N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-2.14 - Specific criteria for concentrated aquatic animal production facilities
(a) Except for
indirect discharges, a permit shall be obtained for any discharge from an
animal production facility if the animal production facility meets the criteria
in (b) below or is required to obtain a permit under (d) below.
(b) An animal production facility shall be
considered a concentrated aquatic animal production facility if it is a
hatchery, fish farm, or other facility that contains, grows, or holds aquatic
animals in either of the following categories:
1. Cold water fish species, including but not
limited to, the Salmonidae family of fish (for example, trout and salmon), or
other cold water aquatic animals in ponds, raceways, or other similar
structures which discharge at least 30 days per year, but does not include:
i. Facilities which produce less than 9,090
harvest weight kilograms (approximately 20,000 pounds) of aquatic animals per
year; and
ii. Facilities which feed
less than 2,272 kilograms (approximately 5,000 pounds) of food during the
calendar month of maximum feeding.
2. Warm water fish species, including, but
not limited to, the Ameiuride, Centrarchidae and Cyprinidae families of fish
(for example, respectively, catfish, sunfish, and minnows), or other warm water
aquatic animals in ponds, raceways, or other similar structures which discharge
at least 30 days per year, but does not include:
i. Closed ponds which discharge only during
periods of excess runoff; or
ii.
Facilities which produce less than 45,454 harvest weight kilograms
(approximately 100,000 pounds) of aquatic animals per year.
(c) Any aquatic animal
production facility which does not meet the criteria in (b) above, shall submit
the following information to the Department to determine if a permit is
required:
1. The number and type of animals
confined;
2. A description of the
means of discharge; and
3. The name
and address of the owner or operator.
(d) The Department shall require on a
case-by-case basis any aquatic animal production facility to obtain a permit
upon determining that:
1. It is a significant
contributor of pollution to the waters of the State. In making this
determination the Department shall consider the following factors:
i. The location and quality of the receiving
waters of the State;
ii. The
holding, feeding, and production capacities of the facility;
iii. The quantity and nature of the
pollutants reaching waters of the State; and
iv. Other relevant factors.
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