{"id":5226,"date":"2023-03-07T19:42:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T19:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/?page_id=5226"},"modified":"2024-03-06T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T16:00:08","slug":"cea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/cea\/","title":{"rendered":"CEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-2&#8243;][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"topic-header\">Classified Exception Area (CEA)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/cea_wra_fact_sheet_form.pdf\">Classification Exception Area \/ Well Restriction Area (CEA\/WRA) Fact Sheet Form<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/cea_wra_fact_sheet_form_ins.pdf\">Classification Exception Area \/ Well Restriction Area (CEA\/WRA) Fact Sheet Form Instructions<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5 class=\"my-4\">Ground Water Classification Exception Area Guidance Document<\/h5>\n<p class=\"text-bold mt-3\">Document Description and Interim Update Information (2013)<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Ground Water Classification Exception Area Guidance Document<\/em> has not been updated to reflect statutory, regulatory or policy changes adopted after November 1998. The first five pages of the CEA guidance and Appendix A, METHODS OF CLASSIFICATION EXCEPTION AREA DELINEATION provide the most useful information for current submittals. While none of the regulatory citations in the document are correct, the following sections of the guidance are particularly inconsistent with current administrative and regulatory procedures: Department Responsibilities, Public Notice Requirements and Ground Water Monitoring Requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Regulatory citations currently applicable to Classification Exception Areas are in the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/rules\/njac7_9c.pdf\">Ground Water Quality Standards<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> at N.J.A.C. 7:9C-1.6 and 1.9(b), the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/rules\/njac7_26e.pdf\">Technical Requirements for Site Remediation<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> at N.J.A.C. 7:26E-4.3(a)7 and 4.9(a)7, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/rules\/njac7_26c.pdf\">Administrative Requirements for Remediation of Contaminated Sites<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> (ARRCS) at N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7.3, 7.5(c)2 and 7.5(d)2.<\/p>\n<p>The ARRCS at N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7.3 contain the requirements for establishing, revising and removing a CEA for existing ground water contamination at a contaminated site, which includes use of the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/cea_wra_fact_sheet_form.pdf\">CEA\/Well Restriction Area (WRA) Fact Sheet Form<\/a>. <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> Except as provided by N.J.A.C. 7:26C-2.3(a)3i, the Site Remediation Program will no longer approve any portion of the CEA submittal prior to the public notifications [see N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7.3(a)4], nor use an individual NJPDES permit to establish a CEA, and the \u201cdegree of public notice required for a CEA\u201d is no longer dependent on current and projected ground water use [see N.J.A.C. 7:26C-7.3(d)]. In addition, documentation of future ground water use (i.e., use for a 25-year planning horizon) is no longer required as part of the application to establish a CEA, however, this information is required as part of the Remedial Action Protectiveness Biennial Certification report required after a Ground Water Remedial Action Permit is issued [see N.J.A.C 7:26C-7.9(b)3].<\/p>\n<p>Because the CEA Guidance Document has not been updated, the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/cea_wra_fact_sheet_form_ins.pdf\">Instructions for the CEA\/WRA Fact Sheet Form<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> provide detailed information regarding current regulations and other relevant guidance. The Department will update the CEA guidance as soon as available resources will allow.<\/p>\n<p>The 1998 document is available below:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"mt-3\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/ceaguid2.pdf\">Guidance on Designation of Classification Exception Areas<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-1 swap-on-mobile&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"card bg-light mb-3\">\n<div class=\"card-body\">\n<h5 class=\"card-title\">Related Links<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/\">Guidance Library \u2013 <span class=\"text-14\">[Home]<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/cea\/\">Classified Exception Area (CEA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/cea_bcf_inst.pdf\">CEA Biennial Certification Guidance and Instructions<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/cea\/cea-compliance\/\">Well Search Guidance: On-Line Tools for Receptor Evaluations &amp; Biennial Certifications for Groundwater<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/cea\/cea-search-instructions\/\">CEA Biennial Certification Well Search Report Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/rules\/njac7_9c.pdf\">New Jersey Ground Water Quality Standards<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> (GWQS), N.J.A.C. 7:9-C<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/techgis2.pdf\">Guidance for the Submission and Use of Data In GIS Compatible Formats Pursuant to \u201cTechnical Requirements for Site Remediation\u201d<\/a> <span class=\"text-12\">[pdf]<\/span> (TECHGIS2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-9 vc_col-md-9&#8243; el_class=&#8221;order-2&#8243;][breadcrumb-shortcode][vc_column_text] Classified Exception Area (CEA) Classification Exception Area \/ Well Restriction Area (CEA\/WRA) Fact Sheet Form [pdf] Classification Exception Area \/ Well Restriction Area (CEA\/WRA) Fact Sheet Form Instructions [pdf] Ground Water Classification Exception Area Guidance Document Document Description and Interim Update Information (2013) The Ground Water Classification Exception Area Guidance Document [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"parent":5135,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5226","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5226\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}