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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.5 - Eligibility

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(a) Individuals not satisfying the criteria
				in (b) or (c) below may obtain certification for the classifications identified
				in (a)1 through 4 below by passing the proficiency examination described in
N.J.A.C. 7:14B-16.6
. An
				applicant shall be eligible to take the proficiency examination if the
				applicant meets the following minimum criteria for each classification for
				which the applicant is seeking certification:
1. An applicant for the entire unregulated
				heating oil tank system installation classification examination shall meet the
				following criteria:
i. Either a minimum of
				two years experience performing installations with participation in at least
				five installations during each year of experience, or nine months experience
				with participation in at least 25 installations in that nine-month period, or
				five years experience with participation in at least 12 installations with no
				less than two installations during each year of experience;
ii. Completion of training approved by the
				manufacturer of the equipment installed by the individual; and
iii. Completion of health and safety training
				given in accordance with the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
				Standard Operating Safety Guides (Hazardous Materials Incident Response
				Operations Course (165.5)) and the United States Department of Labor's
				Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Safety and Health Standards (
				29 CFR 1910 and 1926 et seq.).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.6 - Examinations

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(a) As a condition of initial certification
				under this subchapter, an individual is required to pass an examination in each
				classification of service for which the applicant is seeking certification,
				unless the individual is not subject to an examination as set forth in
N.J.A.C.
				7:14B-16.5(b)
, is
				exempt under
N.J.A.C.
				7:14B-16.5(c)
, or
				meets the requirements of
N.J.A.C. 7:14B-16.1(b)
or (c).
(b) Failure to pass an examination shall
				result in the denial of the application for certification and the forfeiture of
				all application fees.
(c) Any
				applicant who submits false, inaccurate or incomplete information when applying
				for certification may be disqualified from taking the examination or receiving
				the certification.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.7 - Continuing education requirements

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(a) As a condition
				for renewal of certification, all certified individuals shall attend annual
				eight-hour health and safety refresher courses as required by
				29 CFR
				1910.120(e)(8).
(b) As a condition for renewal of
				certification, within one year prior to renewal, all individuals certified to
				perform services on unregulated heating oil storage tank systems shall complete
				a Department-approved training course concerning underground storage tank
				system management in New Jersey.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.8 - Renewal requirements

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(a) The
				certification of each individual and business firm shall be valid for three
				years.
(b) An individual
				certification may be renewed by submitting records demonstrating compliance
				with the continuing education requirements at
N.J.A.C.
				7:14B-16.7
and the renewal fee
				required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-3 to the Department at least 60 calendar
				days prior to expiration of the current certification.
(c) A business firm certification may be
				renewed by submitting a renewal fee required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-3, and
				the certification number of those individuals through which the business firm
				is certified, to the Department at the address listed in
N.J.A.C.
				7:14B-16.2(j)
at
				least 60 calendar days prior to expiration of the current
				certification.
(d) No individual
				may perform services for which certification is required after the expiration
				of a certification. An individual who fails to renew his or her certification
				within 90 calendar days following the expiration date of the certification
				shall meet the initial certification requirements as required by this
				subchapter.
(e) Individuals who
				have acquired additional classifications subsequent to initial certification
				shall renew all subsequent certifications at the same time as renewing the
				initial certification.
(f) Proof of
				the individual's attendance at continuing education courses, required training
				courses, and supporting documentation of all requisites or prerequisites as
				required in
				7:14B-16.7 shall be submitted to
				the Department with the renewal application.
(g) The Department is not responsible for
				providing notification to any individuals or business firms that certifications
				are to expire.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.9 - Financial responsibility assurance

