N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-2.5

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

Section 7:7A-2.5 - Geographic areas exempted from permit and/or waiver requirement

(a) Regulated activities in areas under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority under N.J.S.A. 13:17-1 et seq., do not require a permit under this chapter, but may require other State and/or Federal wetlands approvals, such as a Federal 404 permit from the USACE, a water quality certificate, or a Federal Consistency Determination issued under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. §§ 1451 et seq.

(b) The discharge of dredged or fill material in a freshwater wetlands or State open water under the jurisdiction of the Pinelands Commission is subject to freshwater wetlands and open water fill permit requirements under this chapter. However, regulated activities in areas under the jurisdiction of the Pinelands Commission, other than the discharge of dredged or fill material, are not subject to this chapter. Transition areas are not regulated under this chapter in areas under the jurisdiction of the Pinelands Commission. However, the Pinelands Commission may provide for more stringent regulation of activities in and around freshwater wetland areas within its jurisdiction, which include transition area regulations. For information on freshwater wetlands and transition areas in the Pinelands under this chapter and under the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP), contact the Pinelands Commission at (609) 894-7300 or through its website at http://www.nj.gov/pinelands.

(c) An application for the discharge of dredged or fill material in areas under the jurisdiction of the Pinelands Commission shall be reviewed as follows:

1. If the discharge is subject to the Pinelands CMP and is eligible for a general permit under this chapter, the Pinelands Commission shall review the discharge under the CMP and shall also review the application for a freshwater wetlands general permit using the standards in this chapter;

2. If the discharge is subject to the Pinelands CMP and requires an individual permit under this chapter, the Pinelands Commission shall review the discharge under the CMP and the Department shall review the application for an individual freshwater wetlands permit using the standards in this chapter; and

3. If the discharge is not subject to the Pinelands CMP but requires an individual or general permit under this chapter, the Department shall review the application for an individual or general freshwater wetlands permit using the standards in this chapter.

(d) Regulated activities in tidally influenced wetlands which are defined as coastal wetlands pursuant to the Wetlands Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq. are not subject to this chapter, but may require other State and/or Federal approvals.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-2.5

Amended and recodified from 7:7A-2.9 by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017

Administrative Change, 51 N.J.R. 1193(a).