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

Permittees may request an affirmative defense for effluent violations resulting from an upset, bypass, or laboratory error in accordance with the procedures at N.J.A.C. 7:14-8.3(i). Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-6.11

(a) A permittee shall, at all times, maintain in good working order and operate the treatment works and facilities which are installed or used by the permittee to achieve compliance with the terms and conditions of the discharge permit. Proper operation and maintenance, includes,…

(a) The Department shall issue a general permit to authorize a category of surface water, ground water, or indirect discharges, residual use or disposal practices, or facilities within a geographic area, described in (b) below, except those otherwise eligible for authorization bu…

(a) Under the specified circumstances listed in (b) below, the Department may issue an emergency permit, except for a DSW, to allow the discharge of pollutants, where such discharge is unpermitted or the discharge consists of pollutants not covered by an effective permit. (b) The…

(a) Where applicable, the permittee shall comply with land-based sludge management criteria and shall conform with the requirements for the management of residuals and grit and screenings under:1. Section 405 of the Federal Act governing the disposal of sludge from treatment work…

(a) Pretreatment program requirements for local agencies included, where applicable, in a NJPDES permit shall meet the requirements of 40 CFR Part 403 and N.J.A.C. 7:14A-19. In addition, a permit for a delegated local agency shall include effluent limits for all pollutants listed…

(a) When part of a discharger's process wastewater is not being directly discharged into surface waters of the State or contiguous zone because it is disposed into a well, into a DTW, or by land application thereby reducing the flow or level of pollutants being discharged into su…

(a) The following conditions apply to all NJPDES permits issued by the Department unless specifically exempted in the permit:1. A permittee shall comply with all the conditions of the NJPDES permit; 2. The discharge of any pollutant not specifically regulated in the NJPDES permit…

(a) In addition to conditions required in all permits for all programs pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.2, the Department shall establish conditions in permits for the individual programs, as required on a case-by-case basis. (b) All NJPDES permits shall include any applicable Federa…

(a) The Department shall, when appropriate, specify in the permit a schedule of compliance, including interim deadlines for progress or reports of progress towards compliance with the State and Federal Acts and all other applicable authority for this chapter. 1. The first NJPDES …

(a) Monitoring requirements are as follows:1. Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring shall be representative of the monitored activity. 2. The permittee shall perform all analyses in accordance with the analytical test procedures specified in 40 C.F.R. 136 o…

(a) A person shall retain records of all monitoring information including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by a NJPDES permit, records of all data used to comp…

(a) All permittees shall give written notice to the Department of any planned physical alterations or additions to the permitted facility which meet the criteria in (b) below, or as soon as possible. (b) Notice is required only when: 1. The alteration or addition to a permitted f…

(a) The permittee shall report monitoring results in accordance with Department instructions and/or guidance documents, on the MRFs provided by the Department and/or the Baseline Reports (BR) required by the permit or the Department for the specific monitoring period at the inter…

(a) The MRSF and the BRs shall be signed by the highest ranking official having day-to-day managerial and operational responsibilities for the discharging facility as explained below: 1. For private entities this will usually be a person identified in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.9(a)1; and …

This subchapter establishes NJPDES permit requirements for persons who discharge pollutants to ground waters of the State. The purpose of the NJPDES discharge to ground water permit is to restore, enhance, and maintain the ground water quality of the State, in accordance with N.J…

(a) In addition to the general requirements for applications for discharge to ground water permits in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.9, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit for a surface impoundment shall submit to the Department the information as required in this sectio…

(a) In addition to the general requirements for applications for discharge to ground water permits in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.9, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit for spray irrigation systems shall submit to the Department the information as required in this sec…

(a) In addition to the general requirements for applications for discharge to ground water permits in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.9, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit by overland flow shall submit to the Department the information as required in this section. (b) In…

(a) In addition to the general requirements for applications for discharge to ground water permits in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.9, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit by infiltration/percolation lagoons shall submit to the Department the information as required in t…

(a) In addition to the general requirements for applications for discharge to ground water permits in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.9, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit for a residual surface impoundment shall submit to the Department the information as required in th…

(a) In addition to the general requirements for discharge to ground water permits in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.9, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit for land application of dredged spoil shall submit to the Department the information as required in this section. (b…

(a) Persons responsible for discharges to ground water shall comply with all applicable NJPDES regulations. (b) Except as otherwise provided in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.4 and 7.5, no person shall discharge to ground water prior to obtaining a discharge to ground water permit. (c) All dis…

(a) Persons responsible for discharges to ground water shall comply with all the requirements of this subchapter, except those persons listed under (c), (d), and (e) below, and in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.4. (b) Persons responsible for the activities, pollution sources, or regulated unit…