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(a) As a condition
				of certification or renewal of certification, a business firm engaged in
				performing unregulated heating oil tank system services shall maintain evidence
				of financial responsibility assurance pursuant to this section, for the
				mitigation or remediation of a hazardous substance discharge resulting from the
				performance of such services. Financial responsibility assurance in the amount
				and form required in this section shall be maintained for the term of the
				certification of the business firm.
(b) A business firm shall provide written
				notification to the Department 120 calendar days prior to any cancellation or
				change in status of a mechanism used to provide financial responsibility
				assurance at the address at
				7:14B-2.2(b).
(c) Financial responsibility assurance may be
				demonstrated through one or more of the following mechanisms:
1. Liability insurance as follows:
i. Liability insurance may be in the form of
				a separate insurance policy, or an endorsement to an existing policy which
				covers the remediation of a discharge resulting from the performance of those
				services which the insured is certified to perform under this
				subchapter;
ii. The policy shall
				provide limits of liability for at least $ 250,000 per occurrence and at least
				$ 250,000 annual aggregate;
iii.
				The insurer is responsible for the payment of all monies to the limit of the
				policy, including any deductible applicable to the policy, to the provider of
				remediation with a right to reimbursement by the insured for any such payment
				made by the insurer; and
iv. Each
				insurance policy shall be issued by an insurer that, at a minimum, is licensed
				to transact the business of insurance or eligible to provide insurance as an
				excess or surplus lines insurer in New Jersey; or
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.10 - Professional business practices

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(a) An individual
				or business firm certified pursuant to this subchapter shall:
1. Perform all services in accordance with
				all applicable Federal, State and local rules and regulations;
2. Employ fair and reasonable pricing and
				business practices in all of its dealings with clients and the
				Department;
3. Upon request,
				provide all prospective clients a list of the standard price for services in
				accordance with (c) below that are material to the work to be provided;
				and
4. Present a copy of the
				Department issued certification card to all prospective clients upon
				request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14B - UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS › Subchapter 16 - CERTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS FIRMS FOR UNREGULATED UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS › Section 7:14B-16.11 - Denial, suspension, revocation, and refusal to renew a certification

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(a) The
				Department may deny, suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a certification issued
				pursuant to this subchapter, for any of the following:
1. A violation, or abetting another to commit
				a violation of any provision of this subchapter, the Heating Oil Tank System
				Remediation Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26F, the Technical Requirements for Site
				Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E, the Administrative Requirements for the
				Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C, the Spill Compensation and
				Control Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10-23.11et seq., the Water Pollution
				Control Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10A-1et seq., the Underground Storage of
				Hazardous Substances Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10A-21et seq., or of an order issued
				pursuant to any of these acts;
2.
				Making a false, inaccurate, or incomplete statement on an application for
				certification or other information required by the Department pursuant to this
				subchapter, the Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26F, the
				Technical Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E, the Administrative
				Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C, the
				Spill Compensation and Control Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10-23.11et seq., the Water Pollution
				Control Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10A-1et seq., the Underground Storage of
				Hazardous Substances Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10A-21et seq., or of an order issued
				pursuant to any of these acts;
3.
				Misrepresentation or the use of fraud in obtaining certification or performing
				unregulated heating oil tank services;
4. Failure to attend a Department approved
				course on the regulations as required pursuant to
				7:14B-16.7(b);
5. Performing tank services on unregulated
				heating oil underground storage tank systems without obtaining appropriate
				permits or approvals from State, Federal and local agencies; or
6. Any other violation of this subchapter,
				the Heating Oil Tank System Remediation Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:26F, the Technical
				Requirements for Site Remediation, N.J.A.C. 7:26E, the Administrative
				Requirements for the Remediation of Contaminated Sites, N.J.A.C. 7:26C, the
				Spill Compensation and Control Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10-23.11et seq., the Water Pollution
				Control Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10A-1et seq., the Underground Storage of
				Hazardous Substances Act,
				N.J.S.A.
				58:10A-21et seq., or of an order issued
				pursuant to any of these acts.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.1 - Scope

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The following shall constitute the rules for sludge quality
				  assurance reporting required of all domestic and industrial treatment works
				  which generate sludge in the State of New Jersey or which transport sludge into
				  the State for use or disposal. The rules prescribe the method and frequency for
				  reporting on the quantity, quality and management method of sludge generated by
				  such treatment works.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.2 - Purpose

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(a) The rules in
				this subchapter are promulgated for the following purposes:
1. To determine the degree of chemical
				contamination, including organic and inorganic pollutants present in sludge
				produced by domestic and industrial treatment works;
2. To establish a data system providing
				information for a program to reduce the discharge of toxic levels of organic
				and inorganic pollutants from sludge into the waters of the State;
				and
3. To establish a data system
				providing information for environmentally sound sludge management.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.5 - Reporting categories

