New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 19 - WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION PERMITS
Subchapter 11 - GENERAL POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT
Section 7:19-11.2 - Water purveyor emergency response plans and teams

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:19-11.2

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Water purveyors serving more than 3,000 residents, and other purveyors when requested by the Department shall develop and submit to the Department:

1. Emergency response plans by February 16, 1986, for water purveyors serving more than 50,000 residents or by March 19, 1991 for water purveyors serving more than 3,000 residents but not more than 50,000 residents.
i. The plans shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Organization structure including names of emergency response team members and telephone numbers;

(2) Emergency notification and communication procedures;

(3) Interconnections and backup supplies to be utilized;

(4) Interim water restrictions, conservation measures and alternate sources of water;

(5) Coordination procedures for emergency response with other agencies;

(6) Resources inventory;

(7) Vulnerability assessment; and

(8) Any other information the Department deems necessary to respond to unforeseen water emergencies and long-term relatively predictable water emergencies.

2. Revised and updated emergency response plans whenever there is a significant change to the procedures in the plan, but in all cases at least every two years. Any change in emergency response personnel or their telephone numbers shall be reported to the Department within two weeks after such change.

(b) Water purveyor emergency response teams shall be comprised of managerial, technical, operations, and public information personnel to implement the emergency response plan. The members of the emergency response teams shall be listed in the emergency response plans.

(c) The water purveyor shall undertake the periodic evaluation of the effectiveness of the emergency response plan and shall incorporate the results of such evaluations into the plan revisions and updates.

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