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NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.28 - Loading of vessels with materials disposable at sea; rules and regulations

58:10-23.28. Loading of vessels with materials disposable at sea; rules and regulations  The commissioner shall have the power to formulate and promulgate, amend and repeal rules and regulations preventing, conditioning and controlling the loading of a vessel within the State with materials of any composition whatsoever and the handling of such materials which if disposed of at sea cause, or may tend to cause, adverse effects on the waters of the State. L.1971, c. 177, s. 4, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.29 - Loading of vessels or handling of materials for disposition at sea; permit; fees for services

58:10-23.29. Loading of vessels or handling of materials for disposition at sea; permit; fees for services  a. The commissioner may by rule or regulation require that the person responsible for the loading of a vessel or the handling of materials of any composition whatsoever which are to be disposed of at sea first obtain a permit. The department may, in accordance with a fee schedule adopted as a rule or regulation, establish and charge fees for any of the services it performs in connection with this act, including the issuance of permits, which fees shall be annual or periodical as the department shall deem. The fees charged by the department pursuant to this section shall not be less than $100.00 nor more than $1,500.00 based on criteria contained in the fee schedule. b. The permit required by this section may be conditioned upon compliance with all rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this act. L.1971, c. 177, s. 5, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.30 - Injunctive relief; penalties

58:10-23.30. Injunctive relief; penalties  6. If any person violates any of the provisions of this act, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to the provisions of this act, the department may institute an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief to prohibit and prevent such violation or violations and the said court may proceed in the action in a summary manner. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this act shall be liable to a penalty of not more than $3,000.00 for each offense to be collected in a summary proceeding under "the penalty enforcement law" (N.J.S.2A:58-1 et seq.), and in any case before a court of competent jurisdiction wherein injunctive relief has been requested. The Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to enforce said penalty enforcement law. If the violation is of a continuing nature, each day during which it continues shall constitute an additional, separate and distinct offense. The department is hereby authorized and empowered to compromise and settle any claim for a penalty under this section in such amount in the discretion of the department as may appear appropriate and equitable under all of the circumstances.  L.1971,c.177,s.6; amended 1991,c.91,s.528.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.31 - Powers, duties and functions under other laws; effect of act

58:10-23.31. Powers, duties and functions under other laws; effect of act  The powers, duties and functions vested in the department under the provisions of this act shall not be construed to limit in any manner the powers, duties and functions vested therein or in any person under any other provisions of law or any civil or criminal remedies now or hereafter available. L.1971, c. 177, s. 7, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.32 - Severability

58:10-23.32. Severability  If any provision of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the act and the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. L.1971, c. 177, s. 8, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.33 - Construction of act

58:10-23.33. Construction of act  This act shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purpose and intent thereof. L.1971, c. 177, s. 9, eff. June 1, 1971.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-23.34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-23.34 - Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund

58:10-23.34. Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund  a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a fund to be known as the "Hazardous Discharge Site Cleanup Fund." All interest earned on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund shall be used by the Department of Environmental Protection for the purposes of preparing feasibility studies, engineering designs, and undertaking other work necessary to the cleanup or mitigation of hazardous discharge sites in this State included on the National Priorities List of hazardous discharge sites adopted by the federal 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.) or other hazardous discharge sites approved by the department.  b. Any monies received by the department from the federal government or from responsible parties as reimbursement for costs incurred by the department in connection with the cleanup of a hazardous discharge site on the federal National Priorities List shall be deposited by the department for additional hazardous discharge site cleanup activities.  L. 1985, c. 247, s. 1, eff. July 24, 1985.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-24 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-24 - Definitions

58:10-24. Definitions  As used in this article: "Commission" means the state commissioners of water supply appointed under chapter one hundred and eighty-nine, laws of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, and their successors however appointed or designated. "Fresh water" means any fresh water stream, spring, river, or the tributaries thereof, or the waters of any lake, pond, storage reservoir or conduit from which water is drawn, or which is used for furnishing a public water supply. "Pipe line" means any conduit through which petroleum or any of its products is conveyed or intended to be conveyed.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-25 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-25 - Pipe lines across fresh water

