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NJ Rev Stat § 58:29-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:29-2 - Findings, declarations relative to watershed protection and management.

58:29-2 Findings, declarations relative to watershed protection and management.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that, on November 5, 1996, the voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the New Jersey Constitution dedicating the equivalent of 4 percent of the revenues annually generated by the Corporation Business Tax for financing the costs of hazardous discharge site remediation, upgrading hazardous underground storage tanks, and water quality point and nonpoint source pollution monitoring, watershed-based water resource planning and management, and nonpoint source pollution prevention projects; and that, of the 4 percent dedicated for these purposes, a minimum of one-sixth, or a minimum of $5,000,000, whichever is less, is annually dedicated for the purposes of water quality point and nonpoint source pollution monitoring, watershed-based water resource planning and management and nonpoint source pollution prevention projects. The Legislature further finds and declares that the Department of Environmental Protection currently administers the State's water quality planning, monitoring, permitting and enforcement programs; that the department has recently begun to change its long-standing, permit-based approach to water resource protection and water pollution control to that of a watershed-based planning approach; that such an approach would greatly increase the overall efficiency and precision with which pollution control measures could be applied; and that the federal Clean Water Act establishes policy guidelines requiring states to clean up polluted waters and protect waters that meet water quality standards. The Legislature further finds and declares that the Fiscal Year 1997 funding levels must be increased in future years to enable the department to meet the requirements of the federal Clean Water Act; and that the constitutionally dedicated and appropriated additional monies, when used to fund a watershed-based approach to water resource management and pollution control, will greatly assist the State in protecting waters that meet water quality standards and in attaining and complying with federal water quality standards. The Legislature therefore determines that it is in the public interest and consistent with the intent of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6, subparagraph (a) of the New Jersey Constitution to provide statutory guidance to the department for the use of the dedicated monies; that the dedicated monies should be used to support an expansion of department efforts in the area of water resource management; and that the State should adopt a watershed-based approach to most effectively and efficiently comply with federal guidelines. L.1997,c.261,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:29-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:29-4 - "Watershed Management Fund," established.

58:29-4 "Watershed Management Fund," established.  4. The "Watershed Management Fund," hereinafter referred to as the "fund," is hereby established as a nonlapsing, revolving fund in the Department of Environmental Protection. The fund shall be credited annually with all monies appropriated pursuant to the requirements of Article VIII, Section II, paragraph 6, subparagraph (a) of the New Jersey Constitution. Any interest that accrues on monies in the fund shall be credited to the fund. L.1997,c.261,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:29-5 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:29-5 - Purposes of fund.

58:29-5 Purposes of fund.  5. Monies in the fund shall be used only for the following purposes: a. The development and adoption of a priority list of water quality limited waterbodies pursuant to the requirements of section 303(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C. s.1313); b. The monitoring and assessment of all State waters pursuant to the requirements of section 305(b) of the Federal Act (33 U.S.C. s.1315); c. The delineation of watershed management areas and stream segments; d. The identification of potential causes of the use impairment or water quality standard violations related to waterbodies on the priority list required pursuant to sections 303(d)(1)(A) and 305(b) of the Federal Act by means of assessment of reliable data, including, but not necessarily limited to, identification of point sources, nonpoint sources, habitat degradation, and hydrologic changes. This identification shall include a broad-based intensive survey monitoring program that shall supplement the existing chemical, biological and toxics-in-biota monitoring networks, and that shall intensively sample watersheds or segments of watersheds on a periodic basis and establish a detailed watershed-wide assessment process. The number of monitoring sites within a watershed shall be determined by existing water quality, land uses, known and potential pollution sources, and the amount of available historical data. The supplemental survey monitoring program, shall be designed to provide: (1) a detailed profile of water quality over specified time periods; (2) an identification and detailed profile of both point and nonpoint pollution sources; (3) a quantification of pollutant loadings and pollution impacts on receiving waters from both point and nonpoint sources; and (4) water quality modeling based upon amounts of point and nonpoint sources of pollution and land use; e. The development of total maximum daily loads and water quality-based effluent limitations for water quality limited waterbodies, as required pursuant to section 303(d)(1)(C) of the Federal Act, and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto; f. The development and presentation of data on the department's Geographic Information System (GIS); g. The development and adoption of pollution prevention best management practices to control point and nonpoint sources of pollution; h. The characterization of land use and land cover in each watershed; i. The development and adoption of a watershed management plan;  j. The development and planning by the department of a watershed management program and the integration of the department's rules and regulations with the program; and k. The development and implementation of a watershed protection loan and grant program, as described pursuant to section 6 of this act. L.1997,c.261,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:29-6 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:29-6 - Loan and grant program.

