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Executive Summary
The City of Bayonne's Municipal Stormwater Management Plan (MSWMP) outlines a strategy for addressing stormwater management, particularly in new development and redevelopment projects disturbing over one acre. This plan is required by the New Jersey Municipal Stormwater Regulations (N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-25) and addresses groundwater recharge, stormwater quantity, and quality impacts. Complete implementation is only required in areas of the City serviced by MS4s, not combined sewer systems. The MSWMP incorporates stormwater design and performance standards aimed at minimizing the adverse effects of stormwater runoff on water quality and quantity, as well as the loss of groundwater recharge.
The plan includes an initial strategy for mitigating impacts when design and performance standards cannot be met. Key aspects of the MSWMP include a mitigation strategy for review and approval by the Bayonne Planning and Board of Adjustment when waivers or exemptions are needed, nonstructural stormwater management strategies, and the adoption of a Stormwater Control Ordinance. The City is also enforcing the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) for residential development. This plan also incorporates elements regarding long-term operation and maintenance measures for both existing and future stormwater facilities. Several revisions to this plan were made, with the latest revision being February 2020.
Bayonne also has an outfall pipe map for its stormwater system and must visually inspect the pipes every five years to check for localized stream scouring from stormwater outfall pipes. The city has identified and reviewed TMDL reports to determine if pollutants within the area are in violation of surface water goals outlined by the Federal Clean Water Act.
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--- Document: Municipal Stormwater Management Plan Document ---
City of Bayonne
Municipal Stormwater Management Plan
NJPDES # NJG0151033
PI ID# 167238
April 2005
Revised May 2007
Revised October 2019
Revised February 2020
Table of Contents Page No.
Introduction .................................................................................. ................................. 1
Regulatory Framework ..................................................................................................... 2
General Requirements for Stormwater Management Planning ...................................... 4
Long Term Goals of the MSWMP...................................................................................... 5
Stormwater Discussion ...................................................................................................... 7
Background ......................................................................................................................... 8
Design and Performance Standards ........................................................................... 12
Plan Consistency ...................................................................................................... 13
Nonstructural Stormwater Management Strategies ...................................................... 13
Land Use/Build-Out Analysis ............................................................................................ 14
Mitigation Plan .............., ................................................................................................... 14
List of Tables
Table 1: Tier A Permit Requirement Implementation Schedule ......................................... 3
List of Figures
Figure 1: Schematic of Hydrologic Cycle ....................................................................... 11
Figure 2: Municipal Water Bodies............................................................... Appendix C
Figure 3: Groundwater Recharge and Wellhead Protection Areas..................... Appendix C
Figure 4: Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Areas........................................ Appendix C
Figure 5: Zoning Designations……................................................................ Appendix C
Figure 6: U.S. Geological Survey Topographic Map........................................ Appendix C
Figure 7: Existing Land Use………................................................................ Appendix C
Appendices
Appendix A: Tier A Municipal Stormwater Master General Permit Rear of Report
Appendix B: Adopted Stormwater Control Ordinance Rear of Report
Appendix C: Figures Rear of Report
Appendix D: MS4 Collection System Map Rear of Report
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Introduction
The City of Bayonne is primarily serviced by a combined sewer system, which collects
and transports sanitary and stormwater flows in the same conduit. The discharge from the
City's Combined Sewer Systems (CSS) is regulated under NJPDES General Permit
NJ0105023. Accordingly to correspondence received by the Bayonne MUA from the
Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control, combined sewer systems, and stormwater
discharges to combined or sanitary sewer systems, are outside the scope of the NJPDES
Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program (N.J.A.C. 7:14A-24.2(f)). Accordingly, while
the City may choose to selectively implement components of the Municipal Storm Water
Management Plan (MSWMP) throughout the municipality, complete implementation of
this MSWMP is only required in those areas of the City serviced by MS4s. Areas of the
City serviced by the CSS have been excluded from the MSWMP.
This MSWMP documents the initial strategy for the City of Bayonne (City) to address
stormwater management primarily in new development and redevelopment projects that
involve greater than 1 acre of disturbance. The development of this plan is required by
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-25 Municipal Stormwater Regulations. This plan contains all of the
elements required for completion in 2005 as described in N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq., Stormwater
Management Rules. The plan addresses ground water recharge, stormwater quantity, and
stormwater quality impacts to projects subject to the requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq.,
by incorporating stormwater design and performance standards for new major development,
defined as projects that disturb one or more acre of land. These standards are intended to
minimize the adverse impact of stormwater runoff on water quality and water quantity and
the loss of groundwater recharge that provides baseflow in receiving water bodies. The
plan, in conjunction with the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP), describes long-
term operation and maintenance measures for existing and future stormwater facilities.
The need for a "build-out" analysis, which is currently under review, is discussed in a
subsequent section. Applicable changes and modifications to the plan will be addressed in
subsequent updates. The plan also includes a mitigation strategy for review and approval of
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the Bayonne Planning and Board of Adjustment for implementation when a waiver or exemption
of the design and performance standards is required.
Regulatory Framework
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) polluted stormwater
runoff is a leading cause of impairment to the nearly 40 percent of surveyed U.S. water bodies
which do not meet water quality standards. Over land or via storm sewer systems, polluted runoff
is discharged, often untreated, directly into local water bodies. When left uncontrolled, this water
pollution can result in the destruction of fish, wildlife, and aquatic life habitats; a loss in aesthetic
value; and threats to public health due to contaminated food, drinking water supplies, and
recreational waterways.
Mandated by Congress under the Clean Water Act, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) Stormwater Program is a comprehensive two-phased national program for
addressing the non-agricultural sources of stormwater discharges, which adversely affect the quality
of our nation's waters. The program uses the NPDES permitting mechanism to require the
implementation of controls designed to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by
stormwater runoff into local water bodies.
In response to the requirements of the second phase of the USEPA's national NPDES Phase II
regulations published in December 1999, the State of New Jersey developed the Municipal
Stormwater Regulation Program. This program addresses pollutants entering our waters from
storm drainage systems operated by local, county, state, interstate, and federal government
agencies. These systems are referred to as "municipal separate storm sewer systems" or MS4s
and are regulated under the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES)
Rules (N.J.A.C. 7:14A). The NJDEP created four (4) NJPDES Stormwater General Permits
for the various types of public separate storm sewer systems. These general permits incl ude
the Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit, Tier B Municipal Stormwater General
Permit, Public Complex Stormwater General Permit, and the Highway Agency Stormwater General
Permit.
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For each General Permit, NJDEP has mandated Statewide Basic Requirements (herein referred
to as SBRs), which include minimum standards, measurable goals, and implementation
schedules. The minimum standards are one or more actions that must be taken to comply with
the requirement of the permit. The measurable goals are the mechanism for reporting to the
NJDEP the progress that the Municipality has made to implement the requirements of the
permit and are accomplished primarily through the submittal of an Annual Report and
Certification. The implementation schedule sets the deadlines for permit compliance.
All municipalities within the State of New Jersey have been classified as either Tier A or Tier
B communities depending on population density as determined in the 2000 United States
Census. The City of Bayonne is regulated under the NJPDES Stormwater Tier A General
Permit, NJPDES No. NJ0141852. As part of the permit, several SBRs were mandated and an
associated implementation schedule was established (refer to Appendix A of this plan for a
copy of the Tier A Permit). To satisfy the permit requirements, each Tier A municipality is
required to develop, implement, and enforce a Stormwater Program. The SRBs for Tier A
Municipal Stormwater Permits are detailed in the Tier A Permit and summarized on the Tier A
Matrix also in Appendix A. Each requirement listed in the Tier A permit has a specific
implementation schedule based on the effective date of permit authorization.
This
implementation schedule is summarized in Table 1.
Table 1
Tier A Permit Requirement Implementation Schedule for the City of Bayonne
Implementation
Schedule
Permit Requirement
EDPA
Public involvement and participation
April 1, 2018
Post current MSWPM on the municipality’s website
April 1, 2018
Post current SPPP on the municipality’s website
EDPA
Post Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and
Redevelopment
EDPA
Complete Major Development Stormwater Summary (Attachment D)
EDPA
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping – Community Wide Ordinances
EDPA
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping – Community Wide Measures
EDPA
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping – Municipal Maintenance Yards and
Other Ancillary Operations
EDPA
Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping – Training Program
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Table 1
Tier A Permit Requirement Implementation Schedule for the City of Bayonne
Implementation
Schedule
Permit Requirement
EDPA
Certify in annual report that municipal board and governing bodies have
completed the necessary training
June 1 2018
Certify in annual report that the outfall pipe map is current at the end of the
calendar year
January 1, 2019
Certify that the outfall pipe Map is included in the SPPP and provided to
NJDEP
EDPA
Stormwater Facilities Maintenance
EDPA
Total Maximum Daily Load Info
EDPA – Implemented at time of Effective Date of Permit Authorization (January 1, 2018)
General Requirements for Stormwater Management Planning
Subchapter 2 of N.J.A.C. 7:8 includes general requirements for municipal and regional
stormwater management planning. For municipal stom1water management planning the
requirements are, at a minimum, applicable to management of stormwater related impacts of
major developments, defined in this case as new development or redevelopment projects that
ultimately disturb one or more acres of land. Accordingly, this stormwater management plan
and the stormwater control ordinance under review by the City shall be designed in the context
of the following goals for major developments:
•
reduce flood damage, including damage to life and property;
•
minimize, to the extent practical, any increase in stormwater runoff from
any new development;
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•
reduce soil erosion from any development or construction project;
•
assure the adequacy of existing and proposed culve1ts and bridges, and
other in stream structures;
•
prevent, to the greatest extent feasible, an increase in nonpoint pollution;
•
minimize
pollutants in stormwater
runoff
from new and existing
development to restore, enhance, and maintain the chemical, physical, and
biological integrity of the waters of the state, to protect public health, to
safeguard fish and aquatic life and scenic and ecological values, and to
enhance the domestic, municipal, recreational, industrial, and other uses of
water; and
•
protect public safety through the proper design and operation of stormwater
basins;
•
maintain groundwater recharge;
•
maintain the integrity of stream channels for their biological function, as well
as for drainage.
To achieve these goals for new development and redevelopment projects the model
stormwater control ordinance under consideration (Appendix B) outlines specific stormwater
design and performance standards for new development; preventative and corrective
maintenance strategies to ensure long-term effectiveness of stormwater management facilities;
and safety standards for stormwater infrastructure to be implemented to protect public safety.
The model ordinance applies only to non-residential properties within the MS4 portion of the
City. The City is already enforcing the Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS), which
carries the same requirements as the model ordinance, but for residential development.
Furthermore, the above goals will be considered should additional ordinances, related to
stormwater-related water quality and water quantity impacts of existing land uses, be
considered by the City. Issues associated with the stormwater impacts of reconstruction of
buildings on existing lots will be evaluated and the need for additional regulation of such
considered.
Long Term Goals of the MSWMP
As discussed in the Regulatory Framework Section of this document the municipal stormwater
permitting program was founded in response requirements in the Federal Clean Water Act
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(CWA). For surface waters of the state, the CWA goals are in part expressed in policy and
standards included in N.J.A.C. 7:9B Surface Water Quality Standards. The standards include
requirements for maintenance and protection of the designated uses of surface waters of the state
and where economically feasible, are attained wherever these uses are not precluded by natural
conditions. Where the instream water quality parameters exceed the applicable state water quality
criteria, the water is considered impaired, and the NJDEP may be required to develop a Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for those pollutants for that waterway. When the non-point
source pollution component of the TMDL is considered to be contributing to exceedance of water
quality parameters action may be necessary by the City regarding addressing stormwater related
impacts of existing land uses.
A TMDL is the amount of a pollutant that can be accepted by a waterbody without causing an
exceedance of water quality standards or interfering with the ability to use a waterbody for one
or more of its designated uses. The allowable load is allocated to the various sources of the
pollutant, such as stormwater and wastewater discharges, which require an NJPDES permit to
discharge and nonpoint source, which includes stormwater runoff from residential areas,
along with a margin of safety. Provisions may also be made for future sources in the form of
reserve capacity. An implementation plan is developed to identify how the various sources
will be reduced to the designated allocations. Implementation strategies may in general include:
improved stormwater treatment; adoption of ordinances; retrofitting stormwater systems, and
other BMPs.
The New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (305(b) and 303(d))
(Integrated List) is required by the federal Clean Water Act to be prepared biennially and is a
valuable
source
of
water
quality
information.
This
combined
report
(http://www.state.nj.us/dep/wmm/sgwqt/wat/integratedlist/integratedlist.htm) presents the extent to
which New Jersey waters are attaining water quality standards, and identifies waters that are
impaired.
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Stormwater Discussion
Source: New Jersey Geological Survey Report GSR-32.
Figure 1 - Schematic of Hydrologic Cycle
The NJDEP has developed a wealth of stormwater management information, both as background
for development of the stormwater rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq.), and as support for implementation
of the municipal storm water-permitting program. This information has been made readily available
on the NJDEP stormwater website at www.njstormwater.org. The full text of the NJ Stormwater
BMP manual can be found on that website. Of particular relevance to this section of the MSWMP
is Chapter 1 of the manual entitled "Impacts of Development on Runoff”, from which the
following information was excerpted.
Land development can dramatically alter the hydrologic cycle (Figure 1) of a site and,
ultimately, an entire watershed. Prior to development, native vegetation can either directly
intercept precipitation or draw that portion that has infiltrated into the ground and return it to the
atmosphere through evapotranspiration. Development can remove this beneficial vegetation and
replace it with lawn or impervious cover, reducing the site's evapotranspiration and
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infiltration rates. Clearing and grading a site can remove depressions that store rainfall.
Construction activities may also compact the soil and diminish its infiltration ability,
resulting in increased volumes and rates of stormwater runoff from the site. Impervious
areas that are connected to each other through gutters, channels, and storm sewers can
transport runoff more quickly than natural areas. This shortening of the transport or travel
time quickens the rainfall runoff response of the drainage area, causing flow in
downstream waterways to peak faster and higher than natural conditions. These increases
can create new and aggravate existing downstream flooding and erosion problems and
increase the quantity of sediment in the channel. Filtration of runoff and removal of
pollutants by surface and channel vegetation is eliminated by storm sewers that discharge
runoff directly into a stream. Increases in impervious area can also decrease opportunities
for infiltration, which, in tum, reduces stream base flow and groundwater recharge.
Reduced base flows and increased peak flows produce greater fluctuations between normal
and stom1flow rates, which can increase channel erosion. Reduced base flows can also
negatively impact the hydrology of adjacent wetlands and the health of biological
communities that depend on base flows. Finally, erosion and sedimentation can destroy
habitat from which some species cannot adapt.
In addition to increases in runoff peaks, volumes, and loss of ground water recharge,
land development often results i n the accumulation of pollutants on the land surface that
runoff can mobilize and transpm1 to streams. New impervious surfaces and cleared areas
created by development can accumulate a variety of pollutants from the atmosphere,
fertilizers, animal wastes, and leakage and wear from vehicles. Pollutants can include
metals, suspended solids, hydrocarbons, pathogens, and nutrients.
In addition to increased pollutant loading, land development can adversely affect water
quality and stream biota in more subtle ways. For example, sto1mwater falling on
impervious surfaces or stored in detention or retention basins can become heated and raise
the temperature of the downstream waterway, adversely affecting cold water fish species
such as trout. Development can remove trees along stream banks that normally provide
shading, stabilization, and leaf litter that falls into streams and becomes food for the
aquatic community.
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Background
General
The City of Bayonne covers an area of approximately five (5) square miles and is located
on a peninsula within Hudson County, New Jersey. The population of the City from the 2010
census is 63,024 people. It is surrounded by Jersey City on the North, Newark Bay, which
separates it from the Cities of Newark and Elizabeth on the West, the Kill Van Kull, which
separates it from Staten Island on the South, and the Upper New York Bay, which separates
it from the Borough of Manhattan, New York on the East. Figure 2 illustrates the waterways
that surround the City.
The three major water bodies that border the City to the south, east and west, are the Kill
Van Kull, Newark Bay and the Upper New York Bay, respectively. In accordance with
Sub-list 5 of the New Jersey Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report
these waterways are listed as impaired due to the presents of dioxins, PCB's, and varying
levels of mercury. Based on the 2004 Integrated List, available water quality data indicates
a need for development of TMDL's for the surrounding waterways. These water bodies
are located within Watershed Management Area No. 7 (WMA #7). The Ambient
Biomonitoring Network (ABN) report issued by the NJ DEP in June 2000 states that the
majority of the waterways within WMA #7 are moderately impaired based upon based
upon the sampling and statistically analysis of Benthic macroinvertebrate populations.
Currently the need for action in the City regarding the impairment of the surrounding
wate1ways has not been established by the NJ DEP or the USEPA.
In addition to the surrounding water bodies there are two (2) un-coded tributaries noted on
the NJ State GIS along the southeast coast of the City (Constable Hook). A review of the
City's GIS mapping shows that that these reported tributaries, which also appear on USGS
mapping, are associated with piping within the oil te1minal and it is unknown whether
these tributaries were previously eliminated or a misinterpretation of previous information.
Additional investigations will need to be completed to verify or disprove the existence of
these tributaries.
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A review of the NJ State GJS indicates that there are no wellhead protection areas located
within the City boundary. As illustrated in Figure 3, there are no identified public community
water supply wells located within the City of Bayonne. Additionally groundwater recharge
areas have not been delineated within the City's highly urbanized boundaries. As noted by
the New Jersey Geological Survey groundwater recharge for Hudson County has not been
calculated due to the lack of current soil surveys and soils coverage for this county.
Furthermore, the City is located within the State's Metropolitan Planning Area and
groundwater recharge is not required for proposed development projects.
As previously indicated, the City of Bayonne is served almost entirely by a combined sewer
system which conveys both sanitary and storm flows through the same conduit. Therefore
a majority of stormwater runoff within the City is conveyed through the combined system.
The City currently has four (4) areas that are served by a separate stormwater collection
system. These areas include the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor (MOTBY), Constable Hook
Area, North Street Drainage Area and the Hudson County Storm Outfall Extension. Figure
4 illustrates the location of the separate sewer collection systems within the City.
Land Use
The City of Bayonne is highly industrialized urban community with approximately 40
percent of the land area used for industrial purposes. The main industrial areas are located near
Bergen Point, along Newark Bay, and the Constable Hook Area located on the east side of
the City. Historically the industrial area near Bergen Point has been dominated by oil storage
facilities however these facilities have been closed and the area is being designated for
redevelopment. This area has been undergoing reclamation and cleanup and in recent years
has been largely vacant. Industrial activities in the Constable Hook Area consist mainly of
distribution and storage facilities. In addition to the Bergen Point Area, the City of Bayonne
has been deeded the Military Ocean Terminal (MOTBY), which is located on a peninsula
projecting into Upper New York Bay. At the present time the MOTBY facilities are
dominated by maritime activities including a Coast Guard Station, a Cruise Terminal, and a
Dry-Dock. Buildings on the base are primarily empty and unused at the present time,
however future redevelopment plans are currently developed for a mix of residential,
commercial, and public uses.
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Commercial activities within the City of Bayonne are predominately located along Broadway from
approximately 7th Street to the Jersey City border, and at various locations along Avenue C. In
addition a variety of small commercial establishments are scattered along the major Avenues
typically occupying the ground floor of residential buildings. The 2010 Census indicates that
there are 27,799 housing units in the City. Over 60 percent of the housing units were
constructed prior to 1950. Residential housing units are predominately multi-family houses
or apartments with approximately 40 percent of the housing units within the City consisting
of two family houses. The residential areas are primarily, high density, single and two family
houses mainly located along the streets running east to west within the City. Figure 5 identifies
the different zoning designations within the City.
