Department Organization

Describes organization of the Department. 

Includes addresses for obtaining information from the Department and for filing subpoenas and record requests under OPRA.

Water Supply Loan Programs

Governs the granting of loans by the Department from the 1981 Water Supply Bond Fund for qualified water supply projects, water supply projects, including the repair or rehabilitation and the interconnection of publicly owned water supply systems, and construction of water supply facilities or water systems to address ground water contamination problems.

Waiver of Department Rules (Waiver Rule)

Sets forth the limited circumstances in which the Department may prospectively waive the strict compliance with any of its rules in a manner consistent with the core missions of the Department to maintain, protect, and enhance New Jersey’s natural resources and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare, and the environment.

Establishes four bases for waivers, at least one of which must be met in order for the Department to approve a waiver under this Waiver Rule.

Establishes the criteria the Department will use to evaluate a request for a waiver under this Waiver Rule.

Lists the rules that the Department will not waive under this Waiver Rule.

Establishes public notice requirements and the limitations that apply to any waiver issued under this Waiver Rule.

Legal Affairs

Ninety-Day Construction Permits

General Practice and Procedure

Release Prevention

Sets forth standards for the administration of environmental health programs by county health departments and certified municipal or regional health agencies. 

Site Remediation

Site Remediation

Planning for the reduction of the use and release of hazardous substances and the generation of hazardous substances as non-product output by industrial facilities. 

Sets procedures for obtaining seedlings and other forestation stock from the State Forest Nursery.

Governs the Department’s maintenance of an approved forester list in support of Farmland Assessment Act implementation.

Sets standards for qualification as a Certified Tree Expert (CTE) and for professional practices of CTEs.

Concerns the accepted use of natural areas by the public.

Procedures for developing and adopting a State endangered plant species list. 

Parks and Forestry

Concerns how to apply for a coastal permit under the Coastal Area Facility Review Act.

Concerns how to apply for a permit under the Wetlands Act of 1970.

Concerns how to apply for a permit under the Waterfront Development Law.

Describes the activities may and may not be conducted in and adjacent to freshwater wetlands and State open waters.

Tells how to apply for a permit to conduct activities in wetlands, State open waters and transition areas.

Provides standards for coastal permit applications for coastal activities and developments under CAFRA, the Waterfront Development Law and Wetlands Act of 1970. 

Contains general requirements for stormwater management plans and stormwater control ordinances. 

Provides the content requirements and procedures for the adoption and implementation of regional stormwater management plans and municipal stormwater management plans. 

Protects surface water resources. 

Specifies ground water classification, designated uses and ground water quality criteria.

Includes procedures for developing criteria, and implementing ground water quality standards. 

Requirements for the construction and decommissioning (sealing) of wells.

Well driller and pump installer licensing requirements.

Governs the construction and operation of water systems; establishes drinking water standards to ensure for the provision of a safe and adequate water supply for consumption by the public.

Establishes standards for construction and procedures for certifications of water supply systems under the Reality Improvement, Sewerage and Facilities Act, N.J.S.A. 58:11-23.

Water Quality

Water Supply

Governs classification of shellfish growing waters as prohibited or approved for harvest based on Federal sanitary control standards.

Permitting standards and procedures for projects to be conducted in flood plains in order to minimize or avoid flood damage.   Includes construction standards, standards for protection of near-stream vegetation, and methods of determining flood hazard area along waterways.

Contains requirements for the construction of wastewater treatment facilities.

Water Quality

Regulates the discharge of pollutants to the surface and ground waters of the State.

Describes how to obtain a New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit.

Requirements for underground storage tank registration, construction, operation and closure.

Procedures for remediating a discharge from an underground storage tank.

Site Remediation

Prescribes water quality management polices and procedures concerning water quality management planning, including Statewide, areawide, and county water quality management plans (WQMPs) and wastewater management plans (WMPs). 

Provides review process and procedures for WQMP consistency determinations, revisions and amendments including WMPs. 

Describes process used to identify water quality limited segments. 

Sets forth two general approaches for development of total maximum daily loads. 

Contains quality assurance standards and procedures for certification of laboratories that perform environmental analyses to meet standards under various DEP regulatory programs, including drinking water, wastewater, solid/hazardous waste, sludge, and air.  Includes criteria and methods for sample collection as well as handling, preserving, and analyzing regulatory samples.

Rules governing the administration of financial assistance programs for a wide variety of water supply, wastewater, storm water and non-point source management projects. 

Rules regarding State matching grants that were formerly provided to public entities receiving Federal Construction Grants.

