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NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-2 - Legislative findings and declarations

58:10A-2. Legislative findings and declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that pollution of the ground and surface waters of this State continues to endanger public health; to threaten fish and aquatic life, scenic and ecological values; and to limit the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial, agricultural and other uses of water, even though a significant pollution abatement effort has been made in recent years. It is the policy of this State to restore, enhance and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of its waters, to protect public health, to safeguard fish and aquatic life and scenic and ecological values, and to enhance the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial and other uses of water. The Legislature further finds and declares that the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500; 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) establishes a permit system to regulate discharges of pollutants and provides that permits for this purpose will be issued by the Federal Government or by states with adequate authority and programs to implement the regulatory provisions of that act. It is in the interest of the people of this State to minimize direct regulation by the Federal Government of wastewater dischargers by enacting legislation which will continue and extend the powers and responsibilities of the Department of Environmental Protection for administering the State's water pollution control program, so that the State may be enabled to implement the permit system required by the Federal Act. L.1977, c. 74, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-4 - Rules and regulations

58:10A-4. Rules and regulations  The commissioner shall have power to prepare, adopt, amend, repeal and enforce, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), reasonable codes, rules and regulations to prevent, control or abate water pollution and to carry out the intent of this act, either throughout the State or in certain areas of the State affected by a particular water pollution problem. Such codes, rules and regulations may include, but shall not be limited to, provisions concerning:  a. The storage of any liquid or solid pollutant in a manner designed to keep it from entering the waters of the State; b. The prior submission and approval of plans and specifications for the construction or modification of any treatment work or part thereof;  c. The classification of the surface and ground waters of the State and the determination of water quality standards for each such classification;  d. The limitation of effluents, including toxic effluents as indicated herein; e. The determination of pretreatment standards; f. The establishment of user charges and cost recovery requirements in conformance with the Federal Act; g. The establishment of a civil penalty policy governing the uniform assessment of civil penalties in accordance with section 10 of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-10).  L.1977,c.74,s.4; amended 1990,c.28,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-5 - Powers of department.

58:10A-5 Powers of department.  5. The department is empowered to: a. Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of this act and all rules, regulations and orders promulgated hereunder; b. Assess compliance of a discharger with applicable requirements of State and federal law pertaining to the control of pollutant discharges and the protection of the environment and, also, to issue certification with respect thereto as required by section 401 of the federal act; c. Assess compliance of a person with applicable requirements of State and federal law pertaining to the control of the discharge of dredged and fill material into the waters of the State and the protection of the environment and, also, to issue, deny, modify, suspend, or revoke permits with respect thereto as required by section 404 of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972," as amended by the "Clean Water Act of 1977," (33 U.S.C.s.1344), and implementing regulations; d. Advise, consult, and cooperate with other agencies of the State, the federal government, other states and interstate agencies, including the State Soil Conservation Committee, and with affected groups, political subdivisions and industries in furtherance of the purposes of this act; e. Administer State and federal grants and other forms of financial assistance to municipalities, counties and other political subdivisions, or any recipient approved by the commissioner according to terms and conditions approved by him in order to meet the goals and objectives of this act. The department shall establish, charge and collect reasonable loan origination and annual administrative fees, which shall be based upon, and shall not exceed the estimated cost of processing, monitoring and administering the financial assistance programs. Said fees shall be deposited in a separate fund, administered by the department, and the funds used for the sole purpose of administering the financial assistance programs authorized and established by State law, including, but not limited to, the costs of administering the "Wastewater Treatment Fund - State Revolving Fund Accounts" established pursuant to P.L.1988, c.133. L.1977,c.74,s.5; amended 1987, c.156, s.31; 2002, c.34, s.44.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-6.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-6.2 - Findings, declarations, determinations