In recent years, the City of Bayonne has shown limited population growth. From 2000 to 2010
the population of the City has increased from 61,842 in 2000 to 63,024 in 2010. During the
same time period the number of City issued building permits has increased by almost 224
percent suggesting a trend toward redevelopment of existing urbanized areas. This
redevelopment within the City will result in beneficial changes within the City's collection
system and allow for implementation of the Municipal Stormwater Control Ordinance and best
management practices.
Topography
The City of Bayonne is relatively flat with elevations ranging from near mean sea level to 50 feet
above sea level. The land along the northwest side of the City is fairly high with steep embankments
leading from the Newark Bay to developed land. Other areas around the periphery of the City
consist of low-level land with some filled areas projecting into the surrounding waterways. The
highest areas within the City are located along the Palisades Ridge, which runs along the longitudinal
axis of the peninsula. Consequently drainage runs east or west, with the southern portion of the
City draining to the Kill Van Kull. The MS4s within the City are located along the coast in areas
that are relatively flat. Figure 6 depicts the City boundary on the U.S. Geological Survey
Topographic map.
Soils and Underlying Geology
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In general there are three (3) major soil types within the City. These include glacial
ground moraine, composed primarily of sand and silt with a mixture of clay, gravel,
cobbles, and boulders. The depth to bedrock is generally less than 10 feet with the depth to
rock generally decreasing along the Palisades Ridge and increasing in areas of low
elevation. Glacial till, recent alluvium, tidal marsh, and filled land make up the second
soil group within the City. These soils are predominately located in the southern portion of
the City. The third soil group consisting of fill overlying compressed tidal marsh is located
primarily along the coast. These areas include parks along the west side of the City and the
Military Ocean Terminal (MOTBY) on the east side.
The underlying geology with the City consists of three (3) geological formations. The majority
of the City is underlain by Triassic Diabase which is the principal component of the Palisades
Ridge and is a coarse grained igneous rock. The Constable Hook area as well as a narrow
band in the north-central portion of the City is within the Triassic Stockton Formation. This
area is primarily composed of sandstones and shale's with portions of the Hook underlain by
an intrusive astogorite serpentine formation.
Design and Performance Standards
The City of Bayonne adopted a Stormwater Control Ordinance as part of the MSWMP (See
Appendix B). As part of adoption process, the City also adopted the design and performance
standards for stormwater management measures as presented in N.J.A.C. 7:8-5 to minimize
the adverse impact of stormwater runoff on water quality and water quantity in receiving
water bodies. The applicability of the Stormwater Control Ordinance is limited to non-residential
developments that ultimately involve one or more acre of disturbance as defined by N.J.A.C.
7:8 et seq. The design and performance standards in the ordinance include the language for
maintenance of stormwater management measures consistent with the stormwater management
rules at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.8 Maintenance Requirements, and language for safety standards consistent
with N.J.A.C. 7:8-6 Safety Standards for Stormwater Management Basins.
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During construction, City staff will observe the construction of the project to ensure that
the stormwater management measures are constructed and function as designed.
Plan Consistency
The City is not currently within an adopted Regional Stormwater Management Planning
Area (RSWMP). If any RSWMPs or TMDLs are developed in the future, this Municipal
Stormwater Management Plan will be updated, as appropriate, to be consistent with those
programs. The Municipal Stormwater Management Plan is consistent with the Residential
Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) at N.J.A.C. 5:21. The municipality will utilize the
most current update of the RSIS in the stormwater management review of residential
applications. This Municipal Stormwater Management Plan will be updated to be consistent
with any future updates to the RSIS.
The City's Stormwater Management Ordinance will require applicable new development
and redevelopment plans in MS4 areas to comply with New Jersey's Soil Erosion and
Sediment Control Standards. During construction, City staff or the City Consulting
Engineer will observe on-site soil erosion and sediment control measures and report any
inconsistencies to the local Soil Conservation District.
Nonstructural Stormwater Management Strategies
As required by N.J.A.C. the City will review the Master Plan, Official Map and Ordinances
to incorporate nonstructural stormwater management strategies. As necessary, the City will
adopt or revise land use and zoning ordinances to incorporate NJDEP's nonstructural stormwater
management strategies as appropriate. Once the ordinance texts are completed, they will be
submitted to Hudson County for review and approval within 24 months of the effective date
of the NJPDES Stormwater Permit (April 1, 2006). A copy will be sent to the Department of
Environmental Protection at the time of submission.
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Land Use/Build-Out Analysis
As previously noted, a build-out analysis is required where the municipality has more
than l square mile (640 acres) of undeveloped land. As Figure 7 entitled "Existing Land
Use Map" indicates the vast majority of the City is highly urbanized with High Density
Residential, Commercial and Industrial land uses. The only remaining open spaces are
dedicated public parks. Accordingly, the City of Bayonne does not meet the criteria
established by the NJDEP and accordingly does not have to complete a build-out analysis.
Mitigation Plan
The City may grant a waiver for any or all of the design and performance standards
for projects reviewed under the Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL), or for projects
undertaken by the City that are not subject to the MLUL. Any waiver granted by the City
for its own projects must include a report for the project addressing the requirements for
mitigation projects. A summary of each waiver granted must be included in the Annual
Report prepared by the City as part of the compliance with the City's NJPDES General
Permit. Waivers for linear development projects must be evaluated using the requirements
under N.J.A.C. 8:8-5.2(e); which includes the requirements to address mitigation for
the performance standard which compliance was not obtained. The issuance of a permit
by the NJDEP, that includes a stormwater management review and an associated waiver
under the provisions of the specific permit, does not automatically waive the requirements
for mitigation to be performed under the City's review. The City may choose to require
mitigation for projects receiving a waiver from the Department.
The mitigation project must provide additional groundwater recharge benefits, or
protection from stormwater runoff quality and quantity from previously developed property
that does not currently meet the design and performance standards outlined in the
Municipal Stormwater Management Plan. The applicant must ensure the long-term
maintenance of the project, including the maintenance requirements under Chapters 8 and
9 of the NJDEP Stormwater BMP Manual. If a suitable mitigation site cannot be located
in the same drainage area as the proposed development, the mitigation project may
provide mitigation that is not equivalent to the impacts for which the waiver or exemption
is sought, but that addresses the same issue. For example, if a waiver is given because the
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80 percent total suspended solids (TSS) removal requirement (50 percent for redevelopment
areas) is not met; the selected project may address water quality impacts due to a fecal
impairment.
Specific Mitigation Projects
The different performance standards require different ways to look at mitigation projects
for each performance standard identified. Stormwater quality is intended to prevent an
increase in pollutants from entering the waterbodies. Stormwater quantity focuses on the
impacts of increased runoff on flooding, and groundwater recharge maintains the water
that feeds baseflow in streams and aquifers. Mitigation projects can be retrofits of an
existing system, such as preexisting development where stormwater management was not
sufficiently addressed based on the new performance standards. They may also be new
projects designed to provide control of stormwater runoff where none previously existed.
Sensitive receptors are areas with specific sensitivity to impacts of stormwater, whether
through changes to stormwater runoff quality, stonnwater runoff quantity, and ground water
recharge. Examples of sensitive receptors are trout associated waters, threatened and
endangered species, impaired waterways, inadequate culverts, property subject to flooding,
Category One waters, and aquifers. The sensitive receptor that is affected by the performance
standard for which a waiver is sought should be identified and considered when selecting the
mitigation project.
Mitigation Projects for Stormwater Quality
Stormwater quality is regulated for the purpose of minimizing/preventing non-point
pollution from reaching a waterway. Mitigation for storm water quality can be achieved
by directing the runoff from the water quality design storm into a natural area where
it can be filtered and/or infiltrated into the ground; by constructing' a new BMP to
intercept previously untreated runoff; or by retrofitting existing stormwater systems that
previously did not provide sufficiently for water quality.
Some examples of areas or features sensitive to water quality changes include:
• Trout associated waters - chemical pollutants and temperature effects can diminish
viability of trout populations;
• Lakes, ponds or other impoundments - these waterways are sensitive to the addition of
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nutrients;
• Threatened and endangered species or their habitats - sensitive to both water quality
and quantity changes;
• Drinking water supplies - adverse effects on quality can increase the cost of treatment
or threaten the use of drinking water supplies;
• Category One waters - an issue for those streams where quality was basis of the
designation; and
• Waterways with water quality or use impairment - non-point pollution may result in
further deterioration of water quality.
Mitigation Pro jects for Stormwater Quantity
Increased stormwater runoff volume from new development can cause damage to property
and habitat due to increased flood elevations and/or flood velocities. Mitigation project
areas can include locations that will provide for additional storage and slower release of excess
stormwater. Mitigation of stormwater quantity can be accomplished by increasing existing
ponding areas along a waterway, creating new BMPs to control previously uncontrolled
runoff, or by retrofitting existing stormwater structures to decrease the volume and peak of
stormwater runoff.
In areas adjacent to a stream, a hydrologic and hydraulic analysis can be performed to
determine if increasing storage capacity would offset the additional volume of runoff from
sites upstream of the storage area. Areas that may provide storage are lakes, ponds, parkland,
or other land upstream of constrictions such as inadequately sized bridges or culverts.
Increases in the storage capacity of an existing structure, such as upstream of a bridge or
culvert, can also be considered provided that it is demonstrated that such as increase does not
exacerbate flooding at other areas.
Some examples of areas or features sensitive to changes with regard to flooding include:
• Culverts and bridges - these features may constrict flow and ca use flooding or may
provide storage that, if lost, would cause downstream flooding problems;
• Property subject to flooding - areas of concern include those where there is
historical evidence of recurrent problems, particularly if exacerbated over time
because of increasing impervious surface in the contri buting watershed;
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• Eroding/widening stream banks or channels - particularly if due to changes in hydrology
due to the effects of development;
• Category One waters - flooding affects could alter habitat that was the basis for the
designation; and
• Wetlands - changes in hydrology can affect viability of wetlands, either by increasing or
decreasing volumes and velocities of water discharging to the wetlands.
Mitigation Projects for Groundwater Recharge
Groundwater recharge is regulated to maintain the groundwater hydrology of the project area.
Recharge is the portion of the infiltrated stormwater runoff that makes it below the root mass and
becomes ground water. There are two (2) options to demonstrate compliance with the groundwater
recharge standards. The first is that 100 percent of the site's average annual pre developed
groundwater recharge volume be maintained after development, and the second is that 100 percent
of the difference between the sites pre-and post-development 2-year runoff volumes be infiltrated.
To mitigate for groundwater recharge, either computational method can be utilized to determine
the deficit that needs to be provided by the mitigation project.
Some examples of areas or features sensitive to groundwater recharge changes include:
• Springs, seeps, wetlands, white cedar swamps - these features are sensitive to
changes in ground water level/hydrology;
• Threatened and endangered species or their habitats - some are sensitive to changes
in ambient groundwater levels;
• Streams with low base flow or passing flow requirements - these features
may be particularly sensitive to changes in hydrology;
• Aquifer recharge zones - loss of recharge in these areas can adversely affect
groundwater supply; and
• Category One waters - loss of base flow may affect the basis for the designation.
Selection of Mitigation Pro jects
Mitigation projects shall be proposed by the applicant. The applicant shall locate an
appropriate project and site for the mitigation of the performance standard for which they are
requesting a waiver. The applicant shall look at existing problems related to stormwater runoff
quality, stormwater runoff quantity, and groundwater recharge to assist in the identification of
appropriate projects. The process of selecting mitigation projects must incorporate the
following requirements:
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1. The mitigation project must be within the same drainage area that would contribute to the
sensitive receptor impacted by, the project. If there is no specific sensitive receptor
impacted, then the location of the mitigation project can be located anywhere with the
Ci ty, preferably at a location that would provide the most benefit relative to an existing
stormwater problem in the same category (i.e. quality, quantity, or recharge).
2. Legal authorization must be obtained to construct the project at the location selected.
This includes the maintenance and any access needs for the project in the future.
3. The project should be close to the location of the original project, and if possible, be
located upstream at a similar distance from the identified sensitive receptor. This distance
should not be based on actual location, but on a similar hydraulic distance to the sensitive
receptor. For example, if the project for which a waiver is obtained discharges to a tributary,
but the closest location of the application project discharges to the main branch, it may
be more beneficial to identify a location for mitigation which discharges to the same
tributary.
4. It is preferable to have one location that addresses any and all performance standards
waived rather than one location for each performance standard.
5. The location must demonstrate no adverse impacts to other prope11ies.
6. Mitigation projects that address stormwater runoff quantity can choose to provide storage
for proposed increases in runoff volume, as opposed to a direct peak flow reduction.
7. Mitigation projects that address stormwater runoff quality can choose to address another
pollutant, other than TSS, which has been demonstrated to be of particular concern such
as streams listed as an impaired waterbody on the Integrated List. Care should be taken
to ensure that waivers from the TSS requirement do not result in impairment of an
existing unimpaired area.
Requirements for Mitigation Projects
The following requirements for mitigation projects must be included in the project submission:
1. Impact from noncompliance: Provide a table to show the required values, and the values
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provided in the applicant's project, the corresponding deficit(s) from the performance
standard(s), and include an alternatives analysis demonstrating that on-site compliance was
maximized.
2. Narrative and supporting information regarding the need for the waiver:
• The waiver cannot be due to a condition created by the applicant. If the applicant
can provide compliance with the Stormwater Management Rules through a
reduction in the scope of the project, the applicant has created the condition
and a waiver cannot be issued.
• A discussion and supporting information of the site conditions that would not
allow the construction of a stormwater management facility to provide
compliance with the performance standards, and/or if the denial of the
application would impose an extraordinary hardship on the applicant brought
about by circumstances particular to the subject property. Site conditions to be
considered are soil type, the presence of karst geology, acid soils, a high
groundwater table, unique conditions that would create an unsafe design, as well
as conditions that may provide a detrimental impact to public health, welfare
and safety.
• Demonstrate that the grant of the requested waiver will not result in an adverse
impact that will not be compensated for by off-site mitigation.
3. Sensitive Receptor: Identify the sensitive receptor to the performance standard from
which a waiver is sought. Demonstrate that the mitigation site contributes to the same
sensitive receptor.
4. Design of Mitigation Project: Provide the design of the mitigation project. This includes,
but is not limited to, drawings, calculations, and other information needed to evaluate the
mitigation project.
5. Responsible Party: List the party or parties responsible for the construction and the
maintenance of the mitigation project. Documentation must be provided to demonstrate
that the responsible party is aware of, has authority to perform, and accepts the
responsibility for the construction and maintenance of the mitigation project.
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Under no circumstances shall the responsible party be an individual single-family
homeowner.
6. Maintenance: Include a maintenance plan that addresses the maintenance criteria at
N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.8 as part of the mitigation plan. In addition, if the maintenance responsibility
is being transferred to the City (if such an arrangement is approved by the City), or other
entity, the entity responsible for the cost of the maintenance must be identified. The City
may provide the option for the applicant to convey the mitigation project to the City (if
such an arrangement is approved by the City, if the applicant provides the cost of
maintenance in perpetuity.
7. Permits: Obtain any and all local, State or other applicable permits for the mitigation
measure or project. These must be obtained prior to the City approval of the project for
which mitigation is being provided.
8. Construction: Demonstrate that the construction of the mitigation project coincides with
the construction of the proposed application project. A certificate of occupancy or final
approval by the City for the application project cannot be issued until the mitigation
project or measure receives final approval by the City and/or other agencies requiring
approval. Any mitigation project proposed by the City to offset the stormwater impacts of
the City's own projects must be completed within 6 months of the completion of the City
project, in order to remain in compliance the NJ PDES General Permit.
Funding Municipal Projects
The City may allow an applicant to fund analyses to identify potential mitigation projects
that could be used to address deficits in complying with each of the performance standards.
However, this funding option shall only be allowed where the project requesting the waiver
will have no measurable impact with respect to flooding, erosion, water quality degradation,
etc. and will have no immediate impact to a sensitive receptor. The funding option may also
be used in situations where the size of an individual project requesting a waiver is small, or
the degree of deficit in com plying with the design and performance standard(s) is small. Also,
if the project requiring mitigation is for
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one individual single family home, a financial contribution may be a preferred option. In
these situations, it may not be practical to implement a commensurate mitigation project and
may be preferable to accumulate funds to implement an analysis and construction of a larger
mitigation project. In such cases, the receipt of the financial contribution shall satisfy the
mitigation obligation for the applicant. This funding option will only be used in limited
circumstances after all other mitigation options have been considered. The City becomes
responsible to ensure that the mitigation occurs in a timely fashion and must provide a detailed
discussion of the status of the mitigation fund and funded projects in the annual report
required under the NJPDES municipal stormwater permit.
March 22, 2005
Revised May 8, 2007
Revised October 4, 2019
Revised February 2020
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Appendix A
of Env¡ronmental Protection
De
New
New JTRSEY POUUTANT
DIScHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection hereby grants you a NJPDES permit for the facility/activity named in this document. This
permit is the regulatory mechanism used by the Department to help ensure your discharge will not harm the environment. By complying with the terms
and conditions specified, you are assuming an important role in protecting New Jersey's valuable water resources. Your acceptance of this permit is an
agreement to conform with all of its provisions when constructing, installing, modifying, or operating any facility for the collection, treatment, or
discharge of pollutants to waters of the state. lf you have any questions about this document, please feel free to contact the Department representat¡ve
listed in the permit cover letter. Your cooperation in helping us protect and safeguard our state's environment is appreciated.
Permit Number: NJ0141852
Final: Stormwater Discharge Master General Permit Renewal
Permittee:
Master General Permit
Per lndividual Notice of Authorization
Co-Permittee:
Propertv Owner:
NJDEP DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
4O1E STATE ST
Trenton, NJ 08625
Location Of Activitv:
Master General Permit
Per lndividual Notice of Authorization
Authorization(s) Covered Under This Approval
lssuance Date Effective Date
Expiration Date
R9 -Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit
1110912017
0110112018
12131t2022
By Authority of:
Commissioner's Office
AUTHORIZATION
James J. Murphy, Ghief
Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control
Water Pollution Management Element
(Terms, conditions and provisions attached hereto)
of Waþr
NJPDES MASTER GENERAL PERMIT PROGRAM INTEREST, Trenton
A.
Permit No. NJO141852
DST 160003 Stormwater Discharge Master General
Permit Renewal
N.J.A.C. 7:14-8.1 et seq.
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-2.3
N. J.A.C. 7 :1 4 A-6.2(a)4i
N.J.A.C. 7 :l4&-6.2(a)l & 4
N.J.A.C. 7 :l 4A-6.2(a)5 &. 1 l
N.J.A.C. 7 :1 4 A-2.1 I (e)
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-2.9
N.J.A.C. 7 :1 4 A-4.2(e)3
N.J.A.C. l:l4A-4.9
N.J.A.C. 7:l4N-6.2(a)6 &7 &2.9(c)
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-2.2
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-2.8
N.J.A.C. 7:I4A-2.7(c)
N.J.A.C. 7 :I 4 A-6.2(a)l 0
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-2.7(a) &. (b)
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-15.5
N.J.A.C. 7 :l 4 A-1 8.2 &. 2.1 I (g)
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-3.1
N.J.A.C. 7:144-22 &23
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-2.9(b)
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.12
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-6.5
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.6
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.9
N.J.A.C. 7:141'-6.7
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-6.8
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.10 & 6.8(h)
N.J.A.C. 7:144-6.10(c) & (d)
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.10(e) &(Ð & 6.8(h)
N.J.A.C. 7 :14 A-2.1 I, 6.2(a)14 & 1 8. 1
N.J.A.C. 1:l4A-6.4
N.J.A.C. 7 :l 4 A-6.2(a)8 8. 16.2
PART I
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
NJPDES
General Requirements of all NJPDES Permits
1.
Requirements Incorporated by Reference
a.
