New Jersey Construction Material Certification
New Jersey building owners who demolish structures -- including concrete roadways, curbing and sidewalks -- must follow Department of Environmental Protection guidelines when disposing of building material for recycling and beneficial use purposes. The building site must be considered "clean" of certain harmful materials in compliance with the Site Remediation Program. To accomplish this, the property owner must undertake a self-certification process. Does this Spark an idea?
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Authorized Certification Official
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Self-certification must be completed by only certain authorized personnel. This can be a principal executive officer, the proprietor of the company, the general partner, or a high-level government official for government-owned property. The owner of the site can also have an authority delegation, who will assign the necessary responsibility for the signing of the certification statement from the high-ranking official or principal executive officer, as the local site manager.
Sampling and Analysis
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Under New Jersey's Site Remediation Program (SRP) oversight of a contaminated demolition work site, the property owner must have concrete sampling performed for laboratory analysis. This analysis will test for PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) and PAHs (polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons) at every site; they will check for VOCs (volatile organic compounds), dioxins and radionuclides at certain specific sites. Samples consist of either core or chip specimens taken no deeper than one inch, unless the contamination shows staining or discoloration below this depth. Any material intended for recycling purposes must have such samples taken and tested, as well as sample logs created that record the core sample's depths.
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Self-Certification with Sampling and Analysis
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The site owner will base self-certification on analytical data tests on the concrete and concrete materials. The site owner can certify the contaminated concrete was characterized and managed. The property owner will complete the certification and have it notarized. He should retain it in his records for at least five years. The SRP case manager of the site must receive a copy of the executed certification for the property.
Self-Certification Without Sampling and Analysis
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A self-certification based on site specifics concerning contaminated concrete and concrete materials can go through an assessment without the sampling and analysis method, but only if following Clean Building checklist specifications. This checklist involves relying on the historical uses of the building and what year it was constructed. Normally, if the concrete had been poured before 1990, no sampling will be required and the building will be considered "clean." The property owner who had the Clean Building Checklist of Recycling performed can complete the certification. He must have the certification notarized and submit a copy to the SRP case manager.
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