New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 14A - NEW JERSEY POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
Subchapter 7 - REQUIREMENTS FOR DISCHARGES TO GROUNDWATER (DGW)
Section 7:14A-7.14 - Additional requirements for applications for NJPDES-DGW permits for residual surface impoundments

i. The origin and volume of residual;

ii. Dated analysis of the residual on a mg/kg dry weight basis, including all constituents required to be analyzed in accordance with the Sludge Quality Assurance Regulations (SQAR), N.J.A.C. 7:14C; and

iii. Additional quality analyses as deemed necessary by the Department based on its evaluation of past SQAR reports or other related information, such as information on industrial discharges which may contribute constituents not normally evaluated under the SQAR program or which may contribute constituents identified in USEPA's Technical Support Document for Surface Disposal of Sewage Sludge.

iv. Any additional residual monitoring data the applicant compiled prior to applying for a permit, including available ground water monitoring data, with descriptions of well locations and depth to ground water;

i. Procedures to fill the residual surface impoundment or residual infiltration/percolation lagoon which provide for uniform distribution;

ii. Application or loading rates as well as procedures for periodic evacuation for cleaning and inspection or to provide the resting phases;

iii. A schedule for periodic removal of residual and designation of ultimate management sites;

iv. The frequency of inspection of containment structures for routine maintenance and leakage, wall or liner failures or imperfections and general site management;

v. A spill control plan (for example, overflow prevention devices and/or high level alarms and automatic shut-off valves on influent lines) and emergency response procedures; and

vi. Facility operations, including volumes of residual to be handled, methods of handling, facility layout and use or disposal methods; and