N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-4.8

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

Section 7:7-4.8 - Permit-by-rule 8 - construction of a utility line attached to a bridge or culvert

(a) This permit-by-rule authorizes the construction of a utility line, including cable (for example, electric, television, or fiber optic), telecommunication, wastewater, petroleum, natural gas, or water, attached to a bridge or culvert. This permit-by-rule applies only to that portion of the utility line that will be constructed across the tidal waterway up to the mean high water line, provided a tidelands instrument has been obtained for the utility line. The construction of the utility line shall comply with the following:

1. No excavation, dredging or filling shall be undertaken within the water body over which the utility line crosses;

2. The utility line shall be firmly attached to the existing bridge or culvert structure so that no part of the utility line, its encasement, or any attachment device extends above or below the existing bridge or culvert structure;

i. If the crossing is a bridge, the utility line, its encasement, and all attachment devices shall be located entirely above the elevation of the low chord of the superstructure and entirely below the elevation of the bridge surface;

ii. If the crossing is a culvert, the utility line, its encasement, and all attachment devices shall be located entirely above the overt elevation of the culvert and entirely below the elevation of the top of the culvert;

iii. If the utility line is a pipeline that conveys any substance other than potable water, the utility line shall be sufficiently encased within ductile iron or concrete to protect the utility line from damage from impact with floating debris during floods; and

iv. If there is a predominant direction of flow within the water body, the utility line shall be attached to the downstream face of the bridge or culvert;

3. The installation of the utility line shall have no adverse impacts to special areas as described at N.J.A.C. 7:7-9; and

4. Construction equipment shall be operated from land, the top of the bridge or culvert, or from barges, and shall under no circumstances be allowed to enter the water body.

(b). This permit-by-rule does not relieve the permittee from the obligation of obtaining all necessary approvals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-4.8

Renumbered from 7:7-7.2(a)(9) by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015