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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.6 - Water volume requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The pumping
				capacity from all available water sources for a public noncommunity or
				nonpublic water system shall meet the following minimum requirements:
1. For water systems that supply residential
				consumers, the system shall deliver a minimum of 2.0 gallons per minute per
				bedroom served for 30 minutes.
2.
				For water systems that supply all persons other than residential consumers and
				use hydropneumatic storage, the pumping capacity shall be 10 times the average
				daily demand as determined using Table 1 below. If gravity storage is used, the
				minimum pumping capacity may be lowered, but not to less than the minimum
				required yield as set forth in (b) below.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.7 - Sources of water

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The source of
				water for a public noncommunity or nonpublic water system shall be a well or
				wells, except that the administrative authority shall approve the use of spring
				or springs in accordance with
				7:10-12.23 if construction of a
				well is not possible due to the local terrain and/or geology, provided the
				water derived from the spring or springs is disinfected pursuant to
				7:10-12.32. Dug wells, Kelly
				concrete-cased wells and/or their equivalents, and cisterns shall not be used
				as a source of water for such systems unless approved by the Department in
				accordance with
				7:10-12.25.
(b) Duplicate wells and pumping equipment, or
				interconnection with another water system, shall be installed and ready to be
				used for a water system for which the average water demand exceeds 30,000
				gallons per day.
(c) A single
				nonpublic water system shall not serve multiple realty improvements unless one
				person owns and directly controls all such realty improvements.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.8 - Frost protection

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All parts of a public noncommunity or nonpublic water system
				  shall be designed, located and constructed to protect the water against
				  freezing.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.9 - Physical connection

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
No physical connection shall be established between a public
				  noncommunity or nonpublic water system constructed in accordance with this
				  subchapter and a public community water system unless the physical connection
				  is approved in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:10-10.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.10 - Priming systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
All water used to prime pumps for a public noncommunity or
				  nonpublic water system shall be potable water, to prevent the contamination of
				  the water system.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.11 - Disinfection of water system components

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) After
				completion of construction, alteration or repair of a public noncommunity or
				nonpublic water system, all surfaces with which adequately protected water may
				come into contact shall be disinfected before being placed into
				service.
(b) Methods of
				disinfection include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Contact with a chlorine solution of
				concentration not less than 50 parts per million for a minimum period of 12
				hours;
2. Contact with a chlorine
				solution of concentration not less than 20 ppm for a minimum period of 24
				hours;
3. Thorough wetting of the
				surfaces to be disinfected by means of brush or spray application of a chlorine
				solution of concentration not less than 500 ppm for a minimum contact period of
				one hour.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.12 - Minimum distance requirements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The minimum
				distances at which certain components of a public noncommunity or nonpublic
				water system shall be located away from sanitary sewer and septic systems, fuel
				storage tanks and other structures are set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:9D-2.
1. An administrative authority may require a
				greater distance than that required in N.J.A.C. 7:9D-2 between a well and a
				sewage system component where gravel, limestone, or fractured, creviced or
				fissured rock formations are expected to be encountered during
				drilling.
2. An administrative
				authority shall approve a reduction in the distance required between a well and
				a disposal field or a seepage pit to a minimum of 50 feet if the well is
				provided with a casing to a depth of 50 feet or more and such casing extends
				to, and is sealed into, a confining layer separating the aquifer into which the
				well is drilled from the stratum of soil in which the disposal field is
				located.
3. The administrative
				authority shall approve a reduction in the distance from a well to a building
				sewer to a minimum of 15 feet if it can be demonstrated that the building sewer
				is watertight and there are no other practicable alternatives.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.22 - Test for yield and submission of well report