(a) Persons responsible for the following discharges are exempt from the requirement to obtain a discharge to groundwater permit: 1. Discharges from single family residential subsurface sewage disposal systems that are designed, constructed, installed and operated in compliance w…

(a) Any person responsible for any of the following discharges to ground water is deemed to have a permit-by-rule: 1. Discharges to ground water from underground injection activities that are eligible for a permit-by-rule under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.5; 2. Discharges to ground water fr…

(a) Each discharge to ground water permit, except those identified in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.3(c), (d) and (e), and those permitted by rule pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.5, shall include an approved Ground Water Protection Program to ensure that the discharge does not contravene the gro…

(a) The person responsible for conducting the Ground Water Protection Program established pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-7.6 shall conduct ground water sampling in accordance with the edition of the Department's Field Sampling Procedures Manual applicable at the time of sampling, an …

(a) To address any contravention of the ground water quality standards that occurs while a discharge to ground water permit is in effect, each permit shall specify the following measures for the permittee to undertake as appropriate: 1. That the permittee shall notify the Departm…

(a) In addition to the information required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.3, an applicant for a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water permit shall submit information to the Department as follows: 1. All dischargers shall submit the information required pursuant to (d) below, except as …

(a) This subchapter establishes a system of controls to ensure that underground injection practices do not endanger underground sources of drinking water (USDWs). The goal of this subchapter is preventive. The Department's policy is to liberally interpret and enforce this subchap…

(a) In addition to the conditions established under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.3, each UIC permit is to include conditions meeting the following requirements, when applicable: 1. Construction requirements as set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.13, 8.14 or 8.15. Existing wells shall achieve compl…

(a) Applicants for Class I, II or III injection well permits, or for any Class IV well allowed under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.7, shall identify the location of all known wells within the injection well's area of review as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.12 which penetrate the injection zon…

(a) The area of review for each injection well or each field, project or area of the State shall be determined according to either (a)1 or 2 below. The Department strongly encourages owners and operators of injection wells to provide the Department with data concerning which meth…

(a) This section establishes the operating criteria and construction standards for Class I wells disposing of municipal and/or industrial wastes (other than hazardous wastes or radioactive wastes), where the injection stream quality meets limits established in an individual UIC p…

(a) This section establishes operating criteria and construction standards for Class II wells. (b) Construction requirements for Class II wells are as follows: 1. Class II wells shall, at a minimum, be constructed in accordance with the requirements and specifications set forth i…

(a) This section establishes operating criteria and construction standards for Class III wells. (b) Construction requirements for Class III wells are as follows: 1. Class III wells shall, at a minimum, be constructed in accordance with the requirements and specifications set fort…

(a) This section establishes the operating criteria and construction standards for Class V wells. (b) Class V wells shall, at a minimum, be constructed in accordance with the following requirements: 1. Well drilling permit requirements: i. Where applicable, any owner or operator …

(a) In addition to the information required to be submitted pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4 and 8.8, and after consultation with the Department, an applicant for an individual NJPDES UIC permit for a Class I, II, III or V well shall submit those items in (a)1 through 5 below as requ…

(a) This section sets forth the operating criteria and construction standards for underground injection into seepage pits under a permit-by-rule pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.5(b)4 or 5. (b) Design requirements are as follows:1. When required to protect against accumulation of fin…

(a) Injection wells are classified as Class I, II, II, IV or V, as follows: 1. Class I wells are: i. Wells used by generators of hazardous wastes or owners or operators of hazardous waste management facilities, or by any other person, to inject hazardous waste beneath the lowermo…

Any underground injection is prohibited, except pursuant to a permit-by-rule under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.5, or pursuant to a UIC permit under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.8. The construction of any well required to have a permit (including, where applicable, a well permit) under this subchapter i…

(a) No UIC permit or approval under a permit-by-rule shall be issued or provided under this subchapter in the following circumstances: 1. Where a Class I, II or III well may cause or allow movement of any contaminant into underground sources of drinking water; 2. Where a Class IV…

(a) Any owner or operator of a Class V underground injection well who has submitted the inventory information, pursuant to (c) below, prior to May 5, 1997 shall be deemed to have a permit-by-rule. (b) An owner or operator of any of the Class V injection wells described in (b)1 th…

The Department may identify (by narrative description, illustrations, maps, or other means) and shall protect as an underground source of drinking water, all aquifers or parts of aquifers which meet the definition of an "underground source of drinking water" in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1.2…

(a) Except as provided at (b) below, any underground injection of hazardous wastes or radioactive wastes is prohibited. This specifically prohibits the operation of Class IV injection wells, and prohibits hazardous and radioactive wastes from being injected into Class I injection…

(a) Any underground injection well not authorized by a permit-by-rule in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A-8.5 requires a UIC permit in accordance with this section. (b) The owner or operator shall apply for a UIC permit in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4. An application for a well…