New Jersey § 58:10-23

§ 58:10-23.

a. The owner or operator of a major facility or transmission pipeline shall immediately

report any unauthorized discharge occurring at the major facility or transmission

pipeline. Within 30 days of the reporting of a discharge, the owner or operator of a major

facility or transmission pipeline shall provide the department with a full report

on the nature and causes of the discharge, the nature and chronology of the actions

taken by the owner or operator and other parties to clean up and remove the discharged

hazardous substance, an evaluation of all pertinent prevention and response plans

and policies in light of the discharge, and the owner's or operator's response thereto,

and the measures taken to avoid a recurrence of similar discharges and to remedy shortcomings

in the prevention, detection, response, containment, cleanup, or removal plan components. The report shall be accompanied by any amendments that may be required to the DPCC

and contingency plans. Upon evaluation of the report, the department may direct the owner or operator of

the major facility or transmission pipeline to make appropriate amendments to its

DPCC or contingency plan in order to prevent a recurrence of similar discharges, to

improve the response capability at the major facility or transmission pipeline, or

to minimize the possible adverse impacts of any future discharges on public safety

and the environment. The owner or operator of the major facility or transmission pipeline shall provide

the department with any other information that may be required by the department to

evaluate the prevention and response capabilities at the major facility or transmission

pipeline. b. The owner or operator of a major facility or transmission pipeline shall immediately

notify the department's environmental action line of any malfunction of a leak detection

or other discharge monitoring system, or other discharge prevention, safety system,

or device. The owner or operator of the major facility or transmission pipeline shall provide

information as to the nature of the malfunction and the measures taken to avoid a

recurrence. The department may, at any time, require the installation or replacement of a leak

detection, discharge monitoring system, or other discharge prevention, safety system,

or device because of severe or repeated malfunctions or other failures, or that fails

to satisfy the standards prescribed therefor pursuant to section 11 of P.L.1990, c. 78 ( C. 58:10-23.11d11 ). Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the department

to direct the owner or operator of a facility or pipeline at any time to take immediate

measures to strengthen its prevention or response capabilities.