New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 27 - AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Subchapter 2 - CONTROL AND PROHIBITION OF OPEN BURNING
Section 7:27-2.7 - Emergencies

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:27-2.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

(a) The Department may issue a permit to a municipality for the open burning of plant life upon a finding of merit in an affidavit filed with the Bureau of Enforcement Services by the municipal clerk that excessive quantities of plant wastes have been produced by an emergency such as a wind storm or ice storm.

(b) The permit may be conditioned upon meteorological factors and any other requirements which the Enforcement Services deems to be necessary and is revocable at the discretion of the Department.

(c) The permit may be issued for a single event or for a period not to exceed seven days, and no open burning of plant life shall commence until a permit is issued and current.

(d) The affidavit shall set forth the following and any other information requested by the Department:

1. The name, address and telephone number of the municipal clerk submitting the affidavit;

2. The name of the authorized municipal representative in charge of the premises where the plant life is to be burned;

3. The proposed operating practice including the type and quantity of plant life to be burned;

4. Whether the open burning is to be carried on in a single instance or the frequency if intermittent;

5. The exact location(s) at which the plant life is to be burned; and

6. Reasons why the plant life cannot be disposed of by any method other than by open burning.

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