This permit regulates all portions of combined sewer systems. The permit relies upon the development and implementation of best management practices, technology-based control measures, self-monitoring, and permit compliance certification.

• Program Contact: Bureau of Financing and Construction Permits, (609) 984-6840.

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (“the Department”) proposes to reissue the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) General Permit for Combined Sewer Systems (CSS) NJPDES No. NJ0105023, in accordance with NJAC 7:14A and by the authority of the Water Pollution Control Act at N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et. seq. This General Permit was last reissued on June 30, 2004 and is due to expire on July 31, 2009.

This General Permit controls the discharge of pollutants from Combined Sewer Systems (CSS) through Combined Sewer Overflow Points (CSO Points) within the State of New Jersey.

CSS Draft Master General Permit (2009):

• Public Notice
• Fact Sheet
• Draft Combined Sewer Systems General Permit
• Permit Attachments
• Appendices A, B, C, D and E

CSS Master General Permit Issued on June 30, 2004:

• Final CSS General Permit - NJ0105023 Category CSO, (Adobe Acrobat 274 kb)
• Combined Sewer Systems Draft General Permit and associated documents. (600 kb)
• Response to Comments (153 kb)
• 1988 Rainfall Data (34 kb) - For the purposes of developing cost and performance relationships, permittees are directed to use the 1988 recorded rainfall at JFK Airport as the average hydrologic year.
  

Additional information concerning this draft general permit may be obtained between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday by contacting Mr. S. Dan Zeppenfeld, PE, PP, at (609) 292-5563 or by e-mail at:dan.zeppenfeld@dep.state.nj.us.

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