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NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.9 - Recovery of penalties, procedure

58:11-9.9. Recovery of penalties, procedure  9. Any penalty incurred under any of the provisions of section 8 of this act shall be recovered in a civil action in the name of the State department, a local board of health, or the owner of the supply specified in said section eight. Such action may be maintained in the Superior Court or any municipal court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon said courts, within their respective territorial jurisdictions, to hear and determine such actions.  L.1942,c.308,s.9; amended 1953,c.54,s.21; 1991,c.91,s.529.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.10 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.10 - Injunctive relief against violations

58:11-9.10. Injunctive relief against violations  If any person, corporation, or municipality, or any municipal authority shall violate any of the provisions of sections two and five of this act, the State department, whether or not the penalty prescribed by section eight of this act shall have been sued for or recovered, may institute a civil action in the Superior Court in the name of the State on the relation of the department for injunctive relief to prohibit the further violation of said sections two and five. The local board of health having jurisdiction over the place where such offense was committed, or the owner of the potable water supply which is or may be affected by such offense, whether or not such penalty shall have been sued for or recovered, may institute a civil action in the Superior Court in the name of such board or owner for injunctive relief to prohibit further violation of the said sections two and five. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1143, s. 10. Amended by L.1953, c. 54, p. 959, s. 22.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-9.11 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-9.11 - Approval of application by local board or owner not required

58:11-9.11. Approval of application by local board or owner not required  Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the local board of health or the owner of the supply specified in section three of this act, to approve an application to establish a physical connection. L.1942, c. 308, p. 1143, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-23 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-23 - Short title

58:11-23. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as "The Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (1954)." L.1954, c. 199, p. 746, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-24 - Definitions

58:11-24. Definitions  As used in this act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) "Approved potable water supply" means water supply which has been approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Title 58 of the Revised Statutes, or any other law. (b) "Approved sewer system" means a sanitary sewer system which has been approved by the State Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to Title 58 of the Revised Statutes, or any other law. (c) "Water supply system" means any installation or structure designed to provide domestic or potable water supply. (d) "Sewerage facilities" means any installation or structure designed to provide for the collection and disposal of sewage. (e) "Realty improvement" means any proposed new residence or other building the useful occupancy of which shall require the installation or erection of a water supply system or sewerage facilities, other than one which is to be served by an approved water supply and an approved sewerage system. For the purposes of this act, each family unit in a proposed multiple family dwelling shall be construed to be a separate realty improvement. (f) "Board" or "board of health" means the board of health of any municipality or the boards, bodies or officers in such municipality lawfully exercising any of the powers of a board of health under the laws governing such municipality, and includes any consolidated board of health or county board of health created and established pursuant to law. (g) "State department" means the State Department of Environmental Protection. (h) "Professional engineer" means a person licensed to practice professional engineering in this State. L.1954, c. 199, p. 746, s. 2. Amended by L.1971, c. 386, s. 1, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-24.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-24.1 - Establishment of septic system density standard.

58:11-24.1 Establishment of septic system density standard.  40. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.) and the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L.1977, c.75 (C.58:11A-1 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection, pursuant to section 34 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-32), shall establish a septic system density standard at a level to prevent the degradation of water quality or to require the restoration of water quality, as required pursuant to the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.) or the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L.1977, c.75 (C.58:11A-1 et seq.), or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, and to protect ecological uses from individual, secondary, and cumulative impacts, in consideration of deep aquifer recharge available for dilution, which standard shall be applied to any major Highlands development as defined in section 3 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3) located in the Highlands preservation area as defined in section 3 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.13:20-3). L.2004,c.120,s.40.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-25 - Proposed system or facility; compliance with standards of construction

58:11-25. Proposed system or facility; compliance with standards of construction  No building permit for the construction of a realty improvement shall be issued by any municipal or other authority in this State nor shall the construction of any realty improvement be begun until the board of health having jurisdiction shall have certified that the proposed water supply system and sewerage facilities for the proposed realty improvements are in compliance with the provisions of this act and the standards for construction of such water supply and sewerage facilities promulgated by the State Department as herein provided and those established by local ordinances, where such local ordinances prescribe higher standards than those promulgated by the State Department. L.1954, c. 199, p. 747, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-25a (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-25a - Definitions

58:11-25a. Definitions  As used in this act: a. "Acceptable alternative greywater system" means a system for the treatment and disposal of wastewater which normally does not receive human body wastes or industrial waste and is approved for use by a local health department. b. "Acceptable alternative waste treatment system" means a waste system which has been approved for use by the State department and which is properly operated and maintained so as not to cause a health hazard or nuisance. An acceptable alternative waste treatment system may include an organic waste treatment system or compost toilet which operates on the principle of decomposition of heterogeneous organic materials by aerobic and facultatively anerobic organisms and utilizes an effectively anaerobic composting process which produces a stabilized humus. Acceptable alternative waste treatment system does not include a septic tank--drain field system or other system that results in a discharge to the ground or surface water of this State. c. "Structure" means a building in which toilet, kitchen, laundry, bathing, or other facilities which generate less than 2,000 gallons per day of water-carried sanitary sewage are used or are available for use for household, commercial, industrial, or other purposes. L.1983, c. 26, s. 1, eff. Jan. 25, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-25b (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-25b - Installation and use of alternative waste treatment systems and greywater systems

