New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 19 - WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION PERMITS
Subchapter 9 - ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SURCHARGE SCHEDULE
Section 7:19-9.3 - Establishment of the water emergency surcharge schedule

1. During Phase II of a water emergency the normal water rate shall be charged residential users for the first 50 gallons per capita used daily. Any water used above the prescribed amount in each billing period shall be charged the normal rate plus a $ 5.00 surcharge for each additional 100 cubic feet or portion thereof (one cubic foot equals about 7.5 gallons). This rate may be increased, up to a maximum surcharge of $ 10.00 for each additional 100 cubic feet or portion thereof, at the discretion of the Drought Coordinator should Phase II continue or should desired conservation levels not be met.

2. During Phase II of a water emergency, non-residential users of water shall be charged the normal water rate plus 0.33 times the normal rate as a surcharge for all water purchased. This rate may be increased, up to a maximum of the normal rate plus 0.50 times the normal rate, at the discretion of the Drought Coordinator should Phase II continue or should desired conservation levels not be met.

3. Water surcharge schedules set forth herein may be reviewed and adjusted, after notice and public hearing, in order to fulfill the objectives of the Act and Executive Order No. 5 (1982).

4. Each purveyor shall give appropriate notice of the imposition of the surcharge schedule, as directed by the Department.

5. The Drought Coordinator may authorize the owner of any building or complex with multiple dwelling units, where the individual dwelling units lack individual water meters, to pass through the surcharge to the occupants of the individual dwelling units. The pass-through shall be pro rated in proportion to the number of bedrooms served by the water meter. No political subdivision of the State shall enact or enforce any ordinance, rule, regulation, or order which shall prevent such a pass-through. Prior to the imposition of a pass-through, the owner of any building or complex with multiple dwelling units shall comply with the following requirements, including, but not limited to: