Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024
(a)
Purveyors shall comply with the following requirements for preparation and
implementation of management and status surveys:
1. Within one year after the effective date
of this subchapter, all Class 3 purveyors must perform management and status
surveys in accordance with criteria to be provided by the Department, except
that those having had such surveys or partial surveys performed within the
preceding five years may, with the approval of the Department, submit such
completed work in partial or complete compliance with this requirement. The
survey must include an analysis of the current status of the system
infrastructure and the planned renewal and rehabilitation required to maintain
the system in good physical condition, including preventative maintenance. The
survey shall be accompanied by an evaluation of the status of the system,
including acceptance or rejection of each recommendation and a schedule for
planned renewal and rehabilitation. Within two years of the effective date of
this subchapter, all Class 2 purveyors must also submit such surveys and
evaluations. The management and status survey required hereby does not preclude
compliance with similar requirements of the Board of Public
Utilities.
2. Upon approval by the
Department, the schedule of planned renewal and rehabilitation shall commence
upon the next fiscal year starting after approval by the Department; thereafter
it shall be implemented annually by the purveyor.
3. If no management and status survey is
submitted pursuant to the above requirements or if the recommended schedule is
disapproved by the Department, planned renewal and rehabilitation of system
infrastructure shall be carried out by each purveyor to the extent of 10
percent of total gross water supply revenue, in accordance with Departmental
criteria.
4. Upon the effective
date of these regulations, all Class 2 and 3 purveyors must initiate
administrative preparation for planned renewal and rehabilitation programs, of
the magnitude contemplated by this section, as applied to each purveyor's
particular situation. This shall be done, without awaiting the completion of
the management and status surveys required above.
(b) Upon determination by the Department that
any component(s) of a water supply system have deteriorated to a degree that
may jeopardize the ability of the system to deliver an adequate and reliable
supply of water or may cause waste of an unduly large amount of water, the
purveyor shall submit, within a time period required by the Department, a
report and implementation schedule specifically identifying the scope of
rehabilitation work necessary, the time required for work implementation and
the required water rate modification to finance the work.
(c) Upon approval of the report by the
Department, the purveyor shall commence rehabilitation work in an expeditious
manner and shall perform the work in a manner which minimizes system
disruptions.
(d) All rehabilitation
work performed on water supply systems shall conform to the current design
requirements specified in the New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act, N.J.S.A.
58:12A et seq., and this subchapter.
(e) For planned or required
transmission/distribution system rehabilitation, loans will be provided on a
priority basis pursuant to the Water Supply Bond Act of 1981 ( Public Law 1981
ch. 261) and associated rules (N.J.A.C. 7:1A-1 et seq.), to the extent that
eligibility requirements of the regulations are met and the funding
availability allows.
1. In cases where a
critical water supply transmission/distribution disruption exists, pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 7:1A-6, application may be made for an emergency, interim
rehabilitation loan. Upon approval of said loan, the emergency applicant is
required to make full application for a Water Supply Rehabilitation Loan,
pursuant N.J.A.C. 7:1A-1 et seq.
