New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 19 - WATER SUPPLY ALLOCATION PERMITS
Subchapter 9 - ESTABLISHMENT OF WATER SURCHARGE SCHEDULE
Section 7:19-9.5 - Collection of the emergency water surcharge; water emergency fund
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) It shall be the responsibility of the applicable water purveyor to assess and collect all sums under the water surcharge schedule and to forward, on a quarterly basis, those sums in excess of the amount collected under normal water rates, to a collecting authority designated by the Department of Treasury for deposit into a cash management account to be known as the "Water Emergency Fund."
(b) Access to the monies in the Fund shall be limited to the State Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection or their designees.
(c) Interest accrued on the monies in this fund shall be credited to the Fund.
(d) The Fund shall be disposed of as directed by the Drought Coordinator, in consultation with the Commissioner, only for the following purposes;
(e) A customer of record shall pay the surcharge assessed pursuant to (a) above to its water purveyor within 30 days after receipt of a bill for such surcharge.