58:11-25b. Installation and use of alternative waste treatment systems and greywater systems  Notwithstanding any other law, rule, regulation or ordinance to the contrary, a person may install and use in a structure an acceptable alternative waste treatment system or an acceptable alternative waste treatment system in combination with an acceptable alternative greywater system. Installation and use of an acceptable alternative waste treatment system or an acceptable alternative waste treatment system in combination with an acceptable alternative greywater system shall be subject to local health department regulation and inspection by the appropriate subcode official in accordance with the State Uniform Construction Code, pursuant to P.L.1975, c. 217 (C. 52:27D-119 et seq.). L.1983, c. 26, s. 2, eff. Jan. 25, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-25c (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-25c - Special assessments against alternative system users

58:11-25c. Special assessments against alternative system users  A person who installs and uses an acceptable alternative waste treatment system or an acceptable alternative waste treatment system in combination with an acceptable alternative greywater system shall not be exempt from any special assessments levied by a municipality for the purpose of financing the construction of an approved sanitary sewer system and sewerage facilities. L.1983, c. 26, s. 3, eff. Jan. 25, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-25d (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-25d - Standards regarding installation and use of alternative systems

58:11-25d. Standards regarding installation and use of alternative systems  Within 180 days of the effective date of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Community Affairs shall jointly establish minimum standards regarding the appropriate installation and use of acceptable alternative waste treatment systems and acceptable alternative waste treatment systems in combination with acceptable alternative greywater systems. L.1983, c. 26, s. 4, eff. Jan. 25, 1983.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-25.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-25.1 - Subdivision approval to cover 50 or more realty improvements; certification of proposed water supply and sewerage facilities

58:11-25.1. Subdivision approval to cover 50 or more realty improvements; certification of proposed water supply and sewerage facilities  No subdivision approval shall be granted by any municipal or other authority in the State to cover 50 or more realty improvements, or less than 50 where the subdivision extends into an adjoining municipality or municipalities and will, in the aggregate, cover 50 or more realty improvements, until the State Department of Environmental Protection has certified that the proposed water supply and sewerage facilities for realty improvements comply with applicable State standards. L.1971, c. 386, s. 2, eff. Jan. 7, 1972. Amended by L.1973, c. 136, s. 1, eff. May 17, 1973.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-26 - Certification of compliance

58:11-26. Certification of compliance  Any board of health which has in its employ a licensed health officer or sanitary inspector of the first grade licensed by the State Department or a professional engineer shall issue certifications as provided in section 3 of this act if such health officer, sanitary inspector or professional engineer certifies to the board that the application and accompanying engineering data are in compliance with this act and the standards for construction hereinbefore referred to. A board of health not having personnel as described above may issue such certification, if an applicant for certification files with the board a certificate made by a professional engineer stating that the proposed water supply system and sewerage facilities are in compliance with this act and said standards for construction. L.1954, c. 199, p. 747, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-27 - Application for certification

58:11-27. Application for certification  Application for certification shall be in writing and shall be made on a formal application blank when such blanks are provided by the board, and each application shall include such engineering data as shall be prescribed by said standards for construction. Copies of all applications and the accompanying engineering data for certifications to cover 50 or more realty improvements shall be filed with or mailed to the State Department on the date on which application is made to the board. Copies of all certifications by boards of health covering 50 or more realty improvements shall be mailed to the State Department by the board issuing the same on the date of issue. L.1954, c. 199, p. 748, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-28 - Issuance or denial of certification; time; statement of reasons for denial

58:11-28. Issuance or denial of certification; time; statement of reasons for denial  The board of health shall issue or deny certification within 15 days after receiving an application for certification except that, in case the board finds the data submitted by an applicant incomplete, the time for acting thereon shall be extended by 15 days beyond the date of submission of adequate supplementary or amendatory data. Denial of certification shall be supported by a statement of the reasons for such action. L.1954, c. 199, p. 748, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-29 - Revocation of certification by state department in certain cases; time; statement of reasons

58:11-29. Revocation of certification by state department in certain cases; time; statement of reasons  The State Department may revoke any certification covering 50 or more realty improvements; provided, that such action is taken within 15 days of the date of certification by the board of health; and provided, that such action is supported by a statement of the reasons therefor. If after revocation of any certification by the State Department, or denial of certification by the board, in any such case, such application is amended or supplemented, a copy thereof shall be filed with or mailed to the department on the date of its submission. L.1954, c. 199, p. 748, s. 7.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-30 - Change in condition of land affecting operations covered by certification

58:11-30. Change in condition of land affecting operations covered by certification  If any change in the physical conditions of any lands of a realty improvement, which will materially affect the operation of the water supply system or sewerage facilities covered by any certification issued under this act, shall be made after certification, the certification shall become null and void and a new certification shall be obtained before construction shall proceed. If 50 or more realty improvements are covered by such a voided certificate a copy of the application for a new certificate shall be mailed to the State Department on the date upon which it is submitted to the board. L.1954, c. 199, p. 749, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-31 - Revocation or denial of certification; hearing

