Brookside
Environmental Helps Child Care Centers Comply with New NJDEP
Requirements
The Department
of Children and Families (DCF) in coordination with the New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) has adopted new
regulations requiring environmental compliance for all licensed
child care centers in the state of
The new
regulations require a minimum of three tasks:
- Evaluation
of the history of the current Child Care Center building to
determine if past tenants/owners used the building “in a way
which poses an environmental concern.”
- Collection
and laboratory analysis of soil samples in areas where contact
between children and soils is likely, and
- Sampling
drinking water (if water is from non-municipal source, i.e., a
private well).
Please be aware
that beginning June 1, 2007 the DCF will not issue new or renewed
licenses to child care facilities until the proper environmental
testing has been completed and a No Further Action (NFA) letter is
issued from the NJDEP.
Don’t delay!
The review process for an investigation report submitted to the
NJDEP can be up to 6 months.
Brookside
Environmental Consulting, LLC (BEC) has the experience and
regulatory understanding to help Child Care Centers comply with
recently enacted environmental requirements.
BEC’s staff is intimately familiar with
Andrea McGahan
609-818-1700
amcgahan@brooksideenv.com
Addition Links
http://www.state.nj.us/dcf/news/press/approved/061018.htm
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dccrequest/