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To find a schedule of events from the Division of Water Quality, please visit the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Events Calendar where you can filter and search for upcoming events.  This includes public hearings, meetings, and other scheduled events.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1683557716344{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1684412844965{border-right-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1684415813142{margin-top: 25px !important;}” el_id=”news”]

News

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• 2/17/2026 – Public Hearing on the FY2026 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees scheduled for March 19, 2026
• 10/1/2025 – Draft Master General Permit for Short-Term De Minimis Discharge (Category B7) – Issued October 1, 2025 
• 7/1/2025 – Draft Master General Permit Modification for Harmful Algal Bloom Management (Category HAB) – Issued July 1, 2025
• 6/30/2025 – Final Master General Permit for General Remediation Clean Up Discharges (Category BGR) – Issued June 20, 2025
• 6/24/2025 – Final Master General Permit for dental facilities generating amalgam waste that discharge to onsite wastewater treatment systems (Category K2) – Issued June 24, 2025
• 6/17/2025 – Final Master General Permit for residuals transfer facilities (Category ZG) – Issued June 13, 2025
• 6/4/2025 – Final SXG Sludge Quality Master General Permit – Issued June 4, 2025
• 5/21/2025 – Draft Master General Permit Renewal for General Remediation Clean Up Discharges (Category BGR) – Issued May 21, 2025
• 4/16/2025 – Draft Master General Permit for residuals transfer facilities (Category ZG) – Issued April 14, 2025
• 4/7/2025 – Final Master General Permit Renewal for existing sanitary subsurface disposal systems (Category T1) – Issued April 7, 2025
• 4/4/2025 – Draft SXG Sludge Quality Master General Permit – Issued March 24, 2025
• 2/27/2025 – Final Master General Permit Renewal for pesticide application discharges (Category PGP) – Issued February 27, 2025
• 2/18/2025 – Public Hearing on the FY2025 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees scheduled for March 20, 2025
• 2/14/2025 – Draft Master General Permit Renewal for Dental Facilities Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (K2) – Issued February 12, 2025
• 1/16/2025 – Draft Master General Permit Renewal for existing sanitary subsurface disposal systems (T1) – Issued January 16, 2025
• 1/3/2025 – Draft Master General Permit Renewal for pesticide application discharges (Category PGP) – Issued January 3, 2025
• 10/1/2024 – Final Master General Permit Modification for sanitary discharges less than or equal to 20,000 gallons per day (GWSD) – Issued October 1, 2024
• 7/22/2024 – Final Master General Permit Renewal for Lined Surface Impoundments – Issued July 22, 2024; Effective August 01, 2024 
• 6/28/2024 – Final WTRG Sludge Quality Master General Permit – Issued June 28, 2024
• 6/25/2024 – Final New Master General Permit for sanitary discharges less than or equal to 20,000 gallons per day (GWSD) – Issued June 25, 2024
• 6/20/2024 – Final S1G Sludge Quality Master General Permit – Issued June 20, 2024
• 6/7/2024 – Final Master HAB Management General Permit – Issued May 31, 2024
• 5/23/2024 – Draft Master General Permit Renewal for Lined Surface Impoundments – Issued May 23, 2024
• 5/14/2024 – Final Master CG General Permit – Issued May 14, 2024
• 5/1/2024 – Draft New Master General Permit for sanitary discharges less than or equal to 20,000 gallons per day (GWSD) – Issued April 25, 2024
• 4/24/2024 – Draft Master HAB Management General Permit – Issued April 24, 2024
• 4/23/2024 – Draft S1G Sludge Quality Master General Permit – Issued April 23,2024
• 3/19/2024 – Draft Master CG General Permit – Issued March 19, 2024
• 3/14/2024 – Final New Master General Permit for sanitary discharges at farms where the aggregate volume of sanitary sewage on the property is greater than 2,000 gallons per day (GFSD) – Issued March 14, 2024
• 3/8/2024 – 2nd Public Hearing on the FY2024 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees scheduled for April 5, 2024
• 2/15/2024 – 1st Public Hearing on the FY2024 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees scheduled for March 21, 2024
• 2/7/2024 – Issuance of the Final NJPDES CSO Permit for the North Hudson Sewerage Authority Adams Street WWTP
• 1/5/2024 – Final CSO Public Engagement Guidance Document
• 12/7/2023 – Draft New Master General Permit for sanitary discharges at farms where the aggregate volume of sanitary sewage on the property is greater than 2,000 gallons per day (GFSD) – Issued December 7, 2023
• 12/7/2023 – Public Hearings for the NJPDES CSO Permit for the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority, Gloucester City, and the City of Camden scheduled for December 15, 2023 and January 22, 2024
• 11/9/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for the City of Camden
• 11/9/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for Gloucester City
• 11/9/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority
• 9/13/2023 – Public Hearings on the NJPDES Draft CSO for Bergen County Utilities Authority, Borough of Fort Lee, City of Hackensack and the Village of Ridgefield Park scheduled for October 16, 2023
• 9/7/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for the Bergen County Utilities Authority
• 8/23/2023 – Final Master General Permit Renewal for discharges to stormwater basins at operating landfills (I1) – Issued 8/23/2023
• 8/17/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for the City of Hackensack
• 8/17/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for the Village of Ridgefield Park
• 8/17/2023 – Issuance of the Draft NJPDES CSO Permit for the Borough of Fort Lee
• 5/25/2023 – Issuance of the Final NJPDES CSO Permit for North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority – Woodcliff STP
• 5/25/2023 – Issuance of the Final NJPDES CSO Permit for the Town of Guttenberg
• 5/9/2023 – Public Hearing for the NJPDES CSO Permit for the Joint Meeting of Essex and Union Counties and City of Elizabeth scheduled for June 12, 2023
• 4/28/2023 – Final New Master General permit for farms where the aggregate design volume of sanitary sewage generated on the property from farm labor housing is greater than 2,000 gallons per day (GFLH)– Issued 4/28/2023
• 3/27/2023 – Issuance of the Draft Master General Permit Renewal for the Consolidated Potable Water Treatment Plant (BPW)
• 3/6/2023 – Public Hearing for the NJPDES CSO Permits for North Hudson Sewerage Authority Adams Street and River Road WWTPs scheduled for April 17, 2023
• 2/2/2023 – Virtual Public Hearing on FY2023 NJPDES Fee Schedule Report and Assessment of Fees
• 2/1/2023 – Final Renewal 5G2 Final Permit (Effective 2/1/2023)
• 1/23/2023 – Public Hearings on the NJPDES Draft Combined Sewer Overflow Permits NJ0029084 and NJ0108715 – North Bergen MUA Woodcliff STP and Town of Guttenberg
• 1/18/2023 – Draft New Master General permit for farms where the aggregate design volume of sanitary sewage generated on the property from farm labor housing is greater than 2,000 gallons per day (GFLH)– Issued 1/18/2023
• 12/9/2022 – Issuance of the Draft CSO Permit for North Bergen Municipal Utilities Authority – Woodcliff STP
• 12/9/2022 – Issuance of the Draft CSO Permit for Town of Guttenberg
• 12/1/2022 – Final Renewal Tier A Master Permit (effective 1/1/2023)
• 11/18/2022 – Final New Master General Permit for Wood Waste Recycling and Leaf Composting, issued November 18, 2022
• 8/9/2022 – Final Renewal Master General Permit for Sludge Quality Category 3, issued August 05, 2022
• 5/31/2022 – Check here for the latest IUPs – Final FFY 2022 (SFY 2023) Intended Use Plan (IUP) for both CW SRF and DWSRF.

