New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 7A - FRESHWATER WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT RULES › Subchapter 16 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:7A-16.9 - Additional requirements specific to an application for an individual permit

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements
				at
N.J.A.C. 7:7A-16.2
and
16.7
, an application for an individual permit shall meet the
				requirements of this section.
(b)
				An application for an individual permit shall include the following:
1. A line delineation LOI issued under
N.J.A.C. 7:7A-4.4
or a
				line verification LOI issued under
N.J.A.C.
				7:7A-4.5
, if an LOI of either type
				has been issued. A presence/absence LOI issued under
N.J.A.C.
				7:7A-4.3
is not sufficient. If no
				LOI has been issued for the site, or if only a presence/absence LOI has been
				issued, the application shall include all information required for an
				application for a line delineation LOI or line verification LOI;
2. The total area of wetlands and State open
				waters, in acres, on the site before the regulated activity is performed, and
				the total area, in acres, of wetlands and State open waters on the site that
				will remain after the regulated activity is performed. The total area of
				wetlands and State open waters on the site can be approximated using a
				planimeter or other mapping technique;
3. A copy of the deed and/or other legal
				documents pertaining to the site;
4. An environmental report that includes:
i. A narrative that describes the basic
				project purpose of the proposed activity, including whether it is water
				dependent;
ii. Maps (such as
				freshwater wetlands maps and USDA soil surveys) that provide an environmental
				inventory of the site;
iii.
				Information regarding special aquatic sites, public lands, critical habitat,
				and other relevant environmental features of the site;
iv. An analysis of any potential temporary
				and/or permanent adverse environmental impact(s), whether onsite or offsite, of
				the proposed regulated activity or project on freshwater wetlands, State open
				waters, transition areas, fishery resources, and threatened or endangered
				species and their habitat, including any monitoring or reporting methods that
				will be used;
v. An alternatives
				analysis that allows the Department to evaluate whether the requirements of
N.J.A.C. 7:7A-10.2
are
				met, including the following:
(1) A
				description of all alternatives considered, including offsite alternatives, as
				well as onsite alternatives that could minimize environmental impacts on the
				site, and the reasons for rejecting each alternative;
(2) Information regarding the history of the
				property as a whole, as necessary to evaluate the cost to the property owner of
				various alternatives. Such information may include:
(A) Document(s) showing when the property as
				a whole was acquired and its purchase price;
(B) Documentation of any investments made to
				maintain and/or develop the property as a whole;
(C) Documentation of attempts by the property
				owner to sell the property or to obtain other property; and
vi. A description of
				all measures taken to reduce any potential adverse environmental impact(s) to
				the resources listed at (b)4iv above.