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 7:10-12.3 - Additional definitions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
In addition to the words and terms defined at
				  7:10-1.3, the following words and
				  terms are defined for the purposes of this subchapter:
"Adequate protection" means construction methods which ensure
				  that the water that reaches consumers complies continuously with the physical,
				  chemical, and bacteriological requirements of the State Primary Drinking Water
				  Regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:10-5. The term "adequately protected" shall be
				  construed accordingly.
"Alter" means to replace any portion of an existing water
				  system. The terms "alteration" and "altered" shall be construed
				  accordingly.
"Annular space" means the space between the well casing
				  and/or well screen and the wall of the borehole or, in the case of a multiple
				  cased well, all of the spaces between casings and all of the space between the
				  outer casing and the wall of the borehole.
"Approval" means written authorization from the Department or
				  the administrative authority to an applicant for the construction of a proposed
				  new, altered, or replacement water system pursuant to the requirements of this
				  subchapter.
"Artesian well" means a well in which water is derived from
				  below a confining layer and in which the static water level rises above the
				  aquifer.
"Aquifer" means any subsurface water-saturated zone which is
				  significantly permeable so that it may yield sufficient quantities of water
				  from wells or springs in order to serve as a practical source of potable water
				  supply.
"Building sewer line" means the pipe extending from the outer
				  wall of a building to a septic tank or approved place of disposal including a
				  public sewer, and the lines to all parts of the subsurface sewage disposal
				  system, except those classified as distribution lines.
"Certification" means the written statement issued by the
				  administrative authority or the Department pursuant to
				  7:10-12.39 through 12.42 that a
				  new, altered, or replacement water system complies with the requirements of the
				  Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act (58:11-23 et seq.), the State Act
				  and this subchapter.
"Cesspool" means a covered pit with open-jointed lining into
				  which untreated sewage is discharged, the liquid portion of which is disposed
				  of by leaching into the surrounding soil, the solids or sludge being retained
				  within the pit.
"Cistern" means a tank for the collection of rain water
				  draining from a roof or roofs, which water is intended to be used for potable
				  purposes.
"Confining layer" means a geologic formation which separates
				  aquifers and which consists of material, such as clay or unfractured rock, that
				  does not permit perceptible vertical transmission of water to other
				  aquifers.
"Consolidated formation" means a geologic formation in which
				  the sands, gravels, clays or other similar materials have been lithified. Such
				  a formation will commonly remain stable around an open borehole without
				  caving.
"Construct" means to build, assemble or install a new or
				  replacement water system or to enlarge or alter an existing water system. The
				  term "construction" shall be construed accordingly.
"Contamination" means sewage, industrial wastes, organisms of
				  the coliform group, water-borne pathogens, or harmful or objectionable material
				  in potable water. The term "contaminated" shall be construed
				  accordingly.
"Decommissioning" means the permanent closure or sealing of a
				  well in accordance with the procedures set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:9.
"Disposal bed" means an individual subsurface sewage disposal
				  system component consisting of a closed excavation made within soil or fill
				  material to contain filter material in which two or more distribution laterals
				  have been placed for the disposal of septic tank effluent.
"Disposal field" means a disposal bed or a group of one or
				  more disposal trenches. The perimeter of the disposal field corresponds to the
				  perimeter of the disposal bed, or a line circumscribing the outermost edges of
				  the outermost disposal trenches and including the area between the disposal
				  trenches.
"Disposal trench" means an individual subsurface sewage
				  disposal system component of a covered excavation made within soil or fill
				  material to contain filter material in which a single distribution lateral has
				  been placed for the disposal of septic tank effluent.
"Distribution box" means a watertight structure which
				  receives sanitary sewage effluent from a septic tank and distributes such
				  sewage effluent in equal portions to two or more pipelines leading to the
				  disposal field.
"Distribution lateral" means a perforated pipe or one of
				  several perforated pipes used to carry and distribute septic tank effluent
				  throughout the disposal field. A distribution lateral is also known as a
				  distribution line.
"Distribution main" means a pipe for the transmission or
				  conveyance of potable water to more than one realty improvement.
"Dry well" means a covered pit with open-jointed lining
				  through which drainage from roofs, basement floors or area-ways may seep or
				  leach into the surrounding soil.
"Dug well" means a water table well that is excavated by
				  means of picks, shovels, or similar hand-tools.
"Finished water" means potable water which does not require
				  treatment in order to meet the requirements of the State primary and secondary
				  drinking water regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:10-5 and 7.
"Immediate on-site supervision" means the presence of a
				  person possessing a New Jersey well driller's license of the proper class to
				  provide direct and constant oversight of the work and performance of any
				  person(s) engaging in or assisting with the operation of a well drilling
				  machine during the construction of a well.
"Individual subsurface sewage disposal system" means a system
				  for the disposal of sanitary sewage into the ground which is designed and
				  constructed to treat sanitary sewage in a manner that will retain most of the
				  settleable solids in a septic tank and discharge the liquid effluent to a
				  disposal field.
"Industrial waste" means solid or liquid wastes resulting
				  from processes employed in industrial establishments or in any commercial
				  establishment engaged in processes which use or generate any of the pollutants
				  or any substance containing any of the pollutants regulated under section
				  307(a), (b), or (c) of the Federal Clean Water Act of 1977,
				  33 U.S.C.
				  §§
										1251 et seq., and any amendments
				  thereto, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.
"Locate" means to designate the site or place of the sources
				  or other appurtenances of a water supply system. The term "location" shall be
				  construed accordingly.
