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Course Details
Course Name: Regulatory Training in Underground Storage Tanks
Course Code: EW0201CA26
Date: September 4, 2025
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Check-in at 8:00 am)
Location: Douglass Student Center – Trayes Hall Meeting Room, 100 George St, New Brunswick, NJ 08505 (Information & Directions)
Format: In person classroom course
Registration Fee: $325 per person
Multi Person Discount Fee: $300 per person (Save when you sign up with a colleague!)
Registration Closes: September 2, 2025
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Payments should be made out to: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Checks and money orders should be mailed to: Office of Continuing Professional Education, Attn: Registration Dept., 102 Ryders Ln, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8519
Purchase Orders can be mailed to the address above or electronically sent to registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.
Course Overview
If you work on USTs, you need this course!
Learn more about the NJDEP’s Subcategory: Service Technician License!
Whether you are becoming certified for the first time or just need to recertify, you will get the regulatory information you need to stay current with New Jersey’s UST requirements and help your clients or employer avoid potential penalty liability.
Please Note: The NJ Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) regulates Underground Storage Tanks (USTs) and requires the professionals who work on them to be trained, certified/recertified every three (3) years. When a person has notified the NJDEP of a discharge from a regulated UST on or after November 4, 2009, that person must retain a LSRP. LSRPs may work on unregulated heating oil USTs (remediation), but LSRPs are not required to be hired to remediate discharges from unregulated heating oil USTs. Certified Subsurface Evaluators may still be retained to remediate discharges from unregulated heating oil USTs without the supervision of a LSRP. The person responsible for conducting the remediation of a discharge from an unregulated heating oil UST must make sure that the Certified Subsurface Evaluator hired is employed by a firm that is also certified in the category of UST subsurface evaluation pursuant to the UST rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14B-16. The certifications for all other categories of UST services (i.e., installation, closure, tank testing, and corrosion protection) still require the refresher course.
Who Should Attend?
If you are renewing your certification, you must take a NJDEP-certified course within one year prior to renewal. Professional engineers and plumbing contractors, exempt from the certification examination, must attend the course within one year of certification.
Anyone working on USTs needs a good understanding of the applicable regulations and guidance, especially:
- Attorneys
- Consultants
- Contractors
- Engineers
- Environmental Scientists
- Geologists
- Health Officers
- Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP)
- Soil Scientists
- Tank Owners
Meet Your Instructors
Jenna DiNuzzo, NJDEP
Jenna DiNuzzo has been an inspector for the Bureau of Underground Storage Tanks Compliance and Enforcement at the NJDEP since 2007. Since 2020, she also oversees the UST contractor certification program. Jenna is also a member of the Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) Emerging Issues task force.
Rebecca Hollender, TRC Environmental Corporation
Rebecca Hollender is a Sr. Principal Consultant and Office Practice Leader for TRC’s New Providence office and the Director of LSRP Services. She is a Certified Professional Geologist and Licensed Site Remediation Professional and has over 30 years of experience. She oversees the work completed by TRC’s 14 LSRPs and has extensive experience in the investigation and remediation of soil, ground water, and vapor intrusion impacts at residential, commercial and industrial facilities, public entities, and utilities. Ms. Hollender has managed numerous remedial investigations to address underground storage tanks (USTs), light non-aqueous phase liquids (LNAPL), dense non-aqueous phase liquids (DNAPL), petroleum impacts, chlorinated solvents, base neutrals, metals, and emerging contaminants, including PFAS and 1,4-dioxane. Her expertise includes LSRP Services, ISRA compliance and due diligence, and soil and ground water investigations. Ms. Hollender has issued over 30 Entire Site Response Action Outcomes (RAOs) and over 80 Area of Concern RAOs under the NJDEP’s Site Remediation Reform Act. Ms. Hollender also provides litigation support and prepares expert reports.
Michael Hollis, NJDEP
Mike Hollis is currently Chief of the Bureau of Underground Storage Tanks Compliance and Enforcement at the NJDEP. He has been with the Department since 2004 and has been working with UST systems since 2000. Mike is also the Chair of the Association of State And Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) UST Release Prevention Task Force, and a member of the National Work Group on Leak Detection Evaluations, serving on the line leak detection and secondary/spill containment teams.
Kelly A. Giblin, RailPros
Kelly A. Giblin, PE is the Director of Engineering at RailPros. RailPros was founded in 2000 to provide a suite of transportation consulting services, specializing in engineering, design, and management for the rail and transit industry. He has experience in environmental management, remediation, permitting, and UST compliance.
Michael Justiniano, NJDEP
Mr. Justiniano has been an employee of the Department of Environmental Protection for 30+ years. During his time at the Department, Mr. Justiniano spent 20 years as a case manager and supervisor in the Department’s Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA) program, 4 years as a supervisor in the Bureau of Enforcement and Investigations, and 9 years as a supervisor with the Bureau of Inspection and Review. Mr. Justiniano is currently the Section Chief for the Bureau of Field Operations – Southern Field Office where he manages the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank (UHOT) remediation program and the field operations for the southern half of the state. Mr. Justiniano holds a Bachelor or Science degree in Chemistry from Rutgers University.