The permittee shall comply with all conditions set forth in this permit and with all the applicable
requirements incorporated into this permit by reference. The permittee is required to comply with
the regulations, including those cited in paragraphs b. through e. following, which are in effect as
of the effective date of the final permit.
b. General Conditions
Penalties for Violations
Incorporation by Reference
Toxic Pollutants
Duty to Comply
Duty to Mitigate
Inspection and Entry
Enforcement Action
Duty to Reapply
Signatory Requirements for Applications and Reports
Effect of Permit/Other Laws
Severability
Adrrinistrative Continuation of Permits
Permit Actions
Reopener Clause
Permit Duration and Renewal
Consolidation of Permit Process
Confidentiality
Fee Schedule
Treatment Works Approval
c. Operation And Maintenance
Need to Halt or Reduce not a Defense
Proper Operation and Maintenance
d. Monitoring And Records
Monitoring
Recordkeeping
Signatory Requirements for Monitoring Reports
e. ReportingRequirements
Planned Changes
Reporting of Monitoring Results
Noncompliance Reporting
Hotline/Two Hour & Twenty-four Hour Reporting
Written Reporting
Duty to Provide Information
Schedules of Compliance
Transfer
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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NJPDES MASTER GENERAL PERMIT PROGRAM INTEREST, Trenton
Permit No.NJo141852
DST'1 60003 Stormwater D¡scharge Masler General
Perm¡t Renewâl
PART II
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
DISCHARGE CATEGORIES
A. Additional Requirements Incorporated By Reference
a. The Stormwater Management rules at N.J.A.C. 7:8.
b. Conditions for General Permits at N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.13, including the Department's authority to
require, for due cause, a Tier A Municipality to apply for and obtain a different stormwater permit
for specific activities otherwise authorized under this permit.
c. Additional Conditions applicable to UIC permits at N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-8.9, UIC Corrective Action
(N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-8.11) and UIC Operating Criteria (N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-8.16).
d. Conditions for reopening and modification of small MS4 permits at N.J.A.C. 7:144-16.4(b) and
N.J.A.C. 7 :I4A-25.7 (b).
e. Requirements for Discharges to Ground Water at N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-7.
f. National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting rule at 40 CFR
Part 127.
B. General Conditions
1. Notification of Non-Compliance
a. The Tier A Municipality shall notifu the Department of any non-compliance when required by
N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.10 by contacting the DEP Hotline at l-877-WARN-DEP.
2. Discharge of Pollutants
a. For discharges authorized by this permit, the Tier A Municipality is exempt from N.J.A.C.
7:14Ã-6.2(a)2. This exemption means that the discharge of any pollutant not specifically regulated
in this NJPDES permit or listed and quantified in the RFA shall not constitute a violation of the
permit.
3. Standard Reporting Requirements - Electronic Reporting of NJPDES Information
a. Unless already required by this permit to be submitted electronically by an earlier date, effective
December 21,2020, the below identified documents and reports shall be electronically submitted
via the Department's designated electronic submission service:
i.
General permit authorization requests (i.e. RFAs);
ii. General permit termination/revocation requests; and
iii. Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) program reports (see Paft IV.G).
4. Other Regulatory Requirements
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a. Permit conditions remain in effect and enforceable until and unless the permit is modified, renewed
or revoked by the Department.
b. The issuance ofthis permit shall not be considered as a waiver ofany applicable federal, State or
local rules, regulations and ordinances.
c. In accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:l4{-6.2(a)7, this permit does not authorize any infringement of
State or local law or regulations, including, but not limited to, N.J.A.C. 7:50 (the Pinelands rules),
N.J.A.C. 7: I -E (Discharges of Petroleum and other Hazardous Substances), regulations concerning
threatened and endangered species and their designated critical habitat, and other Department
rules. No discharge of hazardous substances (as defined in N.J.A.C. 7;lE-1.6) resulting from an
onsite spill shall be deemed to be "pursuant to and in compliance with this permit" within the
meaning of the Spill Compensation and Control Act at N.J.S.A. 58: l0-23.1 lc.
d. 'While the Tier A Municipality is required to comply with applicable operation and maintenance
requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:l4{-6.12(a), the Tier A Municipality is exempt from the operations
and maintenance manual requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.12(c). This exemption applies only to
discharges authorized under this permit and does not alter the operation and maintenance
requirements for municipally or privately owned stormwater facilities specified in this permit or
N.J.A.C.7:8.
C. ElÍgÍbility
1. Permit Scope
a. The Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit applies to all areas of New Jersey as follows:
i.
This permit applies to all municipalities assigned to Tier A under N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-25.3(a)1. Tier
A Municipalities are generally located within the more densely populated regions of the state or
along or near the Atlantic coast.
ii. On a case-by-case basis, the Department may use this permit to regulate municipalities assigned
to Tier B under N.J.A.C.7:14A-25.3(a). As used in this permit, the term "Tier A Municipality"
includes Tier B Municipalities that seek or obtain authorization under this provision of this
Permit.
b. This permit applies to the owner or operator of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
(MS4) meaning the Tier A Municipalify. The owner or operator is responsible for ensuring
compliance with this permit.
c. The short title of this permit is the "Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit."
2. Authorized Discharges Under the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
a. Eligible Stormwater Discharges - Except as provided in Part ILC.3 below, this permit authorizes
all new and existing stormwater discharges to surface water and groundwater from:
i.
Small MS4s (as defined at N.J.A.C. 7:l41'-l .2) owned or operated by Tier A Municipalities; and
Municipal maintenance yards and other ancillary operations (see Part IV.B.5.c) owned or
operated by Tier A Municipalities.
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b. Eligible Non-Stormwater Discharges - Except as identified in Part ILC.3.e below, the following
new and existing non-stormwater discharges from small MS4s owned or operated by Tier A
Municipalities and from Municipal maintenance yards and other ancillary operations (see Part
IV.B.5.c) owned or operated by Tier A Municipalities are eligible for authorization under this
Permit:
i.
Potable water line flushing and discharges from potable water sources, excluding the discharge
of filter backwash and first flush water from potable well development/redevelopment activities
utilizing chemicals in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:9D. The volume of first flush water, which is a
minimum of three times the volume of the well water column, shall be handled and disposed of
properly;
ii. Uncontaminated ground water (e.g. infiltration, crawl space or basement sump pumps,
foundation or footing drains, rising ground waters);
iii. Air conditioning condensate (excluding contact and non-contact cooling water; and industrial
refrigerant condensate) ;
iv. Inigation water (including landscape and lawn watering runoff);
v. Flows ÍÌom springs, riparian habitats, wetlands, water reseryoir discharges and diverted stream
flows;
vi. Residential car washing water; and dechlorinated swimming pool discharges from single family
residential homes;
vii. Sidewalk, driveway and street wash water;
viii. Flows from firefighting activities including the washing of fire fighting vehicles;
ix. Flows from clean water rinsing of beach maintenance equipment immediately following use and
only if the equipment is used for its intended purpose;
x. Flows from clean water rinsing of equipment and vehicles used in the application of salt and
de-icing materials. Prior to rinsing, all equipment shall be cleaned using dry methods such as
shoveling and sweeping. Recovered materials are to be returned to storage or properly discarded;
and
xi. Rinsing of equipment in Part II.C.2.b.ix and x, above is limited to exterior, undercarriage, and
exposed parts and does not apply to engines or other enclosed machinery.
3. Discharges Not Authorized Under the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
a. Stormwater Discharges Associated with Industrial Activity
i.
The Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit does not authorize "stormwater discharge associated with
industrial activity" as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-1.2 except as otherwise specifically provided in
this permit.
ii. Types of facilities that a Tier A Municipalily might operate and that are considered to be
engaging in "industrial activity''include but are not limited to certain: l) landfills; 2)
transpoftation facilities (including certain local passenger transit and air transportation facilities);
3) facilities handling domestic sewage or sewage sludge; and 4) steam electric power generating
facilities.
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iii. Any municipality that operates an industrial facility with such a discharge must submit a sepal'ate
Request for Authorization (RFA) or individual permit application for that discharge (see
www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/forms_storm.htm). An RFA subrnitted for the Tier A MS4 NJPDES
Permit does not quali$ as an RFA for such a discharge.
iv. Yard Trimmings and Wood Waste Management Sites that are not owned and operated by the
Tier A Municipality.
b. Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity
i.
The Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit does not authorize "stormwater discharges associated with
construction activity" as described in N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-24.10(a). In general, this is the discharge
to surface water of stormwater from construction activity that disturbs at least one acre.
ii. Any municipality that operates a construction site with such a discharge shall submit a separate
RFA under NJPDES Permit No. NJ0088323 (General Stormwater Permit Construction Activity,
see www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/5g3.htm), or an application for an individual permit for that discharge.
An RFA submitted for the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit does not quali$i as an RFA for such a
discharge. See Part IV.B.3 of the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit.
c. Stormwater Discharges Authorized under Another NJPDES Permit
i.
The Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit does not authorize any stormwater discharge that is authorized
under another NJPDES permit.
ii. A Tier A Municipality does not have to implement measures contained in this NJPDES permit
for stormwater discharges at facilities owned or operated by that municipality that are regulated
under a separate NJPDES stormwater permit authorizing those discharges.
d. Stormwater Discharges that Conflict with a Water Quality Management Plan
i.
The Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit does not authorize stormwater discharges from projects or
activities that conflict with an adopted Areawide or Statewide Water Quality Management Plan.
e. Non-Stormwater Discharges that are Contributors of Pollutants
i.
If any of the discharges listed in Part II.C.2.b above are identified by the Tier A Municipality as
a significant contributor of pollutants to or from the MS4, the Tier A Municipality must address
the discharge as an illicit connection or as an improper disposal of waste as specified in Part
IV.B.6 of this permit.
Administrative Process
1. Automatic Renewal of Authorizations
a. Upon reissuance of this general permit, existing authorizations shall be automatically renewed as
provided by N.J.A.C. 7:l41'-6.13(d)9 and 25 .4(a)3 using the information provided in the
permittees' most recently submitted RFA.
2. Notification of Changes
a. A Tier A Municipality shall provide a corected RFA to the Department within 90 days of the
effective date of a renewed authorization under this general permit if any information in its most
recently submitted RFA is no longer true, accurate, andlor complete.
b. The Tier A Municipality shall notifu the Department of any changes of its Municipal Stormwater
Program Coordinator information using www.nj,gov/dep/dwq/pdf/msrp_update*form.pdf
D
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c. A Tier A Municipality that already has authorization to discharge from a small MS4 under the Tier
A permit does not need to submit an RFA for the expansion (e.g. new residential development) of
an existing small MS4.
3. Requests for Authorization (RFA, see ww\ry.nj.gov/dep/dwq/forms-storm.htm)
a. New RFAs under the Tier A MS4 petmit
i.
A single RFA is required for the entire eligible discharge from the small MS4 owned or operated
by and located within a single municipality. Multiple RFAs are not required for multiple
municipal operations (e.g., municipally owned and operated maintenance yards or other ancillary
operations, facilities, garages, and/or offices).
ii. An RFA shall include at a minimum: the name and address of the municipality; the name and
address of the Municipal Stormwater Program Coordinator; a certification acknowledging the
best management practices and measurable goals specified in the permit; and any other
information as required by the Department.
b. Upon receipt of an RFA the Department may, in accordance'tvith N.J.A.C. 7:14A-6.13, do one of
the following:
i.
Issue notifìcation of authorization under this permit;
ii. Deny authorization under this permit and require submittal of an application for an individual
permit; or
iii. Deny authorization under this permit and require submittal of an RFA for another general permit.
c. Reassignment of Municipality to Tier A
i.
If a municipality receives notice from the Department (pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:la&-25.3(a)(3))
that it has been reassigned from Tier B to Tier A (pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7 :14A-25 ,3(a)( I ) and
(2)), the deadline to submit an RFA is 180 days after the receipt of that notice, unless the
Department approves a later date.
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DSr 1 60003 stormwater Di s*"*" $"ilir*""i:i:l
PART III
Recordkeeping and Reporting
The Tier A Municipality shall keep records necessary to document, in the Annual Report and Certification, the status of
compliance with the conditions of this permit. The requirement to keep records and to submit an Annual Report and
Certification is found at Part IV.G of this permit.
PART IV
SPECIFIC REQUIRBMENTS: NARRATIVE
Notes and Defïnitions
A. Footnotes
l. Acronyms
a. Stormwater acronyms included in this permit are as follows:
i.
"BMP" - Best Management Practice
ii. "CFRU - Code of Federal Regulations
iii. UEDPA" - Effective Date of Permit Authorization
iv. rrMs4rr - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
v. "MSTVMPU - Municipal Stormwater Management Plan
vi. UMSRPU - Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program
vii. "MTD" - Manufacfured Treatment Device
viii. "N.J.A.C." - New Jersey Administrative Code
ix. 'NJPDES" - New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
x. "N.J.S.A.' - New Jersey Statutes Annotated
xi. "RSIS" - Residential Site Improvement Standards
xii. "SPPP" - Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan
xiii. "TMDL" - Total Maximum Daily Load
2. Internal Cross References
a. For the purposes of this permit:
i.
References to Part IV Notes and Definitions are preceded with the words "Notes and
Definitions" (e.g. Notes and Definitions Part IV.A.l refers to Acronyms).
ii. References to Parl IV Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit are not preceded by descriptive text (e.g. Parl
IV.A.l refers to Overview of the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit).
3. I)epartment Resources for Guidance Relating to MS4 Issues
a. MS4 main website and related links: www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/msrp_home.htm
b. MS4 Tier A Guidance document: www. nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm
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c. Construction Site Stormwater Runoff: www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/5 93.htm
d. Snow Removal and Disposal Policy: www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/bnpc_home.htm
e. Green Infrastructure and related links: www.nj.govldeplgil
f. Stormwater management information and training tools: www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/
g. Public education for stormwater pollution: www.cleanwaternj.org
h. Clean Communities, a statewide litter abatement program: www.njclean.org
i. Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) information: www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/msrp-tmdl-rh.htm
4. EPA Resources for Guidance Relating to MS4 Issues
a. EPA's MS4 website and related links:
www. epa. gov/npdes/stormwater-discharges-municipal-sources
b. EPA's National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices:
www.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater
c. EPA's guidance for Green Infrastructure:
http ://water. epa. gov/infr astructure/greeninfrastructure/index.cfin
d. Guidance from EPA Region 3 for municipalities that wish to improve their municipal stormwater
programs: ww\¡/.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/region3_fuctsheet_swmp.pdf
e. EPA's Trash Free Waters resource page: www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters
f. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Guidance
www3.epa. gov/npdes/pubs/idde_manualwithappendices.pdf
B. Definitions
l. Definitions
a. All words and terms used in this permit shall have meanings as defined in the "Regulations
Conceming the New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System" (N.J.A.C. 7:l4A), unless
otherwise stated or unless the context clearly requires a different meaning.
b. "Catch Basin" means a cistern, vault, chamber or well that is usually built along a street as part of
the storm sewer system to capture sediment, debris, and pollutants.
c. "Effective Date of Permit Authorizatìon" means the date the permittee's authorization to discharge
under this Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit becomes effective. This date may be found on the
permittee's Authorization to Discharge.
d. "Existing permittee" means a municipality that held an authorization to discharge under the Tier A
MS4 NJPDES permit on or before December 31,2017.
e. "Green infrastructure" mgans methods of stormwater management that reduce wet
weather/stormwater volume, flow, or changes the characteristics of the flow into combined or
separate sanitary or storm sewers, or surface waters, by allowing the stormwater to infiltrate, to be
treated by vegetation or by soils, or to be stored for reuse. Green infrastructure includes, but is not
limited to, pervious paving, bioretention basins, vegetated swales, and cistems.
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f. "lllicit connection' means any physical or non-physical (i.e. leak, flow, or overflow into the
municipal separate storm sewer system) connection that discharges the following to a municipal
separate storm sewer system (unless that discharge is authorized under a NJPDES permit other
than this Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit);
i.
Domestic sewage;
Non-contact cooling water, process wastewater, or other industrial waste (other than stomwater);
or
iii. Any category of non-stormwater discharges that a permittee for the MS4 identifies as a source or
significant contributor of pollutants pursuant to 40 C.F.R. 122.34(bX3Xiii).
C. "Maintenance plan" means a maintenance plan pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.2(b) and 5.8 prepared by
the design engineer for the stormwater management measures incorporated into the design of a
major development.
h. "Major development" means any development that provides for ultimately disturbing one or more
acres of land and any additional development defined as "major development" by a municipality's
stormwater control ordinance. Disturbance is the placement of impervious surface or exposure
and/or movement of soil or bedrock or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation. Projects
undertaken by any government agency which otherwise meet the definition of "major
development" but which do not require approval under the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1et seq., are also considered "major development."
i. "Manufactured treatment device" means a pre-fabricated stormwater treatment structure utilizing
settling, filtration, absorptive/adsorptive materials, vortex separation, vegetative components,
and/or other appropriate technology to remove pollutants from stormwater runoff.
j. "Municipal separate storm sewer" means a municipal separate storm sewer as defined in N.J.A.C.
7:l4A-1.2.
k. "Municipality" means a municipality as defined in the Municipal Land Use Law at N.J.S.A.
40:55D-5, that is, any cify, borough, town, township, or village.
l. "New permittee" means a municipality that obtains its first authorization to discharge under the
Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit on or after January 1, 2018.
m. "Permanent structure'r means a permanent building or permanent structure that is anchored to a
permanent foundation with an impermeable floor, and that is completely roofed and walled (a door
is recommended, but not required). A fabric frame structure is a permanent structure if it meets the
following specifi cations:
i.
Concrete blocks, jersey bariers or other similar material shall be placed around the interior of
the structure to protect the side walls during loading and unloading of de-icing materials;
lt.
iii.
iv.
The design shall prevent stormwater run-on and run through and the fabric cannot leak;
The structure shall be erected on an impermeable slab;
The structure cannot be open sided; and
The structure shall have a roll up door or other means of sealing the access way from wind driven
rainfall.
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n. "Small MS4" means all municipal separate storm sewers (other than "large" or "medium"
municipal separate storm sewer systems as defined in N.J.A.C. 7:14A-l.2) that are:
i.
Owned or operated by municipalities described under N.J.A.C.7:l4A-25.1(b);
ii. Owned or operated by county, State, interstate, or Federal agencies, and located at public
complexes as described under N. J.A.C . 7 : I 4 A-25.2(a)2;
iii. Owned or operated by county, State, interstate, or Federal agencies, and located at highways and
other thoroughfares as described under N.J.A.C.7:l4A-25.2(a)3; or
iv. Owned or operated by county, State, interstate, Federal, or other agencies, and receive special
designation under N.J.A.C . 7 : I 4 A-25.2(a)4.
v. Note that all MS4s covered under the Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit are "small MS4s".
o. "Solids and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash, and other floating, suspended, or
settleable solids as defined at N.J.A.C. 7: l4A-25.6(b)3iii.
p. "Storm drain inlet" means the point of entry into the storm drain system and is, where a catch basin
is present, the uppermost portion (or cover) ofa catch basin.
q. "Stormwater" means water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the
land's surface; is transmitted to the subsurface; is captured by separate stoün sewers or other
sewerage or drainage facilities; or is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
r. "Stormwater facility" includes, but is not limited to: catch basins, detention basins, retention
basins, filter strips, riparian buffers, infiltration trenches, sand filters, constructed wetlands, wet
basins, bioretention systems, low flow bypasses, and stormwater conveyances. Stormwater
facilities include structural stormwater management measures.
s. "Stormwater management basin" means an excavation or embankment and related areas designed
to retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin may either be normally dry (that is, a
detention basin or infiltration basin), retain water in a permanent pool (a retention basin or wet
pond), or be planted mainly with wetland vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands).
t. "Stormwater management measure" means any structural or nonstructural strategy, practice,
technology, process, program, or other method intended to control or reduce stormwater runoffand
associated pollutants, or to induce or control the infiltration or groundwater recharge of stormwater
or to eliminate illicit or illegal non-stormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances.
