N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1K-7.1

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

Section 7:1K-7.1 - Scope and authority

(a) This subchapter constitutes the Department's requirements and procedures for implementing a pilot program for issuing facility-wide permits, as required by N.J.S.A. 13:1D-48.

(b) This subchapter shall apply, to the extent statutorily permissible, to:

1. Incorporating pollution prevention planning by industrial facilities as an element of the Department's permit programs;

2. Establishing permitted release limits using pollution prevention techniques;

3. Consolidating the Department's administrative and procedural requirements for issuing single-media permits;

4. Consolidating the administrative and technical information required by the Department in permit applications; and

5. Developing an integrated data system for tracking use, nonproduct output and releases from industrial facilities and documenting compliance or non-compliance with the terms and conditions of permits.

(c) The Department may revoke, issue, reissue or modify any permit, certificate, registration, or any other relevant approval issued to the owner or operator of a priority industrial facility by the Department pursuant to N.J.S.A. 13:1D-1 et seq.; the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.; the Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq.; or the Air Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq. for the purpose of issuing a facility-wide permit.

(d) Any action taken by the Department pursuant to this subchapter to revoke, issue, reissue or modify any permit, certificate, registration or other Departmental approval may be appealed pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 13:1D-1 et seq.; the Solid Waste Management Act, N.J.S.A. 13:1E-1 et seq.; the Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq.; or the Air Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 26:2C-1 et seq. as appropriate.

(e) The Department shall use applicable regulatory requirements in developing facility-wide permit conditions. Upon the priority industrial facility's request, the Department may undertake a voluntary, joint effort with the priority industrial facility to develop facility-wide permit conditions that are more stringent than applicable regulatory requirements.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:1K-7.1