N.J. Admin. Code § 7:19-1.1

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

Section 7:19-1.1 - Scope and authority

(a) This chapter shall constitute the Department's rules governing the establishment of privileges to divert water, the management of water quantity and quality, the issuance of permits, and the handling of drought warnings, water emergencies and water quality emergencies considered severe enough to constitute water emergencies pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:1A-1 et seq., the Water Supply Management Act; N.J.S.A. 58:2-1 et seq., commonly known as the Excess Diversion Act; N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act; N.J.S.A. 58:11-59 et seq., commonly known as the Small Water Company Takeover Act; and N.J.S.A. 58:4A-4.1 et seq., commonly known as the Subsurface and Percolating Waters Act. This chapter establishes the schedule and reporting procedures that persons having the capability to divert more than 100,000 gallons of water per day shall follow in order to establish their privilege to divert water and obtain a Water Supply Allocation Permit, a Temporary Dewatering Permit or a Water Use Registration. In addition, this chapter prescribes the application, review, notification and hearing procedures for establishing those privileges.

(b) This chapter also establishes the procedures for determining, assessing and collecting excess diversion fees; contract review and approval; areas of critical water supply concern; and water emergency allocation.

Amended by R.1990 d.180, effective 3/19/1990.
See: 21 New Jersey Register 3594(a), 22 New Jersey Register 932(a).
References to Safe Drinking Water Act and Subsurface and Percolating Waters Act added; (b) added.
Amended by R.1995 d.162, effective 3/20/1995.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 4912(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1265(a).