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New Jersey Environmental Statutes and Corresponding Regulations

NOTES:  

  • See also the NJDEP Rules & Regulations page for upcoming rule proposals, hearings, and other information.

  • This listing is sorted in the order of the N.J.S.A. citation of the statutes. The statute is given first followed by the relevant regulations. The same regulation may appear for different statutes.

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Statutes Regulations
Name N.J.S.A. Name N.J.A.C.
Environmental Rights Act 2A:35A-1 to -14
   

Soil Conservation 4:24-1 to -34
State Soil Conservation Committee 2:90

Soil Erosion and Sediment Control 4:24-39 to -55
State Soil Conservation Committee 2:90
   
Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Standards 16:25A

Water-Front and Harbor Facilities (known as Waterfront Development Law)

12:5-3

Coastal Permit Program Rules

 7:7
      Coastal Zone Management 7:7E

Department Organization

13:1B-3d, 13:1B-3e, 13:1B-5a, and 52:14B-4(b)
Department Organization 7:1
 

 
General Practice and Procedure 7:1D

Historic Sites Council 13:1B-15.108 et seq.
Procedures Concerning the New Jersey Register of Historic Places 7:4

New Jersey Register of Historic Places 13:1B-15.128 et seq.
Procedures Concerning the New Jersey Register of Historic Places 7:4

Endangered Plant Species List Act 13:1B-15.151 to -15.158
Endangered Plant Species Program 7:5C

Open Lands Management Act 13:1B-15.133 to -15.150
Open Lands Management 7:5B

Division of Parks, Forestry, and Recreation 13:1B-15.100 to -15.158
State Park Service Code 7:2
      Historic Preservation Grant Program 7:4A
      Historic Preservation Revolving Loan Program 7:4B
      Historic Preservation Bond Program 7:4C
      Historic Preservation Grant Program 7:4D

Construction Permits 13:1D-29 to -34
Ninety-Day Construction Permits 7:1C

Pollution Prevention Act 13:1D-35 to -50
Pollution Prevention Program Rules 7:1K

An Act concerning the payment of certain fees for permits issued by the Department of Environmental Protection, and supplementing chapter 1D of Title 13 of the Revised Statutes. 13:1D-120 to 124
Payment Schedule for Permit Application Fees(PDF - 20 Kb) 7:1L

Solid Waste Management Act 13:1E-1 to -48
Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites 7:26C
      Solid Waste 7:26
      Recycling Rules 7:26A
      Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Regulations Governing Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measures 7:18
      Technical Requirements for Site Remediation 7:26E
      Hazardous Waste 7:26G
      Solid Waste Utility Regulations 7:26H

Comprehensive Regulated Medical Waste Management Act 13:1E-48.1 to -48.28
Regulated Medical Waste 7:26-3

Major Hazardous Waste Facilities Siting Act 13:1E-49 to -91
Solid Waste 7:26-13
      Hazardous Waste 7:26G
      Uniform System of Accounts For Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Utilities 7:26I

Clean Communities and Recycling Act 13:1E-92 to -99.31
Recycling Rules 7:26A

New Jersey Statewide Mandatory Source Separation and Recycling Act 13:1E-99.32 to -99.43
Recycling Rules 7:26A

Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund Act 13:1E-100 to -176
Processing of Damage Claims Pursuant to the Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund Act 7:1I

Regional Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility Siting Act 13:1E-177 to -198
Assessment of Generators for the Cost of Siting and Developing a Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility 7:60

Pesticide Control Act of 1971 13:1F-1 to -18
Pesticide Control Code 7:30

Noise Control Act of 1971 13:1G-1 to -23
Noise Control 7:29

Environmental Aid Act 13:1H-1 to -7
Office of Environmental Services Matching Grants Program for Local Environmental Agencies 7:5

Aid for Urban Environmental Concerns Act 13:1H-8 to -11
Office of Environmental Services Matching Grants Program for Local Environmental Agencies 7:5

Waste Control Act 13:1I-1 to -8
   

Fissionable Source Material 13:1J-1 to -6
   

Industrial Site Recovery Act 13:1K-6 to -18
Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measures 7:18
      Industrial Site Recovery Act Rules 7:26B
      Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites 7:26C
      Technical Requirements for Site Remediation 7:26E

Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act 13:1K-19 to -35
Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act Program 7:31

State Park and Forestry Resources Act 13:1L-1 to -25
State Park Service 7:2
      Bureau of Forestry Natural Areas and the Natural Areas System 7:3
7:5A

Oil and Gas Wells 13:1M-1 to -18
   

New Jersey Trails System Act 13:8-30 to -44
State Trails System 7:5D

New Jersey Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 13:8-45 to -63
   

New Jersey Green Acres Land Acquisition Act of 1961 13:8A-1 to -18
Green Acres Grant Program (PDF - 748 Kb) 7:36

New Jersey Green Acres Land Acquisition Act of 1971 13:8A-19 to -34
Green Acres Grant Program (PDF - 748 Kb) 7:36

