Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a) All permit applications shall be
submitted on forms provided by the Department obtained from the address noted
below and containing the information specified in (b) below. The permit
application shall be accurately completed, signed, dated, and returned to the
address at N.J.A.C.
7:14B-2.2(b).
(b) Any owner and operator of an existing or
proposed underground storage tank system which requires a Department issued
permit shall:
1. Submit with the permit
application one copy of the plans and specifications for the proposed
installation, modification or upgrade of the underground storage tank system,
signed and sealed by a New Jersey professional engineer, drawn to scale and
depicting the top, front, and side views of the proposed or existing
underground storage tank system. Plans submitted shall show all information and
details necessary to indicate compliance with this chapter and shall include a
certification in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-1.7(b);
2. Submit a copy of the scaled site diagram
showing the size and location of all underground storage tank systems, all
existing structures on the site, and distances from lot lines;
3. Submit information documenting soil
permeability as required pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-6.5(a)5 and
6;
4. Submit documentation of the
depth to ground water as required pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-6.5(a)6;
5. Submit all corrosion system designs
required pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-4.1(a) or 4.2. The
design of all field installed cathodic protection systems shall be certified in
the manner described in (b)1 above by a cathodic protection specialist
certified by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14B-13;
6. Submit a detailed description of the
upgrade, installation, or repair to be performed;
7. Submit documentation demonstrating the
precision of the performance of the release detection monitoring method chosen
pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-6.1, 6.2 and 6.3;
8. Submit a scaled site diagram which
accurately indicates the location of all sampling and monitoring points in
relation to all underground storage tank systems at the facility;
9. Submit a certification in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-1.7(c) signed by a
licensed site remediation professional, that the number and locations of all
vapor or product monitoring points is sufficient to monitor the underground
storage tank system should this method of monitoring be chosen; and
10. Submit all fees in accordance with
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-3.5.
(c) The Department shall make an
administrative review of each application as follows:
1. If the application does not contain all
documents and information required pursuant to (a) and (b) above, the
Department shall within 30 working days of receipt of the application, either
return the application or advise the applicant in writing as to the additional
information required to make the application administratively complete and the
date by which the additional information must be received by the Department. If
an application is returned, the applicant shall be advised in writing as to the
additional information required to make the application complete.
2. If the application contains all documents
and information required pursuant to (a) and (b) above and is determined to be
administratively complete, the Department, within 30 working days of receipt of
the application, shall so advise the applicant in writing.
(d) The Department shall make a technical
review of each application within 60 working days after it declares the
application administratively complete as follows:
1. If the application does not contain
sufficient technical information as required pursuant to (b) above or if the
technical information requires clarification, the Department shall so advise
the applicant in writing and establish a date by which additional or clarifying
information must be received by the Department. If additional or clarifying
information is not received by the specified date, the Department may:
i. Return the application;
ii. Extend the date by which the applicant
must provide the additional or clarifying information; or
iii. Deny the application pursuant to
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-10.8.
(e) The Department shall perform a detailed
analysis of the technically complete application and shall develop a staff
recommendation to issue the permit or deny the application. The staff
recommendation shall include any conditions to be attached to the permit if the
recommendation is to issue the permit, or an explanation of the reasons for
denial if the recommendation is to deny the application.
(f) The Department shall issue a permit, with
any conditions deemed appropriate or the Department shall deny the application
in writing with an explanation of the reasons for denial pursuant to the
criteria contained in
N.J.A.C.
7:14B-10.8.
