WELCOME to NJDEP's stormwater web site. Here you'll find information about our storm water permitting and management programs and other useful ideas on how you can help keep our state's waters clean. Use the informative links below to discover how your lifestyle can contribute to water pollution and what you can do to help prevent it.     What is nonpoint source pollution (NPS)? What is stormwater? What can you do to prevent NPS pollution? What can students do to stop NPS? (PDF) More details on what you can do to prevent NPS? Free educational resources on NPS, stormwater and watersheds. Other educational resources available in New Jersey. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's NPS website. KEY PROGRAM CONTACTS CALENDAR OF EVENTS - Watershed Management Comments or suggestions on the Stormwater web site? Please contact Rich Hyjack.

WHAT'S NEW  Municipal Stormwater Status Report Summary Updated Stormwater Management rule Frequently Asked Questions, revised July 14, 2008 Fact Sheets on Surface Water Quality Standards, Antidegradation and Category One Waters and Buffers Surface Water Quality Standards (pdf) Antidegradation and Category One Waters and Buffers (pdf) AO 2008-02 Special Water Resource Protection Area 1/24/08 and Technical Manual of Functional Value Analysis 4/14/08 (PDF) Proposed Technical Update-November 2007 State of New Jersey Nonpoint Source Report 2007 Update-April 2007 (PDF, 16Mb) Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program 2005-2006 Summary Reports Model Stormwater Control Ordinance for Pinelands Area Municipalities 8/21/2006 Municipal Mitigation Plan Guidance (PDF) 3/7/2006 Nonstructural Stormwater Strategies Point System Download the NSPS in Excel format Download the NSPS User Guide in PDF format Checklist for County Review of Municipal Stormwater Management Plans and Stormwater Control Ordinances (PDF) Changes in Rainfall Data and the Use of the Delmarva Unit Hydrograph - 8/1/2005 Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program Draft Permit Modifications - 6/15/2005 Municipal Stormwater General Permit Guidance Materials  Adopted Stormwater Rules, Published 2/2/04 Stormwater Regulation (NJPDES) PDF Watershed Management (Land Use Management) PDF PERMITTING MANAGEMENT Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control General Stormwater Permits Individual Stormwater Permits Stormwater Permit Application Forms Stormwater Application Checklists Division of Water Quality Stormwater Management Rule Update April 2004 New Jersey Stormwater BMP Manual, April 2004 Certified Stormwater Technologies Gov. McGreevey Announces Water Protections 1/5/04 Nonpoint Source Pollution Program Calendar of Events Division of Watershed Management Frequently Asked Questions

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