Please Note: The Department has made every effort to ensure that the text of each regulation provided through this web page is identical to the official, legally effective version of each regulation, set forth in the New Jersey Register. However, should there be any discrepancies between the text on this web site and the official version of the rule, the official version will govern. For more information on obtaining official versions of the rules, see "How To Get a Paper Copy of Department of Environmental Protection Rules".

	Laws (N.J.S.A.)
	Regulations (N.J.A.C.)

LAWS (N.J.S.A.)

Description	Format	Size	Updated
Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act - N.J.S.A. 13:9B	Adobe Pdf	106KB	7/16/1998
Flood Hazard Area Control Act - N.J.S.A.  58:16A	Adobe Pdf	58KB	7/16/1998
Wetlands Act of 1970 - N.J.S.A. 13:9A	Adobe Pdf	26KB	N/A
Waterfront Development Act - N.J.S.A. 12:5-3	Adobe Pdf	4KB	N/A
NJ Water Pollution Control Act - N.J.S.A. 58:10A	Adobe Pdf	241KB	N/A
Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) - N.J.S.A. 13:19	Adobe Pdf	48KB	N/A
Tidelands Act - N.J.S.A. 12:3	Adobe Pdf	43KB	N/A

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REGULATIONS (N.J.A.C.)

Description	Format	Size	Updated
Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules - N.J.A.C. 7:7A (As Amended through 10/20/2003)	Adobe Pdf	532KB	N/A
Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules - Subchapter 11 only, Amendments to Fees	Adobe Pdf	94KB	10/02/2006
Current List of NJDEP Delineated Streams (Summaries from NJAC 7:13-7)	Adobe Pdf	1.09MB	5/15/2002
Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules - N.J.A.C. 7:13	Adobe Pdf	1.14MB	11/5/2007
90 Day Construction Permit Rules - N.J.A.C. 7:1C	Adobe Pdf	77.9KB	1/3/2006
Coastal Permit Program Rules - N.J.A.C. 7:7	Adobe Pdf	769 KB	4/7/2008
Coastal Zone Management Rules - N.J.A.C. 7:7E	Adobe Pdf	897 KB	4/7/2008

	Stormwater Management Rules - N.J.A.C. 7:8
	Surface Water Quality Standards - N.J.A.C. 7:9B

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HOW TO GET A PAPER COPY OF DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION RULES

Note: in New Jersey, State regulations are officially termed "Rules."

The New Jersey Office of Administrative Law has licensed the West Publishing Company as the official publisher of the New Jersey Register and the New Jersey Administrative Code. These were previously published by the New Jersey Office of Administrative Law. Copies of all NJDEP rules, including all Division of Land Use Regulation rules, are available from West Publishing, which can be contacted at (800) 808-WEST.

The New Jersey Register is the official journal of state agency rulemaking. The Register contains the full text of all rule proposals and rule adoptions published by all New Jersey State agencies, as well as notices of public hearings, Gubernatorial Orders, and State agency notices of public interest. The New Jersey Register is published twice a month.

The New Jersey Administrative Code (N.J.A.C.) contains all rules that have been adopted by State agencies. The Code is currently updated once a month.

Subscriptions to the New Jersey Register and the New Jersey Administrative Code are available from West Publishing, as are single copies. To purchase copies of the New Jersey Register or the New Jersey Administrative Code, contact West Publishing at (800) 808-WEST. For more information about the publication of the New Jersey Register and New Jersey Administrative Code, please contact Customer Services at the Office of Administrative Law at (609) 588-6606.