NJ DEPARTMENT of ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION<\/b>
\nLand Use Management
\nWater Resource Management
\nDivision of Water Quality<\/p>\n
Notice of Rule Proposal<\/strong> PUBLIC NOTICE<\/strong> The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated December 3, 2018.\u00a0 A copy of the proposal is available from the Department of Environmental Protection\u2019s website at https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/proposals\/20181203a.pdf<\/a> and LexisNexis free public access to the New Jersey Register at http:\/\/www.lexisnexis.com\/hottopics\/njoal\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n A public hearing concerning the proposal is scheduled as follows:<\/p>\n Tuesday January 8, 2019 at 1:00 pm
\nStormwater Management N.J.A.C. 7:8;
\nCoastal Zone Management Rules N.J.A.C 7:7;
\nFreshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules N.J.A.C. 7:7A;
\nFlood Hazard Area Control Act Rules N.J.A.C. 7:13;
\nNew Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System N.J.A.C. 7:14A;
\nHighlands Water Protection and Planning Act Rules N.J.A.C. 7:38<\/p>\n
\nTake notice <\/strong>that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing amendments, repeals, and new rules to the Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8. The Department is proposing to replace the current requirement that major developments incorporate nonstructural stormwater management strategies to the \u201cmaximum extent practicable\u201d to meet groundwater recharge standards, stormwater runoff quantity standards, and stormwater runoff quality standards, with a requirement that green infrastructure be utilized to meet these same standards. The Department is proposing to clarify and modify the definition of major development, which defines the scope of projects to which these rules apply. The Department is proposing changes to apply the total suspended solids (TSS) removal requirement to the runoff from motor vehicle surfaces and to remove the TSS removal requirement as it applies to runoff from other impervious surfaces not traveled by automobiles, such as rooftops and sidewalks. The Department is proposing several changes which will support water quality and stormwater management improvements in communities with combined sewer systems. The proposal will also make changes to existing definitions, add new definitions and make other changes related to the changes identified above, and make minor changes to other provisions in the Stormwater Management rules. The Department is additionally proposing minor amendments to provisions in the Coastal Zone Management Rules, the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules, the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System rules, and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act Rules in order to update cross references and incorporate other changes consistent with the proposed amendments to the Stormwater Management rules.<\/p>\n
\nDepartment of Environmental Protection
\n1st floor Public Hearing Room
\n401 East State Street Trenton, NJ 08625<\/p><\/blockquote>\n