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Course Overview
Have you noticed differences between the unregulated heating oil tank (UHOT) codes that municipal inspectors follow and the rules that NJDEP enforces?
It’s not you — you’re not wrong. These inconsistencies exist!
The municipality and the NJDEP operate independently of one another, but ultimately, decisions made by the local municipal inspectors can have ramifications for homeowners and UHOT contractors if and when the NJDEP takes over.
In this training program, we’ll aim to close these gaps by allowing for greater transparency, communication, education, and outreach between municipal inspectors and the NJDEP.
Meet Your Instructors
Christopher Dwyer

Chris started his environmental career teaching environmental education to K-12 students in Pennsylvania after graduating college. He joined the NJDEP in 1986 and worked there until his retirement in December 2020. Most of his career has been field related: Emergency Response, Field Investigations, Historic Pesticides (HAP), and UHOT program. Prior to his retirement, he was the Co-Chair of the Historically Applied Pesticide Guidance Document committee and help write the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules N.J.A.C. 7:26F. His expertise is with field investigations, environmental cleanups, and the Unregulated Heating Oil Tank System (UHOT) program and rules.
Maria Van de Zilver, CPM

Ms. Van de Zilver holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Policy from Cook College, Rutgers University. She has been working in the environmental industry for over 20 years, 17 of which have been with the NJDEP in the Bureau of Field Operations – Southern Section. During her tenure at DEP, Ms. Van de Zilver served as the Co-Chair of the In Situ Remediation: Design Considerations and Performance Monitoring Technical Guidance Committee and currently serves as the Site Remediation and Waste Management Program’s contact for questions related to On Scene Coordinator (OSC) Permit approvals for Emergency Discharges to Surface Water. Her duties include Supervision of the Southern Field Office Staff, field inspections/audits of Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP), child care facilities, engineering controls associated with Soils Remedial Action Permits (RAP), issuance of OSC Permits, and management of Unregulated Heating Oil Tank (UHOT) sites. Ms. Van de Zilver also reviews UHOT submittals and issues NFAs for UHOT sites. Ms. Van de Zilver is also a Certified Public Manager (CPM) and recently completed her course of study through Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration.
Continuing Education Credits
The most recent offering of Bridging the Gap: NJDEP and Municipal UHOT Regulations was approved for the following credits from professional organizations. We will reapply for similar credits the next time the course runs, but we cannot guarantee credit approval for future offerings.
New Jersey
NJ Certified Public Works Managers (CPWM): 3 Government Contact Hours
NJ Continuing Legal Education: 3.0 CLEs (Course No. 245)
NJ Drinking Water and Wastewater Operators: 3 TCHs (Approval #01-102102-30)
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). Participants who complete this course will be awarded 3.0 CEs.
NJ Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (LSRP): 3 Regulatory CECs
NJ Professional Engineers: 3 Continuing Professional Competency (CPC) Credits
Program Questions? We’re Here to Help!
If you have any questions about Bridging the Gap: NJDEP and Municipal UHOT Regulations, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.

Program Coordinator: Pamela Springard-Mayer
848-932-7463
pspring@rutgers.edu

Administrative Assistant: Jackie Findra
848-932-7180
j.findra@rutgers.edu
For registration assistance, please contact our Registration Department at 848-932-9271, option 2 or email registration@njaes.rutgers.edu.