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
Section 7:14A-15.5 - Consolidation of permit processing

(a) Whenever an applicant proposes or requests a permit or permit renewal for more than one type of discharge covered by this chapter, the applicant, to the extent practicable, shall submit applications for all required permits to discharge concurrently and, to the extent practicable, the Department shall consolidate the processing of the permit applications.

(b) Whenever draft permits are concurrently prepared, the statements of basis (see 7:14A-15.7) or fact sheets (see 7:14A-15.8) , administrative records (see 7:14A-15.9) , public comment periods (see 7:14A-15.10) , and any public hearings (see 7:14A-15.12) on those permits shall be consolidated. The final permits, to the extent practicable, shall be concurrently issued except where, in the judgment of the Department, joint processing will result in unreasonable delay in the issuance of one or more approval(s) for the discharge.

(c) Whenever an existing facility or activity requires additional permits covered by this chapter, the Department shall, to the extent practicable, coordinate the expiration date(s) of the new permit(s) with the expiration date(s) of the existing permit(s) and make necessary adjustments of these dates so that all permits expire simultaneously. Subsequent renewal applications shall also be similarly consolidated.