Stormwater management measures include stormwater facilities.
u. "Stream scouring" means the erosion or removal of streambed or bank material by the physical
action of flowing water and the sediment that it carries.
v. "Subsurfuce infiltratior/detention system" means a vault, perforated pipe, and/or stone bed that is
located entirely below the ground surface and that temporarily stores and attenuates stormwater
runoff."
w. "Tier A Municipality's MS4" means an MS4 owned and operated by a Tier A Municipality.
x. "Wood waste" means source separated whole trees, tree trunks, tree parts, tree stumps, brush and
leaves provided that they are not composted, and lumber (non-chemically treated and unpainted);
y. "Yard trimmings" means grass clippings, leaves, wood chips from tree parts, and brush.
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"Yard waste" means loose leaves and grass clippings.
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Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit
A. Permit Overview
1. Overview of the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
a. The Tier A Municipality (i.e. the permittee) is required to develop, update, implement and enforce
an MS4 stormwater program. A primary objective of the MS4 stormwater program is to
implement best management practices and other measures that are designed to achieve the permit's
requirement to reduce the discharge of pollutants from the Tier A Municipality's MS4, municipal
maintenance yards and other ancillary operations, to the maximum extent practicable pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-25.6(a)1 and 40 CFP. 122.34(a), to protect water quality, and to satisfu the
applicable water quality requirements of the Clean Water Act.
2. Primary Plans Required by the Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
a. The Stormw¿ter Pollution Prevention Plan (SPPP) documents the Tier A Municipality's
stormwater program and describes the measures necessary for compliance with the Statewide Basic
Requirements as well as any Other Control Measures, Additional Measures and/or Optional
Measures (if deemed appropriate). See Part IV.F (SPPP) and Attachment A (Measurable Goals
and Implementation Schedule for Existing Permittees) and Attachment A-l (Measurable Goals and
Implementation Schedule for New Permittees).
b. A significant component of the SPPP is the Municipal Stormwater Management Plan (MSWMP).
The MSWMP is also a component of the municipal master plan (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-94). The
MSWMP describes the municipality's strategy, structure and process for addressing stormwater
runoff from new development and redevelopment to ensure compliance with the Stormwater
Management rules (N.J.A.C.7:8 et seq.). This strategy, structure and process also constitutes
much of the post construction stormwater management program in this permit. See Part IV.B.4
(Post Construction). Any MSWMP that complies with N.J.A.C. 7:8 also complies with this
condition and Part IV.B.4.f (MSWMP).
3. Summary of Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit Requirements
a. The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update, implement and enforce a stormwater program as
documented in an SPPP to ensure compliance with:
i.
The Statewide Basic Requirements. See Part IV.B;
ii. Other Control Measures. See Part IV.C;
iii. Additional Measures. See Part IV.D; and
iv. Optional Measures, if deemed appropriate See Part IV.E.
b. The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update, implement and maintain a written SPPP in
conformance with Attachment A (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule for Existing
Permittees) and Attachment A-1 (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule for New
Permittees). See Part lY.A..2.a and IV.F (SPPP).
c. The Tier A Municipality shall submit an Annual Report and Certification summarizing the status
of compliance with this permit. See Part IV.G (Annual Report and Certification).
d. The Tier A Municipality shall adopt, amend and implement a written MSWMP. See Part IV.A.2.b
and 8.4.f (MSWMP).
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e. The Tier A Municipality shall modify and update its stormwater program (including applicable
plans and ordinances) to conform with applicable new legislation; or new or amended regulations.
Such modification shall be completed and effective within l2 months of written notification by the
Department of the need for modification.
B. Statewide Basic Requirements and Associated Conditions
1. Minimum Standards for Public Involvement and Participation Including Public Notice
a. Tier A Municipalities shall comply with applicable State and local public notice requirements
when providing for public participation in the development and implementation of a MS4
stormwater program. Requirements include but are not limited to:
i.
The Open Public Meetings Act ("Sunshine Law," N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.);
ii. Statutory procedures for the enactment of ordinances (N.J.S.A. 40:49-2), including the municipal
stormwater control ordinance and other ordinances adopted to comply with Part IV of this
permit; and
iii. The Municipal Land Use Law concerning the adoption or amendment of the MSWMP (N.J.S.A.
40:55D-13, 28 and94),and the review of applications for development (N.J.S.A. 40:55D-12).
The Tier A Municipality shall also ensure that applicants for development meet the notice
requirements of N,J.S.A. 40:.5 5D-12.
b. Tier A Municipalities shall make elements of its MS4 stormwater program available to the public:
i.
Provide the curent SPPP upon request as required by Part IV.F.1.g (SPPP);
ii. Post the current SPPP on its website to the extent required by Part IV.F.1 .f (SPPP); and
iii. Post the current MSWMP and all ordinances required by this permit on its website or otherwise
comply with the notification requirements of N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.4(e). See Part IV.B.4.f (MSV/MP),
4.g (Stormwater Control Ordinance), 5.a (Community Wide Ordinances).
c. The Tier A Municipality may involve another entity (e.9. a watershed association) to satis$ one or
more of the Tier A Municipality's NJPDES permit condition(s) (or component thereof) through the
implementation of one or more best management practices or control measures. See Part IV.F.4
(Lnplementation of SPPP Conditions through Shared or Contracted Services).
d. The Tier A Municipality shall maintain records necessary to demonstrate compliance with the
public participation requirements of a, above.
e. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Public
Involvement and Participation specified in Attachment A for Existing Permittees (Measurable
Goals and Implementation Schedule).
f. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Public
Involvement and Participation specified in Attachment A-l for New Permittees (Measurable Goals
and Implementation Schedule).
2. Minimum Standards for Local Public Education and Outreach
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a. The Tier A Municipality shall implement a Public Education and Outreach Program that focuses
on educational and pollution prevention activities about the impacts of stormwater discharges on
surface water and groundwater and to involve the public in reducing pollutants in stormwater and
mitigating flow. The Tier A Municipality shall annually conduct activities that total at least l2
points and include activities from at least three of the five categories as set forth in Attachment B
(Points System for Public Education and Outreach Activities). At a minimum, at least one of the
activities shall involve educating businesses and the general public ofhazards associated with
illicit connections and improper disposal of waste. Records shall be kept necessary to demonstrate
compliance with this requirement, including date of activities and any other relevant
documentation.
b. The Tier A Municipality shall label all storm drain inlets for those drains that do not have
permanent wording cast into the structure of the inlet. The Tier A Municipality shall also maintain
the legibility of those labels and replace any labels that are missing or not legible. See the Tier A
Municipal Guidance document (www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for specific measures.
This requirement shall include the following:
i.
All storm drain inlets along sidewalks that are adjacent to municipal streets;
ii. All storm drain inlets within plazas, parking areas or maintenance yards that are operated by the
municipality.
c. The Tier A Municipality shall advertise public involvement program(s) pertaining to education and
outreach activities on the municipality's website, through a mailing, through newspâper
advertisement, or other similar means.
d. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Local Public
Education and Outreach specified in Att¿chment A for Existing Permittees (Measurable Goals and
Implementation Schedule).
e. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minirnum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Local Public
Education and Outreach specified in Attachment A-l for New Permittees (Measurable Goals and
Implementation Schedule).
3. Minimum Standards for Construction Site Stormwater Runoff
a. Construction site stormwater runoff activities are authorized under a separate NJPDES permit,
generally the Construction Activity Stormwater General Permit No. NJ0088323 pursuant to
N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-25.6(b)2 (or an individual permit pursuant to N.J.A.C.7:l4A-24.7(a)2). See Part
II.C.3.b and www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/5g3.htm. Pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-25.7(b), the Tier A
Municipality is not required to reference construction site stormwater runoff control in its SPPP.
4. Minimum Standards for Post Construction Stormwater Management in New Development
and Redevelopment
a. The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update, implement and enforce its stormwater management
program to address post construction stormwater runoffin new development and redevelopment
and to ensure compliance with the Stormwater Management rules at N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq. In
general, the regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:8:
i.
Contain requirements for stormwater management plans and stormwater control ordinances;
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ii. Provide information for the adoption and implementation of municipal stormwater management
plans and regional stormwater management plans; and
iii. Establish desiga, perfomance and maintenance standards for stormwater management measures
and establish safety standards for stormwater management basins.
b. The post construction stormwater management program established by the Tier A Municipality
shall address stormwater runoff fiom the following types of major development unless any
additional development is defined as "major development" by a municipality's stormwater control
ordinance:
i.
New development and redevelopment projects that disturb one acre or more and are not operated
by the municipality (e.g. retail stores, residential complexes);
ii. New development and redevelopment projects that disturb one acre or more and are operated by
the municipality itself (e.g. town complex); and
iii. All new development and redevelopment projects that disturb less than one acre and are part of a
larger common plan of development or sale (e.g. phased residential development) that ultimately
disturbs one acre or more.
c. The post construction stormwater management program established by the Tier A Municipality
shall require compliance with the applicable design, performance and maintenance standards
established under N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq. for major development as defined in this permit.
d. The Tier A Municipality shall review and analyze development applications for compliance with
Part IV.B.4 (Post Construction) of this permit even if a separate permit is required by the
Department for the same or similar activity (e.g. a Land Use permit).
e. The post construction stormwater management program established by the Tier A Municipality
shall ensure that any residential development and redevelopment projects that are subject to the
Residential Site Improvement Standards (RSIS) for stormwater management (N.J.A.C. 5:21-7)
comply with those standards, including any exception, waiver, or special area standard that was
approved under N.J.A.C. 5:21 et seq.
f. The Tier A Municipality shall adopt, amend and implement a written Municipal Stormwater
Management Plan (MSWMP), pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq., to describe the framework of the
Tier A Municipality's strategy, structure and process for its post construction stormwater
management program.
i.
The Tier A Municipality shall submit the adopted plan for approval to the County review agency
in accordance with N.J.A.C.7:8-4:
ii. The Tier A Municipality shall notiô/ the Department and post the approved plan and any
amendments on its website (or otherwise comply with the notification requirements of N.J.A.C.
7:8-4.4(e)) within thirty days of the effective date of the plan. See Part IV.B.l.b.iii (Public
Involvement and Participation);
iii. The Tier A Municipality shall review and update its MSWMP as necessary, and as a parl of the
reexamination of its municipal master plan in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8-4.3(c) and (d).
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g. In order to implement the post construction stormwater management program, the Tier A
Municipality shall adopt, amend, implement and enforce a municipal stomwater conû'ol
ordinance. The Tier A Municipality shall develop and adopt the contents of the ordinance in
accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq. A sample stormwater ordinance consistent with the
requirements of the Stormwater Management Rules is posted at
www.nj.govldep/stormwater/bmp_manual2.htm
and a sample stormwater ordinance applicable to
Pinelands Area Municipalities is posted at www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/pinelands.htm.
The
municipal stormwater control ordinance shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
i.
Control aspects ofresidential development and redevelopment projects that are not pre-empted
by the RSIS;
ii. Control stormwater from non-residential development and redevelopment projects, in accordance
with the requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:8 et seq.; and
iii. Set forth special area standards approved by the Site Improvement Advisory Board for
residential development or redevelopment projects under N.J.A.C. 5:21-3.5.
h. The Tier A Municipality shall only grant a variance or exemption ûom the design and performance
standards for stormwater management measures if the municipality has a mitigation plan which
meets the following requirements:
i.
A mitigation plan must be included in an approved MSWMP and stormwater control
ordinance(s). The mitigation plan shall identi$ measures that are necessary to offset the deficit
created by granting the variance or exemption, and can be provided through a menu ofdesign
and performance standards with corresponding mitigation projects for different drainage areas
within the municipality. See Chapter 3 of the NJ Stormwater BMP Manual at
www.nj. gov/dep/stormwater/ for guidance; and
ii. The municipality submits, within 30 days after the grant of a variance or exemption, a written
report to the county review agency and the Department describing the variance or exemption and
the required mitigation. Submit the written report to the Department at:
NJDEP-DWQ-BNPC
Mail Code 401-028
PO Box 420
Trenton, NJ 08625-0420
i. The Tier A Municipality shall:
i.
Enforce, through the stormwater control ordinance(s) or a separate ordinance, compliance with
the standards set forth in Attachment C (Design Standards for Storm Drain Inlets) of this permit
to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets not installed by the
Tier A Municipality; and
ii. Comply with the standards set forth in Attachment C (Design Standards for Ston¡ Drain Inlets)
of this permit to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets
installed by the municipalify.
j. The Tier A Municipality shall ensure adequate long-term cleaning, operation and maintenance of
stormwater management measures:
i.
Pursuant to Part IV.C.l .a (Stormwater Facilities Maintenance), owned or operated by the Tier A
Municipaliry; and
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ii. Pursuant to Part IV.C.l.b (Stormwater Facilities Maintenance), not owned or operated by the
Tier A Municipality.
k. For each structural and non-structural stormwater measure (e.g. stormwater management basin,
subsurface infiltration/detention system, manufactured treatment device, green infrastructure), the
Tier A Municipality shall:
i.
Complete a Major Development Stormwater Summary (as posted on the Department's website at
www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_forms.htm;
courtesy copy provided as Attachrnent D of this permit)
when an application is made to the Tier A Municipality after EDPA;
ii. Update the Major Development Stormwater Summary while stormwater measures are being
installed;
iii. Finalize the Major Development Stormwater Summary once certificate of occupancy is issued;
and
iv. Maintain a completed Major Development Stormwater Summary and make it available to the
Department upon request.
l. The Stormwater Management rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8) and the Residential Site Improvement Standards
for stormwater management (N.J.A.C. 5:21-7), independently and as implemented in this permit,
apply to all areas of the Tier A Municipality.
m. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Post
Construction Stomwater Management in New Development and Redevelopment specified in
Attachment A for Existing Permittees (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule).
n. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Post
Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and Redevelopment specified in
Attachment A-l for New Permittees (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule).
Minimum Standards for Pollution Prevention / Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operators
a. Community Wide Ordinances: The Tier A Municipality shall adopt and enforce the following
community wide ordinances to address improper disposal of waste:
i.
Pet Waste Ordinance: Adopt and enforce an ordinance that requires pet owners or their keepers
to immediately and properly dispose of their pet's solid waste deposited on any property, public
or private, not owned or possessed by that person. Information on the Pet Waste Ordinance and
the benefits of proper disposal of pet solid waste shall be dishibuted with pet licenses. See the
Tier A Municipal Guidance document (www.nj.gov/depldwqltier_a_guidance.htm) for a sample
ordinance.
ii. Wildlife Feeding Ordinance: Adopt and enforce an ordinance that prohibits the feeding of any
wildlife (e.g. Canada Geese) in any public park or on any other properfy owned or operated by
the Tier A Municipality. Exclusions include wildlife confrned in zoos, parks, or rehabilitation
centers as well the following unconfined animals: (1) wildlife at environmental education
centers; (2) feral cats as paft ofan approved Trap-Neuter-Release program; and (3) other kinds
ofunconfined animals, ifany, that the ordinance specifically lists and excludes for reasons set
forth in the ordinance. See the Tier A Municipal Guidance document
(www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for a sample ordinance.
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iii. Litter Control Ordinance: Adopt and enforce a litter ordinance or enforce the existing State litter
statute at N.J.S.A I3:lE-99.3. See the Tier A Municipal Guidance document
(www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for a sample ordinance.
iv. Improper Disposal of Waste Ordinance: Adopt and enforce an ordinance prohibiting the
improper spilling, dumping, or disposal of materials other than stormwater into the MS4 system
excluding those discharges as allowable under Part II.C.2.b. See the Tier A Municipal Guidance
document (www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for a sample ordinance.
v. Containerized Yard Waste/Yard Waste Collection Program Ordinances: (l) Adopt and enforce
an ordinance that prohibits placing non-containerized,yard wastes (defined as leaves and/or grass
clippings) into the street; or (2) develop and implement a non-containerized yard waste collection
and disposal program that includes adoption and enforcement ofan ordinance that prohibits
placing non-containerizedyard waste at the curb or along the street within l0 feet of any storm
drain inlet and at any time other than a set yard waste collection schedule. The frequency of yard
waste pickups shall be determined at the discretion of the Tier A Municipality but shall be part of
a set yard waste collection schedule which is noticed to all municipal residents and businesses.
Any area, which the municipality determines to have no yard waste, will be exempt from the
collections. See the Tier A Municipal Guidance document
(www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for sample ordinances.
vi. Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting Ordinance: Adopt and enforce an ordinance requiring the
retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets on private property to meet the standard in Attachment
C (Design Standard for Storm Drain Inlets). Specifically, this ordinance: l) shall apply to storm
drain inlets, on property not owned or operated by the Tier A Municipality (e.g. condominium
associations), that are in direct contact (i.e. contiguous) to repaving; repairing (excluding
individual pothole repair); resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt
emulsion or a thin base of hot bitumen); and reconstruction or alteration of facilities; and 2) shall
not apply to a residential lot with one single family house. For a sample ordinance see
www.nj. gov/dep/dwq/tier_a.htm.
vii. Additional ordinance requirements of this permit are found at Part IV.B.4.g (Stormwater Control
Ordinance) above and Part IV.B.6.d (Illicit Connection Ordinance) below.
Community Vy'ide Measures: The Tier A Municipality shall develop and continue to implement
the following community wide pollution prevention/good housekeeping measures to control solids
and floatables:
i.
Street Sweeping: Tier A Municipalities shall sweep, at a minimum of once per month (weather
and street surface conditions permitting), all streets (including roads or highways) that meet all of
the following criteria: (1) the street is owned or operated by the municipality; (2) the street is
curbed and has storm drains; (3) the street has a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less;
(4) the street is not an entrance or exit ramp; and (5) the street is in a predominantly commercial
area.
ii. Catch Basin and Storm Drain Inlet Inspection and Cleaning: The Tier A Municipality shall
inspect storm drain inlets and any associated catch basins that it owns or operates and remove
sediment, trash, or debris when present. Each catch basin and inlet shall be inspected at least
once every five years. The Tier A Municipality shall clean any municipally owned or operated
storm drain inlet or catch basin as frequently as necessary to eliminate recurring problems and
restore proper function.
b.
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iii. Tier A Municipality Storm Drain Inlet Retrofit: The Tier A Municipality shall retrofit existing
Tier A Municipality owned or operated storm drain inlets that are: (1) in direct contact with any
repaving, repairing (excluding individual pothole repair), or resurfacing (including top coating or
chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of hot bitumen); or (2) in direct contact with
any reconstruction or alteration of facilities. Storm drain inlet retrofits shall meet the standard in
Attachment C (Design Standards for Storm Drain Inlets).
c. Municipal Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary Operations: The Tier A Municipality shall
implement the best management practices described in Attachment E (Best Management Practices
for Municipal Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary Operations) for municipal maintenance
yards and other ancillary operations owned or operated by the Tier A Municipality. Ancillary
operations include but are not limited to impound yards, permanent and mobile fueling locations,
and yard trimmings and wood waste management sites. The Inventory of Material and Machinery,
and Inspections and Good Housekeeping practices specified in Attachment E shall be conducted at
all municipal maintenance yards and other ancillary operations. Best Management Practices shall
be implemented for the following activities, whenever such activities occur:
i.
Fueling Operations;
ii. Discharge of Stormwater frorn Secondary Containment;
iii. VehicleMaintenance;
iv. On-Site Equipment and Vehicle Washing and Wash Wastewater Containment;
v. Salt and De-icing Material Storage and Handling;
vi. Aggregate Material and Construction Debris Storage;
vii. Street Sweepings, Catch Basin Clean Out, and Other Material Storage;
viii. Yard Trimmings and Wood Waste Management Sites thaL arc owned and operated by the Tier A
Municipalify; and
ix. Roadside Vegetation Management.
d. Employee Training: The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update and implement an employee
training program to address Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit components and SPPP requirements. All
municipal employees shall receive training on those stormwater topics applicable to their title and
duties within 3 months of commencement of duties. Records including sign in sheet(s), date(s) of
training, and training agenda(s) shall be kept in the SPPP. Training shall occur at least once every
two years, unless otherwise specified below:
i.