"Major pollutant source" means any wastewater treatment plant
				  discharge, any documented ground water contamination, any chemical or fuel
				  storage facility with capacity greater than 2000 gallons, any military
				  facility, any industrial treatment lagoon, any automotive service station, any
				  landfill (open, closed, or inactive), any industrial facility (including dry
				  cleaning facilities), any septic system, any cemetery, any salt storage
				  facility, any highway maintenance yard, any truck and/or bus maintenance yard,
				  any underground fuel and chemical storage tank with a capacity of 2000 gallons
				  or more, any livestock operation, any body of surface water containing salt or
				  brackish water, any quarrying and/or mining facility, any asphalt and concrete
				  manufacturing facility, and any open dump or junkyard.
"Minor pollutant source" means any liquid chemical or fuel
				  storage tank with capacity less than 2000 gallons, any stormwater detention or
				  retention basin, any sanitary sewer line, any sanitary sewer manhole, any
				  sanitary sewer pump station, any septic tank or leaching field, any sewage
				  treatment facility, any active farm, and any facility to which the Department
				  has issued a discharge permit pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
"Oversized borehole" means a borehole with a diameter at
				  least four inches greater than the inside diameter of the well casing to be
				  installed for the emplacement of a well.
"Point of entry treatment device" means a device by which
				  drinking water is treated at the point of entry into a building for the purpose
				  of reducing contaminants in the drinking water prior to its entering the
				  distribution system throughout the building.
"Primary contaminant" means any drinking water contaminant
				  regulated pursuant to the State primary drinking water regulations, N.J.A.C.
				  7:10-5.
"Realty improvement" means any proposed new residence,
				  commercial or other building (including, but not limited to, condominiums,
				  garden apartments, town houses, mobile homes, stores, office buildings,
				  restaurants, hotels, and so forth), the useful occupancy of which requires the
				  installation or construction of a water system. Each family unit in a proposed
				  multiple family dwelling or each commercial unit in a commercial building shall
				  be construed to be a separate realty improvement.
"Sanitary sewage" means any liquid waste containing animal or
				  vegetable matter in suspension or solution, or the water-carried wastes
				  resulting from the discharge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing machines,
				  sinks, dishwashers or any other source of water-carried waste of human origin
				  or containing putrescible material. This term specifically excludes industrial,
				  hazardous or toxic wastes and materials.
"Sanitary sewer" means a pipe which carries sewage and to
				  which storm, surface and ground water are not intentionally admitted.
"Secondary contaminant" means any drinking water contaminant
				  regulated pursuant to the State secondary drinking water rules, N.J.A.C.
				  7:10-7.
"Seepage pit" means a covered pit with open-jointed lining
				  material through which septic tank effluent may seep or leach into the
				  surrounding soil.
"Septic tank" means a watertight receptacle which receives
				  the discharge of sanitary sewage from a building sewer or part thereof, and is
				  designed and constructed so as to permit settling of settleable solids from the
				  liquid, partial digestion of the organic matter, and discharge of the liquid
				  portion into a disposal field or seepage pit.
"Service line" means a pipe for the transmission or
				  conveyance of potable water under pressure either from an individual well or
				  from a distribution main to a single realty improvement.
"Single dwelling nonpublic water system" means any nonpublic
				  water system which provides piped potable water to a single or multifamily
				  residential building of four or fewer dwelling units.
"Spring" means a natural surface feature where ground water
				  issues from the rock or soil onto the land or into a body of water.
"Stable water pumping level," when used in this subchapter in
				  reference to a well, means the water level in a well under pumping conditions
				  such that the rate of change in the water level is less than 0.5 feet per
				  hour.
"Subsurface sewage disposal system" means that part of an
				  individual sewage disposal system comprising the disposal field.
"Suction line" means a pipe which conveys water at less than
				  atmospheric pressure from a well to a pump.
"Unconfined or semi-confined aquifer" means an aquifer that
				  is either exposed to atmospheric pressure or bounded by layers of material
				  which do not serve as an effective barrier to water migration.
"Unconsolidated formation" means a geologic formation in
				  which the sands, gravels, clays or other similar materials are loosely
				  arranged. Such a formation will not remain stable around an open
				  borehole.
"Water bearing formation" means an aquifer as defined in this
				  section.
"Water supply allocation permit" means the document issued by
				  the Department, pursuant to
				  58:1A-1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:19,
				  for the diversion of 100,000 or more gallons per day of ground or surface water
				  for more than 30 days in a consecutive 365 day period for any purpose other
				  than agricultural or horticultural purposes.
"Water table well" means a well in which water is derived
				  from an unconfined or semi-confined aquifer.
"Well" means a hole or excavation that is drilled, bored,
				  core driven, jetted, dug, driven, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of
				  removal of water from the subsurface for potable water supply.
"Well development" means the removal of sands and drilling
				  materials from the water bearing zones of any well to produce water which is
				  free of visible sand and/or silt and to verify well pumping capacity.
"Well driller" means a person possessing a New Jersey well
				  driller's license of the proper class who engages in drilling, digging,
				  driving, boring, coring, jetting, or other construction or repair of any well,
				  and in the installation, removal, alteration, and repair of well pumping
				  equipment and appurtenances thereto in connection with any well, including
				  connecting lines between a well and a storage tank or appurtenances
				  thereto.
"Well stimulation" means the stimulation of a well to
				  increase its productivity by techniques including, but not limited to,
				  blasting, hydro-fracturing, chemical treatment, surging and dry-icing.
"Yield," when used in this subchapter in reference to a well,
				  means the capacity of a well to produce water at a constant pumping rate at
				  which a stable water pumping level is maintained.