180-Day Timing and Lender Approval
A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment can protect a transaction or create a closing problem. The difference usually comes down to timing, scope, documentation, and whether the report answers the lender’s actual questions. For commercial property transactions in New York and New Jersey, ASTM E1527-21 is the current benchmark for Phase I ESAs used to […]
Local Law 97: The August 2026 REC Option and What It Means for NYC Building Owners
As of August 31, 2026, New York City building owners are dealing with two separate Local Law 97 issues. First, the extended filing deadline for the 2026 reporting cycle passed on August 29. That deadline applied to owners who requested an extension by June 30. Second, NYC building owners can now access a new renewable […]