Freshwater Wetlands General Permits

General Permits provide a means to perform a variety of activities within a regulated freshwater wetland, freshwater wetland transition area and/or State open water, provided that the various conditions are met for the type of general permit requested. There are requirements, conditions and restrictions that apply to all general permits which must be considered prior to applying for a permit.

• Maintenance and repair of existing features (GP 1)
• Underground utility lines (GP 2)
• Discharge of return water (GP 3)
• Hazardous site investigation and cleanup (GP 4)
• Landfill closures (GP 5)
• Non-tributary wetlands (GP 6) (Isolated Wetlands)
• Transition Areas Adjacent to Non-tributary wetlands (GP 6A) (Isolated Wetland Transition Areas)
• Human-made ditches or swales in headwaters (GP 7)
• House additions (GP 8)
• Airport sight line clearing (GP 9)
• Very minor road crossings (GP 10A)
• Minor road crossings (GP 10B)
• Outfalls and intake structures (GP 11)
• Surveying and investigating (GP 12)
• Lake dredging (GP 13)
• Water monitoring devices (GP 14)
• Mosquito control activities (GP 15)
• Habitat creation and enhancement activities (GP 16)
• Trails and boardwalks (GP 17)
• Non-motorized, multiple use paths (GP 17A)
• Dam repair (GP 18)
• Docks and piers (GP 19)
• Bank Stabilization (GP 20)
• Above ground utility lines (GP 21)
• Expansion of cranberry growing operations in the Pinelands (GP 22)
• Spring developments (GP 23)
• Malfunctioning individual subsurface sewage disposal (septic) systems (GP 24)
• Minor channel or stream cleaning for government agencies (GP 25)
• Redevelopment of previously disturbed areas (GP 26)
• Application of herbicide to control invasive species (GP 27)