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NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-38 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-38 - Violations

58:11-38. Violations  No person or corporation shall construct or install any water supply system or sewerage facilities for a realty improvement, which are not in accordance with the provisions of the application or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, made for any certification on which a certification shall be issued as herein provided, and any person or corporation violating any provisions of this section shall be subject to the penalties and remedies hereinafter provided for, which may be recovered and enforced by the board of health having jurisdiction in the municipality in which such violation shall occur. L.1954, c. 199, p. 751, s. 16.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-39 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-39 - Penalties

58:11-39. Penalties  Any person or corporation violating any provision of this act shall be liable to a penalty of $200.00 for each offense and an additional penalty of $25.00 for each day of continuance of violation after notice of the violation shall have been given to such person or corporation by the State department or the board of health having jurisdiction in the municipality in which such violation occurs, to be collected and enforced by summary proceedings for the collection of penalties pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law." L.1954, c. 199, p. 752, s. 17. Amended by L.1966, c. 143, s. 7, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-40 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-40 - Right of board to order work stoppage; service of copy of order; violations; penalties

58:11-40. Right of board to order work stoppage; service of copy of order; violations; penalties  The board of health having jurisdiction on the municipality in which any violation of any provision of this act occurs shall have the right to order all further work in and about any water supply system or sewerage facilities, which is being erected or installed in violation of this act, to be stopped forthwith, except such work as shall be necessary to remedy such violation, and, thereafter, to continue such work without any violation of any of the provisions of this act, and after the issuance of any such order and the service of a copy thereof upon any person connected with or working in and about the erection or installation of any such water supply system or sewerage facilities, or any part thereof, no further work shall be done thereon except as aforesaid and any person or corporation who, after having been served with a copy of such an order, shall do any work or cause or permit any work to be done in or about the same, except such as is hereinbefore provided, shall be liable to a penalty of $200.00 to be collected and enforced by summary proceedings for the collection of penalties pursuant to the "Penalty Enforcement Law." L.1954, c. 199, p. 752, s. 18.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-41 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-41 - Injunction

58:11-41. Injunction  In case any water supply system or sewerage facilities or any part thereof is about to be, or is, or has been, erected or installed after the effective date of this act in violation of any of the provisions of this act as aforesaid, such erection or installation is hereby declared to be a nuisance and the State department or the board having jurisdiction in the municipality in which the realty improvement is situate, may institute a civil action for an injunction to prohibit the further violations of this act in any court of competent jurisdiction, which court shall have power to order an abatement of such nuisance, and to prevent its further maintenance, and any further violation of this act, by injunction or otherwise according to the practice of said court, and the court may proceed in a summary manner. L.1954, c. 199, p. 752, s. 19. Amended by L.1966, c. 143, s. 8, eff. June 18, 1966; L.1971, c. 386, s. 5, eff. Jan. 7, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-42 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-42 - Effective date

58:11-42. Effective date  This act shall take effect September 1, 1954. L.1954, c. 199, p. 753, s. 20.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-43 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-43 - Study to determine restriction as to types of sewerage facilities

58:11-43. Study to determine restriction as to types of sewerage facilities  The State department shall study the various geographical areas of the State, from time to time, to determine whether any such areas should be restricted as to the types of sewerage facilities which may be thereafter constructed in such areas. In conducting such a study, the State department shall give consideration to factors such as soil conditions, ground-water table levels, population densities and projected growth trends and such other factors which could affect the safe and proper operation of sewerage facilities in the area under study. L.1966, c. 143, s. 1, eff. June 18, 1966.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-44 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-44 - Designation of critical areas by regulation

58:11-44. Designation of critical areas by regulation  If the State department shall determine that it is essential to the public health and well-being of the inhabitants residing in the area to restrict or regulate the type or types of sewerage facilities which may thereafter be constructed in such area, it shall by appropriate regulation designate the area as a critical area for sewerage purpose. L.1966, c. 143, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-45 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-45 - Contents of regulation

