New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 50 - PINELANDS COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Subchapter 6 - MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND MINIMUM STANDARDS
Part VIII - WATER QUALITY
Section 7:50-6.83 - Minimum standards necessary to protect and preserve water quality

(a) All development permitted under this Plan, or under a certified county or municipal master plan or land use ordinance, shall be designed and carried out so that the quality of surface and ground water will be protected and maintained. For the purpose of this Part, agricultural use shall not be considered development.

(b) Except as specifically authorized in this Part, no development which degrades surface or ground water quality or which establishes new point sources of pollution shall be permitted.

(c) No development shall be permitted which does not meet the minimum water quality and potable water standards of the State of New Jersey or the United States.