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(a) For the
				purposes of determining the frequency of sampling and analysis for submission
				of all required sludge reports and for determining proper sampling procedures,
				domestic treatment works shall be divided into categories on the basis of
				permitted flow as follows:
1. Category 1:
				Domestic treatment works with a permitted flow less than 0.1 MGD.
2. Category 2: Domestic treatment works with
				a permitted flow of 0.1 to 0.999 MGD.
3. Category 3: Domestic treatment works with
				a permitted flow from 1.0 to 4.999 MGD.
4. Category 4: Domestic treatment works with
				a permitted flow equal to or greater than 5.0 MGD.
5. If both an annual average flow and a
				monthly average flow are set in the NJPDES permit, the SQAR category under (a)1
				through 4 above shall be determined by the annual average flow. If the permit
				sets staged flows, the SQAR category shall be determined according to each
				currently approved staged flow in the permit.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.6 - Sampling procedures

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(a) All sludge
				samples shall be collected at locations representative of the chemical and
				physical characteristics of the sludge removed from the last treatment process
				before leaving the treatment plant for use or disposal. For example, if a
				treatment works discharges dewatered filter cake for land application, then the
				sampling activity must focus on the output sludge stream from the dewatering
				device (that is, vacuum filter, belt filter press, etc.).
(b) Where a treatment works generates several
				different types of sludges (for example, primary, secondary or advanced
				wastewater treatment sludges) each of which is removed separately for use or
				disposal, separate composite samples for each different type of sludge shall be
				analyzed and reported pursuant to
				7:14C-1.8(c)  for
				domestic treatment works and
				7:14C-1.9(c) or
				(d) for industrial treatment works. All
				reports shall be clearly marked as to the origin of the sludge
				sample.
(c) Each domestic treatment
				works and industrial treatment works shall develop and maintain on file on-site
				a sludge sampling plan that details its sampling and analytical procedures. The
				Department will require the sampling plan to be submitted every five years as
				part of the NJPDES permit application or when unusually high or low pollutant
				concentration data, contained in SQAR reports or other information, suggest
				that the sampling and analytical procedures used by the treatment works may be
				inadequate. The plan shall:
1. Identify
				sludge sampling points that are established at a location(s) which ensure
				sample homogeneity and best represent the physical and chemical quality of all
				sludge which is removed from the treatment works for use or disposal;
2. Identify the equipment to be utilized for
				sampling. The equipment shall be constructed of materials which will not
				contaminate or react with the sludge (for example, galvanized or zinc coated
				items shall not be used); and
3.
				Demonstrate how quality assurance and quality control requirements and
				procedures for sampling and analysis, including decontamination procedures,
				consistent with the applicable analytical method in accordance with
				7:14C-1.4, Analytical procedures,
				will be met.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.7 - General reporting requirements

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(a) Each domestic
				and industrial treatment works shall submit the information required under
				7:14C-1.8 and 1.9 to the Department
				on, as applicable, Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms, Residual Transfer
				Report (RTR) forms, Waste Characterization Report (WCR) forms, or other
				equivalent report forms provided by the Department. Forms may be obtained from
				the Department at Mail Code: 401-02B, Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals,
				Permit Administration Section, Division of Water Quality, P.O. Box 420,
				Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.
(b)
				All monitoring report forms shall be submitted to Mail Code: 401-02B, Bureau of
				Pretreatment and Residuals, Permit Administration Section, Division of Water
				Quality, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 until such time that the
				Department requires monitoring report forms to be submitted electronically.
				Within 180 days after receipt of written notification from the Department, all
				monitoring report forms as required under
				7:14C-1.8 or 1.9 shall be submitted
				to the Department electronically in a manner compatible with the Department's
				computer system.
(c) If a domestic
				or industrial treatment works monitors any pollutant more frequently than is
				required under this chapter, the domestic or industrial treatment works shall
				report the increased frequency of sampling on the applicable report form and
				shall include the results of all samples in the applicable calculations and
				data submitted on the report form.
(d) Each domestic or industrial treatment
				works shall comply with the land-based sludge management criteria applicable to
				the ultimate sludge management alternative utilized by the domestic or
				industrial treatment works.
(e)
				Each domestic or industrial treatment works shall report any noncompliance with
				the land-based sludge management criteria to the Department. The noncompliance
				with the land-based sludge management criteria shall be orally reported within
				24 hours of the domestic or industrial treatment works becoming aware of the
				noncompliance to the Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals at (609) 633-3823 and
				to the ultimate sludge management alternative. A written submission shall be
				made within five days thereafter to: Mail Code: 401-02B, Bureau of Pretreatment
				and Residuals, Division of Water Quality, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey
				08625-0420, with a copy to the ultimate sludge management alternative, and
				shall include the following information:
1.
				The dates of occurrence;
2. A
				description of the noncompliance with the land-based sludge management
				criteria;
3. The cause of the
				noncompliance; and
4. The steps
				being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent reoccurrence of the
				noncompliance.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.8 - Specific reporting requirements for domestic treatment works