58:11-45. Contents of regulation  A regulation designating an area as a critical area for sewerage purposes shall specify the specific geographical area contained within such critical area and the type or types of sewerage facilities which may thereafter be constructed in the critical area. L.1966, c. 143, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-46 - Notice and hearing

58:11-46. Notice and hearing  Prior to promulgation of such regulation, the State department shall hold a public hearing thereon within such area. The State department shall cause to be published at least once not less than 15 days prior to such hearing in each of the municipalities within the critical area proposed to be designated as such by the department, in a newspaper published in each of said municipalities, or if no newspaper be published in any such municipalities, then in a newspaper circulated in such municipalities, a notice of such hearing specifying the time when and place where such hearing will be held, together with a description of the area proposed to be designated as a critical area and a brief summary of the type or types of sewerage facilities which may thereafter be constructed therein. L.1966, c. 143, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-47 - Adoption of regulations; publication

58:11-47. Adoption of regulations; publication  Following such hearing and after consultation with the Department of Conservation and Economic Development, the State department shall adopt such regulations designating a critical area and specify the geographical area contained within such critical area, as well as the type or types of sewerage facilities which may thereafter be constructed therein, as may be reasonable and necessary to protect public health. No such regulations shall be promulgated until at least 60 days after the State department has conducted its public hearing. Such rules and regulations shall be published and distributed to local governing bodies and local boards of health in all designated critical areas. L.1966, c. 143, s. 5.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-48 - Violation; penalties

58:11-48. Violation; penalties  Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act or the rules and regulations adopted hereunder shall be liable to the penalties set forth in section 17 of the act of which this act is a supplement. L.1966, c. 143, s. 6.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-49 - Legislative findings

58:11-49. Legislative findings  The Legislature finds, determines and declares that sewage treatment plants are unable to adequately treat certain sewage discharged into the systems because of the characteristics and composition of the waste, that certain potent discharges have interfered with and damaged the sewage treatment plant processes, and that these occurrences should be prevented by the adoption and enforcement of rules and regulations requiring the treatment of certain wastes prior to their discharge into sewerage systems. L.1972, c. 42, s. 1, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-50 - Definitions

58:11-50. Definitions  As used in this act, unless otherwise clearly indicated or required by the context: a. "Department" means the State Department of Environmental Protection. b. "Commissioner" means the State Commissioner of Environmental Protection. c. "Public sewage treatment plant" means any structure or structures by means of which domestic or industrial wastes are subjected to any artificial process in order to remove or so alter constituents as to render the wastes less offensive or dangerous to the public health, comfort or property of any of the inhabitants of this State before the discharge of the plant effluent into any of the waters of this State. d. "Sewage" means any domestic or industrial waste which is or is intended, required or proposed to be subjected to treatment in a public sewage treatment plant. It shall include but not be limited to substances which are (a) nondegradable (b) highly toxic and (c) radioactive. e. "Pretreatment standards" means those standards as to physical, chemical or biological characteristics to which sewage must conform before it may lawfully be discharged into a public sewage treatment plant under the provisions of this act. f. "Person" means and shall include corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships, and joint stock companies as well as individuals, and shall also include all political subdivisions of this State or any agencies or instrumentalities thereof. L.1972, c. 42, s. 2, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-51 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-51 - Rules and regulations; establishment, alteration or abolition

58:11-51. Rules and regulations; establishment, alteration or abolition  The commissioner shall have the power to establish and from time to time alter or abolish rules and regulations establishing pretreatment standards to which sewage must conform before it may lawfully be discharged into the collection system of a public sewage treatment plant in this State. In establishing, altering or abolishing such rules and regulations, the commissioner shall give due consideration to: (1) the treatment capabilities and operating efficiency of the plant or plants to which they apply and (2) the standards required of the effluent of such plant or plants in conformity with established policy of the State and existing rules of the department concerning the prevention and abatement of water pollution. L.1972, c. 42, s. 3, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-51.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-51.1 - Findings, declarations