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
The well driller shall test each completed well for yield
				  and shall complete and submit a well report, on a well record form provided by
				  the Department with the issued well permit, to the Bureau of Water Allocation
				  in the Department at PO Box 426, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0426, in accordance
				  with 58:4A-14 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
				  7:9D. The well record form includes the following information: well permit
				  number, well owner, name and address, well location address, well use, date
				  constructed, well construction details (that is, depth, borehole diameter,
				  casing(s), grouting, screen(s), and gravel pack), pumping test records,
				  permanent pumping equipment, geologic log, and certification by the well
				  driller.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.23 - Springs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An
				administrative authority shall approve the use of a spring only when
				construction of a well is not practicable, and provided the water derived from
				the spring is disinfected in accordance with
				7:10-12.32.
(b) Any spring approved by the administrative
				authority as a water source pursuant to this section shall meet the following
				requirements:
1. Each spring shall be provided
				with an encasement of concrete or other durable material to prevent
				contamination of the spring. Such encasement shall be installed so as not to
				restrict the flow of water into the encasement;
2. The walls of the encasement shall be
				extended above the elevation of the surrounding ground to prevent the entry of
				surface water, and the roof shall have a watertight access cover so that the
				interior of the encasement may be inspected, cleaned, and/or repaired as
				necessary;
3. The encasement shall
				be provided with an overflow constructed so as to prevent erosion of the fill
				surrounding the structure. The overflow shall be constructed so as to prevent
				the entry of rodents and insects, and shall be downfacing so as to prevent the
				entry of rain water; and
4. The
				joint between the encasement wall and any pipe passing through the wall shall
				be constructed and installed so as to prevent the entry of surface
				water.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.24 - Cisterns and dug wells

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
Cisterns and dug wells shall not be used as sources of water
				  for public noncommunity or nonpublic water systems constructed after November
				  18, 1996.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.25 - Surface water sources

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Surface water
				shall not be used as a water source for a nonpublic water system.
(b) The Department shall approve the use of
				surface water for a public noncommunity water system only if use of a well
				water supply is impracticable and if the surface water is treated pursuant to
				7:10-12.33
(c) Public noncommunity water systems using
				surface water sources shall be constructed in accordance with
				7:10-11.8 and shall meet the water
				treatment requirements of
				7:10-12.33.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.30 - Water quality analysis and treatment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Upon completion
				of construction of a water system, the owner of a public noncommunity or
				nonpublic water system shall sample and analyze the microbiological quality of
				the raw water from the system and submit a copy of the results of the analysis
				to the administrative authority.
1. If the
				water does not meet the microbiological requirements of the State primary
				drinking water regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:10-5, the owner shall disinfect the
				water in accordance with
				7:10-12.32.
2. Regardless of the raw water
				microbiological quality, the owner of a nonpublic water system or public
				noncommunity water system that uses a spring or surface water source shall
				disinfect the water in accordance with
				7:10-12.32.
3. Microbiological quality shall be
				determined by analysis for total coliform. If the sample is total coliform
				positive, the total coliform positive culture medium must be analyzed to
				determine if
E. coli
are present. Analysis shall be conducted
				in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:18.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.31 - Chemical handling and chemical feed systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) General
				requirements for chemical handling and chemical feed systems are as follows:
1. Suitable means shall be provided to ensure
				proper and continuous application rate of chemical.
2. Variation of the feed rate shall not
				exceed five percent of the intended application rate.
3. Chemical solution feeders shall be located
				so as to prevent dust and fumes from entering other operating areas in the
				treatment plant.
4. Chemical
				solution shall not be introduced directly into any pipe or conduit under
				negative pressure or directly into a well.
5. An antisiphon device shall be installed on
				the chemical solution feed line. The device shall include an antisiphon valve
				to provide a vacuum break on the chemical solution feed line. The chemical feel
				line shall be looped to a level higher than the highest elevation of the
				chemical storage tank so as to prevent backsiphonage or drainage of the
				chemical solution into the treated water supply.
6. Each chemical solution feeder shall be
				equipped with a no-flow switch to prevent the feeding of chemical solution upon
				cessation of water flow.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.32 - Disinfection of public noncommunity and nonpublic water systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) General
				regulations for disinfection are as follows:
1. Disinfection shall be accomplished using
				chlorination, ultra-violet light, or ozonation, in accordance with the methods
				described in (b), (c) or (d) below.
2. The owner of any public noncommunity water
				system with an extensive service area shall maintain a detectable disinfectant
				residual in the water distribution system. For purposes of this subsection, an
				extensive service area is 100 service connections or 1500 linear feet of water
				mains or gravity storage.
3.
				Chlorine disinfection shall be accomplished in accordance with the chlorine
				contact period and residual requirements set forth in
				7:10-11.16(e).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.33 - Chemical and physical treatment

