{"id":36,"date":"2020-02-26T21:13:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njdep.kesz1dev.com\/dwq\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:04:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:04:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672757798963{margin-right: 2px !important;margin-left: 2px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672947093803{margin-right: 75px !important;margin-left: 75px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Bureau of NJPDES Stormwater Permitting is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wlm\/\">Division of Watershed Protection and Restoration<\/a> and is responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Regulating stormwater discharges to surface and ground waters from both industrial and municipal sources through the issuance of NJPDES (New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System) Stormwater Permits, <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/dwq\/all-division-rules-and-regulations\/njpdes\/\">N.J.A.C. 7:14A.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Providing technical and guidance material for stormwater management to address the standards in the Stormwater Management rules, <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-content\/uploads\/stormwater\/n.j.a.c.-7-8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N.J.A.C. 7:8.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Providing guidance on the process for establishing a stormwater utility, including stormwater asset management plans and various rate structure options for setting fees and credits. 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For more information, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wlm\/grants\/swgrant\/\">https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wlm\/grants\/swgrant.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Municipal&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/municipal-stormwater-regulation-program\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;9288&#8243;]Click here for the current Tier A, Public Complex, and Highway Agency MS4 NJPDES Permits and other related information.[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Industrial&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/industrial-stormwater\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;9272&#8243;]Click here for information regarding individual and general NJPDES stormwater permits for industrial operators and other related information.[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][info-box-shortcode title=&#8221;Stormwater Management&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/stormwater-management\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;9293&#8243;]Click here for information regarding the Post-Construction Stormwater Management Program including, the Stormwater Management Rule, Best Management Practices Manual, Green Infrastructure, Maintenance Guidance, Training Materials, and more.[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][info-box-shortcode horizontal=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Stormwater&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wlm\/grants\/swgrant\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;8960&#8243;]For information on current stormwater funding opportunities, click here.[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][info-box-shortcode horizontal=&#8221;true&#8221; title=&#8221;Stormwater Utilities&#8221; buttonlink=&#8221;https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/stormwater\/swu_stormwaterutility\/&#8221; bgimg=&#8221;7312&#8243;]<span data-teams=\"true\">For information and guidance on stormwater utilities, click here.<\/span>[\/info-box-shortcode][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672757798963{margin-right: 2px !important;margin-left: 2px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1672947093803{margin-right: 75px !important;margin-left: 75px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Bureau of NJPDES Stormwater Permitting is part of the Division of Watershed Protection and Restoration and is responsible for: Regulating stormwater discharges to surface and ground waters from both industrial and municipal sources through the issuance of NJPDES (New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":167,"featured_media":6972,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36","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=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10346,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/36\/revisions\/10346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/stormwater\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}