New Jersey Green Acres Land Acquisition and Recreation Opportunities Act 13:8A-35 to -55
Green Acres Grant Program (PDF - 748 Kb) 7:36

New Jersey Conservation Restriction and Historic Preservation Restriction Act 13:8B-1 to -9
State Trails System 7:5D

State Forest Fire Service 13:9-1 to -52
   

Forest Fire Prevention and Control Act 13:9-44 to -44.10
   

Wetlands Act of 1970 13:9A-1 to -10

Coastal Permit Program Rules

 7:7
      Coastal Zone Management 7:7E

Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act 13:9B-1 to -30

Coastal Permit Program Rules

 7:7
      Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules 7:7A
      Coastal Zone Management 7:7E

Pinelands Protection Act 13:18A-1 to -29
Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan
[Info about the Plan]		 7:50

Pinelands Development Credit Bank Act 13:18A-30 to -49
Pinelands Development Credit Bank 3:42

Coastal Area Facility Review Act 13:19-1 to -21

Coastal Permit Program Rules

 7:7
   

Coastal Zone Management Rules

 7:7E

Transportation of Dredged Materials Containing Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 13:19-33

Coastal Permit Program Rules

 7:7
   

Coastal Zone Management Rules

 7:7E

New Jersey Commission on Environmental Education 18A:6-91.1
   

Endangered and Nongame Species Conservation Act 23:2A-1 to -13
Endangered, Nongame and Exotic Wildlife 7:25

Marine Fisheries Management and Commercial Fisheries Act 23:2B-1 to -18
Marine Fisheries 7:25
     

Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife Rules
Fisheries Closure and Advisories for Striped Bass, American Eel, Bluefish, White Perch & White Catfish Taken from the Northeastern Region of the State

 7:25

Fish and Game, Wild Birds and Animals - Licenses and Permits 23:3-1 to -81
License, Permit & Stamp Fees 7:25
      Possession, Propagation, Liberation, Sale and Importation of Game Animals & Game Birds 7:25

Game, Wild Birds and Animals 23:4-12 to -63.7
Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife Rules 7:25

Fish and Game; Permitting Unlawful Contrivances on Property 23:6-1
   

Game Farms and Fish Hatcheries; Game Refuges; Fish Cultural Operations 23:8-1 to -13
   

Public Hunting and Fishing Grounds 23:8A-1 to -3
   

Air Pollution Control Act (1954) 26:2C-1 to -25.2
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Air Pollution Control 7:27
      Air Administrative Procedures & Penalties 7:27A
      Sampling & Analytical Procedures 7:27B
      Hazardous Waste 7:26G
      Toxic Catastrophe Prevention Act Program 7:31

Air Pollution Emergency Control Act (1967) 26:2C-26 to -36
Air Pollution Control -
Subchapter 12 - Prevention & Control of Air Pollution Emergencies		 7:27

Radiation Protection Act 26:2D-1 to -23.4
Air Pollution Control 7:27
      Bureau of Radiation Protection 7:28

Radiologic Technologist Act 26:2D-25 to -36
Medical Exposure to Ionizing Radiation by Radiologic Technologists 7:28

The Radiation Accident Response Act 26:2D-37 to -58
Major Nuclear Facilities Subchapter 18.1 - Scope 7:28

Radon 26:2D-59 to -80
Regulations Governing Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measures 7:18
      Certification of Radon Testers and Mitigators 7:28

Worker and Community Right to Know Act 34:5A
Worker and Community Right to Know Regulations 7: 1G

Solid Waste Utility Control Act 48:13A-1 to -7
Solid Waste 7:26
      Solid Waste Utility Regulations 7:26H
      Uniform System of Accounts for Solid Waste Collection and Disposal Utilities 7:26I

Water Supply Management Act 58:1A-1 to -17
Water Supply Loan Programs 7:1A

New Jersey Water Supply Authority Act 58:1B-1 to -25
Water Pollution Control Act 7:14
      Water Supply Allocation Permits 7:19
      Standards & Procedures for Establishing Privileges to Divert Water and for Obtaining Water Usage Certifications for Agricultural or Horticultural Purposes 7:20A
      Processing of Damage Claims Pursuant to the Sanitary Landfill Facility Closure and Contingency Fund 7:1I
      New Jersey Water Supply Authority 7:11

Payments to State for Waters Diverted 58:2-1 to -5
Procedures for determining, Assessing & Collecting Payment for Excess Water Diversion 7:19

Dams and Reservoirs
(PDF - 10 Kb)		 58:4-1 to -10
Dam Safety Standards
(PDF - 54 Kb)		 7:20
      Dam Restoration Grant Regulations 7:24
      Dam Restoration and Inland Waters Projects Loan Program 7:24A

Subsurface and Percolating Waters 58:4A-4.1 to -28
Water Pollution Control 7:9
      Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Water Supply Allocation Permits 7:19

