Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) For
small municipal separate storm sewer systems, and for stormwater discharges
associated with industrial activity or small construction activity that are not
subject to an effluent limitation guideline that establishes monitoring
requirements or numeric effluent limitations, monitoring requirements shall be
established on a case-by-case basis depending upon the nature and effect of the
discharge. The permittee shall be required to monitor such discharges in
accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:14A-11.2(a)2, or, at a
minimum:
1. For small municipal separate storm
sewer systems subject to
N.J.A.C.
7:14A-25.6 or 25.8, the permittee shall
comply with the requirements for evaluation, recordkeeping, and reporting in
N.J.A.C.
7:14A-25.6(j) or 25.8(i),
respectively.
2. For stormwater
discharges associated with industrial activity or small construction activity:
i. The permittee shall conduct an annual
inspection of the facility to identify areas contributing to a stormwater
discharge associated with industrial activity or small construction activity
and evaluate whether measures to reduce pollutant loadings identified in a
stormwater pollution prevention plan are adequate and properly implemented in
accordance with the terms of the permit or whether additional control measures
are needed;
ii. The permittee shall
prepare a report summarizing the result of the annual inspection conducted
under (a)2i above. This report shall be accompanied by an annual certification
that the facility is in compliance with its stormwater pollution prevention
plan and the permit, except that if there are any incidents of non-compliance,
those incidents shall be identified in the certification. If there are
incidents of non-compliance, the report shall identify the steps being taken to
remedy the non-compliance and to prevent such incidents from recurring. The
permittee shall maintain this report and certification for a period of at least
five years from the date of the report. This period may be extended by written
request from the Department at any time; and
iii. Such report and certification shall be
signed by a person described in
N.J.A.C.
7:14A-4.9.
iv. Permittees that are not required to
submit monitoring reports at least annually pursuant to this subsection shall
report to the Department at least annually all instances of non-compliance not
reported under
N.J.A.C.
7:14A-6.7, 6.8 and 6.10.
(b) The operating entity for a
large or medium municipal separate storm sewer system shall include, in its
annual report, a summary of data, including monitoring data, that is
accumulated throughout the reporting year, in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:14A-25.10(b) and
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C.F.R. 122.42(c).