Yard Waste Collection Program (if applicable) - Provide training on fi'equency of yard waste
pickups and schedule; and policy for how and when yard waste can be placed curbside. See Part
IV.B.5.a.v (Yard Waste Ordinance).
ii. Monthly Sweeping of Certain Streets in Predominantly Commercial Areas - Provide training on
sweeping schedules and proper management of materials collected. See Parl IV.B.5.b.i (Street
Sweeping).
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iii. Illicit Connection Elimination and Outfall Pipe Mapping - Provide training on the impacts
associated with illicit connections and details ofthe program including investigation techniques,
physical observations, field sampling, and mapping procedures. See Part IV.B.6 (MS4 Outfall
Pipe Mapping, and Illicit Discharge) and the National Menu of Stormwater Best Management
Practices at w'\m¡/.epa.gov/npdes/national-menu-best-management-practices-bmps-stormwater.
iv. Outfall Pipe Stream Scouring Detection and Control - Provide training on how to identify outfall
pipe stream scouring and contributing factors. See Part IV.B.6.b (Stream Scouring).
v. Maintenance Yard Operations (including Ancillary Operations) - Provide training annually on
inventory of materials and machinery, inspections and good housekeeping; fueling operations;
discharge of stormwater from secondary containment; vehicle maiûtenance; on-site equipment
and vehicle washing and wash wastewater containment; salt and de-icing material storage and
handling; aggtegate material and construction debris storage; sfreet sweeping, catch basin clean
out, and other material storage; yard trimmings and wood waste management sites. See Part
IV.B.5.c (Municipal Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary Operations).
vi. Waste Disposal Education - Provide training on the impacts associated with improper waste
disposal, how to respond to inquiries regarding improper waste disposal, and appropriate
enforcement authority.
vii. Municipal Ordinances - Provide training on the following ordinances: Pet Waste Ordinance;
Wildlife Feeding Ordinance; Litter Control Ordinance; Improper Disposal of Waste Ordinance;
Containerized Yard Waste/Yard Waste Collection Ordinance; and the Private Storm Drain Inlet
Ordinance. Training shall include an overview of these ordinance requirements, enforcement
policies and the repercussions of non-compliance with these ordinances. See Part IV.B.S.a
(Community Wide Ordinances).
viii. Stormwater Facility Maintenance - Provide training annually on maintenance of stormwater
facilities, and catch basin and inlet cleaning methods. See Part IV.C.1 (Stormwater Facilities
Maintenance), and Part IV.B.5.b.ii (Catch Basin and Storm Drain Inlets).
ix. Construction Activity/Post-Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and
Redevelopment - Provide general training on the permitting requirements for construction
activity and Post-Construction Stormwater Management in New Development and
Redevelopment. See Part IV.B.3 (Construction Site Runoff) and 8.4 (Post Construction).
x. Provide general training annually on the Tier A Municipality's SPPP, applicable recordkeeping
requirements, and detailed training on any component applicable to an employee's title and
duties. See Part IV.F (SPPP).
xi. Training may also be conducted on stormwater-related topics that serve an educational purpose
for employees.
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e. Stormwater Management Design Review Training: The Tier A Municipality shall ensure that all
design engineers, municipal engineers and other individuals that review the stormwater
management design for development and redevelopment projects on behalf of the municipality,
complete the Department approved Stormwater Management Design Review Course (see
www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/training.htm)
once every five years. This includes those individuals
that review any projects that are subject to the Tier A Municipality's municipal stonnwater
management plan and control ordinance as described in Part IV.B.4 (Post Construction).
Individuals that will review stormwater management design and have not completed this course
within the past five years must attend the next scheduled course offering. Ifunable to attend, the
Tier A Municipality must notit/ the Department in writing no later than thirfy days after the missed
course offering explaining why attendance was not possible and what alternate arrangements are
being made. Training completed within five calendar years prior to EDPA qualifies towards this
requirement. The Tier A Municipality is required to maintain a list of the dates and names of
training program participants in its SPPP.
f. Municipal Board and Goveming Body Member Related Training: The Tier A Municipality shall
ensure that municipal board and governing body members that review and approve applications for
development and redevelopment projects, complete the "Asking the Right Questions in Stormwater
Review Training Tool" posted at www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/training.htm.
This includes those
individuals that review any projects for compliance with Part IV.B.4 (Post Construction) of this
permit. Training must be completed by current municipal board and governing body members on
or before EDPA + 6 months and by new members within six months of commencing duties. Once
per term of service thereafter, municipal board and goveming body members must review at least
one of the tools offered under Post-Construction Stormwater Management found at the website
above. The Tier A Municipality is required to maintain a list of the dates and names of training
program participants in its SPPP.
g. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Pollution
Prevention / Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operators specified in Attachment A for Existing
Permittees (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule).
h. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Pollution
Prevention / Good Housekeeping for Municipal Operators specified in Attachment A-l for New
Permittees (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule).
6. Minimum Standards for MS4 Outfall Pipe Mapping, and Illicit Discharge and Scouring
Detection and Control
a. Outfall Pipe Mapping: Tier A Municipalities shall develop, update and maintain an outfall pipe
map showing the location of the end of all MS4 outfall pipes (tidal and non-tidal) owned or
operated by the Tier A Municipality which discharge to a surface water body. The outfall pipe
map shall:
i.
Be current at the end ofeach calendar year;
ii. Show the location (and name, where known to the municipality) of all surface water bodies
receiving discharges fi'om those outfall pipes;
iii. Be included in the SPPP;
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iv. Be provided to the Department by Existing Permittees on or before EDPA + 12 months and by
New Permittees on or before EDPA + 36 months. New data points subsequently added to the
map shall be provided to the Department annually thereafter; and
v. Be submitted electronically by December 21, 2020 via the Department's designated electronic
submission service.
b. Stream Scouring: Tier A Municipalities shall develop, update and implement a program to detect,
investigate and control any localized stream scouring from stormwater outfall pipes owned or
operated by the municipality. See the Tier A Municipal Guidance document
(www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for specific measures. The Tier A Municipality shall,
¿t aminimum:
i.
Inspect each outfall pipe which discharges to a stream for localized stream scouring in the
vicinity ofthe outfall pipe. Each outfall pipe shall be inspected at least once every five years;
ii. Inspect any outfall pipes newly identihed in compliance with Part IV.B.6.a for localized stream
scouring in the vicinity of the outfall pipe;
iii. When localized stream scouring is detected, document sources of stormwater that contribute to
the outfall pipes identified in i and ii, above. Each identified source shall be investigated; and (l)
where identified sources are located on property owned or operated by the Tier A Municipality,
corrective action to reduce stormwater rate or volume shall be taken by the municipality when
feasible, or (2) where identified sources are within thejurisdiction ofbut not located on properfy
owned or operated by the Tier A Municipality, the municipalify shall ensure proper operation
and maintenance of stormwater facilities located thereon pursuant to Part IV.C. I .b (Stormwater
Facilities Maintenance), below;
iv. Prioritize, schedule and complete remediation of identified localized stream scouring and take
action based upon the requirements of Part IV.B.6.b.iii(1) and (2), above. If not completed, a
schedule for completion shall be maintained as required in Part IV.C.l .a.iv (Stormwater
Facilities Maintenance); and
v. All stream scouring rsstoration shall be made in accordance with the Standards for Soil Erosion
and Sediment Control in New Jersey at N.J.A.C. 2:90-l (e.g., Conduit Outlet Protection l2-1)
and the requirements for bank stabilization and channel restoration found at N.J.A.C. 7: 13 et seq.
All associated maintenance or repairs to stormwater facilities shall be made in accordance with
N.J.A.C 7:8.
Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination: The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update,
implement and enforce an ongoing Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination Program in
accordance with this permit. This program shall be documented in the written SPPP, as required in
Part IV.F.1.a.iii (SPPP). See the Tier A Municipal Guidance document
(www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for specific measures. See also USEPA Guidance at
www3.epa.gov/npdes/pubs/idde_manualwithappendices.pdf.
The Tier A Municipality shall, at a
minimum:
i.
Conduct visual dry weather inspection of all outfall pipes owned or operated by the municipality
at least once every five years to determine if dry weather flow or other evidence of illicit
discharge is present. Dry weather flow is flow occurring 72 hours after a rain event.
ii. Investigate the source ifevidence ofillicit discharge is found;
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iii. Eliminate non-storrnwater discharges that are traced to their source and found to be illicit
connections;
iv. Document investigations and actions taken using the Department's Illicit Connection Inspection
Report Fo rm. S ee www. nj. gov/dep/dwq/ti er_a_forms.htm;
v. Inspect any outfall pipes newly identified in compliance with Part IV.B.6.a for illicit discharges;
vi. Investigate dry weather flows discovered during routine inspection and maintenance of other
elements of the MS4; and
vii. Investigate, within three months of receipt, complaints and reports of illicit connections,
including those from operating entities of interconnected MS4s.
d. The Tier A Municipality shall adopt and enforce an ordinance that prohibits illicit connections to
the municipal separate storm sewer system operated by the Tier A Municipality. See the Tier A
Municipal Guidance document (www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a_guidance.htm)
for a sample
ordinance.
e. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for MS4 Outfall
Pipe Mapping, and Illicit Discharge and Scouring Detection and Control specified in Attachment
A for Existing Permittees (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule).
f. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for MS4 Outfall
Pipe Mapping, and Illicit Discharge and Scouring Detection and Control specified in Attachment
A-l for New Permittees (Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule).
C. Other Control Measures
1. Minimum Standards for Stormwater Facilities Maintenance
a. The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update and implement a program to ensure adequate
long-term cleaning, operation and maintenance of all municipally owned or operated stormwater
facilities.
i.
Stormwater facility inspection and maintenance must be performed pursuant to any maintenance
plans, or more frequently as needed, to ensure the proper function and operation of the
stormwater facility. See www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/maintenance_guidance.htm.
ii. The Tier A Municipality shall maintain a log sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this
section; including but not limited to the stormwater facility inspected, location information of the
facility inspected (location information must be specific enough to locate and identify the
stormwater facility in the field; e.g. geographic coordinates), name of inspector, date of
inspection, findings, and any preventative and corrective maintenance performed. Example
Maintenance Logs and Inspection Records forms which are sufficient to demonstrate compliance
with this section are available at www.nj.gov/dep/stormwater/maintenance_guidance.htm.
iii. The Tier A Municipality shall certif,, annually that municipally owned or operated stormwater
facilities are properly fu nctioning.
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iv. If stormwater facilities were found not to be functioning properly and repairs were not made,
then necessary preventive and con'ective maintenance shall be documented and prioritized, and a
schedule for such repairs shall be maintained. The Tier A Municipality shall prioritize this
schedule based upon but not limited to: (1) environmental, health and safety concerns; (2) the
findings of catch basin and storm drain inlet inspections performed pursuant to Part IV.B.S.b.ii,
above; (3) the findings of stream scouring inspections performed pursuant to Part IV.B.6.b,
above; and (4) to incorporate the findings pursuant to Part lY .C.2 (TMDL Information), below.
b. The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update, implement and enforce a program to ensure
adequate long-term cleaning, operation and maintenance of stormwater facilities not owned or
operated by the Tier A Municipality, not subject to the conditions of another NJPDES stormwater
permit and constructed after February 7, 1984.
i.
The Tier A Municipality shall ensure that stormwater facilify maintenance is performed pursuant
to any maintenance plans, or more frequently as needed to ensure the proper fi¡nction and
operation of the stormwater facility. See
www.nj. gov/dep/stormwater/maintenance_guidance.htm.
ii. The Tier A Municipality shall maintain a log sufficient to demonstrate compliance with this
section; including but not limited to the actions taken by the municipality to enforce compliance
with the long-term cleaning, operation and maintenance program; the stormwater facility that was
the subject of the action; location information of the facility that was the subject of the action
(location information must be specihc enough to locate and identify the stormwater facility in the
field; e.g. geographic coordinates); the name ofperson taking the action; the date ofthe action;
and the findings. Example Maintenance Logs and Inspection Records forms which are sufficient
to demonstrate compliance with this section are available at
www.nj. gov/dep/stormwater/maintenance_guidance.htm.
c. The Tier A Municipality shall maintain copies of all maintenance plans, as defined in Notes and
Definitions Part IV.B.l.g of this permit, for stormwater facilities approved by the municipality.
The Tier A municipality shall make copies of these maintenance plans available to the Department
upon request.
d. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Stormwater
Facilities Maintenance specified in Attachment A for Existing Permiftees (Measurable Goals and
Implementation Schedule).
e. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Stormwater
Facilities Maintenance specified in Attachment A-l for New Permittees (Measurable Goals and
Implementation Schedule).
2. Minimum Standards for Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Information
a. Incorporation of TMDL Information Into the SPPP
i.
The Tier A Municipality shall annually review approved or adopted TMDL reports to identify
stormwater related pollutants listed therein and associated with any segment of surface water
wholly or partially within or bordering the Tier A Municipality. This information may be
accessed at www.nj. gov/dep/dwq/msrptmdl-rh.htm;
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ii. The Tier A Municipality shall use TMDL information identified in i, above to, at a minimum, (1)
assist in the prioritization of stormwater facility maintenance including schedules for repairs
required at Part IV.B.6.b.iv (Stream Scouring) and IV.C.l.a.iv (Stormwater Facilities
Maintenance), above; and (2) identifu and develop strategies to address specific sources of
stormwater related pollutants contributing to discharges authorized under this Tier A MS4
NJPDES permit. Strategies may include but are not limited to those found in the implementation
section of approved or adopted TMDL reports (for examples see "Total Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) Guidance for Tier A MS4 Permittees" found at
www.nj. gov/dep/dwq/msrp-tmdl-rh.htm);
and
iii. The Tier A Municipality shall annually update its SPPP to list information identified in i and ii,
above; and
iv. The Tier A Municipality shall incorporate any strategies identified in ii(2), above as an Optional
Measure. See Part IV.E (Optional Measures) and Part IV.F.1.c (SPPP), below.
b. Existing Permittee: An existing permittee shall meet the minimum standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Total Maximum
Daily Load (TMDL) Information specified in Attachment A for Existing Pennittees (Measurable
Goals and Implementation Schedule).
c. New Permittee: A new permittee shall meet the minimurn standards of this permit, and the
measurable goals (including any recordkeeping) and implementation schedules for Total Maximum
Daily Load (TMDL) Information specified in Attachment A- I for New Permittees (Measurable
Goals and Implementation Schedule).
Additional Measures
1. Incorporation of Additional Measures
a. Additional Measures are non-numeric (e.g., best management practices) or numeric effluent
limitations that are expressly required to be included in a Tier A Municipality's stormwater
program by a TMDL; a regional stormwater management plan; other elements of an adopted
areawide Water Quality Management Plan; or the adopted Statewide V/ater Quality Management
Plan.
b. The Department will provide wlitten notice of the adoption of any Additional Measure(s) to any
affected Tier A Munìcipality. The Department will list each adopted Additional Measure in a
minor modification to the Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit. For any required Additional Measure(s)
other than numeric effluent limitations, the required Additional Measure(s) will specif, the best
management practices that shall be implemented and the measurable goals. The required
Additional Measure(s) will also specifu the implementation schedule.
Optional Measures
1. lncorporation of Optional Measures
a. Optional Measures are BMPs, developed by the Tier A Municipality, that extend beyond the
requirements of the Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit and that prevent or reduce pollution to waters of
the State.
b. The Tier A Municipality may, at its own discretion, incorporate Optional Measures into its MS4
stormwater program. Such BMPs shall be identified in the SPPP as Optional Measures.
E.
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c. Failure to implement an Optional Measure identified in the SPPP shall not be considered a
violation of the NJPDES permit.
2. Refuse Container / Dumpster Ordinance
a. Tier A Municipalities have the option of adopting and enforcing an ordinance requiring dumpsters
and other refuse containers that are outdoors or exposed to stormwater to be covered at all times.
This ordinance serves to prevent the spilling, dumping, leaking, or othetwise discharge of liquids,
semi-liquids or solids from the containers. This ordinance is not intended for litter receptacles;
individual homeowner trash and recycling containers; containers that hold large bulky items (e.g.,
furniture, bound carpet and padding); pemitted temporary demolition containers; and refuse
containers at industrial facilities authorized to discharge stormwater under a valid NJPDES permit.
For a sample ordinance see www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a.htm.
Stormwater PollutÍon Prevention Plan (SPPP)
l.
SPPP Requirements
a. The Tier A Municipality shall develop, update, implement, and maintain a written SPPP (see the
Tier A Municipal Guidance document www.nj.gov/depldwqltier_a_guidance.htrn)
that:
i.
Identifies the person designated as the Municipal Stormwater Program Coordinator (Stormwater
Coordinator) per Part IV.F.2 below, and the members of the SPPP Team.
ii. Documents the municipality's Tier A MS4 Stormwater Program including a description of
shared or contracted services as allowed under Part IV.F.4, below.
iii. Describes the measures necessary for compliance with all components of the Tier A MS4
NJPDES permit including all measures described in Part IV.B, C, D and E above.
iv. Reflects the measurable goals, implementation schedules, record keeping and other requirements
in Attachment A for Existing Permittees and Attachment A-l for New Permittees (Measurable
Goals and Implementation Schedule).
b. The Tier A Municipality's Stormwater Coordinator shall sign and date the SPPP per Part IV.F.3,
below.
c. The Tier A Municipality shall review the SPPP at least annually and update it as often as necessary
to reflect changes related to the municipality's Tier A MS4 Stormwater Prograrn. Any
amendments to the SPPP:
Shall continue to meet the requirements of this permit;
Shall be signed and dated by the Stomwater Coordinator; and
Shall be retained for a period of at least five years from the date of amendment unless the
Department issues a written notice to extend the retention period.
d. The SPPP shall include any records required by this Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit. See Attachment
A for Existing Permittees and Attachment A-1 for New Permittees (Measurable Goals and
Implementation Schedule) for additional detail.
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e. The Department may notify the Tier A Municipality at any time that the SPPP does not meet one
or more of the minirnum requirements. Within thirfy (30) days after receiving such notification
unless otherwise specified by the Department, the Tier A Municipality shall amend the SPPP to
adequately address all deficiencies, and wlitten ce¡tification of such amendments shall be
submitted to the Department.
f. The current SPPP shall be posted on the Tier A Municipality's website no later than EDPA + 90
days with updates posted annually thereafter. The version posted on the website can exclude:
i.
Inspection logs and other required record keeping; and
ii. The names of SPPP Team members but must include the name of the Stormwater Coordinator
g. The SPPP shall be made available to the Department and public upon request pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:l4A-25.6Q)2.
h. New Permittee: A new permittee shall create a written SPPP as required by this section by EDPA
+ 12 months.
2. Designation of the Municipal Stormwater Program Coordinator (Stormwater Coordinator)
a. Each Tier A Municipality shall designate a Stormwater Coordinator.
b. The Stormwater Coordinator shall be either a principal executive offtcer or a ranking elected
official as required at N.J.A.C. 7:l4A-4.9(a)3;
c. A principal executive officer or ranking elected official of the Tier A Municipality may assign this
responsibility, as allowed at N.J.A.C. 7:l4&-4.9(b), to a duly authorized representative who has
overall responsibility for the operation of municipal stormwater facilities or municipal
environmental matters;
d. If an assignment under b or c, above changes, then a new assignment ofresponsibility shall be
submitted to the Department. This is accomplished through completion of the online MSRP
Annual Report (see Part IV.G Annual Report and Certification below) or the Stormwater Program
Coordinator Information Update Sheet posted at www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/pdf/msrp_update_form.pdf.
