Title 58, Title 58: WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY

58:12A-35. Report to Legislature, Governor 10. Within five years after the date of enactment of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with county health departments, health agencies, and designated health officers, shall prepare, and transmit to th…

58:12A-36. Staffing for DEP 11. The Department of Environmental Protection shall hire, pursuant to Title 11A (Civil Service) of the New Jersey Statutes, a sufficient number of new employees as may be deemed necessary by the department to implement this act. L.2001,c.40,s.11.

58:12A-37. Annual budget request by DEP for implementation and staffing 12. a. Notwithstanding any provision of section 11 of P.L.1983, c.443 (C.58:12A-21) or any other law to the contrary, there is appropriated from the "Safe Drinking Water Fund," established pursuant to section…

58:12A-38 Findings, declarations relative to entry onto property to perform lead service line replacements. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. Lead service lines are the primary source of lead in drinking water; b. It is estimated that there are between 160,000 and 35…

58:12A-39 Adoption of ordinance to enter property to perform a lead service line replacement. 2. a. A municipality may adopt an ordinance that allows the municipality or municipal water system, or any agent thereof, to enter a property within the municipality to perform a lead se…

58:12A-4 Powers, duties of commissioner relative to drinking water regulations. 4. a. The commissioner shall prepare, promulgate and enforce and may amend or repeal: (1) State primary drinking water regulations that at any given time shall be no less stringent than national regul…

58:12A-4.1 Limitation on construction of new or extension of public water systems. 41. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Safe Drinking Water Act," P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-1 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, the Department of Env…

58:12A-40 Findings relative to presence of lead in drinking water. 1. The Legislature finds that the presence of lead in drinking water represents a threat to the public health, especially the health and development of New Jersey's children; that pipes containing lead that connec…

58:12A-41 Definitions relative to presence of lead in drinking water. 2. As used in this act: "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities or any successor agency. "Customer" means a property owner or lessee who receives, and is required to pay, a water utility bill for water bein…

58:12A-42 Service line inventory. 3. a. Each public community water system in the State shall develop a service line inventory, in accordance with the requirements of this section, in order to determine the existence or absence of a lead service line at each service connection in…

58:12A-43 Written notice of composition of service line. 4. a. No later than 30 days after submitting an initial service line inventory to the department pursuant to subsection c. of section 3 of P.L.2021, c.183 (C.58:12A-42), and periodically thereafter as the department may req…

58:12A-45 Bearing of project costs. 6. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law, rule, regulation, or order to the contrary, 100 percent of the costs associated with undertaking and funding the replacement of lead service lines pursuant to this act, excluding any portion fund…

58:12A-46 Report detailing progress in replacing lead service lines. 7. No later than December 31 of each year, a public community water system shall submit to the department, in a form and manner to be determined by the department, a report detailing the public community water s…

58:12A-47 Rules, regulations. 8. a. The Department of Environmental Protection may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), any rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. b. The Board of Public Util…

58:12A-5. Regulations; variances or exemptions; duration The commissioner may authorize variances or exemptions from the regulations issued pursuant to section 4. of this act under conditions and in such manner as he deems necessary and desirable; provided, however, that such var…

58:12A-6. Knowledge of contaminant in or likely to enter water system; actions by commissioner The commissioner, upon receipt of information that a contaminant which is present in or is likely to enter a water system may present an imminent and substantial endangerment to the hea…

58:12A-7. Emergency circumstances; provision of safe drinking water The commissioner shall promulgate an adequate plan for the provision of safe drinking water under emergency circumstances. When, in the judgment of the commissioner, emergency circumstances exist in the State wit…

58:12A-8. Failure of public water supply system to comply with regulations or requirements; notice requirements Whenever a public water supply system: a. is not in compliance with the State primary drinking water regulations; b. fails to perform monitoring required by regulations…

58:12A-8.2 Provision of boil water notices. 1. a. Whenever any public water system experiences an emergency or other condition that requires the issuance of a boil water notice, the owner or operator of the public water system shall provide notice to the mayor and municipal clerk…

58:12A-8.3 Notifying municipalities and educational institutions of violations requiring Tier 2 Public Notice. 1. The owner or operator of a public water system shall immediately notify, by telephone and electronic mail, the governing body of a municipality and the chief administ…

58:12A-9 General powers and duties of commissioner. 9. The commissioner is authorized, in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this act, to: a. Perform any and all acts necessary to carry out the purposes and requirements of this act relating to the adoption and enfo…