58:11-51.1. Findings, declarations  The Legislature finds and declares that only the most contaminated sludges are ocean disposed; that these sludges are generated by sewage treatment plants, which receive large quantities of contaminated industrial wastewater; that land-based disposal of sludge requires the removal of these contaminants from the waste stream; that even if ocean dumping of sludge continues, it is prudent to minimize the presence of contaminants in the sludge; that the removal of contaminants from industrial wastewater requires additional standards, which the Department of Environmental Protection is singularly qualified to develop; and that to develop these stricter standards, the department requires additional resources.  P.L. 1988, c. 63, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-51.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-51.2 - Pretreatment of industrial discharges

58:11-51.2. Pretreatment of industrial discharges  The Department of Environmental Protection shall accelerate the industrial wastewater pretreatment program, hire additional personnel, develop stricter standards for industrial discharges, and increase enforcement and monitoring of pretreatment permittees.  P.L. 1988, c. 63, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-52 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-52 - Effective date of standards; persons subject to standards

58:11-52. Effective date of standards; persons subject to standards  After the effective date of any pretreatment standards established as provided in this act, no person, firm or corporation, public or private, or any public agency or instrumentality shall discharge into the collection system of a public sewage treatment plant under the operation or control of any county or municipality, or of any public agency or instrumentality established by or pursuant to any law of this State and having as its purpose or one of its purposes the operation of a public sewage treatment plant, or permit to be discharged into the collection system of any such treatment plant under its operation or control, any sewage which does not comply with the aforesaid pretreatment standards. In setting a date for the conformance to pretreatment standards by public sewage treatment plants and their users the commissioner shall provide a reasonable amount of time to remedy the existing situation and to comply with the pretreatment standards. L.1972, c. 42, s. 4, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-53 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-53 - Enforcement by agencies; application by users; rules and regulations; inspection

58:11-53. Enforcement by agencies; application by users; rules and regulations; inspection  For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the municipalities, authorities, commissions, or any public bodies or agencies, owning, operating or controlling, separately or jointly, any public sewage treatment plant shall: a. Require that any person, corporation, or municipality desiring to make any sewage connection or discharge or continue to discharge sewage which includes or consists of industrial wastes into such public sewage treatment plant make application therefor in writing on forms provided by said municipality, authority, commission, or other public body or agency; b. Adopt rules and regulations setting forth the information required to be stated in the application aforesaid, in order to provide full information as to the quantity, character and composition of any sewage which may be discharged into the public sewage treatment plant, and establishing requirements and procedures for prompt amendment of said application in the event of significant changes in the quantity, character or composition of such sewage. c. Make or cause to be made inspection of the discharging facilities of any person, corporation, or municipality who may be discharging sewage or permitting sewage to be discharged into sewerage systems under its jurisdiction, in order to determine compliance with the pretreatment standards set by the department. L.1972, c. 42, s. 5, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-54 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-54 - Violations; injunction

58:11-54. Violations; injunction  If any person, corporation or municipality violates any of the provisions of this act or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the department or any county, municipality, authority, commission, or any other public body or agency owning, operating or controlling, separately or jointly, the sewage treatment works wherein the said violation occurs may institute a civil action in the Superior Court for injunctive relief to prohibit and prevent such violation and the said court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. L.1972, c. 42, s. 6, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-55 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-55 - Enforcement

