Stormwater and water quality
Stormwater management, discharge permits, sewage planning and water quality certifications. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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New Jersey adopts one-year extension letting complete applications use its older land-use rules until July 2027
Applications the state declares administratively and technically complete before July 20, 2027 will be reviewed under the pre-2026 land-use rules rather than the climate-adjusted flood standards.
Rules 7
- New Jersey · N.J.A.C. 7:14A; NJPDES General Permit 5G3Construction stormwater general permit (5G3)
- New Jersey · N.J.S.A. 13:13A-1 et seq.; N.J.A.C. 7:45Delaware and Raritan Canal Commission review
- New Jersey · N.J.A.C. 7:15Sewer service areas and water quality plans
- New Jersey · N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq.; N.J.A.C. 2:90Soil erosion and sediment control plans
- Federal · 33 U.S.C. 1341; 40 CFR Part 121State water quality certification of federal permits (Section 401)
- New Jersey · N.J.A.C. 7:8Stormwater rules for major development
- New Jersey · N.J.S.A. 58:10A; N.J.A.C. 7:14AWater discharge permits (NJPDES)