[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8 specify stormwater management standards that are mandatory for new major development. The New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual (BMP manual) is developed to provide guidance to address the standards in the Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8. The BMP manual provides examples of ways to meet the standards contained in the rule. The methods referenced in the BMP manual are one way of achieving the standards. An applicant is welcome to\u00a0demonstrate\u00a0that other proposed management practices will also achieve the standards\u00a0established\u00a0in the rules. The BMP Manual was developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, municipal engineers, county engineers, consulting firms, contractors, and environmental organizations.<\/p>\n
The BMP manual has been drafted to\u00a0assist\u00a0review agencies and the regulated community. The methods in the BMP manual can be\u00a0utilized\u00a0without need for\u00a0additional\u00a0documentation to address the performance standards in the rule. The Department\u00a0anticipates\u00a0providing guidance on\u00a0additional\u00a0best management practices and\u00a0new information\u00a0on already included practices as research and development occurs in this field<\/p>\n
Future updates of the BMP Manual will be available through https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Applicable\u00a0sets of\u00a0BMP Manual\u00a0in respect to the\u00a0Stormwater Management rules in effect on July 17,\u00a02023,\u00a0and\u00a0January 20, 2026:<\/p>\n For major developments subject to the Stormwater Management rules in effect on July 17, 2023, please use this set of BMP Manual at\u00a0https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/bmp-manual\/nj-stormwater-best-management-practices-manual-2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n For major developments subject to the Stormwater Management rules in effect on January 20, 2026, please use this set of BMP Manual at https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/bmp-manual\/nj-stormwater-best-management-practices-manual-2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n Applicability of the Stormwater Management rules to major developments is set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:8-1.6 of the adopted NJPACT amendment at here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0For more Information regarding the applicability of the rules is also explained in the FAQs page<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8 specify stormwater management standards that are mandatory for new major development. The New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual (BMP manual) is developed to provide guidance to address the standards in the Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8. The BMP manual provides examples of ways to meet the standards contained […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":685,"parent":26,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/167"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2085,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/158\/revisions\/2085"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}