Spill Compensation and Control Act 58:10-23.11 to -23.24
Discharges of Petroleum & Other Hazardous Substances 7:1E
      Processing of Damage Claims Pursuant to the Spill Compensation and Control Act 7:1J
      Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites 7:26C
      Technical Requirements for Site Remediation 7:26E
      Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Regulations Governing Certifications of Laboratories and Environmental Measures 7:18
      Industrial Site Recovery Act Rules 7:26B
      Hazardous Waste 7:26G

Clean Ocean Act 58:10-23.25 to -23.34
   

Petroleum Pipelines Across Fresh Water Streams 58:10-24 to -35
   

Underground Storage of Gas, Petroleum Products, etc. 58:10-35.1 to -35.4
   

Transportation of Hazardous Liquids 58:10-46 to -50
Discharges of Petroleum and Other Hazardous Substances 7:1E
      Licensing of Water Supply & Wastewater Treatment System Operators 7:10A

Water Pollution Control Act 58:10A-1 to -60
Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules 7:7A
      Standards for Ind.Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems 7:9A
      Storm Water Management 7:8
      Water Pollution Control 7:9
      Surface Water Quality Standards 7:9B
      Ground Water Quality Standards (pdf) 7:9C
      Safe Drinking Water Act 7:10
      Flood Hazard Area Control 7:13
      Water Pollution Control Act 7:14
      Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Sludge Quality Assurance Regulations 7:14C
      Water Quality Management Planning 7:15
      Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories & Environmental Measures 7:18
      Financial Assistance Programs for Wastewater Treatment Facilities 7:22
      Sewage Infrastructure Improvement Act Grants 7:22A
      Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites 7:26C
      Technical Requirements for Site Remediation 7:26E
      Hazardous Waste 7:26G

Water Pollution Control Act, Supplement 58:10A-15 to -20
Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems 7:9A

Underground Storage Tanks 58:10A-21 to -37
Water Pollution Control Act 7:14
      Underground Storage Tanks 7:14B
      Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites 7:26C
      Technical Requirements for Site Remediation 7:26E

Ocean Sludge Dumping Elimination Act 58:10A-44 to -46
   

Ocean Dumping Enforcement Act 58:10A-47 to -51
   

Clean Ocean Education Act 58:10A-52 to -55
   

Brownfield and Contaminated Site Remediation Act 58:10B
Industrial Site Recovery Act Rules 7:26B
      Department Oversight of the Remediation of Contaminated Sites 7:26C
      Technical Requirements for Site Remediation 7:26E

Interconnections Between Approved Public Potable Water Supplies and Unapproved Water Supplies 58:11-9.1 to -9.11
Safe Drinking Water Act 7:10

Realty Improvement Sewerage and Facilities Act 58:11-23 to -48
Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems 7:9A
      Safe Drinking Water Act 7:10

Pretreatment Standards for Sewerage 58:11-49 to -58
Water Pollution Control Act 7:14
      Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 7:14A

Facilities and Services of Small Water Companies 58:11-59 to -63
Small Water Company Takeover Act Regulations 7:19

Water Supply and Wastewater Operators' and Licensing Act 58:11-64 to -73
Licensing of Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment System Operators 7:10A
      Water Pollution Control Act 7:14

Water Quality Planning Act 58:11A-1 to -16
Water Pollution Control 7:9
      Surface Water Quality Standards 7:9B
      Pollution Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Water Quality Management Planning 7:15

New Jersey Wastewater Treatment Trust Act 58:11B-1 to -27
Financial Assistance Programs for Wastewater Treatment Facilities 7:22
      Sewage Infrastructure Improvement Act Grants 7:22A
      Wastewater Treatment Trust Procedures & Requirements 7:22

Safe Drinking Water Act 58:12A-1 to -25
Water Supply Loan Programs 7:1A
      Safe Drinking Water Act 7:10
      Licensing of Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment System Operators 7:10A
      Pollution Discharge Elimination System 7:14A
      Regulations Governing the Certification of Laboratories and Environmental Measures 7:18
      Water Supply Allocation Permits 7:19

State Flood Control Facilities Act 58:16A-1 to -17
Administration of Lake Restoration Projects 7:23
      Dam Restoration Grant Regulations 7:24
      Dam Restoration and Inland Waters Projects Loan Program 7:24A

Flood Hazard Area Control Act 58:16A-50 to -101
Flood Hazard Area Control 7:13

Additional Water Supply Site Reservations 58:21B-1 to -6
   

New Jersey Water Supply Law, 1958 58:22-1 to -19
   

Shellfish and Shellfish Beds 58:24-1 to -10
Shellfish Growing Water Classification 7:12

Local Sewerage Facilities Aid Program 58:25-1 to -10
   

Sewerage Infrastructure Improvement Act 58:25-23 to -33
Sewage Infrastructure Improvement Act Grants 7:22A

New Jersey Water Supply Privatization Act 58:26-1 to -18
   

New Jersey Wastewater Treatment Privatization Act 58:27-1 to -18
   

 
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