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• 3/1/2022 – Final Renewal Master General Permit for Stormwater Construction (5G3), March 1, 2022
• 12/23/2021 – Final New Master General Permit for Commercial Activities on Farms where the total design flow on the property is greater than 2,000 gpd and the commercial activities contribute less than 2,000 gpd (GWCF), issued December 23, 2021
• 11/18/2021 – Final Amendments to the Final Clean Water Intended Use Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 (and State Fiscal Year 2022) And Amendments to the Final Clean Water and Drinking Water Intended Use Plans Federal Fiscal Years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 State Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 – Use of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Funds
• 11/18/2021 – Final Amendments to the Final Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2021 (and State Fiscal Year 2022)
• 07/06/2021 – Notice of Rule Adoption Standards for Individual Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems N.J.A.C. 7:9A
• 06/25/2021 – Final Renewal Master General Permit for Distribution and Land Application of Food Processing Residuals (EG), issued June 25, 2021
• 05/27/2021 – Disaster Relief Appropriations Act (DRAA) for Hurricane Sandy – Notice of Intended Use of DRAA Loan Funds for Eligible Drinking Water Resiliency Project
• 05/12/2021 – PFAS Survey Extension
• 04/29/2021 – Draft Renewal Master General Permit for Distribution and Land Application of Food Processing Residuals (EG), issued April 29, 2021
• 04/06/2021 – 3rd Public Hearing on the FY2021 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees
• 03/23/2021 – PFAS Source Evaluation and Reduction Requirements Survey
• 03/18/2021 – 2nd Public Hearing on the FY2021 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees
• 03/17/2021 – 1st Public Hearing on the FY2021 NJPDES Annual Fee Report and Assessment of Fees
• 07/28/2020 – Final Renewal Master General Permit for General Remediation Clean-up (BGR), Issued July 28, 2020
• 06/17/2020 – Draft Renewal Master General Permit for Residuals Transfer Facilities (ZG), issued June 17, 2020
• 06/01/2020 – The Department adopts PFAS related amendments to the NJPDES rules for discharges to ground water.

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