N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-2.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 19, October 7, 2024

Section 7:7A-2.1 - When a permit is required

(a) No person shall engage in a regulated activity subject to this chapter without a permit or authorization listed in (b) below. Initiation of a regulated activity without a permit or conducting a regulated activity beyond that specifically authorized by a permit is considered a violation of this chapter and shall subject the person or persons responsible for the regulated activity to enforcement action in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:7A-22.

(b) A person undertaking any regulated activity under this chapter shall do so only in accordance with:

1. An authorization under a general permit-by-certification, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-5 and 6;

2. An authorization under a general permit, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-5 and 7;

3. A transition area waiver, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-8;

4. An individual permit, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-9 and 10; or

5. An emergency authorization, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:7A-14.

(c) On March 2, 1994, the Department assumed responsibility for administering the Federal wetlands program (also known as the 404 program) in delegable waters. In non-delegable waters, the USACE retains jurisdiction under Federal law, and both Federal and State requirements apply. Accordingly, a person proposing to engage in a regulated activity in non-delegable waters shall obtain two permits, one from the Department under this chapter and one from the USACE under the Federal 404 program.

(d) A permit issued under this chapter shall constitute the water quality certificate required under the Federal Act at 33 U.S.C. § 1341 for any activity covered by this chapter. If a discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States does not require a permit under this chapter but does require a water quality certificate, the Department shall use the standards and procedures in this chapter to determine whether to issue the water quality certificate, except in the New Jersey coastal zone, as described at N.J.A.C. 7:7-1.2(b). For a discharge of dredged or fill material in the coastal zone, the Department shall use the standards and procedures in the Coastal Zone Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7, to determine whether to issue a water quality certificate.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-2.1

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 2530(a).

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017