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(a) Each domestic
				treatment works in Category 1 through 4 (see
				7:14C-1.5 ) shall, for each
				calendar year (January 1 through December 31), submit to the Department by
				March 1 of the year following the monitoring year a WCR form containing the
				following information:
1. The total quantity
				of domestic wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal on a wet basis in
				gallons per year, cubic yards per year, and/or metric tons per year;
2. The total quantity of domestic wastewater
				sludge removed for use or disposal on a dry weight basis in metric tons per
				year; and
3. The total solids
				content (percent by weight) for each form of domestic wastewater sludge removed
				for use or disposal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.9 - Specific reporting requirements for industrial treatment works

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(a) Each industrial
				treatment works in Category 6 through 13 (see
				7:14C-1.5 ) shall, for each
				calendar year (January 1 through December 31), submit to the Department by
				March 1 of the year following the monitoring year a WCR form containing the
				following information:
1. The total quantity
				of process wastewater sludge removed for use or disposal on a wet basis in
				gallons per year, cubic yards per year and/or metric tons per year;
2. The total quantity of process wastewater
				sludge removed for use or disposal on a dry weight basis in metric tons per
				year; and
3. The total solids
				content (percent by weight) of each form of process wastewater sludge removed
				for use or disposal;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.10 - Access

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The owner or operator of a domestic or industrial treatment
				  works shall provide access to the treatment works' premises and related records
				  to representatives of the Department or its designated agent upon presentation
				  of identification or credentials during normal working hours. The Department or
				  its designated agent may take samples of sludge to verify the reported
				  analytical data and to determine if the treatment works is in compliance with
				  the reporting requirements of this chapter.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.11 - Noncompliance

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A failure to submit the required sludge reports in the
				  manner prescribed by this chapter or any willful falsification of information
				  contained in these reports shall constitute a violation of the New Jersey Water
				  Pollution Control Act,
				  58:10A-1 et seq., and shall be
				  subject to the penalties contained in N.J.A.C. 7:14-8.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.12 - Implementation

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(a) All new
				domestic and industrial treatment works shall submit their first report within
				90 days after their start of operations. Thereafter, they shall follow the
				reporting schedule prescribed by
				7:14C-1.8 or 1.9.
(b) Any out-of-State domestic or industrial
				treatment works which transports sludge into the State of New Jersey for use or
				disposal shall notify the Department in writing prior to the shipment of sludge
				into the State. The notification shall include the anticipated date that sludge
				shipments will begin as well as one complete set of analyses for all parameters
				as required to be reported under this chapter for the domestic or industrial
				treatment works, as applicable. Thereafter, the out-of-State domestic or
				industrial treatment works shall commence reporting to the Department in
				accordance with
				7:14C-1.8 or 1.9.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.13 - Exemptions and reductions in reporting and analytical requirements

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(a) The following
				exemptions and reductions in reporting requirements are applicable to domestic
				treatment works:
1. Subject to the limitations
				at (a)2 below, a Category 1 domestic treatment works (see
				7:14C-1.5 ) that generates only
				domestic septage, or that has a permitted flow of 0.020 mgd or less and that
				removes all sewage sludge generated to an off-site in-State treatment works
				treating domestic sewage is exempt from the following:
i. The requirement under
				7:14C-1.8(a)  to
				submit a WCR; and
ii. The
				requirement under
				7:14C-1.8(c)  to
				perform analyses for the parameters listed in the Appendix, Table I and submit
				the results on a DMR.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Subchapter 1 - SLUDGE MONITORING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:14C-1.14 - Severability