58:10A-6.2. Findings, declarations, determinations  3. The Legislature finds and declares that to enhance and improve the quality of the environment and to protect and foster the public health of the citizens of New Jersey it is altogether fitting and proper to allow private entities who, pursuant to law, have applied for a permit for the purpose of building, installing, maintaining or operating any facility for the collection, treatment or discharge of any pollutant or for the purpose of implementing pollution prevention process modifications to commence with that building, installation, maintenance or operation or to implement those modifications while the Department of Environmental Protection is reviewing the permit application; and that authorizing such pre-approval actions would lead to the environmental benefits that would result from the timely building, installation, maintenance and operation of facilities and the prompt implementation of pollution prevention process modifications.  The Legislature therefore determines that it is within the public interest to allow private entities who have applied for permits to build, install, maintain or operate any facility for the collection, treatment or discharge of any pollutant or for permits to implement pollution prevention process modifications to undertake such building, installation, maintenance or operation or to implement such process modifications while the department is reviewing their permit application, but with the clear and full understanding that they assume all risks for their actions.  L.1994,c.101,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-6.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-6.4 - Definitions relative to certain hazardous discharge sites.

58:10A-6.4 Definitions relative to certain hazardous discharge sites.  1. As used in P.L.2003, c.196 (C.58:10A-6.4 et seq.): "Discharge" means an intentional or unintentional action or omission resulting in the releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping of a pollutant into the waters of the State, onto land or into wells from which it might flow or drain into said waters or into waters or onto lands outside the jurisdiction of the State, which pollutant enters the waters of the State. "Discharge" includes the release of any pollutant into a municipal treatment works; "Municipal treatment works" means the treatment works of any municipal, county, or State agency or any agency or subdivision created by one or more municipal, county or State governments and the treatment works of any public utility as defined in R.S.48:2-13; "Treatment works" means any device or systems, whether public or private, used in the storage, treatment, recycling, or reclamation of municipal or industrial waste of a liquid nature including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, cooling towers and ponds, pumping, power and other equipment and their appurtenances; extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and alterations thereof; elements essential to provide a reliable recycled supply such as standby treatment units and clear well facilities; and any other works including sites for the treatment process or for ultimate disposal of residues resulting from such treatment. "Treatment works" includes any other method or system for preventing, abating, reducing, storing, treating, separating, or disposing of pollutants, including storm water runoff, or industrial waste in combined or separate storm water and sanitary sewer systems; and "Waters of the State" means the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of this State or subject to its jurisdiction. L.2003,c.196,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-6.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-6.5 - Discharge of untreated, pre-treated wastewater, prohibited in certain municipalities.

58:10A-6.5 Discharge of untreated, pre-treated wastewater, prohibited in certain municipalities.  2. a. The operator of a hazardous discharge site in the State that is: (1) situated within a municipality of the second class which is located within a county of the second class with a population density of 2,289.4 persons per square mile, according to the latest federal decennial census; (2) a former landfill; and (3) that is included on the National Priorities List of hazardous discharge sites adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," Pub.L.96-510 (42 U.S.C. s.9601 et seq.) shall not discharge any untreated or pre-treated wastewater into a publicly owned municipal treatment works for treatment and subsequent release into the waters of the State or into any municipal utility sewer line or storm drain line for subsequent release into the waters of the State. b. The owner or operator of a publicly owned municipal treatment works or municipal utility sewer line or storm drain line shall not accept any untreated or pre-treated wastewater discharged from a former landfill in the State that is situated within a municipality of the second class which is located within a county of the second class with a population density of 2,289.4 persons per square mile, according to the latest federal decennial census and that is a hazardous discharge site included on the National Priorities List of hazardous discharge sites adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency pursuant to the "Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980," Pub.L.96-510 (42 U.S.C. s.9601 et seq.). L.2003,c.196,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-6.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-6.6 - Regulations relative to handling of radionuclides.

