N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.10

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:13-8.10 - General permit-by-certification 10-in-kind replacement of a culvert

(a) General permit-by-certification 10 authorizes the in-kind replacement of a culvert along a regulated water, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. The culvert being replaced was not removed more than one year prior to replacement;

2. The channel is not scoured, incised, or otherwise situated such that the invert of the culvert being replaced lies more than six inches above the invert of the regulated water;

3. The applicant obtains an engineering certification confirming that:

i. The replacement culvert is made of the same material as the existing culvert, unless the width or diameter of the culvert is no more than two feet or the length of the culvert is no more than 20 feet;

ii. The replacement culvert has the same wingwall configuration as the existing culvert; and

iii. The elevation of the crown of the roadway profile above the culvert and the dimensions of any parapets are not being altered within the flood hazard area;

4. No riparian zone vegetation is cleared, cut, and/or removed, except for vegetation within 20 feet of the culvert, where such disturbance is necessary to facilitate its replacement; and

5. The timing restrictions set forth at 7:13-11.5(d) are observed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.10

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016