58:29-6 Loan and grant program.  6. a. (1)The department shall establish a loan and grant program to assist watershed management groups in the funding of watershed management activities. A watershed management group may apply to the department for a loan or grant pursuant to this subsection on forms prescribed by the department. The application shall state the objectives of the group, including the watershed management activities proposed and for which loan or grant monies are requested. (2) A watershed management group may, pursuant to guidance provided or rules or regulations adopted by the department, distribute all or part of the loan or grant to another person who is to perform a watershed management activity for which the loan or grant was provided. If the watershed management group distributes the loan or grant to a person who has a NJPDES permit to discharge pollutants into the waters of the State pursuant to P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), the distribution shall be conditioned upon the permittee providing a match of one dollar for every dollar provided by the loan or grant. The match may be made either as a monetary payment or as an in-kind contribution. Any person who has a NJPDES permit and who accepts a loan or grant pursuant to this subsection shall agree not to use any of the loan or grant monies for the purpose of complying with NJPDES permit requirements. b. The department shall establish guidelines for the development of watershed management plans by watershed management groups. The department shall provide guidance and technical assistance to watershed management groups seeking assistance in the development of a watershed management plan or in the development and implementation of watershed management activities. L.1997,c.261,s.6.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:29-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:29-8 - Annual appropriation to municipalities for lands subject to moratorium on conveyance of watershed lands.

58:29-8 Annual appropriation to municipalities for lands subject to moratorium on conveyance of watershed lands.  1. There shall be appropriated each State fiscal year from the "Highlands Protection Fund" created pursuant to section 19 of P.L.2004, c.120 (C.54:1-85) to each municipality within which any lands subject to the moratorium on the conveyance of watershed lands imposed pursuant to section 1 of P.L.1988, c.163, as amended by section 1 of P.L.1990, c.19, are located an amount of $47 per acre of such lands located within the municipality. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section to the contrary, the per acre amount of watershed moratorium offset aid prescribed by this section shall be adjusted annually in direct proportion to the increase or decrease in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the New York City area as reported by the United States Department of Labor. The adjustment shall become effective on July 1 of the year in which the adjustment is made. L.1999,c.225,s.1; amended 2004, c.120, s.82; per s.3 of 1999, c.225, act to expire on certain contingency.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:30-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:30-1 - Short title.

58:30-1 Short title.  1. Sections 1 through 9 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Water Infrastructure Protection Act." L.2015, c.18, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:30-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:30-2 - Findings, declarations relative to water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.

58:30-2 Findings, declarations relative to water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.  2. The Legislature finds and declares that: a. The maintenance and operation of water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems is vital to ensuring the protection of water quality and clean drinking water in New Jersey; b. There are public water and wastewater systems in the State that present serious risks to the integrity of drinking water and the environment because of issues such as aging infrastructure systems, the deterioration of the physical assets of the systems, or damage to infrastructure so severe that it is beyond governmental capacity to restore; c. Under the appropriate circumstances, the transfer of these threatened water and wastewater assets to a capable private or public entity with the financial resources and expertise to improve management, operation, and continued maintenance of the assets could help ensure the protection of drinking water; and d. It is in the public interest that public entities have the option to transfer, lease, or sell water or wastewater assets if there exist emergent conditions that threaten drinking water or the environment. L.2015, c.18, s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:30-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:30-3 - Definitions relative to water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.

