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VCP function is part
of Division of Environ-mental Remediation (along with other
cleanup programs). It is the only cleanup program headed by an official
at less than the “bureau chief” level.
*It is separ-ated from the Commissioner by 4 levels of management oversight.
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*The VCP program (Voluntary
Cleanup / Brownfields Division) is
part of the Envir-onmental Restoration & Redevel-opment Program
within MDE's Waste Manage-ment Admini-stration.
*MDE is considering creating an additional
position (similar to that of the Brownfields Coordinator in MA)
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* Office of BF
Revitalization created in the Governor’s office to coordinate and
develop Cwlth’s BF strategy and play ombudsman role.
* Much of the
oversight role has been privatized in Licensed Site Professionals, but
DEP retains responsibility for auditing 20% of voluntary
clean-ups.
*An entire division in MassDEP with more
than 350 employees is devoted to waste site cleanup. (This
staffing level has not diminished despite the use of LSPs.)
*Critics claim that as many as 9% of
audited LSP-managed sites are deficient; defen-ders assert that only ~1% of LSP
sites have required additional cleanup
measures.
*The use of LSPs has reportedly resulted in
a 14-fold increase in VCP cleanups.
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* Site Reclamation
Program (and Compliance and Enforcement Section) within MDEQ’s Environmental Response Division. This is one
of 9 divisions that report to the MDEQ Director.
* Separate BF
Redevelopment Board prioritizes environmentally contaminated state
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* DEP Site
Remediation Program administers the VCP and jointly administers the Haz. Discharge Site Remedia-tion Fund with
NJEDA.
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Brownfields Coordinator reports directly to the Assistant Commissioner
for Site Remediation.
* BF Redevelop-ment
Task Force
*There are 3 Bureau Chiefs that are
responsible for managing staff that oversee implementation of the VCP.
*A DEP-wide
reorganization is underway (as of May 2002) and should be announced
shortly.
*NJ also gives visibility to its VCP
program through its participation in ASTSWMO and the new Smart Growth
Council. |
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* The Manager of
the Land Recycling and Cleanup Division reports to a Bureau
Director (for Land Recycling and Waste Mgmt.), but he has direct access to
the Secre-tary and the Dep-uty Secre-tary of Air, Recycling and
Radia-tion Pro-tection.
*VCP is run by
the Voluntary Cleanup and Standards section |
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