EXECUTIVE ORDER 109 SIGNED BY GOVERNOR WHITMAN ON JANUARY 11, 2000

This is a summary of the contents of Executive Order 109 copied from the New Jersey State website:
"Directs that until such time that the Water Quality Management Planning Rules, currently set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:15, are repealed and replaced, the Department of Environmental Protection shall determine, consistent with its existing authority, including N.J.A.C. 7:15-5.18, what, if any, alternatives analyses must be conducted prior to the Department's making a final decision on an application for approval of a wastewater management plan or amendment thereto, including, but not limited to, an evaluation of depletive and consumptive water use, detailed land use, environmental build-out and pollutant loading."

The complete order is available at www.nj.gov/infobank/circular/eow109.htm