58:11-31. Revocation or denial of certification; hearing  In case any certification is denied by the board of health or is denied or revoked by the State department, a hearing shall be held thereon before the board or the State department, as the case may be, within 15 days after request therefor is made by the applicant and upon such hearing the board of health or the State department, as the case may be, shall affirm, alter or rescind its previous determination and take action accordingly within 15 days after the date of such hearing. L.1954, c. 199, p. 749, s. 9. Amended by L.1971, c. 386, s. 3, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-32 - Inspection and tests; right of entry

58:11-32. Inspection and tests; right of entry  A board of health or the State department shall have power to make, or cause to be made, such inspections and tests as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this act and its authorized representatives shall at all times have the right to enter upon lands of realty improvements for said purposes. L.1954, c. 199, p. 749, s. 10. Amended by L.1971, c. 386, s. 4, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-33 - Covering sewerage facilities; permission

58:11-33. Covering sewerage facilities; permission  No septic tank, tile field, seepage pit or system or structure designed to provide sewerage facilities to any realty improvement shall be covered from view until the same has been inspected by an authorized representative of the board of health and permission to cover the same has been given by the board or its authorized representative. L.1954, c. 199, p. 749, s. 11.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-34 - Filing ordinances establishing similar requirements and minimum standards for construction

58:11-34. Filing ordinances establishing similar requirements and minimum standards for construction  Copies of any ordinances, which have been or shall be adopted by any municipality, establishing requirements equivalent to those required by this act and minimum standards for construction equivalent to those promulgated or to be promulgated by the State Commissioner of Health under this act, shall be filed with the State Department within 10 days after the effective date of this act or within 10 days after the adoption thereof, whichever shall be later. L.1954, c. 199, p. 749, s. 12.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-35 - Advisory committee; duties; personnel

58:11-35. Advisory committee; duties; personnel  There shall be appointed biennially an advisory committee to draft and recommend standards for the construction of water supply systems and sewerage facilities for realty improvements in order to insure their safety, adequacy and propriety for the purposes for which they are to be installed. One member of such committee shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Economic Development from his department, 1 member shall be appointed by the State Commissioner of Health from his department and 1 member shall be appointed by the State Commissioner of Health from each list of 3 persons submitted by each of the following associations, namely: New Jersey Association of Real Estate Boards, New Jersey Health Officers Association, New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, New Jersey Home Builders Association, New Jersey Institute of Municipal Attorneys, and New Jersey Title Insurance Association. In event that any of said associations shall fail to submit a list of such names within 10 days after written request to it by the State Commissioner of Health, the State Commissioner of Health may make the appointment according to his own discretion. L.1954, c. 199, p. 750, s. 13.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-36 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-36 - Standards for construction; minimum requirements; promulgation

58:11-36. Standards for construction; minimum requirements; promulgation  Such draft of recommended standards shall be submitted to the State Commissioner of Health who, having given due consideration to the same, shall promulgate standards for the construction of water supply systems and sewerage facilities for realty improvements in order to insure their safety, adequacy and propriety for the purposes for which they are to be installed, which standards shall constitute the minimum requirements to be met by applicants for certifications under this act. The standards shall specify the engineering data required to be submitted with applications for certification which shall include a plan of the land to be used for the realty improvement, elevations of existing and proposed physical features, reasonable details on surface and subsurface soil conditions, and, details of the type of construction and the physical features of the proposed water and sewerage facilities, and shall specify minimum requirements for the construction or erection of proposed water supply systems and sewerage facilities. Amendments of standards for construction shall be made in the manner prescribed for the establishment of the original standards and the advisory committee shall be consulted on all proposed amendments. L.1954, c. 199, p. 750, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-36.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-36.1 - DEP precluded from imposing certain certification requirements on installers of individual subsurface sewage disposal systems.

58:11-36.1 DEP precluded from imposing certain certification requirements on installers of individual subsurface sewage disposal systems.  1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of the "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), the "Water Quality Planning Act," P.L.1977, c.75 (C.58:11A-1 et seq.), or any other law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, to the contrary, the Department of Environmental Protection shall not require an installer of an individual subsurface sewage disposal system, using products approved by the department in lieu of laterals or filter material, to be in possession of a valid Certified Installer of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (CIOWTS) Advanced Level certification from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA). b. The provisions of subsection a. of this section shall become inoperative upon the adoption, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), of rules and regulations by the department instituting credential requirements for all installers of individual subsurface sewage disposal systems. L.2017, c.112, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-37 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-37 - Appeal by advisory committee

58:11-37. Appeal by advisory committee  In case the State Commissioner of Health shall not concur in any of the advisory committee's recommendations as to the standards for construction or any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, and shall promulgate standards not in accord with the committee's recommendations, the committee may appeal to the State Public Health Council thereon and shall be entitled to a hearing before the Council. After such hearing the Council shall make appropriate recommendations to the State Commissioner of Health who shall in turn make such changes, if any, in the standards for construction promulgated by him, as he deems in the interest of the public health. L.1954, c. 199, p. 751, s. 15.