N.J.A.C. 7:14A — NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (Subchapter 1 to 25)

(a) The following provisions apply to the design of ultraviolet disinfection (UV) systems: 1. The turbidity and color of the wastewater shall be addressed in the design. Treatment of the influent wastewater prior to the UV units by intermittent sand filtration, or other filtratio…

(a) The Department does not examine plans covering fire and explosive hazards, heat controlling equipment or safety devices and such safeguards are the responsibility of the design engineer. (b) Supernatant liquor from sludge digestion tanks shall be returned downstream of the in…

(a) Duplicate sludge pumps shall be provided and shall be so arranged with appropriate valves such that either may be used, in emergencies, for handling either raw or digested sludge. (b) The capacity of each pump for handling raw sludge shall be such as to remove sludge from hop…

(a) The following table of requisite areas applies to domestic sewage, the sludge of which is digested by an anaerobic method. Based upon the physical and chemical characteristics of the residual (for example, domestic/industrial, solids concentration, and/or method of prior stab…

(a) The use of lagoons for the drying or residuals is permissible provided that: 1. The lagoons shall be sufficiently isolated from existing and possible future residences as to afford such residences reasonable protection from odors or other nuisances which may arise from the op…

(a) The values specified below are to be used in computing the projected flow to wastewater conveyance and treatment facilities and when making an application for a treatment works approval pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-22. The specific measurement unit listed for each category shal…

(a) For installations where residuals are mechanically dewatered, mechanical dewatering equipment shall be provided in duplicate unless nuisance-free storage of residuals is provided in a manner approved by the Department. 1. Duplicate installation shall include duplicate conditi…

(a) All residuals stabilization equipment shall be designed to meet the requirements for pathogen reduction and vector attraction reduction in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A-20. (b) New residual stabilization operations, or expansions shall be designed in accordance with the foll…

(a) All new, upgraded, or expanded domestic treatment works shall be designed to provide adequate residuals storage capacity based on anticipated downtimes (that is weather, maintenance closures, etc.) of the ultimate residual management alternative. This design shall insure the …

(a) Designs for new treatment methods or for methods not included in these rules shall be accompanied by detailed supporting data from full scale tests performed under competent supervision. In evaluating the acceptability of applications for new treatment methods, or for technol…

(a) This section applies to any and all wastewater and sludge facilities and equipment permanently removed from use or operation at NJPDES permitted facilities or at facilities for which a NJPDES permit has been revoked or an application for renewal denied, unless a judicial or a…

(a) Maps, drawings, plans and profiles submitted as part of a treatment works approval application shall conform to the following: 1. Plans shall be drawn to standard scale and show the entire area of the project, including a general site plan; 2. The name of the New Jersey licen…

(a) Engineering reports required to be submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-22.8 for domestic treatment systems shall, at a minimum, include: 1. A complete description of the selected waste treatment system; 2. For the modification of an existing system which has not previously b…

(a) Proposed sewerage systems shall connect into downstream sewer lines and pump stations that have adequate conveyance capacity. (b) Gravity sanitary sewers, including outfalls, shall be designed to carry at least twice the estimated average projected flow when flowing half full…

(a) Inverted siphons shall be constructed of ductile iron or other approved material and shall not have less than two barrels. (b) Provisions shall be made for rodding and flushing. (c) A velocity of 3.0 feet per second shall be maintained and flow control gates in chambers shall…

(a) Manholes shall be provided at the ends of each sewer line and at intersections and at all changes in grade, size or alignment. (b) Distances between manholes shall not exceed 400 feet for sewers 18 inches or less in diameter and 500 feet for sewers greater than 18 inches in d…

(a) Ocean outfalls from municipal wastewater treatment works shall extend at least 1,000 feet in length beyond the mean low water mark. Manholes are required on the shore end of all gravity outfalls. (b) Outfalls, other than those to the ocean, shall be submerged and so located a…

This subchapter sets forth additional requirements applicable to any stormwater DSW and stormwater DGW for which a NJPDES permit is required under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-24.2. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-24.1

(a) This section sets forth additional requirements applicable to "stormwater discharge associated with small construction activity" as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2, and to stormwater discharge associated with construction activity described under subparagraph 1x of the N.J.A.C.…

(a) A NJPDES permit under this subchapter is required for the following stormwater DSW and DGW: 1. Stormwater DSW for which a permit was issued under Section 402 of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C. § 1342) prior to February 4, 1987 (see N.J.A.C. 7:14A-24.7(a) and (c)); 2. Stormwater DS…

(a) Any operating entity for a municipal separate storm sewer system may petition the Department to require a separate NJPDES permit for any discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system. (b) Any person may petition the Department to require a NJPDES permit for a point…

(a) Any operating entity for a stormwater DSW or DGW identified under (a)1 through 8 below that does not have an effective NJPDES permit authorizing its stormwater discharges shall submit a request for authorization for a general NJPDES permit, or an application for an individual…

(a) The Department may, by written notice, request any person whom the Department has reason to believe may own or operate a facility with a "stormwater discharge associated with industrial activity" as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2 to either: 1. Declare to the Department that pe…

