N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14C-1.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:14C-1.7 - General reporting requirements

(a) Each domestic and industrial treatment works shall submit the information required under 7:14C-1.8 and 1.9 to the Department on, as applicable, Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) forms, Residual Transfer Report (RTR) forms, Waste Characterization Report (WCR) forms, or other equivalent report forms provided by the Department. Forms may be obtained from the Department at Mail Code: 401-02B, Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals, Permit Administration Section, Division of Water Quality, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420.

(b) All monitoring report forms shall be submitted to Mail Code: 401-02B, Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals, Permit Administration Section, Division of Water Quality, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 until such time that the Department requires monitoring report forms to be submitted electronically. Within 180 days after receipt of written notification from the Department, all monitoring report forms as required under 7:14C-1.8 or 1.9 shall be submitted to the Department electronically in a manner compatible with the Department's computer system.

(c) If a domestic or industrial treatment works monitors any pollutant more frequently than is required under this chapter, the domestic or industrial treatment works shall report the increased frequency of sampling on the applicable report form and shall include the results of all samples in the applicable calculations and data submitted on the report form.

(d) Each domestic or industrial treatment works shall comply with the land-based sludge management criteria applicable to the ultimate sludge management alternative utilized by the domestic or industrial treatment works.

(e) Each domestic or industrial treatment works shall report any noncompliance with the land-based sludge management criteria to the Department. The noncompliance with the land-based sludge management criteria shall be orally reported within 24 hours of the domestic or industrial treatment works becoming aware of the noncompliance to the Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals at (609) 633-3823 and to the ultimate sludge management alternative. A written submission shall be made within five days thereafter to: Mail Code: 401-02B, Bureau of Pretreatment and Residuals, Division of Water Quality, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420, with a copy to the ultimate sludge management alternative, and shall include the following information:

1. The dates of occurrence;

2. A description of the noncompliance with the land-based sludge management criteria;

3. The cause of the noncompliance; and

4. The steps being taken to reduce, eliminate and prevent reoccurrence of the noncompliance.

(f) Based on information submitted pursuant to (e) above, or pursuant to 7:14A-20.5, the Department shall require any domestic or industrial treatment works to perform and submit the results of additional sludge analyses, obtain under N.J.A.C. 7:26G a formal waste classification of the sludge removed for use or disposal, and/or require other actions when necessary to protect public health or the environment from any adverse effect of a pollutant in the sludge.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14C-1.7

Repeal and New Rule, R.1989 d.282, effective 6/5/1989.
See: 21 N.J.R. 373(a), 21 N.J.R. 1530(a).
The rule formerly at this cite was entitled "Testing procedures".
Recodified in part from N.J.A.C. 7:14-4.7 and amended by R.1999 d.164, effective 5/17/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 200(a), 31 N.J.R. 1320(a).
Section was "Reporting requirements". Rewrote the section.
Amended by R.2006 d.198, effective 6/5/2006.
See: 37 N.J.R. 4121(b), 38 N.J.R. 2420(b).
Inserted "Waste Characterization Report (WCR) forms," in (a).
Amended by R.2011 d.285, effective 11/21/2011.
See: 43 N.J.R. 1312(a), 43 N.J.R. 3083(c).
Rewrote (a) and (b); and in (e), substituted "Mail Code: 401-02B" for "Chief", "420" for "029" and "0420" for "0029".