58:30-3 Definitions relative to water and wastewater treatment and conveyance systems.  3. As used in this act, "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities. "Capable private or public entity" means any private or public water system owner who, at the time of submitting a proposal to long-term lease or purchase public water or wastewater assets, currently (1) owns a system serving no less than the number of residential and commercial accounts as the system which the entity is proposing to lease or purchase, and (2) is not a significant noncomplier, as defined pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1977, c.7 (C.58:10A-3), is not currently the subject of a formal enforcement action initiated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to address a material violation by the entity which has not been corrected over a reasonable period of time given the specific situation, or is not substantially out of compliance with an administrative consent order, settlement agreement, stipulation of settlement or judicial consent order entered into with the department. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Director" means the Director of the Division of Local Government Services in the Department of Community Affairs. "Governing body" means a "governing body" as defined in section 3 of the "New Jersey Wastewater Treatment Public-Private Contracting Act," P.L.1995, c.216 (C.58:27-19 through C.58:27-27). "Licensed engineer" means a professional engineer licensed pursuant to P.L.1938, c.342 (C.45:8-27 et seq.). "Long-term lease" means a lease of longer than 30 years under which the municipal owner seeks to transfer ownership of the system at the end of the lease term. "Owner" means any municipality, except a municipality that is a city of the first class with a population of 270,000 or more according to the latest federal decennial census, that owns water or wastewater assets. Municipalities constituting a joint meeting, and the joint meeting itself shall not be considered an owner for the purposes of this definition. "Registered apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program registered with and approved by the United States Department of Labor and which provides to each trainee combined classroom and on-the-job training under the direct and close supervision of a highly skilled worker in an occupation recognized as an apprenticeable trade, and which meets the program performance standards of enrollment and graduation under 29 C.F.R. s.29.6. "System" means the plants, structures, and other real and personal property of an owner that is, or is to be, acquired, constructed, or operated for the purpose of processing water or wastewater, including sewage, for distribution or treatment. "Water or wastewater assets" means any system along with any other related buildings, equipment, or other infrastructure. L.2015, c.18, s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:30-4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:30-4 - Sale, long-term lease of assets.

58:30-4 Sale, long-term lease of assets.  4. If an owner determines that emergent conditions exist, the owner may long-term lease or sell its water or wastewater assets to a capable private or public entity pursuant to the provisions of sections 5 through 9 of P.L.2015, c.18 (C.58:30-5 through C.58:30-9). An owner may so long-term lease or sell its water or wastewater assets without any referendum except as may be required pursuant to subsection g. of section 5 of P.L.2015, c.18 (C.58:30-5). L.2015, c.18, s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:30-8 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:30-8 - Contract for long-term lease or sale.

58:30-8 Contract for long-term lease or sale.  8. After the proposed contract and proposed use of proceeds have been approved pursuant to subsection c. of section 7 of P.L.2015, c.18 (C.58:30-7), the governing body of the owner may, by resolution adopted by at least two-thirds of its authorized membership, enter into a contract for the long-term lease or sale of the water or wastewater assets with the designated respondent. L.2015, c.18, s.8.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:30-9 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:30-9 - Requirements for contractor, subcontractor.

58:30-9 Requirements for contractor, subcontractor.  9. Any contractor or subcontractor hired by the designated respondent, in the performance of a contract entered into pursuant to section 8 of P.L.2015, c.18 (C.58:30-8), shall: a. (1) be paid, or pay any worker employed by the contractor or subcontractor, not less than the wage rate for their craft or trade as determined by the Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development pursuant to the provisions of the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and shall comply with the requirements of section 2 of P.L.2007, c.343 (C.34:13B-2.1); b. only employ a worker from an apprenticeable trade who is either an apprentice participating in a registered apprenticeship program or who has completed a registered apprenticeship program, unless the contractor or subcontractor certifies that each such worker shall be paid no less than the journeyman rate established for the apprenticeable trade performed pursuant to P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.); and c. all contractors and subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.). L.2015, c.18, s.9.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:31-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:31-1 - Short title.

