N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-9.6 - Relevant point of compliance

(a) The relevant point of compliance for a MSWLF shall be no more than 150 meters from the actual disposal area and shall be located on land owned by the owner of the sanitary landfill. In determining the relevant point of compliance, the Department shall consider the following factors:

1. The hydrogeologic characteristics of the facility and the surrounding land;

2. The volume and physical and chemical characteristics of the leachate;

3. The quantity, quality and direction of flow of ground water;

4. The proximity and withdrawal rate of the ground water users;

5. The availability of alternative drinking water supplies; and

6. The existing quality of the ground water, including other sources of contamination and their cumulative impacts on the ground water, and whether the ground water is currently used or reasonably expected to be used for drinking water.

(b) The relevant point of compliance for sanitary landfills that are not MSWLFs shall be the sanitary landfill property boundary, but when possible, shall be no more than 150 meters from the actual disposal area within the "set back" as defined in 7:26-1.6.

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N.J. Admin. Code § 7:14A-9.6