Howard Nichols, TRC Environmental Corporation
Howard is an environmental engineer with a 20+ year career focused on soil and groundwater remediation and wastewater treatment. Howard is based in New Providence, NJ and has a bachelor and master’s degree in environmental engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey. As a stakeholder author, Howard participated in the development of the NJDEP document Technical Guidance on the Capping of Sites Undergoing Remediation.
Tom Farrell, NJDEP
Tom has worked in the environmental consulting field focusing on site assessment/remediation projects for 14 years. He now works for the NJDEP as their Chief of the Bureau of Solid Waste Compliance & Enforcement. Tom holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science from Rutgers University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. He has held certifications as a New Jersey Subsurface Evaluator and for Underground Storage Tank Integrity Testing and infrared camera use. Currently, Tom is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager.
Student Reviews
“What an excellent class, including the ‘dirty dirt’ part. I learned many new things. You have the most comprehensive environmental continuing education program in the nation that I have seen. I drive out from Virginia to attend your classes — they are that good and the insights of your instructors are excellent.”
– Stephen Tzikas
Management Analyst/ Engineer“Very informative, variety of topics curated so they don’t lose your attention. [Most useful aspects include:] NJ UST Program Laws [and] Regulations; “Dirty Dirt” Update; UHOT Reporting, Investigation, and Remediation; Closure of USTs; Overview of Remediation of Releases from USTs.”
– Erik Strandskov, GEI Consultants, Inc.
Project Geologist/Environmental Scientist“This was the 12th time taking this course and yes, I am that old. But this class was significantly better than the CPES version and provided useful new information. Changes in regulations and section on ‘dirty dirt’ [were most useful].”
– Matt Mulhall, M2 Associates, Inc.
Subsurface EvaluatorContinuing Education Credits
This Regulatory Training in Underground Storage Tanks course is approved for 0.6 Rutgers CEUs (6.5 contact hours), as well as the following credits from professional organizations.
New Jersey
NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 2 Technical, 4 Government
NJ Continuing Legal Education: 6.0 CLEs
NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 6 TCHs (Approval #01-040601-30)
NJ Health Officers and Registered Environmental Health Specialists (HO/REHS): Rutgers University, NJAES, Office of Continuing Professional Education has been approved by the New Jersey Department of Health as a provider of NJ Public Health Continuing Education Contact Hours (CEs). Credits are pending.
NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP): 6.5 Regulatory CECs
NJ Professional Engineers: 6.5 CPCs
Meals
Coffee/tea will be provided in the morning and a deli buffet lunch will be provided to you at no additional cost.
NOTE: If you have any dietary restrictions or food allergies, please alert us at least two (2) weeks in advance of the course start date so that we can make reasonable accommodations. We cannot guarantee accommodations for special requests made after that time.
Course Requirements and Policies
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Email Requirement
A unique email address is required for each registrant to register and access our courses.
- If this is your first time registering with us, please provide your own unique email address when registering; do not provide an email address that you share with co-workers.
- If you have previously taken classes with us and have used an email address that you share with your co-workers or supervisor, your account must be updated with a unique email address. To do this, please send an email to us at registration@njaes.rutgers.edu stating that your email address needs to be changed and include:
- Your full name
- The shared email address that needs to be changed
- Your unique email address
- A phone number where you can be reached if we have any questions
Pre-registration/Walk-Ins
Pre-registration is required. We’re sorry, but we cannot guarantee a seat, materials, or meals for walk-in registrants.
Location Changes
Location is subject to change; registrants will be notified in the event of a change.
Campus Parking Policy
All visitors must register their vehicles ONLINE to park on campus. Please follow the guidelines below. Failure to comply with these policies may result in a citation.
- A link to register your vehicle will be provided in your course confirmation email. Please be sure to complete this important step prior to traveling to campus.
- When you park on campus, be sure that your license plate is unobstructed and visible from the driving aisle.
- All Rutgers faculty/staff/students must use their regular Rutgers permit and park in the nearest lot assigned for their permit type.
Cancellations and Substitutions
A $75 cancellation fee applies for this course. Substitutions are permitted. View our cancellation policy.
Attention U.S. Veterans
This course is approved by the New Jersey State Approving Agency for Veterans Training for educational benefits through the GI Bill®. Learn more.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at http://www.benefits.va.gov/gibill.
Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!
If you have any questions about Regulatory Training in Underground Storage Tanks, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Program Coordinator: Pamela Springard-Mayer
848-932-7463
pspring@rutgers.edu
Administrative Assistant: Claudine Oleskin
848-932-7204
coleskin@njaes.rutgers.edu
For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.
