New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 1C - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Appendix - APPENDIX

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

Concentrated Areas of Air Pollution

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Ground-Level Ozone Affected 3-year average days above standard Most recent USEPA1 Ambient Air Quality Daily Summary data
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.52) Affected 3-year average days above standard Most recent USEPA Ambient Air Quality Daily Summary data
Air Toxics Cancer Risk Including Diesel Particulate Matter Affected Estimated cancer risk per million Most recent AirToxScreen NJ state summary file
Air Toxics Cancer Risk Excluding Diesel Particulate Matter Affected Estimated cancer risk per million Most recent AirToxScreen NJ state summary file
Air Toxics Non-Cancer Risk Affected Combined Hazard Quotient Most recent AirToxScreen NJ state summary file

1United Stated Environmental Protection Agency

2Particulate matter composed of particles smaller than 2.5 microns

Mobile Sources of Air Pollution

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Traffic-Cars, Light-and Medium-Duty Trucks Affected AADT3-mile per square mile Most recent FHWA4 HPMS5 data
Traffic-Heavy-Duty Trucks Affected AADT-mile per square mile Most recent FHWA HPMS data
Railways Affected Rail miles per square mile Most recent NJDOT6 Railroads Network data

3Annual Average Daily Traffic

4U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration

5Highway Performance Monitoring System

6New Jersey Department of Transportation

Contaminated Sites

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Known Contaminated Sites Affected Weighted sites per square mile Most recent NJDEP Known Contaminated Site List data
Soil Contamination Deed Restrictions Affected Percent area Most recent NJDEP Deed Notice Extent in New Jersey data
Ground Water Classification Exception Areas/Currently Known Extent Restrictions Affected Percent area Most recent NJDEP CEA7 and CKE8 data

7Classification Exception Areas-Well Restriction Areas for New Jersey

8Currently Known Extent of Groundwater Contamination for New Jersey

Transfer Stations or Other Solid Waste Facilities, Recycling Facilities, and Scrap Metal Facilities

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Solid Waste Facilities Affected Sites per square mile Most recent NJDEP Solid & Hazardous Waste Facilities in New Jersey data
Scrap Metal Facilities Affected Sites per square mile Most recent NJDEP Scrap Metal Facilities data

Point-Sources of Water Pollution

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Surface Water Affected Percent uses impaired Most recent NJDEP Integrated List of Waters for New Jersey
Combined Sewer Overflows Affected Count Most recent NJDEP Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) for NJ

May Cause Potential Public Health Impacts

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Drinking Water Baseline Count of community drinking water violations or exceedances, or percent of PWTA9 exceedances Most recent NJDEP Private Well Testing Act Summary Results
Potential Lead Exposure Baseline Percent houses older than 1950 Most recent U.S. Census five-year ACS<12> data
Lack of Recreational Open Space Affected Population per acre of open space within 0.25 mile Most recent NJDEP State, Local and Nonprofit Open Space of New Jersey data
Lack of Tree Canopy Affected Percent lack of tree canopy Most recent USFS10 Analytical Tree Canopy Cover data
Impervious Surface Affected Percent impervious surface Most recent NJDEP County Impervious Surface of New Jersey data
Flooding (Land Use Cover) Affected Percent urban land use area flooded Most recent NJDEP Urban Flooding data

9Private Well Testing Act

10United States Forest Service

Density/Proximity Stressors

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Emergency Planning Sites Affected Sites per square mile Most recent NJDEP Facility Density Data
Permitted Air Sites Affected Sites per square mile Most recent NJDEP Facility Density Data
NJPDES11 Sites Affected Sites per square mile Most recent NJDEP Facility Density Data

11New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

Social Determinants of Health

Stressor

Designation

Measure

Source
Unemployment Baseline Percent unemployed Most recent U.S. Census Bureau five-year ACS12 data
Education Baseline Percent without high school diploma Most recent U.S. Census Bureau five-year ACS data

12American Community Survey

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