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) General
				requirements for chemical and physical treatment are as follows:
1. A public noncommunity water system using a
				surface water source is subject to the requirements of
				7:10-11.8, 11.12, 11.13 and
				11.14.
2. Treatment facilities
				shall be capable of producing water that meets the applicable State primary
				and/or secondary drinking water regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:10-5 and 7.
3. Treatment units shall be of sufficient
				capacity to produce the daily volumes of water required pursuant to
				7:10-12.7.
4. All filter shells, ion-exchange pressure
				tanks and chemical solution feed drums shall be constructed of corrosion
				resistant materials or contain non-corrodible liners.
5. Point of entry treatment (POET) devices
				may be used to treat water in any public noncommunity or nonpublic water
				system. The Department recommends that such devices be certified to meet
				appropriate ANSI/NSF standards 42, 44, 53, 55, 58, and 62 as amended and
				supplemented, or the equivalent. POET devices shall also meet ANSI/NSF Standard
				61 if used in public noncommunity water systems. In addition, POET devices
				shall meet the following requirements:
i.
				Each device shall be equipped with sampling water taps before and after the
				point at which treatment is applied;
ii. The manufacturer's specifications and the
				owner's manual for operation and maintenance of each POET device shall be
				available on-site at all times;
iii. The owner of the water system shall
				conduct an efficiency test of the device upon its installation. The
				administrative authority may require the owner of the public noncommunity water
				system to conduct periodic water quality testing in addition to the quarterly
				monitoring required under
				7:10-5.2(a)13  if
				the POET device is installed to remove primary contaminants.
6. Wastewater resulting from the
				backwashing or regeneration of filter media and/or ion exchange resin shall not
				be discharged to a sanitary sewer system except in accordance with the New
				Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System rules, N.J.A.C. 7:14A, and with
				written approval from the appropriate sewerage authority.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.34 - General requirements for storage of finished water

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Storage for
				finished water shall be an integral component of each public noncommunity and
				nonpublic water system.
(b) The
				location, size and type of finished water storage facility shall be such as to
				provide a minimum pressure of 20 psi under all flow conditions.
(c) All finished water storage facilities
				shall be designed to permit dewatering for cleaning and maintenance.
(d) Each reservoir, standpipe, or elevated
				tank shall be equipped with a watertight roof or cover and an
				overflow.
(e) Each hydropneumatic
				tank shall be equipped with a pressure relief valve which shall have a rated
				working pressure in excess of the maximum system pressure.
(f) Each vent shall be equipped with a
				downfacing elbow or mushroom-type cap and be fitted with an insect
				screen.
(g) Any protective coating
				in contact with water shall comply with ANSI/NSF Standard 61, as amended and
				supplemented, incorporated herein by reference, and shall be inert and
				non-toxic and shall not impart any taste, odor or color to the water.
(h) All finished water storage reservoirs,
				tanks and appurtenances shall be disinfected in accordance with
				7:10-12.11.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.35 - Required storage capacity