58:10-25. Pipe lines across fresh water  No pipe line shall be constructed across any fresh water streams of this state except in the manner to be approved by the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-26 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-26 - Reconstruction or removal of pipe line

58:10-26. Reconstruction or removal of pipe line  Any pipe line so constructed that there is danger of the escape of its contents into any fresh water streams of this state shall be reconstructed or removed in accordance with the provisions of this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-27 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-27 - Action by commission to prevent escape of pipe line contents; notice

58:10-27. Action by commission to prevent escape of pipe line contents; notice  The commission, if in its opinion any pipe line is so constructed that there is danger of the escape of the contents thereof into any fresh water of this state, shall give notice in writing of such opinion to the owners or users of the pipe line, specifying the location and extent of the portion thereof which, in its opinion, is so constructed, and naming a time and place to hear the owners or users on the subject. This notice may be served on a corporation by service on any of its officers, agents, or servants.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-28 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-28 - Notice of decision of commission

58:10-28. Notice of decision of commission  If, after having afforded the owners or users of such pipe line an opportunity to be heard on such notice, the commission decides that the portion of the pipe line specified in the notice is so constructed that there is danger of the escape of its contents into any fresh water of this state, it shall give notice of its decision in like manner as provided for the giving of notice in section 58:10-27 of this title.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-29 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-29 - Specifications for reconstruction of pipe line

58:10-29. Specifications for reconstruction of pipe line  Within fifteen days after service of notice of the decision, the owners or users of such pipe line shall submit to the commission written specifications for the reconstruction of the portion of the pipe line specified in the decision. If the commission approves the same, it shall give like notice of its approval to such owners or users. If the commission does not approve the same, it shall specify by like notice the manner of reconstruction which it does approve, and said portion of such pipe line shall thereupon be reconstructed by the owners or users thereof, at their own expense, in the manner approved by the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-30 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-30 - Removal of pipe line on failure to reconstruct

58:10-30. Removal of pipe line on failure to reconstruct  The reconstruction, in the manner approved by the commission, of the portion of such pipe line specified in its decision, shall be begun within thirty days after service of the notice required by section 58:10-29 of this title, and shall be continued with such dispatch as shall seem reasonable to the commission. If such reconstruction is not begun and continued as herein provided, the commission shall remove, or cause to be removed, the portion of the pipe line specified in its decision, or any part thereof. The cost and expense of such removal shall be recoverable at law from the owners or users of the pipe line in any court of competent jurisdiction by the commission in the name of the state.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-31 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-31 - Right of commission to enter upon lands; damages

58:10-31. Right of commission to enter upon lands; damages  For the purpose of removing or causing the removal of the pipe line as aforesaid, the commission may enter upon any lands, bridges or structures and shall not be liable for any damage done thereto by such removal, nor for any damage resulting from such removal, but the damages shall be recoverable at law in any court of competent jurisdiction from the owners or users of the pipe line.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-32 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-32 - Review of commission's decisions

58:10-32. Review of commission's decisions  Any order, decision, judgment or proceeding of the commission under the provisions of this article may be reviewed by the Superior Court by a proceeding in lieu of prerogative writ, and the court may reverse or modify such order, decision, judgment or proceeding in such manner as it shall deem reasonable and just. Amended by L.1953, c. 54, p. 956, s. 14.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-33 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-33 - Remedy for injury to waters by pipe line

58:10-33. Remedy for injury to waters by pipe line  In any case where, by the rupture or leakage of a pipe line, injury is done to any fresh water of this State, the commission may apply directly to any court of competent jurisdiction for an immediate remedy, as it may deem advisable. Amended by L.1953, c. 54, p. 957, s. 15.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-34 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-34 - Unlawful construction or maintenance of pipe line; penalty

