Prestige Environmental, inc. & underground storage tanks (UST)

Prestige Environmental, Inc. has been providing environmental contracting and consulting services since 1993.  In addition to conducting site remediation, Phase I, and environmental clean ups, the company is fully licensed under the NJDEP Underground Storage Tank Program to implement all aspects of Underground Storage Tank undertakings.    Prestige Environmental, Inc. includes a staff of friendly environmental professionals from Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRPs) to New Jersey licensed Professional Engineers.


Our storage tank services fulfill all of your needs while remaining compliant with the NJDEP Underground Storage Tank Program.  We perform closure activities and all containment vessels, including petroleum and chemical for: underground and above ground storage tanks, unregulated heating oil tanks, and state and federally regulated storage tanks.  Prestige Environmental, Inc. works with expert testing services to perform a wide range of tank testing from pressure decay testing and vapor recovery testing to compliance, line, and line leak detection testing.


Once the tank is removed, Prestige Environmental, Inc. maintains and upgrades activities on existing storage tank to including proper cleaning, relining, tank top upgrades and the installation of passive and active cathodic protection systems.  


Prestige Environmental, Inc.’s scope of services includes the installation of residential and commercial above ground and underground storage Tank.  We contract to the industry’s best field technicians to conduct tank installations.  The technicians are fully trained and certified.  Our commercial installations include tanks and piping for dispensing gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, heating oil, motor oil and the collection of waste oil.


Prestige’s wide range of experience includes the full system design and installation of petroleum-based product systems at gas stations, auto dealerships, and service centers.


Our certified Subsurface Evaluators have developed an expertise in obtaining NJDEP-issued “No Further Action Letters,” at the completion of an appropriate site investigation and or remedial investigation / action through the NJDEP Unregulated Heating Oil Tank Program.


Our NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP) develop and supervise an appropriate remedial action for various types of sites and environmental areas of concern which include industrial sites, regulated underground storage tanks and other contaminated properties. After the appropriate investigation and or remedial action is performed, our LSRPs issue a “Response Action Outcome” to our clients when it is the professional opinion of the LSRP that the site or area of concern meets the NJDEP Technical Requirements.

What happens After May 7th, 2012?

If you missed the May 7^th deadline to hire Licensed Site Remediation Professional (LSRP), it is still not too late to retain one.  The steps to hiring an LSRP are simple: 

1.    Contact an LSRP.  The LSRPs at Prestige Environmental are familiar with the “Site Remediation Reform Act”.  We have the authority to investigate and remediate contaminated sites. Our LSRPs will meet with you, and hold your hand through complex regulations while achieving compliance. Call us today for a free consultation!

2.    Once you hire an LSRP, an LSRP retention form will be filed by the LSRP with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP).  YOU MUST HIRE AN LSRP AND CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS MUST BE MADE PRIORT TO FILING THE FORM

3.    By taking these first two steps, you can avoid hefty enforcement actions that may include sizable penalties and fines.

The NJDEP is levying penalties and fines for those who did not hire an LSRP by May 7th.  Even though the deadline has passed, you can take the proactive actions necessary and hire an LSRP.  After all, the entire basis behind the SRRA act is to safeguard “protection of human health and the environment”. 

By engaging the services of an LSRP your site remediation will proceed rather quickly.  Prior to the act, the NJDEP had to conduct drawn-out assessments.  But by putting the control in the hands of LSRPs, your remediation project will adhere to regulations that suit the specific needs of your project.  Remember, an LSRP has the ability to investigate, remediate, and issue a “Response Action Outcome” (RAO) closure document which is equivalent to a NJDEP issued, “No Further Action” (NFA) letter.

Prestige Environmental takes pride in our LSRP team.  Each LSRP is an expert on the program and can guide you to take advantage of opportunities stemming from the new NJDEP guidelines.  Contact us today for a free evaluation; we can answer all your questions regarding the deadline and the LSRP program. 

Why you need an LSRP?

If you received a letter from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) asking you to retain an LSRP, this article explains the new standards set by the NJDEP in accordance with the Site Remediation Reform Act.  It discusses your role, responsibilities, and next steps; and how Prestige Environmental Inc. can help.

What is an LSRP?

An LSRP or Licensed Site Remediation Professional isrequired to abide by a strict code of ethics, and has extensive education and experience to meet the state’s licensing standards.  At Prestige Environmental Inc., our LSRP’s haveover 20 years of experience in site remediation in New Jersey.  We have the ability to investigate, remediate, and issue a “Response Action Outcome” (RAO) closure document which is equivalent to a NJDEP issued, “No Further Action” (NFA) letter. 

Why now?

The Site Remediation Reform Act (SRRA) brought major changes to the way contaminated properties are remediated in New Jersey.  The LSRP program was created to expedite cleanup of over 13,000 sites in need of remediation in New Jersey, and by doing so, transform the state’s pending environmental investigations.The state has taken the majority of site remediation work out of the NJDEP’s scope of work and put it into the hands of qualified LSRPs.In addition, the state has started releasing guidance documents to clarify technical requirements to introduce flexibility in the remediation process.

Next Steps?

You have until May 7, 2012 to retain an LSRP.  At Prestige Environmental Inc., our LSRPs will provide you with a free consultation explaining the entire process involved in site remediation.  Even though the NJDEP continues to have control over the remediation process to some degree, and will maintain the same stringent standards when it comes to property cleanups, our LSRPs will oversee the entire site remediation process until the property is remediated.  Unlike before, property owners will no longer need to pursue NJDEP approval prior to proceeding with remediation.  All parties with contaminated sites, who have received a letter from the NJDEP, are required to hire an LSRP in order to bring all of the state’s remediation cases into the program by May 7, 2012.

Regulatory Timeline

All parties responsible for remediating a contaminated site are required to hire an LSRP by May, 7, 2012, when the LSRP program becomes fully implemented under the state law. 

Roles & Responsibilities: Who’s doing what?

NJDEP’s Role

The NJDEP will regulate property owners through its remediation regulations which include:

·         Administrative Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites (ARRCS)

·         Technical Requirements

·         Underground Storage Tank rules (N.J.A.C. 7:14B)

·         the Industrial Site Remediation Act rules (N.J.A.C. 7:26B) and

·         the Remediation Standards rules (N.J.A.C. 7:26D).

The NJDEP will oversee all LSRP submissions as an added step to ensure that remediation is completed in adherence to the rules and regulations.

Property Owner’s Role

Hire an LSRP by May 7, 2012 to investigate, remediate and ultimately issue a Response Action Outcome letter (RAO) when remediationis complete.

The LSRP’s Role

An LSRP from PrestigeEnvironmental Inc. will personally supervise the remediation of contaminated property according to standards and regulations, and will issue final approval when remediation is complete.