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each single
				dwelling nonpublic water system shall be equipped with water storage capacity
				in accordance with a storage tank manufacturer's recommendations reflecting
				well yield, well pump capacity, and size of dwelling to be served.
(b) Each public noncommunity and nonpublic
				water system serving a nonresidential unit and/or multiple residential or
				nonresidential realty improvements equipped with hydropneumatic water storage
				facilities shall comply with the following requirements:
1. The capacity of the pumping equipment in a
				hydropneumatic storage system shall be at least 10 times the average daily
				water demand determined using Table 1 at
				7:10-12.6.
2. The gross volume of the hydropneumatic
				tank, in gallons, shall be either at least ten times the capacity of the
				largest pump, rated in gallons per minute, or the gross volume recommended by
				the equipment manufacturer.
EXAMPLE: Assume a proposed water system has an average daily
				  water demand, as determined using Table 1 at
				  7:10-12.6, of 10,000 gallons per
				  day (gpd) or seven gallons per minute (gpm). The total capacity of the well
				  and/or booster station pump(s) must be 70 gpm (10 times seven gpm) and the
				  system must have a hydropneumatic tank capacity of 700 gallons (10 times 70
				  gpm).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.36 - General requirements for distribution systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All service
				lines and distribution mains intended for year-round water service shall be
				covered with sufficient earth to prevent freezing, with the minimum depth of
				cover being three feet.
(b) All
				newly constructed service lines and distribution mains shall be disinfected
				before being placed in service in accordance with
				7:10-12.12.
(c) So far as is practicable, distribution
				mains shall be laid in a loop system to eliminate deadends. The distribution
				system shall be equipped with hydrants or other flushing devices to permit
				water main flushing. Each deadend, if unavoidable, shall be provided with a
				flushing device or a valved outlet to which a temporary pipe may be affixed to
				discharge flushed water above ground.
(d) Every water service line shall be
				separated with undisturbed or compacted earth to a horizontal distance of at
				least five feet from any sanitary sewer, at least 10 feet from any septic tank,
				distribution box, disposal field or seepage pit, and at least 25 feet from any
				cesspool.
(e) All water mains and
				sanitary or industrial sewer lines shall be separated by a horizontal distance
				of at least 10 feet. If such lateral separation is not possible, the water and
				sewer lines shall be in separate trenches (step trenches are prohibited) with
				the top of the sewer line at least 18 inches below the bottom of the water
				main. At sewer line and water main crossings, the top of the sewer line shall
				be at least 18 inches below the bottom of the water main. If such vertical
				separation is not possible, then the water line shall be sleeved a distance of
				five feet to both sides of the crossing. Sewer service laterals are not subject
				to this requirement.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.37 - Capacity and size of service lines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The minimum
				inside diameter of any service line shall be three-quarter inches.
(b) The design capacity of every distribution
				main and every service line shall be such as to provide a minimum pressure of
				20 psi at ground level under all flow conditions.
(c) A distribution main which serves a fire
				hydrant shall have a minimum inside diameter of six inches.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.38 - Water crossings

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each
				distribution main which spans a stream or water course or which is fastened to
				a bridge shall be of cast iron, ductile iron or steel, and shall be properly
				supported to maintain stability.
(b) Each distribution main which crosses
				under a stream or water course shall be at least three feet below the bed of
				the stream or water course, and shall be constructed of cast iron, ductile iron
				or steel or other suitable material.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.39 - General requirements for the certification of new, altered or replacement nonpublic or public noncommunity water systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An application
				for certification of a new nonpublic water system or public noncommunity water
				system, alteration thereto, or replacement thereof, which includes a new or
				altered water source a new or altered water treatment method, or a significant
				distribution system expansion, shall be submitted by the owner of the water
				system in writing to the administrative authority on the application form, if
				any, provided by the administrative authority.
1. The application form for certification
				shall, at a minimum, contain the following information:
i. The name of water system owner;
ii. The address of water system
				owner;
iii. The location of water
				system;
iv. A description of the
				work to be performed; and
v.
				Relevant specifications and diagrams for the work to be performed, sufficient
				to enable the administrative authority to determine conformance with the
				requirements of this subchapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.40 - Additional requirements for the certification of single dwelling nonpublic water systems and other nonpublic water systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In addition to
				the requirements of
				7:10-12.39, the application for
				certification of a single dwelling nonpublic or other nonpublic water system
				shall include the following:
1. An explanation
				of the need and justification for construction of a single dwelling nonpublic
				water system or a nonpublic water system in lieu of connection to a public
				community water system;
2. In the
				case of a single dwelling realty improvement or any new or altered water
				source, a surveyor's plot plan or a sketch of the property;
3. In the case of a subdivision containing
				multiple realty improvements, a plot plan which contains sufficient detail to
				permit examination and comprehension of the proposed water system;
				and
4. The plot plan or sketch
				pursuant to (a)2 and 3 above shall show the locations of all wells and service
				lines, and sewage disposal systems and other potential sources of contamination
				within 150 feet of each proposed well. Plot plans shall show the locations of
				municipal boundaries, roads, streams, sanitary sewers, storm water sewers and
				drainage channels, test wells, well fields, all existing and proposed water
				supply and sewage disposal facilities, and service lines and potential sources
				of contamination within 150 feet of each proposed well. The topography of the
				property shall be shown by elevations, contours or other suitable
				method.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.41 - Additional requirements for the certification of public noncommunity water systems

