New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 19 - WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION PERMITS › Subchapter 2 - PERMIT AND WATER USE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES; PERMITS-BY-RULE › Section 7:19-2.14 - Permit conditions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each permit
				shall contain specific and general conditions including, but not limited to,
				the following:
1. The term of the permit. The
				maximum term of a permit shall not exceed 10 years;
2. The maximum allowable diversion, expressed
				in terms of a daily, monthly and/or annual allocation;
3. That the monthly diversion amount be
				reported on a quarterly basis on forms provided by the Department. The quarters
				shall end on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31. The reports
				shall be submitted within 30 days after the close of the quarter.
4. That all diversion sources be equipped
				with totalizing flow meters which shall be calibrated at least every five years
				with the following exceptions:
i. Sources
				whose sole use is to supply water for purposes of fire protection;
ii. Sand and gravel operations using water
				for media transport; and
iii.
				Sources for which the permittee demonstrates that the installation of a
				totalizing flow meter is impractical or unreasonable;
5. Any permittee with a diversion source that
				meets the requirements of (a)4i, ii or iii above may estimate the diversion
				quantity using an accurate and reasonable method approved by the Department.
				The permittee shall verify the method for accuracy every five years;
6. Passing flow requirements for surface
				water sources or ground water sources that influence surface water
				sources;
7. That the static water
				levels for ground water sources be determined and reported on the quarterly
				diversion report pursuant to (a)3 above;
8. Allow the transfer of a permit, with the
				consent of the Department, but only for the identical use of the waters by the
				transferee;
9. That, in areas of
				potential for salt water intrusion, a raw water sample be tested for chloride
				and/or sodium concentration and the result be reported on the quarterly
				diversion report pursuant to (a)3 above;
10. That the permittee adopt and implement,
				to the satisfaction of the Department, a Water Conservation and Drought
				Management Plan. A Water Conservation and Drought Management Plan status report
				on all measures that have been implemented shall be submitted by the date
				specified in the permit. Any permittee not required to submit such a plan
				pursuant to
				7:19-2.2(i)  is
				exempt from this requirement;
11.
				That the permittee is responsible for mitigating adverse impacts on ground or
				surface waters or the users thereof caused as a direct result of their
				diversion;
12. That the Department
				may modify or revoke the permit, after notice and after hearing, if requested,
				for violations of permit conditions, rules adopted or orders issued by the
				Department, and when deemed necessary for the public interest;
13. That, if the water diverted is used for
				non-potable purposes, the permittee investigate the feasibility of water
				reuse;
14. That the water diverted
				be used for approved purposes;
15.
				That, if the authorized diversion privileges are not currently diverted subject
				to contract, or reasonably required for a demonstrated future need, they shall
				revert back to the State upon renewal or modification of the permit;
16. That, where a diversion may exceed the
				natural replenishment, the permittee may be required to install a monitoring
				well to document the impacts of the diversion upon the aquifer; and
17. That the Department may require a
				hydrogeologic test if the new diversion causes impacts which contradict the
				hydrogeologic information submitted with the permit application.