New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14A - NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Subchapter 15 - PROCEDURES FOR DECISION MAKING-NJPDES PERMIT PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS
Appendix A
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
GUIDE TO THE NJPDES PERMIT PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS
Appendix A is designed to assist a new applicant, or permittee in following the permit procedural requirements set out in this chapter. An applicant should read the full text of the regulations before applying for a permit.
The flow chart outlines a sequence of events directed by arrows and is divided into two sections as follows:
Section 1--Application Procedures
Section 1 outlines the actions leading to a permit application and the Department's administrative review of the application. The key items in this section are that prior to a permit application an applicant shall have:
1. Received a determination of consistency (unless submitting a concurrent permit and plan amendment application) pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-15.4(b) in accordance with the Statewide Water Quality Management Planning Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:15; and
2. Requested a letter of comment or objections from the municipality or sewerage authority pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-4.3(a)13.
Section 2--Permit Decision Process
Section 2 outlines the steps in the technical review of the permit application, how a permit will be prepared and publicly noticed for comment, and how a final permit decision will be issued. The key item in this section is the public comment period (N.J.A.C. 7:14A-15.10) . Unless issues are raised during this period they may not be adjudicated during the hearing process if the applicant appeals the Department's final decision on the permit.