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In addition to
				the requirements of
				7:10-12.39, the application for
				certification of a public noncommunity water system shall include the
				following:
1. An explanation of the need and
				justification for construction of a public noncommunity water system in lieu of
				connection to a public community water system;
2. Except as provided in
				7:9D-1.7, plans and specifications
				of the proposed water system prepared by a New Jersey-licensed professional
				engineer and bearing such engineer's seal and signature. Such plans shall be
				drawn to a suitable scale to facilitate photo-reduction and with sufficient
				detail to permit examination and comprehension of the proposed water system.
				The plans shall show the locations of municipal boundaries, roads, streams,
				sanitary sewers, storm water sewers and drainage channels, test wells, well
				fields, all existing and proposed water supply and sewage disposal facilities,
				all distribution mains, service lines, and potential sources of contamination
				within 200 feet of each proposed well. The topography of the property shall be
				shown by elevations, contours, or other suitable methods;
3. Information on the number and types of
				realty improvements to be served, including number of persons expected to use
				the water, and anticipated water demand; and
4. Information on the size, type of pipe,
				location, depth and sanitary protection of the distribution mains, and whether
				such mains are to be used for fire service.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.42 - Requirements for certification by the Department of water supply systems for 50 or more realty improvements

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Before any
				final major subdivision plot approval may be granted by any municipal planning
				board for 50 or more realty improvements, an application for certification of
				the water system shall be submitted to the Department. Such application shall
				be submitted in accordance with this section and shall include plans,
				specifications and an engineer's report, prepared pursuant to (c) through (e)
				below by a qualified New Jersey licensed professional engineer. The plans shall
				bear the engineer's seal as required by
				45:8-45.
(b) A complete application for certification
				shall include all of the following:
1. A
				completed original Standard Application Form obtained from the Department;
i. The application form shall be signed by
				the owner, or the proper official (with title), as specified on the application
				form, of the company or corporation constructing the realty improvements. If
				the application is signed by an authorized agent, a certified copy of the
				authorization shall be attached.
ii. A copy of the resolution of preliminary
				subdivision approval from the municipal planning board and specific
				endorsement(s) of the type of water system(s) (individual wells or public
				community water system) being proposed;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 12 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS AND NONPUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-12.43 - Requests for adjudicatory hearings

