{"id":3676,"date":"2025-03-17T10:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T14:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/?page_id=3676"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T19:41:19","slug":"20250317a","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/notice-of-rule-proposals\/20250317a\/","title":{"rendered":"20250317a"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION<\/strong>
\nWATERSHED AND LAND MANAGEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notice of Rule Proposal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mitigation Rule<\/strong><\/p>\n

N.J.A.C. 7:7 Coastal Zone Management Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n

N.J.A.C. 7:7A Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n

N.J.A.C. 7:13 Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public Notice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take notice <\/strong>that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a rule that combines repeals, amendments, and recodifications with amendments to the Coastal Zone Management (CZM) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7, Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act (FWPA) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A, and Flood Hazard Area Control Act (FHACA) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:13, all relating to mitigation. Mitigation is a tool used to replace environmental resources when the determination is made that a proposed activity meets the standards and conditions to be granted a permit that will result in the loss of coastal or freshwater wetlands, intertidal\/subtidal shallows, or riparian zone. \u00a0The proposal encompasses the three land use rules as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. Within the CZM rules, this proposal would allow applicants who need to mitigate for intertidal\/subtidal shallows (ISS) impacts to use a mitigation bank.<\/li>\n
  2. The proposal adds the ability to preserve wetlands as a form of mitigation to both the CZM and FWPA rules.<\/li>\n
  3. The FWPA rules are being amended to change the mitigation hierarchy for a \u201clarger\u201d disturbance and make it the same as the hierarchy for a \u201csmaller\u201d disturbance.<\/li>\n
  4. The proposal would repeal the option to make a \u201csingle family contribution\u201d to the Wetlands Mitigation Council for impacts resulting from general permits.<\/li>\n
  5. In the Flood Hazard Area rules, the proposal would allow applicants to use the full range of mitigation options, including a mitigation bank, if mitigation along the same water or upstream is not feasible for major developments proposed along C-1 waterways.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated March 17, 2025.\u00a0 A copy of the proposal is available from: the Department\u2019s website (https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/70\/proposals\/proposal-20250317a.pdf<\/a>) and via LexisNexis\u2019s free public access to the New Jersey Register (www.lexisnexis.com\/hottopics\/njoal\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    A virtual public hearing(s) concerning the proposal is scheduled for April 16, 2025, at 10:00 A.M., with the attendance link available at: https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wlm\/proposals\/<\/a><\/p>\n

    Written comments may be submitted electronically by May 16, 2025, at https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/rule-comment-form\/<\/a>; or<\/p>\n

    In hard copy to:<\/p>\n

    Chris Segal Esq.
    \nATTN: DEP Docket No. 01-25-02
    \nNJ Department of Environmental Protection
    \nOffice of Legal Affairs
    \nMail Code 401-04L; PO Box 402
    \n401 East State Street, 7th Floor
    \nTrenton, NJ 08625-0402<\/p>\n

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    [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATERSHED AND LAND MANAGEMENT Notice of Rule Proposal Mitigation Rule N.J.A.C. 7:7 Coastal Zone Management Rules N.J.A.C. 7:7A Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules N.J.A.C. 7:13 Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules Public Notice Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing a rule that combines […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"parent":76,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3676","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3676"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3687,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3676\/revisions\/3687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/rules\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}