N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-22.8 - Application requirements for construction, installation, or modification of treatment works-Stage II
(a) Persons who
propose to build, install, or modify treatment works that require the
Department's approval pursuant to this subchapter, shall submit the following
information and documents in the manner prescribed in this subchapter:
1. The Department's Treatment Works Approval
application form, as defined at
7:14A-22.6(a)1,
(original) signed, dated and imprinted with a seal where applicable;
and
2. The appropriate fee,
calculated in accordance with
7:14A-22.25, made payable to
Treasurer, State of New Jersey, Environmental Services Fund;
3. A resolution and/or written statement of
consent from the affected municipality, sewerage authority, owner of the
receiving treatment plant, owner/operator of the wastewater conveyance system
into which the project will directly connect, and district sludge management
lead planning agency (if applicable, see (a)3ii below) or completion of the
Department's form WQM003.
i. Prior to the
submission of an application for treatment works approval, the applicant shall
submit (return receipt requested) a copy of the application (at a minimum) to
the affected sewerage authority (not required for direct dischargers) and to
the municipality in which the construction will be located, with a request that
they provide a written statement of consent of the application.
(1) A written statement of consent by the
municipality shall include the statement that the project as proposed is in
conformance with the requirements of all municipal ordinances and that the
governing body of the municipality accepts and approves of the project as
proposed by the applicant. If the statement of consent is signed by anyone
other than the mayor, the municipality shall file with the Department an
official resolution by the governing body delegating such responsibility to the
named individual.
ii. A
written statement of consent from the district sludge management lead planning
agency is required only for applications that involve construction of residual
management units at ultimate residuals management sites.
iii. Written statements of consent from the
affected sewerage authority shall contain a certification concerning the
plant's compliance with applicable NJPDES permit requirements.
iv. A written statement of consent from the
owner/operator of the conveyance system must certify that the conveyance system
has adequate conveyance capacity as defined in
7:14A-1.2, to convey the additional
flow.
v. If an applicant is unable
to obtain the required written statement of consent, then the applicant may
choose to follow the procedures stated in (a)3v(1) through (5) below. An
application may be considered complete only after the 60 day period of
notification, as required in (a)3v(1) through (5) below, has elapsed.
(1) The affected sewerage authority or
municipality shall submit a written statement of consent to the application or
submit written comments to the Department within 60 days of the request for
consent. Prior to the expiration of the 60 day period to respond a request for
a written statement of consent, the municipality or sewage authority may
request a 30 day extension for review of a request for consent.
(2) Any document issued by a sewerage
authority or municipality which is tentative, preliminary, or conditional
approval shall not be considered a statement of consent.
(3) When the affected sewerage authority or
municipality does not consent to a project, it shall state all reasons for
rejection or disapproval in a resolution and send a certified copy of the
resolution to the Department.
(4)
When the affected municipality or sewerage authority expressly denies a request
for a written statement of consent for a project, the permit application may be
determined by the Department to be incomplete for processing; or in the
alternative, the Department may review the reasons for denial. Any such reasons
shall be considered by the Department in determining whether to issue a
treatment works approval or sewer connection approval in accordance with this
subchapter.
(5) When the affected
municipality or sewerage authority does not issue either a written statement of
consent or a denial of the request for consent, the Department, upon receipt of
proof that the applicant has delivered to the affected agency a written request
for a written statement of consent, shall review the reasons for the lack of
consent or denial, if known on the basis of reasonably reliable information.
Any such reasons shall be considered by the Department in determining whether
to issue a treatment works approval or sewer connection approval in accordance
with this subchapter.
4. Evidence that the following agencies have
been notified by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the intent to
file with the Department a treatment works approval application:
i. The municipal environmental commission, if
any;
ii. The county environmental
commission, if there is no municipal environmental commission; and
iii. The municipal planning board;
5. For wastewater collection and
conveyance systems, an original signed copy of the Department's Engineering
Report Form WQM006. The Engineer's Report shall be signed and sealed (embossed)
by a New Jersey licensed professional engineer;
6. For treatment units, holding tanks,
equalization tanks, or treatment works other than collection and conveyance
systems, in addition to the Department's form WQM006, the applicant shall
prepare and submit a technical report addressing the requirements specified in
7:14A-23.5;
7. An itemized engineering cost estimate for
the proposed treatment works. The cost estimate shall be in sufficient detail
to indicate the basis for the estimate and the approximate separation of costs
for individual sewerage facilities;
8. One set, each, of final construction plans
and specifications, signed and sealed by a New Jersey licensed professional
engineer, and meeting the requirements stated in
7:14A-23.4;
9. One original Dry Sewer Affidavit, if
applying for a stage II "construction only" permit pursuant to
7:14A-22.9;
10. A copy of a USGS Quad Map with the
project site location boundaries drawn to scale. If the project includes a pump
station or sewage treatment plant, the GPS coordinates of the pump station or
treatment plant control building in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:1D Appendix A.
The Department recommends using the "NJDEP GPS Data Collection Standards"
guidance document, as amended or updated. Guidance related to the mapping and
digital data standards is available at the Department's website at
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/gis/standard.htm [File Link Not Available];
11. Copies of Pinelands Commission
approval or certificate of filing, Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission
approval, and a Highlands Preservation Area Approval, if required;
12. For sewage holding tank applications, the
following additional items are required:
i. A
letter of consent from the local board of health; and
ii. Evidence of contracts with two licensed
waste haulers (one as a back-up); and
13. For a hauling/diversion treatment works
application, the following additional items are required:
i. Evidence of contracts with two licensed
waste haulers (one as a back-up);
ii. For projects involving wastewater
hauling, a letter of consent from the entity accepting the wastewater for
treatment and final disposal and for projects involving wastewater diversion, a
letter of consent from the municipality or authority accepting additional flow
through its collection system; and
iii. A statement concerning the frequency and
amount of wastewater which will be hauled/diverted. This amount shall be at
least equivalent to the project's projected flow pursuant to
7:14A-23.3.
(b) All submissions, including the
application, engineer's report, specifications, and plans shall bear an
embossed seal of a New Jersey licensed professional engineer.
(c) Applications shall be signed by the
applicant, a responsible official of the applicant as defined in (c)1 below, or
an authorized agent providing that an authorization for signature is submitted
with the application.
1. A responsible
official is an individual meeting the requirements set forth in
7:14A-4.9.
2. Signatures older than one year at the time
of submission to the Department are not acceptable, except in the case of a
previously denied application, in which case the Department shall have the
discretion to accept signatures older than one year, or require more recent
signatures, depending upon the specific circumstances.
(d) Applications and any other information
pertaining to treatment works shall be sent to the Department's Division of
Water Quality, Bureau of Permit Management, PO Box 029, Trenton, NJ
08625-0029.
(e) Any inaccurate
material that could affect the outcome of a treatment works approval decision
or falsification of information submitted shall be cause for rejection of the
application at any time during the review procedure.
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