58:31-1 Short title.  1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Water Quality Accountability Act." L.2017, c.133, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:31-2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:31-2 - Definitions relative to operation, management of public water systems.

58:31-2 Definitions relative to operation, management of public water systems.  2. As used in P.L.2017, c.133 (C.58:31-1 et seq.): "Board" means the Board of Public Utilities. "Cybersecurity incident" means an event occurring on or conducted through a computer network that jeopardizes the integrity, confidentiality, or availability of computers, information systems, communications systems, networks, physical or virtual infrastructure controlled by computers or information systems, or information residing thereon.  "Cybersecurity insurance policy" means an insurance policy designed to mitigate losses from cybersecurity incidents, including, but not limited to, data breaches, business interruption, and network damage. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection. "Industrial control system" means an information system used to control industrial processes such as manufacturing, product handling, production, or distribution. "Industrial control system" includes supervisory control and data acquisition systems used to control geographically dispersed assets, and distributed control systems and smaller control systems using programmable logic controllers to control localized processes. "Information resource" means information and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and information technology. "Information system" means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or disposition of information. "New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell" means the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell established pursuant to Executive Order No. 178 (2015) in the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, or any successor entity. "Public community water system" means the same as that term is defined in subsection l. of section 3 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-3). "Public water system" means the same as the term is defined in section 3 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-3). "Water purveyor" means any person that owns a public community water system with more than 500 service connections. L.2017, c.133, s.2; amended, 2021, c.262, s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:31-3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:31-3 - Inspections, testing by water purveyor.

58:31-3 Inspections, testing by water purveyor.  3. a. Each water purveyor shall inspect each valve in its public community water system in accordance with the provisions of subsection b. of this section in order to determine (1) accessibility of the valve for operational purposes, and (2) the valve's operating condition. A water purveyor shall repair or replace any valve found to be broken or otherwise not operational. b. Each water purveyor shall inspect each valve that is 12 or more inches in diameter at least once every four years, and shall inspect all other valves at least once every eight years, except that the requirements of this subsection shall not apply to any service connection valve or customer shut-off valve. At a minimum, each valve inspection conducted pursuant to this subsection shall include: (1) clearing of the area around the valve to ensure full access to the valve for operating purposes; (2) cleaning out of the valve box;  (3) dynamic testing of the valve, by opening and then closing the valve for either of the following number of turns:  (a) the number of turns recommended by the valve manufacturer to constitute a credible test; or (b) the number of turns which constitutes 15 percent of the total number of turns necessary to completely open or completely close the valve ; and (4) complying with any other criteria as may be required by the department pursuant to rules and regulations adopted pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.). c. (1) Each water purveyor shall, once a year, test every fire hydrant in its system in order to determine the hydrant's working condition. (2) Each water purveyor shall formulate and implement a plan for flushing every fire hydrant in the public community water system, and every dead end of a main in the public community water system. This plan for flushing may be combined with the periodic testing of fire hydrants required pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. d. Each water purveyor shall keep a record of all inspections, tests, and flushings conducted pursuant to this section for a period of at least 12 years. e. Each water purveyor that owns, solely or jointly, a fire hydrant shall mark each hydrant with the initials of its name, abbreviation of its name, corporate symbol, or other distinguishing mark or code by which ownership may be readily and definitely ascertained. Each fire hydrant shall be marked with a number or symbol, or both, by which the location of the hydrant may be determined on the water purveyor's office records. The markings may be made with a soft metal plate, plastic, or another durable material, and shall be of such size and so spaced and maintained as to be easily read. f. Each water purveyor shall identify, to the extent possible, the geographic location of each valve and fire hydrant in its public community water system using a global positioning system based on satellite or other location technology. L.2017, c.133, s.3; amended 2021, c.262, s.12.