{"id":3323,"date":"2022-02-15T10:53:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T15:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/watersupply\/?page_id=3323"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:48:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:48:43","slug":"agricultural-certifications-registrations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/watersupply\/water-allocation\/agricultural-certifications-registrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Agricultural Certifications & Registrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An\u00a0Agricultural Water Usage Certification<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0Agricultural Water Use Registration<\/strong> must be obtained, and first certified by your County agricultural agent if a person has the capability to divert ground and\/or surface water in excess of 100,000* gallons per day for agricultural, aquacultural or horticultural purposes.\u00a0 A total pumping capacity of 70 gallons per minute is equivalent to 100,000 gallons per day.<\/p>\n

Agricultural Water Use Registration<\/strong>\u00a0is required for any person with the capability to divert in excess of 100,000* gallons of water per day, but who diverts less than this quantity.<\/p>\n

Find your county’s Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) Cooperative Extension office and Agricultural Agent by visiting their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

*\u00a0At the 100,000 gallons per day threshold additional approvals for water diversion may be required by the\u00a0<\/em>Delaware River Basin Commission<\/em><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/em>New Jersey Pinelands Commission<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 According to N.J.A.C. 7:38-2.5(c) Agricultural, Aquicultural and Horticultural diversions within the\u00a0<\/em>Highlands Preservation Area <\/i><\/em><\/a>\u00a0have a regulatory threshold of 100,000 gallons of water per day based on N.J.A.C. 7:20A. Please refer to the <\/em>Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for additional information.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1644353361524{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Agricultural Certification Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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