NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Land Use Management
Division of Water Supply

Notice of Rule Proposal
Safe Drinking Water Act Rules, 7:10

Public Notice
Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing to readopt the Safe Drinking Water Act Rules without change. In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, N.J.S.A. 52:14B-1 et seq., the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) rules at N.J.A.C. 7:10, are scheduled to expire on November 4, 2009.  This expiration date is extended by 180 days to May 3, 2010 pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-5.1c by the timely filing of this notice of proposal.  The SDWA rules establish the State primary and secondary drinking water regulations for public and nonpublic water systems, construction standards, fees, physical connections between an approved and an unapproved water supply, and provisions regarding civil administrative penalties and adjudicatory hearings under the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act, N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq.  The Department has evaluated the rules and has determined that they are necessary, reasonable, and proper for the purpose for which they were originally promulgated.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated December 7, 2009.  A copy of the proposal is available from:  the DEP web site(PDF); phoning (609) 292-5550; at County  libraries; LexisNexis Customer Service at (800)223-1944 or www.lexisnexis.com/bookstore.   Be advised that there may be a fee for obtaining a copy of the proposal from some sources.

Written comments may be submitted by February 5, 2010 to:

NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Janis E. Hoagland, Esq.
ATTN: DEP Docket No. 172-09-11/749
Office of Legal Affairs
PO Box 402
Trenton, New Jersey 08625