{"id":3579,"date":"2022-08-10T14:55:19","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T18:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/?page_id=3579"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:16:28","slug":"technical-manuals-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/technical-manuals-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Technical Manuals and Guidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;bottom&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1660144001018{background-image: url(https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/images\/banners\/dwq_financing_procedures.jpg?id=1895) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1653314201584{background-color: rgba(10,10,10,0.5) !important;*background-color: rgb(10,10,10) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663693113151{padding-top: 25px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Technical Manuals and Guidance<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][breadcrumb-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=&#8221;27&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666190293411{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gen&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663701167054{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;8921&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>General<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/srp\/guidance\/fspm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Procedures Manual<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/mrf_manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJPDES Monitoring Report Form (MRF) Manual<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"> <\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/pfas\/ao-2023-01-guidance-document-final-3.24.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PFAS Data Collection and Submission Guidance Document<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666190170633{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;swp&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663701167054{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1015&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Surface Water Program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pcb_pmp_techman.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Manual for PCB Pollutant Minimization Plan Preparation for Sanitary Wastewater Treatment Plants, Publicly Owned Treatment Works, and Industrial Dischargers <\/a><i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_reuseman.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Manual for Reclaimed Water for Beneficial Reuse <\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/srp\/guidance\/fspm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Field Sampling Procedures Manual<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1748444279274{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;gw&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663701167054{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1251&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Ground Water Program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/technical_manuals_and_guidance\/gw_technical_manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Manual for NJPDES Discharge to Ground Water Permits<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/technical_manuals_and_guidance\/gw_sizing_and_positioning_technical_guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Guidance For Sizing and Positioning of Spray Irrigation Systems Overland Flow Systems Infiltration\/Percolation Lagoon Systems, and Surface Impoundments<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/technical_manuals_and_guidance\/gw_gwpp_guidelines.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidelines for Developing Ground Water Protection Program Plans<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_related_documents\/gw_mar_application_guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Application Requirements Guidance<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666190224584{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;twa&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663701167054{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1185&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Onsite Wastewater Management Program and Associated Treatment Works Approvals<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/twas\/technical_manual_for_applications_for_treatment_works_approvals.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Manual for Applications for Treatment Works Approvals Under N.J.A.C. 7:9A<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/50guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance for 50 or More Realty Improvement Certifications<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/septicmn.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Homeowner\u2019s Guide to Septic Systems<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/inspection_guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technical Guidance for Inspections of Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/septicsystems\/50ormore.xls\" rel=\"noopener\">Nitrate Dilution Model (xls, 325Kb)<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-excel text-success\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666190203383{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;idtp&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1663701167054{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4114&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3>Pretreatment Program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pretreatment_403_dla.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance Manual for Preparation of the Pretreatment Program 403 Annual Report: For Delegated Local Agencies<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pretreatment_annual_potw.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annual Report Guidelines for POTW Pretreatment Program and Clean Water Enforcement Act<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pretreatment_grace_period_instructions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance Manual for Grace Period Annual Report<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pretreatmen_nondla_guidance_ipp_compliance_manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance Manual For Pretreatment Program Compliance for Non-Delegated Local Agencies<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pretreatment_local_limits_guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Limits Development Guidance, July 2004 (EPA 883-R-04-002A)<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_prereatment_local_limits_appendices.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Local Limits Development Guidance Appendices, July 2004 (EPA 883-R-04-002B)<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/dwq\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/pdf\/permits_and_licenses\/wastewater\/wastewater_pretreatment_emergency_guidance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guidance for Pretreatment Programs During Emergency Situations<\/a> <i class=\"fas fa-file-pdf text-danger\"><\/i>\n<p class=\"dwq-callout\">\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1666190255128{background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 5px !important;}&#8221; 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