58:10A-6.6 Regulations relative to handling of radionuclides.  4. If there are radionuclides in or about the waters at or near a former landfill that is situated within a municipality of the second class which is located within a county of the second class with a population density of 2,289.4 persons per square mile, according to the latest federal decennial census and that is a hazardous discharge site subject to the requirements of section 2 of P.L.2003, c.196 (C.58:10A-6.5), the operator of the hazardous discharge site shall: a. Construct an on-site treatment facility designed to remediate the former landfill so that the treated wastewater is environmentally safe for discharge to the groundwater on-site, as part of a comprehensive on-site treatment program which shall also include remedial treatment for the radionuclides in or about the waters at or near the former landfill; b. Make available to the public free of charge the results of the testing for any pollutants at the site immediately upon their production; c. In conjunction with appropriate officials of the Department of Environmental Protection and, if applicable, the federal government, hold regular monthly public meetings concerning the remediation so that the public may be apprised of the progress of the remediation plan, the treatment options being proposed and considered, the cost for the various treatment options being considered, the content and concentrations of the various pollutants existing at the site, the time-frame for completion of construction of any treatment facility, and the time-frame for the completion of the remediation; and d. For the purpose of engendering public trust in the cleanup process, give a public accounting of the funds that have been spent to remediate the site, which shall include providing the costs and expenditures associated with constructing and operating the treatment facility and with designing and operating the facility to also treat radionuclides, as well as any other costs and expenditures associated with the remediation. L.2003,c.196,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-7.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-7.1 - Discharging waste in ocean waters prohibited after Dec. 31, 1991; "aquaculture" defined.

58:10A-7.1 Discharging waste in ocean waters prohibited after Dec. 31, 1991; "aquaculture" defined.  2. After December 31, 1991, the department may not issue a permit to any private, commercial, or industrial applicant for the discharge of any solid, semi-solid, or liquid wastes into the ocean waters of the State, the provisions of any other law, or rule or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Any permit issued by the department for the discharge of any such waste prior to January 1, 1992 shall expire on January 1, 1992, the provisions of any such permit to the contrary notwithstanding. The provisions of P.L.1989, c.119 shall not apply to permits applied for, or issued to, municipal treatment works, seafood processing facilities, public water supply desalinization plants, or aquaculture activities. As used in this act, "ocean waters" means those waters of the open seas lying seaward of the base line from which the territorial sea is measured, as provided for in the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone (15 UST 1606; TIAS 5639). As used in this section, "aquaculture" means the propagation, rearing, and subsequent harvesting of aquatic organisms in controlled or selected environments, and the subsequent processing, packaging and marketing, and shall include, but need not be limited to, activities such as stocking, intervention in the rearing process to increase production, feeding, transplanting, and providing for protection from predators and shall not include the construction of facilities and appurtenant structures that might otherwise be regulated pursuant to any State or federal law or regulation, and "aquatic organism" means and includes, but need not be limited to, finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and aquatic plants which are the property of a person engaged in aquaculture. L.1989,c.119,s.2; amended 1997, c.236, s.28.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-8 - Establishment of more stringent effluent limitations for point source or group of point sources

58:10A-8. Establishment of more stringent effluent limitations for point source or group of point sources  Whenever the commissioner finds that discharges from a point source or a group of point sources with the application of the effluent limitations authorized in this act, which effluent limitations are as stringent as the best available technology economically achievable as provided for in the Federal Act or State law, would interfere with the attainment and maintenance of applicable water quality standards, the commissioner may establish more stringent effluent limitations for each such point source or group of point sources, which effluent limitations can reasonably be expected to contribute to the attainment and maintenance of the applicable water quality standards. Prior to the establishment of any more stringent effluent limitations under this section, the commissioner shall publish a notice of his intent to establish such limitations and, upon request of a person affected by any such limitations, the commissioner shall hold a public hearing to determine if there is a reasonable relationship between the economic and social costs of achieving such limitations, including any economic or social dislocation in the affected community or communities, and the social and environmental benefits to be obtained, including the objective of restoring and maintaining the water quality of the State, and to determine whether such effluent limitations can be implemented with available technology or with other control strategies. If a person affected by any such limitations demonstrates at the hearing that there is no reasonable relationship between the economic and social costs of compliance and the benefits to be obtained, the commissioner shall modify any such limitations as they may apply to that person. L.1977, c. 74, s. 8.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-10.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-10.4 - Department of Environmental Protection authorized to issue summons

