N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-6.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 7:14A-6.6 - Recordkeeping

(a) A person shall retain records of all monitoring information including all calibration and maintenance records and all original strip chart recordings for continuous monitoring instrumentation, copies of all reports required by a NJPDES permit, records of all data used to complete the application for a NJPDES permit, and records of monitoring information required by the permit related to the permittee's residual use and/or disposal practices for a period of at least five years, or longer as required by N.J.A.C. 7:14A-20, from the date of the sample, measurement, report, application, or record. The Department may at any time, extend this period through a written notice, and require that a person retain all records listed above for a period longer than five years for, at a minimum, any of the following reasons:

1. Enforcement action;

2. Litigation; and

3. Water quality studies.

(b) Records of monitoring information shall include:

1. The date, exact place, and time of sampling or measurements;

2. The individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurements;

3. The date(s) analyses were performed;

4. The individual(s) who performed the analyses;

5. The analytical techniques or methods used; and

6. The results of such analyses.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-6.6