(a) Subject to the limitations and provisions in (g), (i) and (j) below, an operating entity for an industrial facility is excluded from the requirement to obtain a NJPDES DSW permit for discharge(s) composed entirely of stormwater if: 1. There is "Permanent No Exposure" of indus…

(a) Operating entities for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity or small construction activity (from point or nonpoint sources), and for industrial or commercial stormwater DSW (from point or nonpoint sources) identified under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-24.2(a)1 or 7, sh…

(a) When "quantitative data" for a pollutant are required under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-24.7(a)1 viii (or under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-25.10(a) and 40 C.F.R. 122.26(d)(2)(iii)) in an individual NJPDES permit application for a stormwater DSW, the applicant shall collect samples in accordance with …

(a) For small municipal separate storm sewer systems, and for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity or small construction activity that are not subject to an effluent limitation guideline that establishes monitoring requirements or numeric effluent limitations…

(a) This subchapter sets forth requirements applicable to the Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program, which regulates discharges to surface water and groundwater of stormwater from large, medium, and small municipal separate storm sewer systems. (b) For purposes of this subchapt…

(a) Application requirements for operating entities for discharges to surface water from large and medium municipal separate storm sewers are contained in 40 C.F.R. 122.26(d), which is incorporated into this chapter by reference. Also incorporated into this chapter by reference, …

(a) A NJPDES permit is required for the stormwater discharges to surface water or groundwater identified in (a)1 through 4 below. The operating entities for those discharges shall apply for a NJPDES permit in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A-25.4(a) and 25.5(a). 1. Tier A municipal…

(a) All municipalities are assigned either to Tier A or to Tier B as follows: 1. An entire municipality is assigned to Tier A if that municipality: i. Is located entirely or partially within an urbanized area as determined by the 2000 Decennial Census by the Bureau of the Census …

(a) The deadline to apply for a NJPDES permit for all stormwater discharges identified under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-25.2(a) is March 3, 2004, except as provided in (a)1 through 3 below. 1. If notice from the Department is received that a municipality has been reassigned from Tier B to Ti…

(a) All operating entities that are required under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-25.2(a) to apply for a NJPDES permit for stormwater discharges from small MS4s shall submit a request for authorization (RFA) under a general NJPDES permit in accordance with (a)1 below, or an application for an in…

(a) The NJPDES small MS4 permit shall require at a minimum that the permittee develop, implement, and enforce a stormwater program designed to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the permittee's small MS4 to the maximum extent practicable, to protect water quality, and to sat…

(a) A permittee may rely on another governmental, private, or nonprofit entity (for example, a watershed association) to satisfy the permittee's NJPDES permit obligations to implement one or more control measures (or component(s) thereof) for that permittee's small MS4 if:1. The …

(a) Each municipality that is assigned to Tier B under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-25.3(a)2, and that operates a small MS4 that discharges to surface water or groundwater, shall apply for the Department's Tier B Municipal Stormwater General Permit (Tier B Permit). The Department shall make th…

(a) An operating entity that is subject to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-25.5(a) shall apply for an individual NJPDES permit under (c) or (d) below for stormwater discharges from small MS4s if:1. An application is required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-2.4(c) or 6.13(e), in which case the Departme…

(a) Except as provided in (j) and (l) below, the general conditions and applicability of the fee schedule for NJPDES permittees and applicants are as follows: 1. Except as provided by (k) below, the Department shall collect an annual fee for the billing year July 1 to June 30 fro…

This subchapter sets forth the minimum NJPDES permit application requirements, which apply to all applicants for NJPDES permits, unless otherwise specified. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-4.1

Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-4.10

(a) Any person who is engaged in an activity or proposes to commence an activity that requires an individual NJPDES permit pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-2 shall submit a complete application to the Department in accordance with this subchapter. Any person wishing to be authorized un…

(a) All applicants for an individual NJPDES permit shall provide the following information to the Department using the application form(s) provided by the Department (except as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-24.7, 25.9, and 25.10 for stormwater discharges): 1. The activities conduct…

(a) An applicant for an individual NJPDES permit for a process wastewater discharge is required to provide with the application a reasonable estimate or measure of the applicant's actual maximum and average actual production. For new sources or new discharges or activities, the a…

(a)N.J.A.C. 7:14A-12 Appendix C includes the effluent standards for new sources, including new or expanded discharges or activities. The effluent standards for new dischargers are effluent limitations developed using water quality assumptions applicable to a pollutant that is kno…

(a) In addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.3, the application for an individual NJPDES-SIU permit shall include the information required under: 1. N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.4(a)1 and 3; and 2. N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.4(b)1,2,3i(1-2),3i(4-7),3iii, and 4 through 7. (b) In addition to …

In addition to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.2 and 4.3, an applicant for a NJPDES-DGW permit shall submit the information required in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7, 8, 9 and 10. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-4.7

(a) For new or existing concentrated animal feeding operations, in addition to the application information requirements contained in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.2 and 4.3, an application shall include the following information: 1. The type and number of animals in open confinement and house…