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If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof
				  to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not
				  affect other provisions or applications, and to this end, the provisions of the
				  chapter are declared to be severable.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14C - SLUDGE QUALITY ASSURANCE › Appendix - APPENDIX

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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14D - DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OF THE REUSE OF FURTHER TREATED EFFLUENT IN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7:14D-1.1 - Purpose and applicability

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(a) This chapter
				establishes the requirements and procedures by which the Department will
				determine whether treatment equipment or conveyance equipment purchased for an
				industrial facility for purposes of reusing further treated effluent in an
				industrial process will, in its operation, and considered in conjunction with
				the reuse of the further treated effluent that results from that operation,
				result in an environmental benefit to the water resources of the
				State.
(b) This chapter applies to
				treatment equipment or conveyance equipment that is or will be operated
				exclusively within the State.
(c)
				An applicant who is issued a determination of environmental benefit (DEB) under
				this chapter may submit the DEB to the Director of the Division of Taxation,
				N.J. Department of Treasury, for purposes of claiming a corporate tax credit
				pursuant to
				54:10A-5.3 1 and/or of obtaining a
				sales tax refund pursuant to
				54:32B-8.3 6.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 14D - DETERMINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT OF THE REUSE OF FURTHER TREATED EFFLUENT IN INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7:14D-1.3 - Construction and severability

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(a) This chapter
				shall be liberally construed to permit the Department to effectuate the
				purposes of
				54:10A-5.3 1 and 5.32 and
				54:32B-8.3 6.
(b) If any subchapter, section, subsection,
				provision, clause or portion of this chapter and the application thereof to any
				person is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
				jurisdiction, the remainder of this chapter and the application thereof to
				other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby, and shall remain
				in full force and effect.
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(a) An applicant
				should refer to the web page for the Division of Water Quality in the
				Department at
www.state.nj.us/dep/dwq
or write to the
				address at (b) below for guidance in applying for a DEB.
(b) An applicant seeking a determination of
				environmental benefit (DEB) shall submit to the Department a complete
				application, with original signature, as described in this section to:
Division of Water Quality
N.J. Department of Environmental Protection
Mail Code 401-03D
PO Box 420
401 East State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
Attn: Reuse Tax Incentives Program
(c) A complete application shall consist of
				the following:
1. A DEB application form
				obtained from the Department at the address in (b) above or at the web page
				address at (a) above, certified in accordance with (d) below. The DEB
				application form shall include the following information:
i. The name and mailing address of the
				applicant;
ii. A brief description
				of the effluent reuse project;
iii.
				The name and location of each wastewater treatment facility from which the
				effluent originates or will originate;
iv. The name and location of each industrial
				facility to which the further treated effluent is or will be conveyed for
				reuse;
v. A list of all applicable
				Federal, State, and local permits and/or approvals required for construction
				and/or operation of the treatment equipment or conveyance equipment, along with
				the issuance date of each permit; and
vi. The date or anticipated date of purchase
				of the treatment equipment or conveyance equipment;
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(a) For any
				application for a DEB, an opportunity for public comment on the application
				shall be provided for the limited purpose of determining whether:
1. The treatment equipment is or will be used
				exclusively to treat effluent for purposes of reuse in an industrial
				process;
2. The conveyance
				equipment is or will be used exclusively to transport effluent to the facility
				in which treatment equipment has been or is to be installed and/or to transport
				further treated effluent to an industrial facility for reuse in an industrial
				process; and
3. The reuse of the
				further treated effluent in an industrial process has an environmental benefit
				to the water resources of the State.
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(a) Based on its
				review of the complete application submitted in accordance with
				7:14D-2.1, and any public comment
				received in accordance with
				7:14D-2.2, the Department shall
				issue a DEB if it determines that the following standards are met:
1. The treatment equipment is or will be used
				exclusively to treat effluent from a wastewater treatment facility for the
				purposes of reuse in an industrial process, which effluent would otherwise have
				been legally discharged into waters of the State;
2. The conveyance equipment is or will be
				used exclusively to transport effluent to the facility in which treatment
				equipment has been or is to be installed and/or to transport further treated
				effluent to an industrial facility for reuse in an industrial process;
				and
3. The reuse of the further
				treated effluent is or will be beneficial to the water resources of the State.
				The following factors shall be considered in this determination:
i. That the reuse will not cause a violation
				of any minimum passing flow restrictions applicable in the waterbody to which
				the effluent would otherwise have been legally discharged;
ii. That, if the reuse results in an
				interbasin transfer (that is, if the ultimate discharge of the wastewater is to
				a watershed other than the one to which the effluent would have been legally
				discharged if it were not reused), then such interbasin transfer will not have
				an adverse impact on the water resources in the affected watersheds;
iii. That the pollutant load to the receiving
				waterbody to which the effluent would have been legally discharged if it were
				not reused is or will not be increased as a result of the reuse; and
iv. That water resources of the State are or
				will be conserved as a result of the reuse.
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(a) Subject to the
				limitation on third-party hearing rights specified in (e) below, a person may
				request an adjudicatory hearing to contest the Department's decision under this
				chapter on an application for a determination of environmental benefit
				(DEB).
(b) A request for an
				adjudicatory hearing shall be submitted within 30 days of receipt of the
				Department's decision. The request shall be in writing, and shall include:
1. A copy of the decision on which the
				hearing is being requested; and
2.
				A detailed explanation of the requester's reasons for requesting the hearing,
				including the factual and legal basis for the appeal.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 15 - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PLANNING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:15-1.1 - Purpose and scope