58:10-34. Unlawful construction or maintenance of pipe line; penalty  Any owner or user of a pipe line who shall construct or maintain the same across any fresh water stream of this state, except in the manner approved by the commission, shall be liable to a penalty of five hundred dollars for each day such owner or user shall delay reconstructing the same in the manner approved by the commission according to the provisions of this article. Such penalty shall be recoverable at law from the owner or user of the pipe line in any court of competent jurisdiction by the commission in the name of the state. The owners of pipe lines constructed prior to May ninth, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four, shall not be liable to said penalty until after due notice and hearing as provided in this article.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-35 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-35 - Damages for breakage or leakage of pipe line

58:10-35. Damages for breakage or leakage of pipe line  Nothing shall be so construed in this article as to relieve the owners or users of pipe lines from liability for damages which may ensue by reason of breakage or leakage, notwithstanding such pipes were constructed according to the direction and with the approval of the commission.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-35.1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-35.1 - Permit required

58:10-35.1. Permit required  No person shall drill, bore, drive, dig, or otherwise conduct any operation for the purpose of obtaining access to a pocket or other underground area or place for the purpose of storing natural or artificial gas or petroleum products and their derivatives, unless a permit for such operation, construction and storage shall be first obtained from the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development. Nothing in this act shall be construed to apply to the installation or maintenance of underground tanks or vessels commonly used to store such products. L.1951, c. 80, p. 471, s. 1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-35.2 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-35.2 - Rules and regulations; restrictions in permits; violations

58:10-35.2. Rules and regulations; restrictions in permits; violations  The said commissioner shall prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this act and any such permit may contain such restrictions as the said commissioner shall determine to be necessary in the public interest to protect the waters of the State, including subsurface and percolating waters. Any person who shall violate the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and the provisions of this act shall be enforceable by action or other proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey to obtain relief in the nature of injunctive relief, both restraining and mandatory, and also by action or proceeding in said court in lieu of prerogative writ. L.1951, c. 80, p. 471, s. 2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-35.3 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-35.3 - Application for permit; map

58:10-35.3. Application for permit; map  Every application for a permit shall be accompanied by not less than two copies of an accurate map prepared by a competent engineer or geologist showing the location, extent and depth of the proposed storage place and of all wells drilled or proposed to be drilled to such storage place. A copy of the map shall be sent to the State Geologist and to the Water Policy and Supply Council and they shall, after consideration thereof, advise the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Economic Development in relation thereto, by a written report as to the presence or absence of danger of pollution, contamination, diversion or depletion of subsurface and percolating waters. The commissioner may take the testimony of such other persons as he may determine. The commissioner shall determine whether the granting of any such application would be likely to endanger the public safety, health and welfare, and, in accordance with his determination and subject to the provisions of this act, grant or deny the application. L.1951, c. 80, p. 472, s. 3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-35.4 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-35.4 - Application of act

58:10-35.4. Application of act  The provisions of this act shall be applicable to any operation of drilling, boring, driving or digging heretofore commenced, as well as to any such operation hereafter commenced. L.1951, c. 80, p. 472, s. 4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-46 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-46 - Definitions

58:10-46. Definitions  As used in this act: "Department" means the Department of Environmental Protection; "Federal act" means the "Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979," 49 U.S.C. s.2001 et seq.; "Hazardous liquid" means a hazardous liquid as defined pursuant to the federal act; "Intrastate pipeline facilities" means pipeline facilities that a state may regulate pursuant to the federal act; "Leak detection system" means a system consisting of sensing devices or monitoring devices capable of detecting leaks in pipeline facilities and designed to automatically shut off flow or initiate procedures to shut off flow in a pipeline facility if a leak is detected;  "Pipeline facility" means new and existing pipe, rights-of-way, and any equipment, facility, or building used or intended for use in the transportation of hazardous liquids that are intrastate;  "Secondary containment" means an additional layer of impervious material creating a space around a pipeline facility wherein a leak of a hazardous liquid from a pipeline facility may be detected before it enters the environment;  "Transportation of hazardous liquids" means the movement of hazardous liquids by pipeline, or their storage incidental to that movement.  L.1990,c.77,s.1.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-47 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-47 - Adoption of regulations requiring registration of pipeline facility