Rules that apply to the Environmental Infrastructure Financing Program that is jointly administered by the Department and the New Jersey Environmental Infrastructure Trust (Trust).

Pinelands Infrastructure Trust Financing Program rules - a combined grant/loan program. 

Rules governing the application and award of planning and design grants to abate combined sewer overflows and to eliminate interconnections/cross-connections of sanitary and stormwater sewers.

Watershed Management

Establishes policies and procedures for eligibility and distribution of grants and loans to government agencies and private lake associations for lake restoration projects.

Engineering and Construction

Subject to the availability of funds, establishes policies and procedures for eligibility and distribution of grants and loans to government agencies, private lake associations and owners of private dams for dam restoration and inland waters projects.

Establishes standards and requirements for the management of solid waste (including regulated medical waste). 

Registration, operation, maintenance and closure of solid waste facilities.

Registration, operation and maintenance of solid waste transport vehicles.

Permit and other fees charged by the Department.

Waste Management

Governs the operation of recycling centers.

Rules requiring the owner or operator of an industrial establishment to obtain a no further action letter or approval of a remedial action workplan from the Department, or execute a Remediation Agreement with the Department as a pre-condition to closing operations, or transferring ownership or operations (selling) of an industrial establishment.

Contains criteria concerning whether and when remediation must be conducted under the supervision of an LSRP.

Establishes timeframes by which certain phases of remediation must be completed. 

Requires payment of annual remediation and other fees and establishment of funding sources.

Contains rules concerning permits for the remedial action phase of remediation and model deed notice. 

Describes final remediation documents, including model response action outcome.

Describes direct Department oversight criteria, and contains penalties for violations of remediation rules.

Governs unregulated heating oil tanks (UHOTs) remediation and linear construction projects.

Sets forth the Department's minimum technical requirements for investigating and remediating sites which are contaminated or at which contamination is suspected.

Concerns the registration, operation, closure and post-closure maintenance of hazardous waste facilities.

Establishes the standards and requirements for utilities that collect and/or dispose of solid waste. 

Concerns transactional findings, solid waste tariffs, solid waste collection effective competition monitoring, uniform bid specifications for municipal waste collection, and host community benefits.

Concerns the protection and improvement of air quality. 

Control and prohibition of air pollution from area, stationary and mobile sources. 

For mobile sources - inspection and maintenance programs for gasoline-fueled and diesel-powered motor vehicles, the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) program, fuel requirements, and requirements for new heavy-duty diesel engines. 

For stationary sources - permitting and certification of facilities to control NOx, VOC and toxics, emission offset requirements, rules for the control of mercury emissions, the NOx budget program, requirements regarding the combustion of used oil, and the emissions statements program.

Air Quality

Sets forth the penalties the Department may impose for violations of the Air Pollution Control rules.

Air Compliance and Enforcement

These five test procedures are used to test stacks, determine opacity, determine VOC emissions from sources and test the emissions of motor vehicles in the gasoline and diesel inspection and maintenance programs.

Air Quality

Establishes the New Jersey component of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) CO₂ Budget Trading Program

Office of Climate and Energy

Establishes criteria for receipt of funding from the Global Warming Solutions Fund, including funding of local government greenhouse gas reduction programs.

Office of Climate and Energy

Office of Planning and Sustainable Communities

Rules to prohibit and prevent the use or presence of unnecessary radiation.

Radiological Health

Sets forth regulations relating to the control and abatement of noise.

Acceptable noise levels for industrial,
commercial, public service or community service facilities.

Governs the manufacturing, labeling, registration and classification of pesticides.

Registration requirements for pesticide dealers and pesticide dealer businesses.

Registration requirements for applicators of pesticides.

Concerns the distribution, use, application, storage, handling, transportation and disposal of pesticides in the State.

Regulates facilities handling extraordinarily hazardous substances (EHS) at or above certain specified threshold quantities to ensure risks to public safety from catastrophic accidental releases are minimized by the implementation of risk management programs.

Release Prevention

Criteria under which Green Acres will award funding to counties, municipalities, and nonprofit organizations for the acquisition and development of land for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes.

Describes obtaining a determination regarding whether or not an activity in the Preservation Area is regulated and/or exempt (Highlands Applicability Determination).

Describes obtaining a permit (Highlands Preservation Area Approval) for a major Highlands development (regulated activity) in the Preservation Area.

Describes obtaining an approval to conduct a regulated activity if the activity involves health and safety, redevelopment, a claim of taking without just compensation, or 100% affordable housing (Highlands preservation area approval with waiver).

Describes application process  for an approval from the D&R Canal Commission to do any project in the D&R Canal State Park.