N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-24.3 - Petitions

(a) Any operating entity for a municipal separate storm sewer system may petition the Department to require a separate NJPDES permit for any discharge into the municipal separate storm sewer system.

(b) Any person may petition the Department to require a NJPDES permit for a point source DSW which is composed entirely of stormwater which contributes to a violation of a surface water quality standard or is a significant contributor of pollutants to waters of the State.

(c) The owner of or operating entity for a municipal separate storm sewer system may petition the Department to reduce the Census estimates of the population served by such separate system or the population within an urbanized area to account for stormwater discharged to combined sewers as defined by 40 C.F.R. 35.2005(b)(11) that is treated in a publicly owned treatment works. In municipalities in which combined sewers are operated, the Census estimates of population may be reduced proportional to the fraction, based on estimated lengths, of the length of combined sewers over the sum of the length of combined sewers and municipal separate storm sewers where an applicant has submitted the NJPDES permit number associated with each discharge point and a map indicating areas served by combined sewers and the location of any combined sewer overflow discharge point.

(d) Any person may petition the Department for the designation of a large or medium municipal separate storm sewer system as defined by paragraph 4 of the definitions of "large municipal separate storm sewer system" or "medium municipal separate storm sewer system" in 7:14A-1.2.

(e) The Department shall make a final determination on any petition received under this section within 90 days after receiving the petition, except as provided in (e)1 below.

1. For petitions under (a) or (b) above to require a NJPDES permit under 7:14A-25.2(a) for a stormwater discharge from a small MS4, the Department shall make a final determination on the petition within 180 days after its receipt.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-24.3