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Pursuant to the proposal in the July 2, 2012 New Jersey Register (44 N.J.R. 1813) modifications to the Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey are provided below. Ten vegetative standards and 22 engineering standards are proposed as practices applicable to soil erosion and sediment control on land disturbance activities subject to the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq.

These modifications have been developed with the assistance of two technical advisory groups comprised of representatives from professional engineering, building and landscape associations, Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New Jersey Soil Conservation Districts, NJDEP, NJDOT, USDA-NRCS and other advisors. Although not required as a component of the overall rule proposal, the State Soil Conservation Committee will receive comments in connection with the proposed modifications to the Standards.

Click here for a summary of the proposed changes.

Please submit comments by August 31, 2012 to:

Frank Minch
Coordinator, Soil and Water Conservation Programs
State Soil Conservation Committee
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
PO Box 330
Trenton, NJ 08625-0330

SSCCrules@ag.state.nj.us 

1 -- Acid Soil
2 -- Dune Stabilization
3 -- Maintaining Vegetation
4 -- Permanent Vegetation
5 -- Mulch Only
6 -- Stabilization with Sod
7 -- Temporary Stabilization
8 -- Topsoiling
9 -- Tree Protection
10 - Vines and Shrubs
11 - Channel Stabilization
12 - Conduit Outlet Protection
13 - Detention Structures
14 - Dewatering
15 - Diversions
16 - Dust Control
17 - Grade Stabilization Structures
18 - Grass Waterway
19 - Land Grading
20 - Lined Waterway
21 - Offsite Stability
22 - Rip Rap
23 - Sediment Barrier
24 - Sediment Basin
25 - Slope Protection
26 - Soil Bioengineering
27 - Stabilized Construction Access
28 - Stormsewer Inlet Protection
29 - Stream Crossing 
30 - Subsurface Drainage
31 - Traffic Control 
32 - Turbidity Barrier