58:10A-10.4. Department of Environmental Protection authorized to issue summons  The Department of Environmental Protection or a delegated local agency may issue a summons for a violation of any provision of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), including, in the case of a delegated local agency, a violation of any rule, regulation or pretreatment standard adopted by a delegated local agency if the amount of the civil penalty assessed is $5,000 or less. The summons shall be enforceable, in accordance with the "penalty enforcement law," N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq., in the municipal court of the territorial jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. The summons shall be signed and issued by any person authorized to enforce the provisions of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.). Proceedings before, and appeals from a decision of, a municipal court shall be in accordance with the Rules Governing the Court of the State of New Jersey. Of the penalty amount collected pursuant to an action brought in a municipal court pursuant to this section, 10% shall be paid to the municipality or municipalities in which the court retains jurisdiction for use for court purposes, with the remainder to be retained by the department or the delegated local agency.  L.1991,c.8,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-10.5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-10.5 - Delegated local agency authorized to issue civil administrative penalty; hearing

58:10A-10.5. Delegated local agency authorized to issue civil administrative penalty; hearing  A delegated local agency may, after consultation with a compliance officer designated by the department, issue a civil administrative penalty for any violation of the provisions of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), including a violation of any rule, regulation or pretreatment standard adopted by a delegated local agency, or assess, by civil administrative order, any costs recoverable pursuant to subsection c. of section 10 of that act, including the reasonable costs of investigation and inspection, and preparing and litigating the case before an administrative law judge pursuant to this section, except assessments for compensatory damages and economic benefits. Notice of the penalty or assessment shall be given to the violator in writing by the delegated local agency, and payment of the penalty or assessment shall be due and payable, unless a hearing is requested in writing by the violator, within 20 days of receipt of notice. If a hearing is requested, the penalty or assessment shall be deemed a contested case and shall be submitted to the Office of Administrative Law for an administrative hearing in accordance with sections 9 and 10 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-9 and 52:14B-10).  L.1991,c.8,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-10.6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-10.6 - Report on decision upon conclusion of administrative hearing; exceptions, objections, replies

58:10A-10.6. Report on decision upon conclusion of administrative hearing; exceptions, objections, replies  Upon conclusion of an administrative hearing held pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.8 (C.58:10A-10.5), the administrative law judge shall prepare and transmit a recommended report and decision on the case to the head of the delegated local agency and to each party of record, as prescribed in subsection c. of section 10 of P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-10). The head of the delegated local agency shall afford each party of record an opportunity to file exceptions, objections and replies thereto, and to present arguments, either orally or in writing, as required by the delegated local agency. After reviewing the record of the administrative law judge, and any filings received thereon, but not later than 45 days after receipt of the record and decision, the head of the delegated local agency shall adopt, reject, or modify the recommended report and decision. If the head of the delegated local agency fails to modify or reject the report within the 45-day period, the decision of the administrative law judge shall be deemed adopted as the final decision of the head of the delegated local agency, and the recommended report and decision shall be made a part of the record in the case. For good cause shown, and upon certification by the Director of the Office of Administrative Law and the head of the delegated local agency, the time limits established herein may be extended.  L.1991,c.8,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-10.7 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-10.7 - Final decision by delegated local agency

58:10A-10.7. Final decision by delegated local agency  A final decision or order of the head of the delegated local agency shall be in writing or stated in the record. A final decision shall include separately stated findings of fact and conclusions of law, based upon the evidence of record at the hearing of the administrative law judge. Findings of fact shall be accompanied by a concise and explicit statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings. A final decision or order may incorporate by reference any or all of the recommendations of the administrative law judge.  Parties of record shall be notified either by personal service or by mail of any final decision or order. Upon request, a copy of the decision or order shall be delivered or mailed forthwith by registered or certified mail to each party of record and to a party's attorney of record.  A final decision or order shall be effective on the date of delivery or mailing, whichever is sooner, to the party or parties of record, or shall be effective on any date thereafter, as the delegated local agency may provide in the decision or order. The date of delivery or mailing shall be stamped on the face of the final decision or order. A final decision or order shall be considered a final agency action, and shall be appealable in the same manner as a final agency action of a State department or agency.  L.1991,c.8,s.4.