This information shall be submitted to the Department within 30 days of such change taking place.
3. Responsibilities of the Municipal Stormwater Program Coordinator (Stormwater
Coordinator)
a. The Tier A Municipality shall designate a Municipal Stormwater Program Coordinator
(Stormwater Coordinator). The Stormwater Coordinator is responsible for:
i.
Coordinating the permittee's implementation of the SPPP and Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit
conditions;
ii. Signing and dating the SPPP;
iii. Coordinating the completion and submittal of the Annual Report and Certification; and
iv. CertiSing, signing and dating the Armual Report.
4. Implementation of SPPP Conditions through Shared or Contracted Services
TierA Municipal Stormwater General Permit
Page2l of 22
NJPDES MASTER GENERAL PERMIT PROGRAM INTEREST, TTenton
Permit No.NJ0141852
DST160003 Stormwater Discharge Master General Perm¡t
Renewal
a. The Tier A Municipality may rely on another governmental, private, or nonprofit entity to satisfy
one or more of the Tier A Municipality's MS4 NJPDES permit conditions, or component thereof,
through the implementation of best management practices or control lneasures. This is only
allowable provided the following conditions are met:
i.
The other entity implements the best management practice(s) or control measure(s);
ii. The particular best management practice(s) or control measure(s), or component(s) thereof, is at
least as stringent or as frequent as the corresponding NJPDES permit requirement;
iii. The other entity agrees in writing or is required by law to implement the measure(s), or
component(s) thereof, in such a manner that is in compliance with the Tier A MS4 NJPDES
permit on the Tier A Municipality's behalf; and
iv. The Tier A Municipality specifies in its SPPP (l) which NJPDES permit conditions will be
implemented by another entity and (2) the name of the responsible entify.
b. For any projects or activities which the Tier A Municipality assigns to another entity which is a
private contractor, the awarded contract shall require the contractor to conduct such projects or
activities in such a manner that is in compliance with the Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit.
c. The Tier A Municipality is responsible for compliance with this permit if the other entity fails to
implement the measure(s) or component(s), thereof.
G. Annual Report and Certification
l. ReportingRequirements
a. The Tier A Municipality shall complete an Annual Report, including any Supplemental Questions,
using the electronic format provided by the Department via the MSRP Annual Report service
accessed through the Regulatory Services Portal (www.njdeponline.com). The Annual Report
shall summarize the status of compliance with the conditions of this permit. Specifically, this
includes compliance for the subject year between January I and December 3l with the Statewide
Basic Requirements (Part IV.B), Other Control Measures (Part IV.C), Additional Measures (Part
IV.D), Optional Measures (Part IV.E), Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (Part IV.F), and any
other Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit conditions listed on the Annual Report form, including
Supplemental Questions.
b. The Municipal Stormwater Program Coordinator shall certiff, sign and date the Annual Report.
a. Submit an Annual Report and Certification: on or before May lst annually. The Tier A
Municipality shall submit the Annual Report and Certification to the Department through the
Regulatory Services Portal (instructions at www.nj.gov/dep/dwq/tier_a.htm).
d. A copy ofeach Annual Report and Certification shall be kept at a central location and shall be
made available to the Department for inspection.
e. The Tier A Municipality shall retain the Annual Report and Certification as well as any records
required to be kept by this permit for a period ofat least five years.
f. The Tier A Municipality shall document in the Annual Report (1) if it relies on another entity to
satisfu one or more of the Tier A Municipality's MS4 NJPDES permit conditions as described in
Part IV.F.4.a (Implementation of SPPP Conditions through Shared or Contracted Services), above;
(2) which NJPDES permit conditions will be satisfied by anothel entity; and (3) the name of the
governmental, private, or nonprofit entify.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit
Page 22 ol 22
Attachment A - Measurable Goals and
Schedule for
Permit No. NJOl4l852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Permittees
The following table specifies the Measurable Goals and Implementation Schedule of this Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit for Exisring permittees. Each
Measurable Goal and Implementation Schedule is associated with a permit citation and a summary of the associated Minimum Standa¡d. The
surnmary of Minimum Standard column represents a paraphrase of permit conditions. Actual Minimum Standards are found in Part IV of the permit.
An indication of whether the cited Minimum Standard is a new requirement is provided in the last column. Where a requirement is not new and not
modified (and for some that are modified), the Existing Permittee is expected to be in compliance on the Effective Date of Permit Authorization
(EDPA). For most new requirements (and for some modified requirements), additional time is provided for achieving compliance.
See below for specific Measurable Goals that shall be documented in the SPPP. The SPPP shall be updated as required by Part IV.F.1.c, above.
The Implementation Schedule refers to the date that a Minimum Standard must be incorporated into the Tier A Municipality's stormwater program,
along with any ongoing requirements. In addition to the requirements of Part IV.F.l above, the SPPP shall identify uni dir"nrr the Minimurnstandard
of each Statewide Basic Requirement (Part IV.B, above) and Other Control Measures (Part IV.C, above) where the following information is required
for each item:
o Describe the method of implementation;
o lnclude required recordkeeping;
.
Include an implementation schedule, consistent with permit requirements, including interim milestones;
o Include any special diagrams required by the permit (e.g., stormwater facilities map); and
o Include inspection and maintenance schedules, as appropriate.
This table does not include Measurable Goals and an Implementation Schedule for the Notes and Definitions Part fV, Part IV.A (Permit Overview),
Part IV.D (Additional Measures), IV.E (Optional Measures), IV.F (SPPP), and IV.G (Annual Report and Certification) because these are not Statewide
Basic Requirements or Other Control Measures (see N.J.A.C . 7 :I4A-25.6). While not included in this table, Notes and Definitions Part [V, Part IV.A,
D, E, F, and G are permit requirements and compliance is required.
(ìeneral
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 1 of 11
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Requirement?
I
New
No
No
Yes
Modified
Yes
No
Schedule
-
Implementation
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA + 90 days
EDPA + 90 days
EDPA
EDPA
Certify in each annual report that all pubtic
notice requirements have been met and
relevant records kept. Reference in the SPPP
the location of associated municipal records.
Measurable Goal
Certiff in each annual report that the SPPP was
made available to the public.
Certify in each annual report that the SPPP has
been posted on the municipality's website (to
the extent required by Part IV.F.1.Ð and that
the posted SPPP is current.
Certifu in each annual report that the MSWMP
and related ordinances have been posted on the
municipality's website and that the posted
documents are current.
Certify in each annual report that the minimum
point value has been met and report point totals
in the Annual Report. Maintain records of
materials and activities from Attachment B,
including dates of activities and any other
relevant documentation (e.g. brochures,
pictures. sisn-in sheets. press clipoinss).
Certify in each annual report that storm drains
have been properly labeled and/or maintained.
Records tracking storm drain inlet label status
shall be kept with the SPPP.
Permit
Cite
ffi
IV.B.l.a &
d
IV.B.1.b.i
rv.B.l.b.ii
rv.B.l.b.iii
I
IV.B.2.a
IV.B.2.b
Summary of Minimum Standard
Provide for public notice under the Open
Public Meetings Act, statutory procedures for
enactrnent of ordinances, and Municipal
Land Use Law when providing for public
participation in the development and
implementation of a stormwater program,
and maintain records necessary to
demonstrate compliance.
rV
Provide the current SPPP to the public upon
request.
Post the current SPPP on the municipality's
website.
Post the current Municipal Stormwater
Management Plan (MSWMP) and related
ordinances on the municipality's website.
Implementation of a Public Education and
Outreach Program by conducting activities
that total a minimum of 12 points on an
annual basis.
Label storm drain inlets, maintain the
legibility of those labels, and replace labels
that are missing or not legible along sidewalks
that are adjacent to municipal streets; and
within plazas, parking areas or maintenance
yards operated by the municipality.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 2 of II
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
Yes
I
No
Yes
I
No
No
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
Measurable Goal
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that public
involvement program(s) have been properly
advertised on the website, through a mailing,
through newspaper advertisement, or other
similar means. Public advertisement records
shall be
with the SPPP
Certify in each annual report that the Tier A
Municipality has developed, and is
implementing and enforcing a program to
address stormwater runoff from new
development and redevelopment proj ects.
Records demonstrating compliance with Part
IV.B.4 shall be kept, or their location shall be
referenced, in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that Major
Development Stormwater Summaries
(Attachment D) have been completed and
records have been maintained by the Tier A
municipality. Records demonstrating
compliance with Part IV.B.4 shall be kept, or
their location shall be
in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted, that it is being
enforced and that pet waste ordinance
information is distributed with pet licenses. A
log of enforcement actions and information
distribution dates shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions shall
be kept in the SPPP.
Permit
Cite
IV.B.2.c
ñtñìËl
fV.B.4.a, b,
c, d, e, f, g,
h, i, j,l
IV.B.4.k
IV.B.5.a.i
IV.B.5.a.ii
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Advertise public involvement program(s)
pertaining to education and outreach
activities.
Develop, update, implement and enforce its
post construction stormwater management
progmm in new development and
redevelopment to ensure compliance with the
Stormwater Management rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8).
For each structural and non-structural
stormwater measure (e.g. basins), for which
an application is made to the municipality
after EDPA, the municipality shall complete,
update, finalize and maintain a Major
Development Stormwater Summary.
Adopt and enforce a pet waste ordinance.
Distribute pet waste ordinance information
with pet licenses.
Adopt and enforce a wildlife feeding
ordinance.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 3 of L1
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
No
No
No
No
No
Modified
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
Measurable Goal
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Certi$ in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A 1og of enforcement actions shall
be kept in the SPPP.
Certifu in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions shall
be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions shall
be kept in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions shall
be
in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report that a street
sweeping schedule is being maintained as well
as records including the date and areas swept,
number of miles of streets swept, and the total
amount of materials collected in wet tons.
Include totals in the Annual Report and keep
records in the SPPP.
Certi$ in each annual report that a catch basin
and storm drain inlet inspection and cleaning
schedule is being maintained, and a log
indicating the number of municipally owned
and operated catch basins and inlets within the
municipality, the number of catch basins and
inlets inspected, and the number cleaned is
being maintained. Maintain records
documenting the amount of materials collected
in wet tons during cleaning activities in the
SPPP. lnclude totals in the Annual Report.
Permit
Cite
IV.B.5.a.iii
IV.B.5.a.iv
lV.B.5.a.v
IV.B.5.a.vi
ffitrt
IV.B.5.b.i
rv.B.s.b.ii
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Adopt and enforce a litter control ordinance.
Adopt and enforce an improper disposal of
waste ordinance.
Adopt and enforce a containerized yard waste
/ yard waste collection program ordinance.
Adopt and enforce a private storm drain inlet
retrofitting ordinance
Develop and continue to implement street
sweeping measures as specified at Part
rv.B.5.b.i.
Develop and continue to implement catch
basin and storm drain inlet inspection and
cleaning measures as specified at Part
rv.B.5.b.ii.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 4 of 11
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
-
No
No
No
No
No
Modifred
No
Yes
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA + 12
months
Measurable Goal
(See Part lV for specific permit requirements)
Certift in each annual report that a record of
the number and location of storm drain inlets
retrofìtted as well as the number and location
of storm drain inlets exempted is being
maintained. Include totals in the Annual
and
records in the SPPP
Certi$ in each annual report that the SPPP
includes all applicable requirements and that
the requirements (including maintenance of
inspection logs and tracking forms) of
Attachment E have been met. Keep records
required bv Attachment E in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
fueline operations.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
discharge of stormwater from secondary
containment.
Certifu in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
vehicle maintenance.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
on-site equipment and vehicle washing and
wash wastewater containment.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for salt
and de-icins material storase and handline.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
ag$egate material and construction debris
storage.
Permit
Cite
rv.B.5.b.iii
w
IV.B.5.c.i
IV.B.5.c.ii
IV.B.5.c.iii
IV.B.5.c.iv
IV.B.5.c.v
IV.B.5.c.vi
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part tV for specific Dermit requirements)
Develop and continue to implement storm
drain inlet retrofit measures as specified at
Part IV.B.5.b.iii.
Implement the BMP's found in Attachment E
including the Inventory of Materials and
Machinery, and lnspections and Good
Housekeeping practices, at Municipal
Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary
Operations.
BMPs shall be implemented for fueling
operations.
BMPs shall be implemented for discharge of
stormwater from secondary containment.
BMPs shall be implemented for vehicle
maintenance.
BMPs shall be implemented for on-site
equipment and vehicle washing and wash
wastewater containment.
BMPs shall be implemented for salt and
de-icing material storage and handling.
BMPs shall be implemented for aggregate
material and construction debris stomge.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 5 of 11
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
Yes
Yes
Yes
I
Modified
Yes
Yes
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 6
months
Measurable Goal
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
street sweepings and catch basin clean-out
material stomge.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for yard
trimmings and wood waste management sites.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
roadside
Certiff in each annual report that employee
training has been conducted, and maintain
records including sign in sheet(s), date(s) of
training, and training agenda(s). These
records shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report that individuals
reviewing projects have completed the required
training, and maintain a list of the names and
dates that individuals received training. This
list shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that municipal
board and governing body members have
completed the necessary training, and maintain
a list of the names and dates that individuals
completed training. This list shall be kept in
the SPPP.
Permit
Cite
IV.B.5.c.vii
IV.B.5.c.vii
i
IV.B.5.c.ix
ffi@
IV.B.5.d
IV.B.5.e
rv.B.5.f
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
BMPs shall be implemented for street
sweepings and catch basin clean-out material
storage.
BMPs shall be implemented for yard
trimmings and wood waste management sites.
BMPs shall be implemented for roadside
vegetation management.
Provide training to municipal employees
within 3 months of commencement of duties,
and at least once every two years thereafter, to
address all required components. The
exceptions are Part IV.B.5.d.v, viii, and x
which require annual training instead of once
every two years.
Ensure that individuals that review
development and redevelopment projects for
compliance with N.J.A.C. 7:8 on behalf of the
municipality complete Department approved
training once every five years.
Ensure that current Municipal Board and
Governing Body Members that review and
approve applications for development and
redevelopment proj ects complete the
"Training Tool" on or before EDPA + 6
months, and by new members within 6 months
of commencement of duties. Once per term of
service thereafter, Municipal Board and
Governing Body Members must review at
least one ofthe tools offered under the
Post-Construction Stormwater Management
website.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 6 of 11
Permit No. NJOf41852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
E
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Modified
Implementation
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA +12
months
EDPA +12
months
1212U2020
EDPA + 12
months
Measurable Goal
IV for
Certify in each annual report that the outfall
pipe map is current at the end of the calendar
year.
Certify in each annual report that the surface
water bodies associated with each outfall pipe
end is located on the map.
Certify in each annual report following the
implementation deadline that the Outfall Pipe
Map is included in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report following the
implementation deadline that the Outfall Pipe
Map and any new data points subsequently
added to the map have been provided to the
Department.
Submit the Outfall Pipe Map information to the
Department using Department's designated
electronic submission service by December 21,
2020.
Certifr in each annual report that municipally
owned outfall pipes have received the required
visual inspection at least once every five years
and maintain a log indicating the number and
location ofoutfall pipes inspected, repairs
prioritized, and repairs scheduled or
performed. Certiff in the annual report that a
repair schedule has been prepared for those
that have not been completed. Keep records
required bv Part tV.B.6.b in the SPPP.
Permit
Cite
ffi
IV.B.6.a.i
IV.B.6.a.ii
IV.B.6.a.iii
IV.B.6.a.iv
IV.B.6.a.v
tv.B.6.b
Summary of Minimum Standard
Part IV for
Develop, update and maintain an MS4 Outfall
Pipe Map showing the location of the end of
all outfall pipe which discharge to a surface
water body.
Show the location (and name where known)
of all surface water bodies receiving
discharges from those outfall pipes.
Include Outfall Pipe map in the SPPP
Provide Outfall Pipe Map to the Department
Submitted the Outfall Pipe Map information
to the Department electronically by December
21,2020
Develop, update and implement a program to
detect, investigate and control localized
stream scouring from stormwater outfall
pipes.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 7 of 1L
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
Modified
No
Modified
Modified
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
Measurable Goal
(See Pat lV for specific permit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has developed a program to detect
and eliminate illicit discharges and has
conducted inspections required at Part tV.B.6.c
at least once every five years. Document all
investigations and actions taken on the
Department's lllicit Connection Inspection
Report Form. Keep records required by Part
IV.B.6.c in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that the ordinance
is being maintained and the date it was
adopted. A log of enforcement actions shall
be
in the SPPP
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has developed, updated and
implemented a pfogram to ensure adequate
long-term cleaning, operation and maintenance
of all municipally owned stormwater facilities.
Records Tequired by Pat IV.C.1.a, a.i, a.ii, a.iii
and a.iv shall be kept, or their location shall be
referenced. in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that inspections
and maintenance was performed pursuant to
any maintenance plans, or more frequently as
needed, to ensure proper function and
operation of stormwater facilities.
Permit
Cite
IV.B.6.c
IV.B.6.d
I
IV.C.l.a
IV.C.1.a.i
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Develop, update, implement and enforce an
ongoing Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination Program.
Adopt and enforce an ordinance that prohibits
illicit connections to the MS4 operated by the
Tier A Municipality.
Develop, update and implement a program to
ensure adequate long-term cleaning, operation
and maintenance of all stormwater facilities
owned or operated by the Tier A Municipality.
Inspect and maintain stormwater facilities
pursuant to any maintenance plans, or more
frequently as needed, to ensure proper
function and operation of each stormwater
facilitv.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 8 of L1
Permit No. NJOl4l852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
Modihed
No
Modified
Modified
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA
EDPA + 12
months
Measurable Goal
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that a
maintenance log is kept that, at a minimum,
records the stormwater facility inspected,
location information of the facility inspected
(location information must be specific enough
to locate and identify the stormwater facility in
the field; e.g. geogaphic coordinates), name of
inspector, date ofinspection, findings, and any
preventative and corrective maintenance
performed.
Certify in each annual report that all
municipally owned or operated stormwater
facilities are properlv functionine.
Certify in each annual report that a prioritized
schedule of necessary preventive and
corrective maintenance exists for stormwater
facilities inspected and found not to be
functioning properly. The municipality shall
prioritize this schedule as specified in Part
IV.C.1.iv.
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has developed, updated,
implemented and enforced a program to ensure
adequate long-term cleaning, operation and
maintenance of stormwater facilities not owned
and operated by the municipality, not subject to
the conditions of another NJPDES stormwater
permit and constructed after February 7, 1984.
Records required by Part IV.C.1.b, b.i and b.ir
shall be kept, or their location shall be
referenced. in the SPPP.
Permit
Cite
IV.C.1.a.ii
IV.C.1.a.iii
IV.C.l.a.iv
IV.C.l.b
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part IV for specific Dermit requirements)
Maintain a log sufficient to demonstrate
compliance \¡/ith this section; including but
not limited a list of inspections and
preventative and corrective maintenance
performed, and a schedule for repairs to be
made.
Certiff annually that municipally owned or
operated stormwater facilities are properly
functionins.
If stormwater facilities were found not to be
functioning properly and repairs not made,
then necessary preventative and corrective
maintenance shall be documented and
prioritized and a schedule for maintenance
shall be maintained.
