New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7A - FRESHWATER WETLANDS PROTECTION ACT RULES
Subchapter 16 - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 7:7A-16.9 - Additional requirements specific to an application for an individual permit
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:7A-16.9
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) In addition to meeting the requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:7A-16.2 and 16.7, an application for an individual permit shall meet the requirements of this section.
(b) An application for an individual permit shall include the following:
1. A line delineation LOI issued under
N.J.A.C. 7:7A-4.4
or a
line verification LOI issued under N.J.A.C.
7:7A-4.5
, if an LOI of either type
has been issued. A presence/absence LOI issued under N.J.A.C.
7:7A-4.3
is not sufficient. If no
LOI has been issued for the site, or if only a presence/absence LOI has been
issued, the application shall include all information required for an
application for a line delineation LOI or line verification LOI;
2. The total area of wetlands and State open
waters, in acres, on the site before the regulated activity is performed, and
the total area, in acres, of wetlands and State open waters on the site that
will remain after the regulated activity is performed. The total area of
wetlands and State open waters on the site can be approximated using a
planimeter or other mapping technique;
3. A copy of the deed and/or other legal
documents pertaining to the site;
4. An environmental report that includes:
i. A narrative that describes the basic
project purpose of the proposed activity, including whether it is water
dependent;
ii. Maps (such as
freshwater wetlands maps and USDA soil surveys) that provide an environmental
inventory of the site;
iii.
Information regarding special aquatic sites, public lands, critical habitat,
and other relevant environmental features of the site;
iv. An analysis of any potential temporary
and/or permanent adverse environmental impact(s), whether onsite or offsite, of
the proposed regulated activity or project on freshwater wetlands, State open
waters, transition areas, fishery resources, and threatened or endangered
species and their habitat, including any monitoring or reporting methods that
will be used;
v. An alternatives
analysis that allows the Department to evaluate whether the requirements of
N.J.A.C. 7:7A-10.2
are
met, including the following:
(1) A
description of all alternatives considered, including offsite alternatives, as
well as onsite alternatives that could minimize environmental impacts on the
site, and the reasons for rejecting each alternative;
(2) Information regarding the history of the
property as a whole, as necessary to evaluate the cost to the property owner of
various alternatives. Such information may include:
(A) Document(s) showing when the property as
a whole was acquired and its purchase price;
(B) Documentation of any investments made to
maintain and/or develop the property as a whole;
(C) Documentation of attempts by the property
owner to sell the property or to obtain other property; and
vi. A description of
all measures taken to reduce any potential adverse environmental impact(s) to
the resources listed at (b)4iv above.
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