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(a) An applicant
				for a certification or any person, subject to the limitation on third party
				appeal rights set forth in P.L. 1993, c.359 (52:4B-3.1 through 3.3), who
				believes himself or herself to be aggrieved with respect to decisions made by
				the Department pursuant to this subchapter may contest the decision and request
				an adjudicatory hearing pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act,
				52:14B-1 et seq. and the New
				Jersey Uniform Administrative Procedure Rules, N.J.A.C. 1:1, in accordance with
				the appeal procedures set forth at
				7:10-11.17.
(b) Any person who believes himself or
				herself to be aggrieved with respect to decisions made by the administrative
				authority may appeal pursuant to the local administrative authority appeal
				procedure as appropriate.
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This subchapter establishes minimum technical, managerial,
				  and financial capacity requirements for new public community and nontransient
				  noncommunity water systems. These requirements are necessary to prevent
				  approval for operation of a water system which the Department has determined to
				  be non-viable. A non-viable water system is prone to failure or otherwise
				  unable to comply with all maximum contaminant level, treatment technique, and
				  monitoring and reporting requirements established in the Federal and State
				  primary and secondary drinking water regulations.
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In addition to the words and terms defined at
				  7:10-1.3, the following term is
				  defined for the purposes of this subchapter.
"Capacity" means the overall capability of a water system to
				  reliably produce and deliver water meeting all national primary drinking water
				  regulations and applicable State regulations. Capacity encompasses the
				  technical, managerial, and financial (TMF) capabilities that enable the water
				  system to plan for, achieve, and maintain compliance with applicable drinking
				  water standards.
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(a) An applicant
				for a permit to construct and operate a new public community water system
				pursuant to
				7:10-11.5(a) 
				shall, in addition to requirements set forth in
				7:10-11.5(d),
				provide a detailed description of source of supply, treatment, storage, and
				distribution of the new water system's infrastructure, which shall include the
				following:
1. Identification and evaluation
				of all critical facilities and equipment whose failure would result in a water
				outage or water quality failure;
2.
				Evidence, including a description, of any deeds, leases or easements for land,
				water supply sources, or physical facilities used in the operation of the
				system; and
3. Evaluation of the
				feasibility of connecting to any adjacent water systems and justification why
				these connections should not be required.
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(a) No person shall
				commence operation of a new public community water system prior to obtaining a
				permit to operate issued by the Department pursuant to
				7:10-11.5(j).
(b) A written application for a permit to
				operate shall be submitted in accordance with this section and shall include a
				description of the as-built water system, and financial and managerial plans
				pursuant to (c) and (d) below.
(c)
				The managerial plan shall contain the following:
1. Information concerning the organizational
				structure of the system including:
i. A
				description of the organizational structure with a chart showing all aspects of
				water system management and operation;
ii. A description of the primary
				responsibilities and identification of all key personnel, including board of
				directors or councils, involved in the management or operation of the system or
				personnel;
iii. Identification,
				including the names and phone numbers, of those responsible for policy
				decisions ensuring compliance with State regulatory requirements, and the
				day-to-day operation of the system;
iv. If the person in charge of operation has
				other responsibilities unrelated to the water system, an explanation as to how
				the operator will reliably execute his or her responsibilities;
v. Copies of any contracts for management or
				operation of the water system by persons or agencies other than the system
				owner; and
vi. A description of how
				legal, engineering, and other professional services are provided;
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(a) An applicant
				for a certification to construct and operate a new public nontransient
				noncommunity water system pursuant to
				7:10-12.4(a) 
				shall, in addition to requirements set forth at
				7:10-12.39 and 12.41, submit to the
				administrative authority an engineer's report prepared by a New Jersey licensed
				professional engineer that contains:
1. A
				system description that includes:
i. An
				identification of the municipality, area, or facility to be served by the
				proposed system;
ii. A description
				of the nature of the establishments and of the area to be served by the
				proposed system;
iii. Provisions
				for future extension of the water system;
iv. Identification of all interconnections
				with other systems;
v. A
				description of the design basis, including average, daily, annual, maximum
				daily, peak hour demands, and useful life of all sources, treatment, and
				transmission facilities including pipes, pumping stations, and storage
				facilities;
vi. A description of
				proposed treatment processes including criteria and basis of design of units,
				methods or procedures used in arriving at recommendations and reasons or
				justifications for any deviations from conventional or indicated process or
				method;
vii. Identification of all
				backflow prevention devices;
viii.
				A description of source meters; and
ix. Population projections and trends for 25
				years into the future;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10 - SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT › Subchapter 13 - STANDARDS FOR TECHNICAL, MANAGERIAL, AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF PUBLIC COMMUNITY AND NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMS › Section 7:10-13.7 - Public water systems under the jurisdiction of the Department of Community Affairs or under the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities

