Surface Water

This regulated activity involves the discharge of treated effluent from various municipal and industrial facilities directly into a river, stream, or the ocean.

These facilities operate under the authority of a NJPDES permit which limits the mass and/or concentration of pollutants discharged.

Regulatory Bureaus

Bureau of Point Source Permitting Regions 1 and 2

Surface Water Permitting Information

General Surface Water Permits
Surface Water Permit Application Forms
Surface Water Permit Application Checklists
Common Surface Water Application Deficiencies-Industrial
Common Surface Water Application Deficiencies-Municipal
New Jersey Watershed Management Areas
Water Quality Models
DEP Guidance for Biological Assessment Studies (Acrobat Document - 176k)
NJPDES Discharge Locations
NJPDES Outfall Tag Requirements

Comments or suggestions on the Division of Water Quality's web pages? Please contact DWQWEB@dep.state.nj.us.

State of New Jersey, 1996-2005
Department of Environmental Protection
P. O. Box 402
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 22, 2005