Develop, update, implement and enforce a
progpm to ensure adequate long-term
cleaning, operation and maintenance of
stormwater facilities not owned or operated by
the Tier A Municipality, not subject to the
conditions of another NJPDES stormwater
permit and constructed after February 7,1984.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 9 of L1-
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
Modified
Modified
Yes
Yes
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
Measurable Goal
_{SçePAft IV for specific permit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that maintenance
was performed pursuant to any maintenance
plans, or more frequently, to ensure proper
function and operation of stormwater facilities
not owned and operated by the municipality
Certify in each annual report that a log is being
kept that, at a minimum, records the actions
taken by the municipality to enforce
compliance with the long-term cleaning,
operation and maintenance program; the
stormwater facility that was the subject of the
action; location information of the facility that
was the subject of the action (location
information must be specific enough to locate
and identify the stormwater facility in the field;
e.g. geographic coordinates); the name of
person taking the action; the date of the action;
and the findings.
Certify in each annual report that copies ofall
maintenance plans are kept on file. Records
required by Part IV.C.l.c shall be kept, or their
location shall be
in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that approved or
adopted TMDLs have been identified and
reviewed and stormwater related pollutants
identified.
Records required by Part N.C.2.a), a.ii and
a.iii shall be kept in the SPPP.
Permit
Cite
tv.c.1.b.i
IV.C.1.b.ii
IV.C.1.c
IV.C.2.a.i
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part tV for specific permit requirements)
Ensure that stormwater facility inspection and
maintenance is performed pursuant to any
maintenance plans, or more frequently as
needed to ensure proper function and
operation of each stormwater facilitv.
Maintain a log sufficient to demonstrate
compliance with this section; including but
not limited actions taken by the municipality
to enforce compliance with the long-term
cleaning, operation and maintenance program.
Maintain copies of all maintenance plans for
stormwater facilities approved by the
municipality, and make them available to the
Annually review approved or adopted TMDL
reports to identifu stormwater related
pollutants listed therein and associated with
any segment of surface water wholly or
pariially within or bordering the Tier A
Municipality.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 10 of 11
Permit No. NJOl4f852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
New
Requirement?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
Measurable Goal
(See Part lV for specific þermit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has used information identified in
compliance with Part YI.C.2.a.i to (1) assist in
the prioritization ofrepairs as required at Part
IV.B. 6.b. iv (Stream Scouring) and IV. C. 3 I .a. iv
(Stormwater Facilities Maintenance); and (2)
identifu and develop strategies to address
specific sources of stormwater related
pollutants conffibuting to discharges authorized
under this Tier A MS4 NJPDES permit.
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has updated its SPPP to list
information identified in Part YI.C.2.a.i and ii.
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has incorporated any strategies
identified in Part YI.C.2.a.ä(2) as an Optional
Measure.
Permit
Cite
IV.C.2.a.ii
IV.C.2.a.iii
IV.C.2.a.iv
Summary of Minimum Standard
=1$eg Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Use TMDL information identified in
compliance with Part tV.C.2.a.i to: (l) assist
in the prioritization of stormwater facility
maintenance including schedules for repairs
related to Stream Scouring and Stormwater
Facilities Maintenance; and (2) identif,i and
develop strategies to address specific sources
of stormwater related pollutants contributing
to discharges authorized under this Tier A
MS4 NJPDES permit.
Update SPPP to list information identified in
PartYI.C.2.a.i and ii.
Incorporate any strategies identified in Part
YI.C.2.a.1i(2) as an Optional Measure
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A for Existing Permittees
Page 11 of 11
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Attachment A-1 - Meas
Goals and
Schedule for New Permittees
The following table specifies the Measwable Goals and Implementation Schedule of this Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit for New permittees. Each
Measurable Goal and Implementation Schedule is associated with a permit citation and a summary of the associated Minimum Standard. The
summary of Minimum Standard column represents a paraphrase of permit conditions. Actual Minimum Standards are found in Part IV of the permit.
See below for specific Measurable Goals that shall be documented in the SPPP. The SPPP shall be created by EDP + 12 months and updated on
annual basis thereafter as required by Part IV.F. The Implementation Schedule refers to the date that a Minimum Standard must be incorporated
into the Tier A Municipality's stormwater pÍogram, along with any ongoing requirements. In addition to the requirements of Part IV.F above, the
SPPP
IV.C
shall identify and discuss the Minimum Standard of each Statewide Basic Requirement (Part IV.B, above) and Other Conhol Measures (Part
above) where the following information is required for each item:
Describe the method of implementation;
lnclude required recordkeeping;
Include an implementation schedule, consistent with permit requirements, including interim milestones;
Include any special diagrams required by the permit (e.g., stormwater facilities map); and
Include inspection and maintenance schedules, as appropriate.
This table does not include Measurable Goals and an Implementation Schedule for the Notes and Definitions Part IV, Part IV.A (Permit Overview),
Part IV.D (Additional Measures), IV.E (Optional Measures), IV.F (SPPP), and IV.G (Annual Report and Certification) because these are not
Statewide Basic Requirements or Other Control Measures (see N.J.A.C .7:14A-25.6). V/hile not included in this table, Notes and Definitions Part IV,
Part IV.A, D, E, F, and G are permit requirements and compliance is required.
(Jencrul
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 1 of 11
Implementation
EDPA
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months)
EDPA + 90 days
EDPA
Certify in each annual report that all public
notice requirements have been met and
relevant records kept. Reference in the
SPPP the location of associated municipal
records.
Me¿suruble Goal
tv
Certifu in each annual report that the SPPP was
made available to the public.
Certify in each annual report that the SPPP has
been posted on the municipality's website (to
the extent required by Part IV.F.1.Ð and that
the posted SPPP is current.
Certify in each annual report that the MSWMP
and related ordinances have been posted on the
municipality's website and that the posted
documents are cunent.
Certiff in each annual report that the minimum
point value has been met and report point totals
in the Annual Report. Maintain records of
materials and activities from Attachment B,
including dates of activities and any other
relevant documentation (e.g. brochures,
pictures. sisn-in sheets. press clippines).
tv.B.1.b,iii
IV.B.2.a
Permlt I
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IV.B.1.a &
d
IV.B.l.b.i
IV.B.1.b.ii
Summary of Minimum Standard
Provide for public notice under the Open
Public Meetings Act, statutory procedures for
enactment of ordinances, and Municipal
Land Use Law when providing for public
participation in the development and
implementation of a stormwater program,
and maintain records necessary to
demonstrate compliance.
Part IV for
Provide the current SPPP to the public upon
request.
Post the current SPPP on the municipality's
website.
Post the current Municipal Stormwater
Management Plan (MSWMP) and related
ordinances on the municipality's website.
Implementation of a Public Education and
Outreach Program by conducting activities
that total a minimum of 12 points on an
annual basis.
Permit No. NJOl4l852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 2 of 11
Implementation
Schedule
EDPA
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA
EDPA
Mersurable Goal
($ee Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Certify in each annual report that storm drains
have been properly labeled and/or maintained.
Records tracking storm drain inlet label status
shall be kept with the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that public
involvement program(s) have been properly
advertised on the website, through a mailing,
through newspaper advertisement, or other
similar means. Public advertisement records
be
with the SPPP
Certify in each annual report that the Tier A
Municipality has developed, and is
implementing and enforcing a program to
address stormwâter runoff from new
development and redevelopment proj ects.
Records demonsrating compliance with Part
IV.B.4 shall be kept, or their location shall be
referenced, in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that Major
Development Stormwater Summaries
(Attachment D) have been completed and
records have been maintained by the Tier A
municipality. Records demonstrating
compliance with Part IV.B.4 shall be kept, or
their location shall be referenced. in the SPPP
Permit
Cite
rv.B.2.b
IV.B.2.c
ñ@
IV.B.4.a, b,
c, d, e, f, g,
h, i, j,l
IV.B.4.k
Summary of Minimum Standard
(See Part IV for specific permit requirements)
Label storm drain inlets, maintain the
legibility of those labels, and replace labels
that are missing or not legible along sidewalks
that are adjacent to municipal streets; and
within plazas, parking areas or maintenance
yards operated by the municipalitv.
Advertise public involvement program(s)
pertaining to education and outreach
activities.
Develop, update, implement and enforce its
post construction stormwater management
program in new development and
redevelopment to ensure compliance with the
Stormwater Management rules (N.J.A.C. 7:8)
For each structural and non-structural
stormwater measure ( basins), for which an
application is made to the municipality after
EDPA, the municipality shall complete,
update, finalize and maintain a Major
Development Stormwater Summary.
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 3 of 1-i-
EDPA + I2
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA+ 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 24
months
Certiff in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted, that it is being
enforced and that pet waste ordinance
information is distributed with pet licenses.
A log of enforcement actions and information
distribution dates shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certifr in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions
shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions shall
be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions shall
be kept in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions
shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report the date the
ordinance was adopted and that it is being
enforced. A log of enforcement actions
Certify in each annual report that â street
sweeping schedule is being maintained as
well as records including the date and areas
swept, number of miles of streets swept, and
the total amount of m¿terials collected in wet
tons. lnclude totals in the Annual Report and
keep records in the SPPP.
be
in the SPPP.
IV.B.5.a.i
IV.B.5.a^ii
IV.B.5.a.iii
lV.B.5.a.iv
lV.B.5.a.v
IV.B.5.a.vi
!illM
tv.B.5.b.i
Adopt and enforce a pet waste ordinance.
Distribute pet waste ordinance information
with pet licenses.
Adopt and enforce a wildlife feeding
ordinance.
Adopt and enforce a litter control ordinance.
Adopt and enforce an improper disposal of
waste ordinance.
Adopt and enforce a containerized yard waste
/ yard waste collection program ordinance.
Adopt and enforce a private storm drain inlet
retrofitting ordinance
Develop and continue to implement street
sweeping measures as specified at Part
rv.B.5.b.i.
Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 4 of 11
EDPA+24
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA+ 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
Certiff in each annual report that a catch
basin and storm drain inlet inspection and
cleaning schedule is being maintained, and a
log indicating the number of municipally
owned and operated catch basins and inlets
within the municipality, the number of catch
basins and inlets inspected, and the number
cleaned is being maintained. Maintain
records documenting the amount of materials
collected in wet tons during cleaning activities
in the SPPP. Include totals in the Annual
Report.
Certify in each annual report that a record of
the number and location of storm drain inlets
retrofitted as well as the number and location
of storm drain inlets exempted is being
maintained. Include totals in the Annual
and
records in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report that the SPPP
includes all applicable requirements and that
the requirements (including maintenance of
inspection logs and tracking forms) of
Attachment E have been met. Keep records
reouired bv Attachment E in the SPPP.
Certifu in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
fueline oþerations.
Certifu in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
discharge of stormwater from secondary
containment.
Certiff in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
vehicle maintenance.
rv.B.5.b.ii
IV.B.s.b.iii
@
IV.B.5.c
IV.B.5.c.i
IV.B.5.c.ii
IV.B.5.c.iii
Develop and continue to implement catch
basin and storm drain inlet inspection and
cleaning measures as specified at Part
rv.B.s.b.ii.
Develop and continue to implement storm
drain inlet retrofit measures as specified at
Part IV.B.5.b.iii.
Implement the BMP's found in Attachment E,
including the Inventory of Materials and
Machinery, and Inspections and Good
Housekeeping practices, at Municipal
Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary
Operations.
BMPs shall be implemented for fueling
operations.
BMPs shall be implemented for discharge of
stormwater from secondary containment.
BMPs shall be implemented for vehicle
maintenance.
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 5 of 11
EDPA + 60
months
EDPA + 60
months
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA+ 18
months
-
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
on-site equipment and vehicle washing and
wash wastewater containment.
Certiff in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for salt
and de-icing material storage and handline.
Certiff in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
aggregate material and construction debris
storage.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
street sweepings and catch basin clean-out
material storase.
Certify in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
yard trimmings and wood waste malagement
sites.
Certifu in each annual report that BMPs in
Attachment E have been implemented for
roadside
Certifi in each annual report that employee
training has been conducted, and maintain
records including sign in sheet(s), date(s) of
training, and training agenda(s). These
records shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report that individuals
reviewing projects have completed the
required training, and maintain a list of the
names and dates that individuals received
training. This list shall be kept in the SPPP.
IV.B.5.c.iv
IV.B.5.c.v
IV.B.5.c.vi
IV.B.5.c.vii
IV.B.5.c.vii
IV.B.5.c.ix
rv.B.5.d
IV.B.5.e
BMPs shall be implemented for on-site
equipment and vehicle washing and wash
wastewater containment.
BMPs shall be implemented for salt and
de-icing material storage and handling.
BMPs shall be implemented for aggregate
material and construction debris storage.
BMPs shall be implemented fo¡ street
sweepings and catch basin clean-out material
storage.
BMPs shall be implemented for yard
trimmings and wood waste management sites
BMPs shall be implemented for roadside
vegetation management.
Provide training to municipal employees
within 3 months of commencement of duties,
and at least once every two years thereafter, to
address all required components. The
exceptions are Part IV.B.5.d.v, viii, and x
which require annual training instead of once
every two vears.
Ensure that individuals that review
development and redevelopment projects for
compliance with N.J.A.C. 7:8 on behalf of the
municipality complete Department approved
training once every five years.
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 6 of 11
EDPA + 6
months
EDPA + 36
months
EDPA + 36
months
EDPA + 36
months
EDPA + 36
months
t2l2!2020
Certifo in each annual report that municipal
board and governing body members have
completed the necessary trainingo and
maintain a list of the nâmes and dates that
individuals completed training. This list
shall be kept in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report following the
implementation deadline that the outfall pipe
map is current at the end of the calendar year
Certifu in each annual report following the
implementation deadline that the surface
water bodies associated with each outfall pipe
end is located on the map.
Certifu in each annual report following the
implementation deadline that the Outfall Pipe
Map is included in the SPPP.
Certify in each annual report following the
implementation deadline that the Outfall Pipe
Map and any new data points subsequently
added to the map have been provided to the
Deoartment.
Submit the Outfall Pipe Map information to
the Deparlment using Department's
designated electronic submission service by
December 21,2020.
IV.B.s.f
@
IV.B.6.a.i
IV.B.6.a.ii
IV.B.6.a.iii
IV.B.6.a.iv
IV.B.6.a.v
Ensure that current Municipal Board and
Governing Body Members that review and
approve applications for development and
redevelopment projects complete the
"Training Tool" on or before EDPA + 6
months, and by new members within 6 months
of commencement of duties. Once per term of
service thereafter, Municipal Board and
Governing Body Members must review at
least one ofthe tools offered under the
Post-Construction Stormwater Management
website.
Develop, update and maintain an MS4 Outfall
Pipe Map showing the location of the end of
all outfall pipe which discharge to a surface
water bodv.
Show the location (and name where known)
of all surface water bodies receiving
discharges from those outfall pipes.
Include Outfall Pipe map in the SPPP
Provide Outfall Pipe Map to the Department
Submitted the Outfall Pipe Map information
to the Department electronically by December
21,2020
Permit No. NJOf41E52
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 7 of 1L
EDPA + 60
months
EDPA + 60
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 18
months
Certify in each annual report that municipally
owned outfall pipes have received the
required visual inspection at least once every
five years and maintain a log indicating the
number and location of outfall pipes
inspected, repairs prioritized, and repairs
scheduled or performed. Certify in the
annual report that a rcpair schedule has been
prepared for those that have not been
completed. Keep records required by Part
IV.B.6.b in the SPPP.
Certiff in each annual report that the
municipality has developed a program to
detect and eliminate illicit discharges and has
conducted inspections required at Part
IV.B.6.c at least once every five years.
Document all investigations and actions taken
on the Department's lllicit Connection
Inspection Report Form. Keep records
required bv Part IV.B.6.c in the SPPP.
CertiS in each annual report that the
ordinance is being maintained and the date it
was adopted. A log of enforcement actions
shall be
in the SPPP
Certifu in each annual report that the
municipality has developed, updated and
implemented a progrcm to ensure adequate
long-term cleaning, operation and
maintenance of all municipally owned
stormwater facil ities.
Records required by Part IV.C.1.a, a.i, a.ii,
a.iii and a.iv shall be kept, or their location
shall be referenced. in the SPPP.
rv.B.6.b
IV.B.6.c
tv.B.6.d
IV.C.l.a
Develop, update and implement a ptogram to
detect, investigate and control localized
stream scouring from stormwater outfall
pipes.
Develop, update, implement and enforce an
ongoing Illicit Discharge Detection and
Elimination Program.
Adopt and enforce an ordinance that prohibits
illicit connections to the MS4 operated by the
Tier A Municipality.
Develop, update and implement a program to
ensure adequate long-term cleaning, operation
and maintenance of all stormwater facilities
owned or operated by the Tier A Municipality
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 8 of L1
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA+ 18
months
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA+ I8
months
EDPA + 18
months
Certify in each annual report that inspections
and maintenance was performed pursuant to
any maintenance plans, or more frequently as
needed" to ensure proper frrnction and
operation of stormwater facilities.
Certiff in each annual report that a
maintenance log is kept that, at a minimum,
records the stormwater facility inspected,
location information of the facility inspected
(location information must be specific enough
to locate and identi$ the stormwater facility
in the field;e.9. geogaphic coordinates),
name of inspector, date of inspection,
findings, and any preventative and corrective
maintenance performed.
Certiff in each annual report that all
municipally owned or operated stormwater
facilities are DroÞerlv functionins.
Certiff in each annual report that a prioritized
schedule of necessary preventive and
corrective maintenance exists for stormwater
facilities inspected and found not to be
functioningptoperly. The municipality
shall prioritize this schedule as specified in
Part IV.C.1.iv.
Certifo in each annual report that the
municipality has developed, updated,
implemented and enfo¡ced a program to
ensure adequate long-term cleaning, operation
and maintenance of stormwater facilities not
owned and operated by the municipality, not
subject to the conditions of another NJPDES
stormwater permit and constructed after
February 7,1984.
Records required by Part IV.C.1.b, b.i and b.ii
shall be kept. or their location shall be
IV.C.1.a.i
IV.C.l.a.ii
IV.C.l.a.iii
IV.C.1.a.iv
rv.c.1.b
lnspect and maintain stormwater facilities
pursuant to any maintenance plans, or more
frequently as needed, to ensure proper
function and operation of each stormwater
facilitv.
Maintain a log sufficient to demonstrate
compliance with this section; including but
not limited a list of inspections and
preventative and corrective maintenance
performed, and a schedule for repairs to be
made.
Certiff annually that municipally owned or
operated stormwater facilities are properly
functionine.
If stormwater facilities were found not to be
functioning properly and repairs not made,
then necessary preventative and corrective
maintenance shall be documented and
prioritized and a schedule for maintenance
shall be maintained.
Develop, update, implement and enforce a
progam to ensure adequate long-term
cleaning, operation and maintenance of
stormwater facilities not owned or operated by
the Tier A Municipality, not subject to the
conditions of another NJPDES stormwater
permit and constructed after February 7,1984.
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 9 of 11
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA + 18
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
referenced, in the SPPP
Certifo in each annual report that maintenance
was performed pursuant to any maintenance
plans, or more frequently, to ensure proper
function and operation of stormwater facilities
not owned and operated by the municioality.
Certiff in each annual report that a log is
being kept that, at a minimum, records the
actions taken by the municipality to enforce
compliance with the long-term cleaning,
operation and maintenance program; the
stormwater facility that was the subject of the
action; location information of the facility that
was the subject of the action (location
information must be specific enough to locate
and identiff the stormwater facility in the
fteld; e.g, geographic coordinates); the name
of person taking the action; the date of the
action: and the findinss.
Certifu in each annual report that copies of all
maintenance plans are kept on file. Records
required by Part IV.C.1.c shall be kept, or
their location shall be
the SPPP.
Certify in each aflnual report that approved or
adopted TMDLs have been identified and
reviewed and stormwater related pollutants
identified.
Records required by Part IY.C.2.a.i, a.ii and
a.iii shall be kept in the SPPP.
rv.c.1.b.i
IV.C.1.b.ii
IV.C.l.c
IV.C.2.a.i
Ensure that stormwater facility inspection and
maintenance is performed pursuant to any
maintenance plans, or more frequently as
needed to ensure proper function and
operation of each stormwater facilitv.