58:10-47. Adoption of regulations requiring registration of pipeline facility  Within 18 months of the effective date of this act, the department shall adopt regulations requiring that the owner or operator of each pipeline facility register with the department. Every owner or operator of a pipeline facility shall register the pipeline facility with the department within six months of the adoption of the registration regulations, and shall renew the registration every five years. The registration and renewal shall be on forms prescribed by the department and shall include at least the following information:  a. The business name, address, and telephone number, including an operations emergency telephone number, of the operator; b. An accurate map or maps, along with any appropriate geographic description, showing the location of each pipeline facility of that owner or operator in the State and the location at which that pipeline facility leaves the State;  c. A description of the characteristics of the owner's or operator's pipeline facilities within the State; d. A description of all products transported through the owner's or operator's pipeline facility within the State; e. An inventory with appropriate information with respect to all types of pipe used for the transmission of hazardous liquids in the owner's or operator's pipeline facility, along with additional information, including the repair, maintenance, and leak history of the pipeline facility. This inventory shall exclude equipment associated only with the pipeline pumps or storage facilities; and  f. Any other information the department considers useful and necessary. L.1990,c.77,s.2.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-48 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-48 - Study on feasibility and necessity of certain actions

58:10-48. Study on feasibility and necessity of certain actions  Within 36 months of the effective date of this act, the department shall complete a study on the feasibility and necessity, if any, of the following actions:  a. Adopting the pipeline facility safety standards regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation pursuant to the federal act, and of applying to the Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation for certification pursuant to the federal act for the regulation of intrastate pipeline facilities;  b. Adopting additional standards for accident and safety reporting, design requirements, construction standards, hydrostatic testing, operation and maintenance, and other standards more stringent than those adopted pursuant to the federal act, if otherwise compatible with the standards in the federal act;  c. Requiring the retrofitting of pipelines with leak detection systems based upon best available technology, industry standards, or federal requirements, whichever may be most stringent;  d. Requiring standards for the pressure, flow, or other applicable variances at which leak detection systems detect and indicate leaks, and maintenance, repair, and operational requirements for leak detection systems;  e. Requiring the removal or environmentally sound closure of abandoned pipeline facilities; f. Requiring periodic practice drills of emergency leak response procedures and the submittal of reports thereon; g. Requiring replacement pipeline facilities to be constructed, to the extent practicable, in a manner so as to accommodate the passage through those pipeline facilities of instrumented internal inspection devices commonly referred to as "smart pigs"; and  h. Requiring secondary containment for all underwater pipeline facilities. L.1990,c.77,s.3.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-49 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-49 - Submission of written report to Governor, Legislature

58:10-49. Submission of written report to Governor, Legislature  Within three months of the completion of the study required pursuant to section 3 of this act, the department shall submit to the Governor and the Legislature a written report summarizing the results of the study, including recommendations for administrative or legislative action.  L.1990,c.77,s.4.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10-50 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10-50 - Application of act to intrastate pipeline facilities

58:10-50. Application of act to intrastate pipeline facilities  The provisions of this act shall apply to intrastate pipeline facilities and the transportation of hazardous liquids associated with those facilities. This act shall not apply to the transportation of a hazardous liquid through onshore production or flow lines, refining or manufacturing facilities, storage terminals, or inplant piping systems associated with those facilities or terminals that are within the boundaries of a pipeline facility.  L.1990,c.77,s.5.
NJ Rev Stat § 58:10A-1 (2021)
2021 New Jersey Revised Statutes|Title 58 - Waters and Water Supply|Section 58:10A-1 - Short title

58:10A-1. Short title  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Water Pollution Control Act." L.1977, c. 74, s. 1.