N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-7.12

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

Section 7:7A-7.12 - General permit 12- Surveying and investigating

(a) General permit 12 authorizes activities in freshwater wetlands, transition areas and State open waters necessary for surveying and investigative activities such as:

1. Soil borings dug by machine;

2. Hand dug soil borings larger than three feet in diameter or depth. A hand dug soil boring three feet or less in diameter and depth is not regulated pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-2.2(c) and thus does not require Department approval;

3. Cutting of vegetation by machine for a survey line that is no wider than five feet;

4. Cutting of vegetation by hand for a survey line larger than three feet wide. Cutting of vegetation by hand for a survey line that is three feet wide or less is not regulated pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-2.2(c) and thus does not require Department approval; and

5. Digging of exploratory pits and/or other temporary activities necessary for a geotechnical or archaeological investigation.

(b) The Department shall issue a general permit 12 authorization only if all applicable requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:7A-5.7 and 20.3 are met and:

1. Disturbance is the minimum necessary to obtain the desired information; and

2. If activities disturb soil, the soil is restored to its pre-existing elevation, retaining its original soil layers, unless the soil disturbance is six inches in diameter or smaller. This paragraph shall not apply if other permits that allow permanent impacts in the same location have been obtained.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-7.12

Amended and recodified from 7:7A-5.12 by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017