New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 19 - WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION PERMITS
Subchapter 2 - PERMIT AND WATER USE REGISTRATION PROCEDURES; PERMITS-BY-RULE
Section 7:19-2.8 - The public hearing

(a) The Department shall hold a public hearing on the date specified in the notice or on the day or days to which it has been adjourned when:

(b) The Department will designate a hearing officer to preside at the public hearing.

(c) At the public hearing, the Department will present the staff recommendation to issue a permit or deny the application.

(d) At the public hearing, the applicant shall make an oral presentation justifying the application. Any other written or oral comments from interested parties relevant to the application may be presented at this time.

(e) The hearing officer shall provide the applicant with reasonable time following the hearing to correct deficiencies in its application and/or respond to comments received at the public hearing and to allow any other interested party time for additional comments relevant to the application.

(f) The Department will certify the costs of publication of the notice of application and notice of hearing, and all costs of the stenographic record to the applicant. The applicant shall pay the costs as billed by the Department by the specified due date. Payment in full of these costs shall be a condition of the final permit.