This clarification is issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Quality to establish its wastewater and stormwater aqueous sample analysis requirements for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPHC) as applied under New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:14A.

Click here for a copy of 4/1/08 letter.

3/17/08 Proposed Rule - New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to readopt with amendments the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:14A. The proposal was published in the March 17, 2008 New Jersey Register (40 NJR1478(a)).

Click here to view a copy of the rule notice and proposal located on the Department's rule webpage.

The Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control has issued a draft renewal of the Sanitary Subsurface Disposal (T1) General Permit. This permit regulates sanitary wastewater discharges with a design volume in excess of 2,000 gallons per day, which were authorized and approved by local administrative authorities prior to January 1, 1990. Click here to visit the T1 General Permit website and to obtain the renewal information.

Click here to visit the T1 General Permit website and to obtain the renewal information.

2/7/08 Status Report Summary 2004-2007

1/10/08 Impacts of USEPA Methods Update Rule (MUR) on NJPDES Permits

On October 1, 2007, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection adopted the Dental Amalgam rules, and also finalized a NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water General Permit for dental facilities that discharge to on-site septic systems. In an effort to provide compliance assistance to the regulated community, the Department mailed a Dental Wastewater Survey to all licensed dentists in the State. If you have not yet returned your completed survey, please do so as soon as possible, as this is a mandatory requirement.

Click here to download the Dental Wastewater Survey

The proposed NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees has been mailed to all NJPDES Permittees for Fiscal Year 2008. The total NJPDES fee assessments are projected to be $21.6 million dollars. A public hearing on the FY2008 Annual Fee Report will be held on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Department. The public comment period will be open until December 10, 2007. Please see the FY2008 Annual Fee Report and cover letter for details.

The Department adopted revisions to the NJPDES regulations that became effective October 1, 2007 that set forth specific requirements for mercury and amalgam waste collection and management for all dental facilities that place or remove amalgam fillings. Dental amalgam contains approximately 50% mercury. These new requirements will affect approximately 3,400 dental facilities in New Jersey, and will result in removal and recycling of approximately 2,550 pounds of mercury per year.  The new regulations were published in the October 1, 2007 New Jersey Register at 39 N.J.R. 4117(a) and can be found under N.J.A.C. 7:14A-21.12. 

Click Here to download N.J.A.C. 7:14A-21, Subchapter 21. Requirements for Indirect Users

The Department is proposing for public comment revisions to the 2003 Phosphorus Evaluation Manual. This technical manual is used to determine whether or not phosphorus criteria shall be applied to specific wastewater discharges, in accordance with the existing criteria at N.JA.C. 7:9B. The Department is soliciting public comment for a two week period beginning with the date of the notice in the DEP Bulletin. Comments should be submitted to Pilar Patterson at 401 East State Street, P.O. Box 029, Trenton, NJ 08625. The manual can be downloaded at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dwq/techman.htm, or a paper copy can be requested by calling (609) 292-4860.

Click here to download the Proposed Revisions to Technical Manual for Phosphorus Evaluations (PDF).

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is pleased to announce the first annual “Clean Water New Jersey Awards.”  These awards, which are part of the Clean Water NJ Initiative, are designed to recognize municipalities, Public Complexes and Highway Agencies for their efforts in improving New Jersey’s water quality.  Eligible municipalities, Public Complexes and Highway Agencies  are those that have implemented stormwater control measures under the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program (Program).  The Department realizes that the requirements associated with the Program permits are comprehensive and, at times challenging. This award program is intended to recognize those programs that either go above and beyond the basic permit requirements; and/or have developed innovative approaches that have resulted in more efficient processes, significant cost savings, or mechanisms that promote cost-sharing or shared services.

Awards will be presented to municipalities in the following categories:

	Post-Construction in New Development and Redevelopment
	Local Public Education
	Illicit Connection and Outfall Pipe Mapping Program (Tier A Municipalities only)
	Maintenance Yard/Public Works Operations (Tier A Municipalities only)

Awards will be presented to Public Complexes and Highway Agencies in the following categories:

	Local Public Education (limited to Colleges, Universities and Military Bases)
	Illicit Connection and Outfall Pipe Mapping Program
	Illicit Connection and Outfall Pipe Mapping Program
	Maintenance Yard Operations (including Solids and Floatables Control)

The following nomination forms provide details on the Awards Program. All completed applications and supporting materials must be submitted to the Department no later than September 28, 2007.  Municipalities receiving awards will be honored at the League of Municipalities Conference on November 15, 2007.  Public Complexes and Highway Agencies receiving awards will be honored at a separate ceremony at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.

The Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control has issued a draft NJPDES General Permit to regulate those who discharge wastewater to the ground water from new or existing dental facilities using individual subsurface sewage disposal systems, i.e. “septic systems”, or Class V Underground Injection Control (UIC) wells.  Examples of these systems include septic tanks with seepage pits, disposal fields, leach or tile fields (or an equivalent distribution mechanism); cesspools; dry wells; injection wells and infiltration galleries.  This permit was developed to remove dental amalgam prior to entering the waste stream by requiring dental facilities that generate amalgam waste to implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) and install an amalgam separator.

Click here to download the K2 - Dental Facilities Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (GP).

6/22/07 NJPDES MRF Reference Manual

The newest version of the NJPDES Monitoring Report Form Reference Manual is now available for download. This manual replaces the old "DMR" manual and covers reporting practices for Discharge Monitoring Reports, Residual Transfer Reports, and Waste Characterization Reports.

Click here to download the NJPDES MRF Manual.

The Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control has issued a draft renewal of the Basic Industrial Stormwater General Permit issued in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:14A. The public comment period is scheduled to begin on March 7, 2007 and end on April 6, 2007. The procedures for submitting comments or requesting a public hearing on this draft permit are detailed in the public notice. As part of the permit renewal the Department will be making changes to the permit. A discussion of the changes and the basis for the permit renewal may be found in the Fact Sheet and the Summary of Changes document.

Click Here to read Basic Industrial Stormwater General Permit (NJ0088315) Draft Renewal

Click Here to read Public Notice

Click Here to read Summary of Changes

Click Here to read Fact Sheet

1. Minimum fee for TWAs has increased to $850.00;
2. One-Year Extensions of time for all TWAs are now $200.00;
3. Fees for TWA modifications are calculated by taking the "construction cost of the project change(s)" and plugging that figure into the existing fee schedule formula, with a $500.00 minimum fee for TWA modifications.

The current TWA fee schedule, including the latest P factor of 0.0040 (last revised May 2, 2005) have not changed. If you have any questions concerning the above, please contact Nicholas Horiates or John Maselli of the Bureau of Permit Management at (609) 984-4429.

To access the revised TWA fee schedule, click here.