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This chapter establishes the Department's water quality
				  management planning policies, procedures, and requirements.
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(a) The policy goals of the New Jersey water
				quality management (WQM) planning program are to:
1. Establish and support policies,
				procedures, and standards which, wherever attainable, help to restore, enhance,
				and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of
				the State, including ground waters, and the public trust therein, to protect
				public health, to safeguard fish and aquatic life and scenic and ecological
				values, and to enhance the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial, and
				other uses of water;
2. Conserve
				the natural resources of the State, promote environmental protection, and
				prevent the pollution of the environment of the State;
3. Encourage, direct, supervise, and aid
				areawide WQM planning;
4. Ensure
				that projects and activities affecting water quality are developed and
				conducted in a manner that is consistent with this chapter and adopted WQM
				plans;
5. Coordinate and integrate
				WQM plans with related Federal, State, regional, and local comprehensive land
				use, functional and other relevant planning activities, programs, and
				policies;
6. Provide opportunities
				for meaningful public participation; and
7. Achieve an effective and efficient
				planning process, which includes timely review of areawide WQM plan revisions
				and amendments; fosters the use of electronic communication media; and reduces
				duplication in the planning and permitting processes.
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(a) Except as
				provided in (b) below, all areawide WQM plans, and revisions and amendments
				thereto, adopted prior to November 7, 2016, shall remain in full force and
				effect until such time as modified in accordance with this chapter.
(b) Wastewater service area designations in
				areawide WQM plans adopted prior to November 7, 2016, shall be redesignated on
				November 7, 2016, as follows:
1. All areas
				designated as a sewer service area associated with a specific wastewater
				treatment facility are designated as assigned sewer service area;
2. All general wastewater service area
				designations for wastewater facilities with planning flows less than 20,000
				gallons per day and which discharge to ground water are designated as non-sewer
				service area; and
3. All general
				service area designations for wastewater facilities with planning flows of
				2,000 gallons per day or less and which discharge to ground water, and areas
				designated as non-discharge areas, are designated as non-sewer service
				area.
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(a) This chapter
				shall be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes of the statutes under
				which it was adopted.
(b) 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 this chapter shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force
				and effect.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 15 - WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS AND PLANNING REQUIREMENTS › Section 7:15-1.6 - Program forms and information; Internet website

