If the Department determines, in its discretion, that environmental conditions at the subject property which result from the improper operation or improper closure of a sanitary landfill facility create a substantial risk of an imminent health or safety hazard to the occupants of the subject property, the Department may suspend any or all of the requirements of 7:1I-4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 and may immediately award compensation to enable the occupants of the property to relocate temporarily or permanently.
N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1I-4.7