New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES
Subchapter 6 - GENERAL PERMITS
Section 7:7-6.29 - General permit 29 - dredging and management of material from a marina deposited as a result of a storm event for which the Governor declared a State of Emergency
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) This general permit authorizes the dredging and management of material from a marina that was deposited as a result of a storm event for which the Governor declared a State of Emergency, provided (a)1 and 2 below are met. Sand means, for the purposes of this section, a material consisting of 90 percent or greater of particles by weight retained on a 0.0625 mm sieve.
(b) Dredging activities under this general permit shall comply with the following:
(c) An application that meets the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:7-23 for authorization under this general permit shall be received by the Department no later than 24 months after the date the Governor declared a State of Emergency.
(d) Material determined to be sand shall be placed at either an on-site or off-site location that has been approved by the Department. The beneficial use of this dredged sand is encouraged.
(e) Material determined not to be sand shall be disposed of in an existing upland confined disposal facility located on the marina property, until beneficially used at an on- or off-site location. The dredged material shall remain within the confined disposal facility until an acceptable use determination for the final placement site, in accordance with Appendix G, is issued by the Department. Additional testing of the material may be required as part of the Department's assessment of a final placement site. The upland confined disposal facility shall:
(f) An authorization of dredging issued under this general permit shall not be considered in determining whether a future dredging activity constitutes maintenance dredging as defined at 7:7-12.6 at the same site.