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(a) Determinations
				of technical, managerial, and financial capacity with respect to a water system
				subject to the jurisdiction of the Division of Local Government Services within
				the Department of Community Affairs shall be made in consultation with the
				Director of that Division. Nothing in these rules shall infringe upon the
				regulatory jurisdiction of the Division of Local Government Services under
				40A:1-1 et seq.
(b) Determinations of technical, managerial,
				and financial capacity with respect to a water system, which is a public
				utility subject to the jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities pursuant
				to 48:1-1 et seq. shall be made in
				consultation with the Board of Public Utilities. Nothing in these rules shall
				infringe upon the regulatory jurisdiction of the Board of Public Utilities
				under 48:1-1 et seq.
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This subchapter establishes the fees for the Safe Drinking
				  Water Program as authorized by the State Act and based upon the estimated costs
				  of conducting, monitoring, administering and enforcing the Safe Drinking Water
				  Program. The Department shall periodically review the fee schedule and, after
				  consideration of other funding sources, propose and adopt adjusted fees as
				  necessary to reflect changes in the costs of conducting, monitoring,
				  administering and enforcing the Safe Drinking Water Program.
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(a) Each supplier
				of water and each owner or operator of a bulk distribution system shall pay the
				applicable annual operation fee, in accordance with
				7:10-15.4, on or before July 1 of
				each year.
(b) Each supplier of
				water and each owner or operator of a bulk distribution system shall pay the
				applicable permit application review fee in accordance with
				7:10-15.3.
(c) Each applicant for a physical connection
				permit shall pay the initial physical connection permit fee in accordance with
				7:10-15.5.
(d) Each applicant for a physical connection
				permit renewal shall pay the physical connection permit renewal fee in
				accordance with
				7:10-15.5.
(e) Payment of fees shall be by check or
				money order made payable to "Treasurer, State of New Jersey" and submitted to
				the Department as follows:
1. Permit
				application review fees and initial physical connection permit fees shall be
				submitted at the time of application.
2. Annual operation fees and annual physical
				connection permit renewal fees shall be submitted to the Department within 30
				calendar days of the invoice date in accordance with the instructions specified
				in the invoice.
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(a) Except as
				provided at (d) and (e) below, the permit application review fee for the
				construction and/or modification of a public water system and/or bulk
				distribution system shall be determined as follows:
1. Step One: Multiply that part of the
				project construction cost that is:
i. Less
				than or equal to $ 250,000 by 0.9 percent;
ii. Between $ 250,001 and $ 1,000,000 by 0.6
				percent; and
iii. More than $
				1,000,000 by 0.3 percent.
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(a) For the purpose
				of determining the annual operation fee, each public community water system and
				bulk distribution system shall be classified on the basis of population served
				as of July 1 of each year, as follows:
1.
				Class 1: 25 to 999 people;
2. Class
				2: 1,000 to 9,999 people;
3. Class
				3: 10,000 to 49,999 people; and
4.
				Class 4: 50,000 or more people.
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(a) The initial
				physical connection permit review fee shall be $ 150.00.
(b) The physical connection permit renewal
				fee shall be $ 200.00.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10A - LICENSING OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTER TREATMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS › Subchapter 1 - WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS: EXAMINING AND LICENSING OF OPERATORS › Section 7:10A-1.1 - Scope and construction of rules

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(a) This chapter
				shall constitute the rules governing the eligibility, examining, and licensing
				of persons as operators of Industrial Wastewater Treatment Systems, Public
				Wastewater Collection Systems, Public Wastewater Treatment Systems, Public
				Water Treatment Systems, Public Water Distribution Systems and Public Non
				Community Surface Water Treatment Systems.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed
				to permit the Department to discharge its statutory functions.
(c) If any section, subsection, provision,
				clause, or portion of this chapter is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a
				court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of these regulations shall not
				be affected thereby.
(d)
				Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, this chapter
				shall not apply, until October 1, 2003, to any public community water system,
				which serves 100 or fewer dwellings or properties and which does not use
				treatment, or to any nontransient noncommunity water system that does not use
				surface water.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 10A - LICENSING OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTER TREATMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS › Subchapter 1 - WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND TREATMENT SYSTEMS: EXAMINING AND LICENSING OF OPERATORS › Section 7:10A-1.3 - Examining board

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(a) A Board of
				Examiners is hereby established to advise and assist the Department in the
				preparation and administration of examinations conducted under the authority of
				the Act.
(b) The Board shall be
				comprised of certain personnel of the Department, and actively engaged licensed
				operators having at least five years experience in the operation of a system in
				the State of New Jersey and possessing a current Class 4 license for one or
				more systems at the time of appointment. The members of the Board shall be
				appointed and may be reappointed by the Commissioner and shall:
1. Be appointed for a three year term and
				shall serve until the appointment of a successor;
2. Be comprised of three representatives from
				the water works field and three representatives from the wastewater field and
				three representatives from the Department; and
3. Be subject to removal at the discretion of
				the Commissioner.
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(a) Examinations
				for licenses to operate Systems shall be given at least twice annually and at
				such other times as the Department may deem necessary. They shall be prepared,
				conducted, and scored in accordance with the Department's standard operating
				procedures with the advice of the Board.
(b) The examinations may consist of written
				questions, or oral questions, or a combination thereof.
(c) The Board shall establish examination
				review procedures which are fair to the applicants and which preserve the
				integrity of the examinations.