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(a) Forms
				or other information related to this chapter may be obtained from the
				Department's Office of Water Resource Management Coordination (OWRMC) as
				follows:
1. Through the OWRMC website at
http://www.nj.gov/dep/wrm/
;
				or
2. By contacting the OWRMC at:
				New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Water Resource
				Management Coordination, Mail Code: 401-02A, 401 East State Street, P.O. Box
				420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420, (609) 777-4349.
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(a) The text of
				proposed WQM plan revisions and amendments shall be submitted in an electronic
				format that is compatible with the Department's software capabilities.
				Information regarding the Department's software capabilities may be obtained by
				contacting the Department at OWRMC.
(b) All maps in WQM plan amendments and
				revisions shall be prepared and submitted electronically in a digital format
				which is consistent with the Department's mapping standards at
N.J.A.C.
				7:1D
Appendix A. Other maps at other scales may be provided as
				supplements. The digital maps shall be accurate, at a minimum, to a scale of
				1:12,000. The Department recommends that the creation of new digital mapping
				information for areawide WQM plan revisions and amendments be prepared in a
				format that conforms to the "New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
				Geographic Information System Mapping and Digital Data Standards" guidance
				document, as amended or updated. Guidance related to the mapping and digital
				data standards is available at the Department's website at
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis
.
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This subchapter identifies content and processes of New
				  Jersey's continuing planning process (CPP) pursuant to the Act and the Clean
				  Water Act.
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(a) The Department
				conducts a CPP that is broadly accomplished throughout the Department and
				includes a Statewide implementation strategy to achieve the water quality
				standards and objectives and meet the requirements of the Act and the Clean
				Water Act.
(b) The CPP includes
				regulatory and non-regulatory strategies for the management of water quality
				and wastewater. These strategies are identified and posted on the Department's
				website at
http://www.nj.gov/dep/wrm/
and in this
				chapter.
(c) The Department will
				periodically update the strategies identified on its website as appropriate.
				7:15-2.3 Areawide water quality management plans
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(a) Areawide WQM
				plans identify and address selected water quality and wastewater management
				issues for a particular jurisdictional area, including strategies to address
				both point and nonpoint source pollution. The areawide WQM plan is the basis by
				which the Department and the designated planning agencies (DPAs) conduct
				selected water quality management planning activities for a particular area of
				the State.
(b) There are 12
				areawide WQM plans which together cover the entire State of New Jersey that
				were established pursuant to Sections 208 and 303 of the Clean Water Act and
				the Act. The areawide WQM planning areas and their respective DPAs are listed
				in Table 1.1 below. This list is for informational purposes only.
Table 1.1
Areawide WQM Planning Area
Designated Planning Agency
Atlantic County
Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Cape May County
Cape May County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Lower Delaware
Department
Lower Raritan/Middlesex County
Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Mercer County
Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Monmouth County
Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Northeast New Jersey
Department
Ocean County
Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Sussex County
Sussex County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Tri-County
Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Upper Delaware
Department
Upper Raritan
Department
(c)
				Areawide WQM plans include the WMPs, TMDLs, and other water quality improvement
				and wastewater related plans as determined appropriate by the DPA and the
				Department.
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(a) The designated planning agencies shall:
1. Process revisions or amendments to
				areawide WQM plans in accordance with this chapter;
2. Consider pertinent planning documents
				while developing or reviewing proposed revisions or amendments to areawide WQM
				plans. Pertinent planning documents include, but are not limited to, municipal,
				county, regional, State, and interstate land use plans and adopted components
				of the areawide WQM plans, such as WMPs and TMDLs; and
3. Fulfill all responsibilities assigned to
				them under this chapter, the areawide WQM plan, their charter, and any grant or
				other agreement with the State.
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(a) The wastewater management planning
				agencies shall have the duty to:
1. Develop,
				prepare, and periodically submit a WMP for their WMP area in accordance with
				the procedural and substantive requirements of this chapter;
2. When developing a WMP, review for accuracy
				the data and mapping included therein;
3. Coordinate its wastewater management
				planning activities with other regional water resource management planning
				agencies and plans whose planning jurisdiction falls partially or wholly within
				the spatial boundaries of its WMP area and with other WMP agencies at the
				county or municipal level;
4.
				Fulfill all responsibilities assigned to them under this chapter, the areawide
				WQM plan(s), and any grant or other agreement with the State;
5. Maintain a current WMP, including a record
				of all revisions and amendments approved under this chapter; and
6. Provide comments on proposed revisions and
				amendments in their WMP area in accordance with
7:15-3.4
and
3.5
, respectively.