N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.5 - Permit-by-rule 5-removal of accumulated sediment and debris from a regulated water by hand

(a) Permit-by-rule 5 authorizes the removal of accumulated sediment and debris by hand, provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:13-6.7 are met and:

1. No machinery is used within the regulated water except for handheld equipment such as hoses and hydraulic pumps;

2. The material removed consists solely of accumulated sediment and debris and does not alter the natural bed and banks of the regulated water;

3. Where work is proposed along a trout production or maintenance water, the appropriate timing restrictions set forth at N.J.A.C. 7:13-11.5(d) are observed;

4. No riparian zone vegetation is cleared, cut, and/or removed, unless such disturbance is unavoidable, necessary to gain access to the regulated water, and minimized;

5. No trees are cleared, cut, and/or removed in a riparian zone; and

6. All material removed from the regulated water is disposed of outside of any regulated area and in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local requirements.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-7.5

Adopted by 48 N.J.R. 1067(a), effective 6/20/2016