{"id":5315,"date":"2023-03-14T14:09:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T14:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/?page_id=5315"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:11:59","slug":"model-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/model-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"Model Letter"},"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\">Model Notification Letter<\/h4>\n<div class=\"p-3 border\">\n<p>Dear Neighbor,<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of <strong>&lt;party responsible for remediation&gt;<\/strong>, I am writing to inform you that we will soon begin work to <strong>&lt;investigate and\/or clean up&gt;<\/strong> environmental contamination at <strong>&lt;site name and address, tax block and lot&gt;<\/strong>.\u00a0 The work will be done under rules established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), which has assigned it case number <strong>&lt;case number&gt;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>&lt;investigation and\/or clean up&gt;<\/strong> is prompted by the presence of <strong>&lt;contaminant(s)\/description(s) of contaminants&gt;<\/strong>, which has\/have been found in the <strong>&lt;affected environmental medium\/media&gt;<\/strong>. Our work will involve <strong>(description of work to be conducted).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the course of the work, we will provide you with periodic updates about our progress. A copy of any and all of our reports regarding the work will also be made available to <strong>&lt;name of municipality\/municipalities&gt;<\/strong> officials, upon request.\u00a0 Should you have any questions regarding the work, you can contact me directly at <strong>&lt;phone number&gt;<\/strong> and I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.\u00a0 In addition, you may contact the Licensed Site Remediation Professional of record <strong>&lt;LSRP\u2019s Name&gt;<\/strong> by <strong>&lt;Contact Information for LSRP&gt;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This notification is being provided to you as a public service. We hope the work we are doing will progress smoothly and, in the end, restore the property as a valuable asset to the neighborhood.\u00a0 In the meantime, we appreciate your concerns and your patience and pledge to conduct our work efficiently and as responsible members of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely yours,<\/p>\n<p><strong>&lt;Personal representative of the remediating party&gt;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\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 css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/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\/public-notification\/\">Public Notification \u2013 <span class=\"text-14\">[Home]<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/public-notification-faqs\/\">Public Notification &amp; Outreach Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/letters\/\">Guidance for Sending Notification Letters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/model-letter\/\">Model Notification Letter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/service-stations-guidance\/\">Guidance for Retail Gasoline Service Stations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/signs-guide\/\">Guidance for Notification Signs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/guidance\/public-notification\/offsite-guide\/\">Guidance for Notification and Public Outreach Requirements Triggered By Determination that Contamination Has Migrated Off-Site<\/a><\/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] Model Notification Letter Dear Neighbor, On behalf of &lt;party responsible for remediation&gt;, I am writing to inform you that we will soon begin work to &lt;investigate and\/or clean up&gt; environmental contamination at &lt;site name and address, tax block and lot&gt;.\u00a0 The work will be done under rules established by the New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":0,"parent":5302,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5315","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5315","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=5315"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10100,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5315\/revisions\/10100"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/srp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}