N.J. Admin. Code § 7:19-2.3

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

Section 7:19-2.3 - Application requirements for temporary dewatering permits

(a) An applicant for a temporary dewatering permit shall contact the Department in accordance with 7:19-1.9 to obtain current application forms and other instructions and information necessary to file a complete application. The applicant for the temporary dewatering permit shall be the project owner or utility responsible for the construction and not the contractor.

(b) The applicant shall follow all the instructions, complete the application forms, obtain and prepare all other documents required by the instructions, and submit the completed application, other documents, required information and any applicable fees required pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:19-3 to the Department.

(c) The applicant shall list the depth to water, the corresponding surface elevations, and the projected depths of excavations and dewatering over the work site.

(d) The applicant shall discuss the geology, hydrogeology, and the expected impacts of the proposed diversion both on the resource and other users of the water resource.

(e) The applicant shall provide a list of the following items, along with a United States Geological Survey topographic quadrangle map with the locations of the items identified thereon:

1. The proposed withdrawal site, including latitude and longitude;

2. All water supply wells within a one-quarter-mile radius; and

3. All landfills and ground water contamination sites within a one-quarter-mile radius.

(f) If dewatering will occur at a depth of greater than 50 feet, the Department may require the applicant to identify the items required pursuant to (e)2 and 3 above at a radius greater than one-quarter-mile.

(g) The applicant shall provide all information which establishes:

1. That the proposed diversion is in the public interest;

2. That the plans for the proposed diversion are just and equitable to the other water users affected thereby, and that the withdrawal does not adversely affect other existing withdrawals, either ground or surface; and

3. That the proposed diversion will not reduce the dry season flow of any river or stream so as to adversely affect the river or stream.

(h) Each applicant for a temporary dewatering permit shall, upon submission of an initial, modification or renewal application sign the certifications on the application forms in accordance with 7:19-2.2(k).

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:19-2.3

Repeal and New Rule, R.1995 d.162, effective 3/20/1995.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 4912(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1265(a).
Formerly "Additional application requirements for county or municipal public water supplies".