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New Jersey Site Remediation Benchmarking Study Prepared for New Jersey Chamber of Commerce AJW, Inc 1730 Rhode Island Ave, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 P: 202.296.8086 New Jersey Site Remediation Program Benchmarking Study SITE REMEDIATION PROGRAM BENCHMARKING STUDY Executive Summary / Key Findings Site remediation involves the removal of contaminants from the soils and groundwater and surface water of an area in order to protect public health and to allow future redevelopment of the land. Today there is an increasing demand for useable land in New Jersey as areas that were once considered undesirable are now attractive options for redevelopment. Given this demand and the history of industrial land use in the state, it is imperative that New Jersey’s site remediation program utilize the best approaches to ensure that contaminated sites are cleaned up in a manner that is protective of public health and at the same time efficient and cost effective. The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce commissioned this study to compare the performance and features of New Jersey’s site remediation program to those in other states. The purpose is to better understand what is being done well and also to identify potential options for improving the site remediation program. This study proposes that a key indicator of site remediation program performance is the ability to review and complete cases ...