N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:13-8.7 - General permit-by-certification 7-removal of accumulated sediment and debris from an engineered channel

(a) General permit-by-certification 7 authorizes the use of machinery to remove accumulated sediment and debris from an engineered channel. For the purposes of this general permit-by-certification, an engineered channel is a channel that is fully lined with concrete or other armoring and/or which has been constructed, altered, or otherwise manipulated as part of a flood control project. The use of machinery to remove accumulated sediment and debris from an engineered channel is authorized provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. Where work is proposed along a trout production or trout maintenance waters, the timing restrictions set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:13-11.5(d) are observed;

2. No riparian zone vegetation is cleared, cut, and/or removed, unless such disturbance is unavoidable, necessary to gain access to the regulated water and minimized;

3. No trees are cleared, cut, and/or removed in a riparian zone;

4. The material removed consists solely of accumulated sediment and/or debris; and

5. All material removed is disposed of outside of any regulated area and in accordance with all applicable Federal, State and local requirements.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-8.7

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