58:11-55. Enforcement  a. Any person, corporation, or municipality who shall violate any of the provisions of this act or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder shall be subject to the applicable provisions of section 10 of P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-10) and section 6 of P.L.1990, c.28 (C.58:10A-10.1), to be collected in a civil action by a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.), or in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce "the penalty enforcement law".  b. A public entity operating and controlling a public sewage treatment plant shall, in accordance with subsection a. of this section, enforce any applicable pretreatment standard adopted by the public entity pursuant to section 9 of P.L.1972, c.42 (C.58:11-57), or shall obtain injunctive relief against a violation or threatened violation of a pretreatment standard. A public entity operating and controlling a public sewage treatment plant with pretreatment standards adopted by the commissioner pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1972, c.42 (C.58:11-51), may enforce applicable pretreatment standards in accordance with subsection a. of this section, or obtain injunctive relief as provided in this subsection. The action shall be brought in the name of the local public entity. Of the amount of any penalty assessed and collected pursuant to subsection a. of this section, 10% shall be deposited in the "Wastewater Treatment Operators' Training Account," established in accordance with section 13 of P.L.1990, c.28 (C.58:10A-14.5), and used to finance the cost of training operators of public sewage treatment plants. The remainder shall be used by the local agency solely for enforcement purposes, and for upgrading treatment works.  L.1972,c.42,s.7; amended 1988,c.170; 1990,c.28,s.18.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-56 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-56 - Violations; closing off of use of sewerage connections

58:11-56. Violations; closing off of use of sewerage connections  If any county, municipality, authority, commission, or other public body or agency owning, operating or controlling, separately or jointly, a public sewage treatment plant or the department finds that any person, corporation or municipality is discharging sewage into a public sewage treatment plant in violation of the provisions of this act or regulations promulgated thereunder, the said county, municipality, authority, commission, or other public body or agency, and the department, may in addition to any remedies provided under sections 6 and 7 of this act, take such steps as may be necessary to seal or close off such sewerage connections from the public sewage treatment plant until it is satisfied that adequate measures have been taken to prevent the recurrence of such violation. L.1972, c. 42, s. 8, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-57 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-57 - Necessity for issuance of permit for use if capacity of plant exceeded; additional pretreatment standards

58:11-57. Necessity for issuance of permit for use if capacity of plant exceeded; additional pretreatment standards  Nothing in this act shall be construed as requiring any public sewage treatment plant to grant a connection or permit the discharge into its treatment facilities of any sewage which, in the judgment of the official body responsible for the management and control of said plant, exceeds the capabilities of the plant to treat adequately. Such official body may, in addition to any pretreatment standards imposed under this act, require of any user or prospective user of its facilities such other pretreatment of industrial wastes as it deems necessary to make possible the adequate treatment of such wastes. L.1972, c. 42, s. 9, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-58 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-58 - Severability

58:11-58. Severability  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. L.1972, c. 42, s. 10, eff. June 1, 1972.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-62 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-62 - Acquisition, improvements to assure compliance.

58:11-62 Acquisition, improvements to assure compliance.  4. Any water company, sewer company, municipal utilities authority or other suitable public or private entity which receives an order pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1981, c.347 (C.58:11-61) shall acquire the small water company, small sewer company, or both, and shall make the necessary improvements to assure the availability of water, the potability of the water and the provision of water at adequate volume and pressure and the compliance with all applicable federal and State water pollution control requirements in the case of a small sewer company. The small water company, small sewer company, or both, as the case may be, shall immediately comply with the order and shall facilitate its sale to the water company, sewer company, municipal utilities authority, or other suitable public or private entity ordered to acquire the small water company, the small sewer company, or both, as the case may be. L.1981,c.347,s.4; amended 1999, c.296, s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:11-63 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:11-63 - Collection of differential rate from customers of acquired company.

58:11-63 Collection of differential rate from customers of acquired company.  1. Whenever the Department of Environmental Protection and the Board of Public Utilities order the acquisition of a small water company, small sewer company, or both, by the most suitable public or private entity pursuant to the provisions of P.L.1981, c.347 (C.58:11-59 et seq.) and P.L.1999, c.296 (C.58:11-63.1 et al.), the board may, in its discretion, allow the designated acquiring public or private entity to charge and collect a differential rate from the customers of the small water company, small sewer company, or both, for the use or service of the acquiring public or private entity's water supply system or facilities, sewage system or facilities, or both. As used in this section "small water company" and "small sewer company" shall have the same meaning as in section 1 of P.L.1981, c.347 (C.58:11-59). L.1981,c.389,s.1; 1999, c.296, s.6.