N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-7.14

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

Section 7:7A-7.14 - General permit 14- Water monitoring devices

(a) General permit 14 authorizes the placement and use of water monitoring devices in freshwater wetlands, transition areas, and State open waters, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:7A-5.7 and 20.3 are met and:

1. The devices consist of one or more of the following:

i. Water level recording devices;

ii. Water quality monitoring and testing devices;

iii. Small weirs or flumes for recording water quantity or velocity;

iv. The drilling of monitoring wells; and

v. Similar small scientific devices.

2. The devices will not significantly disrupt the movement of aquatic species native to the water body, or of species that normally migrate through the area.

(b) If an applicant cannot determine at the time of application how many monitoring wells will be needed, the Department may issue a "blanket" authorization under general permit 14 for drilling of monitoring wells, such as those used in cleanups of contaminated groundwater. A "blanket" authorization allows the placement of multiple monitoring wells on a site over the term of the permit authorization, provided that the permittee reports the number and location of all wells to the Department when all of the wells have been drilled. To be eligible for a "blanket" authorization, the monitoring wells must be approved by the Department's Division of Remediation Management and Response or by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

(c) An item listed at (a) above is not regulated under this chapter and, therefore, does not require Department approval if it meets both of the following criteria;

1. The item is placed into and/or used in State open waters only, and not in freshwater wetlands or transition areas; and

2. The placement and/or use of the item does not involve the placement of fill.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-7.14

Amended and recodified from 7:7A-5.14 by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017