Ram Shah

• Supervise staff in reviewing applications for Solid Waste Facility Permits, renewals and modifications.
• Assign projects to staff based on title and work experience to ensure fairness.
• Coordinate remedial processes for Superfund sites, including investigations and feasibility studies.
• Oversee critical documents such as No Further Action Letters and Administrative Orders.
• Provide regulatory assistance to local governments, elected officials, and the public.
• Evaluate closure and post-closure plans with biannual updates post-landfill operations.
• Conduct inspections to ensure quality assurance during landfill construction and closure.
• Assess Research, Development, and Design Projects for compliance with innovative waste management technologies.

Reviewed engineering designs and calculations for proposed sanitary landfills per Division regulations.

Evaluated complex landfill disruption applications for compliance with established Division policies.

Provided technical assistance on disruption and closure of Superfund landfills within Site Remediation Program.

• Reviewed closure and post-closure plans for sanitary landfills to ensure compliance with Division rules.
• Prepared conditions for approval or deficiency lists to secure plan upgrades.
• Reviewed engineering designs and applications for sanitary landfills, issuing approvals or grounds for denials based on Division policies.
• Served as technical coordinator for Site Remediation Program overseeing Superfund landfill disruptions and closures.

• Acquired knowledge of Division rules and policies for solid waste facilities in New Jersey.
• Reviewed closure and post-closure plans, environmental impact statements, and applications for disruptions.
• Prepared approvals and requests for additional information based on Division regulations.