Maintain a log sufficient to demonstrate
compliance with this section; including but
not limited actions taken by the municipality
to enforce compliance with the long-term
cleaning, operation and maintenance program.
Maintain copies of all maintenance plans for
stormwater facilities approved by the
municipality, and make them available to the
D
Annually review approved or adopted TMDL
reports to identify stormwater related
pollutants listed therein and associated with
any segment of surface water wholly or
partially within or bordering the Tier A
Municipality.
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 10 of 11
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
EDPA + 12
months
Certify in each annual report that the
municipality has used information identified
in compliance with PartYI.C.2.a.i to (l) assist
in the prioritization ofrepairs as required at
Part IV.B.6.b.iv (Steam Scouring) and
IV.C.3 l.a.iv (Stormwater Facilities
Maintenance); and (2) identify and develop
strategies to address specific sources of
stormwater related pollutants contributing to
discharges authorized under this Tier A MS4
NJPDES permit.
Certiff in each annual report that the
municipality has updated its SPPP to list
information identified in Part VI.C.2.a.i and ii
Certiff in each annual report that the
municipality has incorporated any strategies
identified in Part YI.C.2,a.ä(2) as an Optional
Measure.
IV.C.2.a.ii
IY.C.2.a.i1i
'N.C.Z.a.iv
Use TMDL information identified in
compliance with Part IY.C.2.a.ito: (1) assist
in the prioritization of stormwater facility
maintenance including schedules for repairs
related to Stream Scouring and Stormwater
Facilities Maintenance; and (2) identify and
develop strategies to address specific sources
of stormwater related pollutants contributing
to discharges authorized under this Tier A
MS4 NJPDES permit.
Update SPPP to list information identified in
PartYI.C.2.a.i and ii.
Incorporate any strategies identified in Part
YI.C.2.a.1i(2) as an Optional Measure
Permit No. NJOf41852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment A-1 for New Permittees
Page 11- of 11
Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Attachment B - Points System for Public Education and Outreach Activities
The Tier A Municipality shall implement a Public Education and Outreach Program that focuses on
educational and pollution prevention activities about the impacts of stormwater discharges on surface
water and groundwater and to involve the public in reducing pollutants in stormwater runoff and
mitigating flow.
The Tier A Municipality shall annually conduct educational activities that total at least 12 points and
include activities from at least three of the five categories found below. At a minimum, at least one
of the activities shall involve educating businesses and the general public of hazards associated with
illicit connections and improper disposal of waste. Each approved activity is listed below with an
assigned point value. Additional information on how to conduct these Public Education and
Outreach activities can be found under Notes and Definitions Part IV.A.3 and 4 of this Tier A MS4
NJPDES permit. Records shall be kept necessary to demonstrate compliance with this requirement,
including date of activities and any other relevant documentation.
Activitv
Description
Points
Website and
Social Media
Maintain a stormwater related page on the municipal website or on a
municipal social media site. The web page may include links to other
stormwater related resources, including the NJDEP stormwater website
(www.ni stormwater.ors).
I
Use Department created and approved stormwater education materials
available on wun¡¡.cleanwatend.org to publish an ad in a nervspaper or
newsletter that serves the municioalitv.
I
Newspeper Ad
Broadcast a radio or television public service announcement from
www.cleanwatemi.ors on a local radio or municipal public seruice channel.
I
RadÍo/Television
Post signs at municipally-owned green infrastructure sites that describe the
function and importance of the infrastructure, contact phone number,
municipal identification number, and/or website for more information.
*New signs receive 0.5 credits per sign. Existing signs that are maintained or
unsraded receive 0.25 credits per sisn. A maximum of 5 credits are allowed.
5x
Green
Infrastructure
Signage
Produce and maintain (for credit in subsequent years) a billboard or sign
which can be displayed on a bus, bus stop shelter, recreation field (outfield
sisn). or other similar nublic venue.
2
Billboard/Sign
2
Mural
Produce and maintain (for credit in subsequent years) the planning and
painting of a stormwater pollution themed mural, storm drain art or other
artwork at a local downtown/commercial area or other similar public venue.
Post signs at municipally-owned stormwater management basins or other
structural storrnwater related facilities that describe the function and
importance of the facility, contact phone number, municipal identification
number, and/or website for more information.
*New signs receive 0.5 credits per sign. Existing signs that are maintained or
unsraded receive 0.25 credits oer sisn. A maximum of 5 credits are allowed.
5'¡
Stormwater
Facility Signage
orv l:
General Public Outreac'h
Cal
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Descrintion
Points
Activify
I
Stormwater
Display
Present a stormwater related display or materials at any municipal event
(e.g., Earth Day, town picnic), at the municipal building or other similar
public venue.
2
Promotional
Item
Distribute an item or items with a stormwater related message (e.g.,
refrigerator magnets, temporary tattoos, key chains, bookmarks, pet waste
bag dispensers, coloring books, and pens or pencils). Municipality must
initially have available a minimum number of the items equal to l0% of the
municipal population.
Mailing or
e-Mailing
Cempaign
Provide information to all known owners of stormwater facilities not owned
or operated by the municipality (i.e., privately owned) hightighting the
importance of proper maintenance of stormwater measures. For assistance,
see information at www.ni.eov/dep/stormwater/maintcnaucç g¡idance.hlm.
Meiling or
e-Mailing
Campaign
Distribute any of the Department's educational brochures, tip cards, or a
municipally produced equivalent (e.g., community calendar, newsletter, or
recycling schedule) via a mailing to every resident and business in the
municipalitv.
2
Ordinance
Education
Distribute a letter or e-mail from the mayor or municipal official to every
resident and business in the municipality highlighting the requirements and
environmental benefits of the Pet Waste, Wildlife Feeding, Litter Control,
lmproper Disposal of Waste, Containerized Waste/Yard Waste Collection,
Private Storm Drain Inlet Retrofitting and lllicit Connection ordinances.
Provide a link to the municipal website where subiect ordinances are posted.
J
Audiences Outreach
Ca
2:T
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Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment B
Page 2 of 4
Activitv
Descrintion
Points
School
Presentations
Provide water-related educational presentation(s) and/or activities to local
preschool, elementary, middle, and/or high school classes using municipal
staff or local partner organizations. Topics could include stormwater,
nonpoint source pollution, watersheds, water conservation and water quality
For ideas, see information at www.nj.gov/dep/seeds.
*Presentations receive I credit per presentation, with a maximum of 5
credits allowed.
5t<
Water
Educ¡tion
Workshoos
Provide water-related professional development workshops for local teachers
from a registered NJ Department of Education Professional Development
Provider.
2
Storm Drain
Labeling
Organize a project to label andlor maintain storm drain labels (that are not
already precast with a message) with a scout troop, local school district, or
faith based group, or other community youth group for a minimum of 40
labels. This project could also include stenciling over precast labels to
improve leeibilitv.
J
Educational
Contest for
Schools
Organize an educational contest with a tocal school district or a local
community organization serving youth to design a poster, magnet, rain sticþ
rain barrel or other craftlartobject. Contest themes shall have an appropriate
storm\¡/at€r message. Winning entries are to be displayed al publicly
accessible locations within the municipality such as at the town hall, library,
post office, or school. The winning design should be shown on the
municipality's website or social media siæ, if practical.
J
AmeriCorps
Event
Coordinate an event (e.g. volunteer stream monitoring, educational
presentations, or storm\¡/ater awareness project) through AmeriCorpr NI
Watershed Ambassador Program
4
Clean-up
Sponsor or organize a litter clean up for a scout troop, local school district,
faith based group or other community youth group along a local waterway,
public park, stormwater facility, or in an area with storm drains that
discharge to a local lake or waterway.
3
3: School / Youth Education and Activities
C
Permit No. NJ0l4l852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment B
Page 3 of4
Activity
Description
Points
Regional
Stormwater
Collaboration
Participate in a regional stormwater, communit¡r collaborative or other
watershed-based group on a regular basis to discuss impaired waterbodies,
TMDLs, regional stormwater related issues, or watershed restoration plans
that address those waterbodies. Evaluate, develop and implement remedies
that resolve stormwater-related issues within the affected waterbody or
watershed.
Organize or participate in a rain barrel, rain garden or other green
infrastructure workshop on a regional or watershed basis. This could be a
partnership exercise with a local watershed organization, utility, university,
school. vouth/faith based sroup. and/or other orsanization.
J
Green
Infrastructure
Workshop
3
Community
Activity
Organize or participate in the organization of a regional or watershed based
event to carry out stormwater activities such as stormwater facility
maintenance or litter clean-up. The municipality may identi$ and enter into
a partnership agreement with a local group such as a watershed organization,
utility, university, school, youth/faith based group, and/or other organization
to carry out these activities
onal Collaboration
C
4: Watersh
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Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
DescrÍption
Points
Activity
Establish a volunteer stormwâter facility assessment (inspection" inventory
and/or mapping) or stream monitoring program for a waterbody within the
municipality in order to gauge the health of the waterway through chemical,
biological or visual monitoring protocols. Contact NJDEP's AmeriCorps
NJ Watershed Ambassador Program or review USEPA National Directory of
Volunteer Monitorin s Prosrams.
3
Volunteer
Stormwater
Assessment or
Stream
Monitoring
Rain Barrel
Workshop
Organize or participate in a rain barrel workshop. This could be a
partnership exercise with a local watershed organization, university, school,
youth/faith based group, and/or other nonprofit.
J
Rain Garden
Workshop
Organize or participate in a rain garden training or inst¿llation workshop.
This could be a partnership exercise with a local watershed organization,
university, school, youth/faith based group, and/or other nonprofit.
-l
Community
Event
Organíze or participate in the organization of a community event to carryr out
stormwater activities such as stormwater measure maintenance or a stream
buffer restoration. The municipality may identiS and enter into a partnership
agreement with a local group such as a watershed organization, university,
utility, school, youth/faith based group, and/or other nonprofit to carry out
these activities.
3
Community
Involvement
Organize a project with a local organization to create and post signs at either
green andlor gray stormwater infrastructure sites or facilities that describe
the function and importance of the facility, contact phone number, municipal
identification number, and/or website for more information.
*Sisns receive 0.5 credits per sisn. A maximum of 5 credits are allowed.
5'k
n' 5: Conrnlunin' lnr olr E1¡ç?r1t .Actir-rties
Cate
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment B
Page 4 of 4
Attachment C - Design Standards for Storm Drain Inlets
Permit No. NJOl4l852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
The below design standard applies to the following types of storm drain inlet installation or retrofit projects
unless a more stringent standard is specified by the municipality's stormwater control ordinance:
Storm drain inlets installed as part of new developrnent and redevelopment (public or private) that disturb
one acre or more;
o Stonn drain inlets installed as part of new development and redevelopment þublic or private) that
disturb less than one acre that are part of a larger common plan of development or sale (e.g. phased
residential development) that ultimately disturbs one acre or more;
Tier A Municipality owned or operated storm drain inlets must be retrofitted where the storm drains are (1)
in direct contact with any repaving, repairing (excluding individual pothole repair), or resurfacing
(including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of hot bitumen); or (2) in direct
contact with any reconstruction or alteration of facilities; and
Privately owned or operated storm drain inlets (e.g. condomium association) must be retrofitted where the
storm drains are (1) in direct contact with anyrepaving, repairing (excluding individual pothole repair), or
resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a thin base of hot bitumen); or
(2) in direct contact with any reconstruction or alteration of facilities. This does not include single family
homes.
o
a
a
ication of Desi
Standard
A
Grates in pavement or other ground surfaces shall meet either of the following standards:
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) bicycle safe grate standards described in Chapter
2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines (see
www.qj. gov/transportati on/publi catlpdf/BikeComp/introtofac.pdf
) ; or
A grate where each individual clear space in that grate has an area of no more than seven (7.0) square
inches, or is not greater than 0.5 inches across the smallest dimension. Note that the Residential Site
Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:2linclude requirements for bicycle safe grates.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in grate inlets; the grate portion (non-curb opening
portion) of combination inlets; grates on storm sewer manholes; ditch grates; trench grates; and grates of spacer
bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces include surfaces of roads, (including bridges), driveways,
parking areas, bikeways, plazas, sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels, and stormwater basin floors used to
collect stormwater from the surface into a storm drain or surface water body
For curb-openings inlets, including curb-opening inlets in combination inlets, the clear space in the curb
opening, or each individual clear space if the curb opening has two or more clear spaces, shall have an area of
a
a
than two
inches across the smallest dimension.
no more than seven
.0
inches or be no
Standard
Desr
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment C
Pagel of2
Permit No. NJOl4l852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
a
a
a
a
a
Where each individual clear space in the curb opening in existing curb-opening inlets does not have an area
of more than nine (9.0) square inches;
Where the review agency determines that the standards would cause inadequate hydraulic performance that
could not practicably be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets;
Where flows from the water quality design storm as specified in N.J.A.C. 7'.8 are conveyed through any
device (e.g., end of pipe netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that is
designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid and floatable materials that could not pass through
one of the following:
A rectangular space four and five-eighths inches long and one and one-half inches wide (this option
does not apply for outfall netting facilities); or
A bar screen having a bar spacing of 0.5 inches;
Note that these exemptions do not authorize any infringement of requirements in the Residential Site
Improvement Standards for bicycle safe grates in new residential development (N.J.A.C.5:21-4.18(b)2 and
7.4(b)1).
Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel bars with one inch (1") spacing between the
bars, to the elevation of the water quality design storm as specified in N.J.A.C. 7:8; or
Where the Department determines, plusuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C
7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet the standard is an undertaking that constitutes an encroachment or will
damage or destroy the New Jersey Register listed historic property.
Exemptions from the Design Standatd
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment C
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Permit No. NJ0l41852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Attachment D - Major Development Stormwater Summary
L. Project Name:
2. Municipality:
County:
Block(s)
Lot(s):
3. Site Location (State Plane Coordinates - NAD83): E
N:
4. Date of Final Approval for Construct¡on by Municipality:
Date of Certificate of Occupancy:
5. Project Type (circle all that apply):
Residential Commercial lndustrial
Other (please specify)
6. Soil Conservation District Proiect Number:
7. Did proiect require NJDEP Land Use Permit?
Yes No
Land Use Permit #:
8. Did project require the use of any mitigation measures?
lf yes, which standard was mitigated?
Yes
No
General Infornration
L. Area of Disturbance (acres):
Area of Proposed lmperuious (acres):
2. List all Hydrologic Soil Groups:
3. Please ldentifu the Amount of Each Best Management Practices (BMPs) Utilized in Design Below:
Bioretention Systems _
Constructed Wetlands _
Dry rüells
-
Extended Detention Basins
-
Infiltration Basins _
Combination Infiltration/Detention Basins _
Manufactured Treatment Devices
Pervious Paving Systems _
Sand Filærs _
Vegetative Filter Strips _
Vy'et Ponds _
Grass Swales
Subsurface Gravel Wetlands Other
S, t,.'
C. T] C:,Ij CìN S
S
Storm Event: Rainfall (inches and duration)
2 yr.:
100 yr.:
10 yr.:
WQ DS:
Runoff Computation Method (circle one):
NRCS: Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph NRCS: Delmarva Unit Hydrograph
Other:
Rational Modified Rational
S'.r"r'rr E",.rr-1 k :¡l'i:iair¡ir
1. Type of Basin:
Surface/Subsurface (circle one)
2. Owner (circle one):
Public
Private: lf so, Name
Phone number:
3. Basin Construction Completion Date:
4. Drain Down Time (hr.)
5. Design Soil Permeability (in./hr.)
6. Seasonal High Water Table Depth from Bottom of Basin (ft.)
Date Obtained
7. Groundwater Recharge Methodology (circle one): 2Year Difference
NJGRS Other NA
8. Groundwater Mounding Analysis (circle one): Yes No ll Yes Methodology Used
9. Maintenance Plan Submitted: Yes No ls the Basin Deed Restr¡cted: Yes No
Besln Specricatrons {âns\\'er all tirat ap¡rÌr 1
'Ì'11 ::r¡'r'c :i;¡l:r ir:re b¡si:t. r'tlrcii :¡trlitlric slreei:*
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Name of Person Filling Out This Form
Title:
Signature:
Date:
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
10. Type of Basin:
Surface/Subsu rface (circle one )
l-1. Owner (circle one):
Public
Private: lf so, Name
Phone number:
12. Basin Construction Completion Date:
13. Drain Down Time (hr.)
14. Desisn Soil Permeability (in./hr.)
15. Seasonal High Water Table Depth from Bottom of Basin (ft.):
Date Obtained
16. Groundwater Recharge Methodology (circle one): 2Year Difference NiGRS Other NA
17. Groundwater Mounding Analysis (circle one): Yes No lf, Yes Methodology Used:
18. Maintenance Plan Submitted: Yes No ls the Basin Deed Restricted: Yes
No
Basin Specilications (answer all that apply)
*lJ'nrolc than onc basin. attach rrultiple shc'cts*
19. TypeofBasin:
Surface/Subsurface (circle one)
20. Owner (circle one):
Public
Private: tf so, Name:
Phone number:
21. Basin Consffuction Completion Date:
22. Drain Down Tme (hr-):
23. Desien Soil Permeability (in./hr.):
24. Seasonal High WaterTable Depth from Bottom of Basin (ft.)
Date Obtained:
25. Groundwater Recharge Methodology (circle one): 2 Year Difference NJGRS Other NA
26. Groundwater Mounding Analysis (circle one): Yes No lf, Yes Methodology Used:
27. Maintenance Plan Submitted: Yes No ls the Basin Deed Restricted: Yes
No
Bas;n S:rr:c.;l-ic:tlons ,.ì;i:i^'irl :..1 ili:t :;:rpìi t
'"l j ;:t.r' ¡ ll,:i: .)ta :)¡.1:t;l ri;.lli. l' ",' ¡t',¡;tri' sir*ì,:':
28. TvpeofBasin
Surface/Subsurface (circle one)
29. Owner (circle one):
Public
Private: lf so, Name:
Phone number:
30. Basin Construction Completion Date:
31. Drain Down Time (hr.):
32. Design Soil Permeability (in./hr.):
33. Seasonal High Water Table Depth from Bottom of Basin (ft.):
Date Obtained:
34. Groundwater Recharge Methodology (circle one): 2Year Difference NJGRS Other NA
35. Groundwater Mounding Analysis (circle one): Yes No lf, Yes Methodology Used
36. Maintenance Plan Submitted: Yes No ls the Basin Deed Restricted: Yes
No
Basin Speclic;ititr:ts ians\À'er arl lh¿rt applr ¡
i: j l :ìt¡r'r¡ '.ii¡t., otle l-r:lsilt. a1t¡cit ..",t'tt',i)ìt SlrùaiS'i
Name of Person Filling Out This Form:
Title:
Signature
Date:
Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Attachment E - Best Management Practices for
Municipal Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary Operations
The Tier A Municipality shall implement the following practices at municipal maintenance yards and
other ancillary operations owned or operated by the municipality. Inventory of Materials and
Machinery, and Inspections and Good Housekeeping shall be conducted at all municipal maintenance
yards and other ancillary operations. All other Best Management Practices shall be conducted whenever
activities described below occur. Ancillary operations include but are not limited to impound yards,
permanent and mobile fueling locations, and yard trimmings and wood waste management sites.
The SPPP shall include a list of all materials and machinery located at municipal maintenance yards
and ancillary operations which could be a source of pollutants in a stormwater discharge. The
materials in question include, but are not limited to: raw materials; intermediate products; final
products; waste materials; by-products; machinery and fuels; and lubricants, solvents, and detergents
that are related to the municipal maintenance yard operations and ancillary operations. Materials or
machinery that are not exposed to stormwater at the municipal maintenance yard or related to its
operations do not need to be included.
of Materials and Machine
lnvento
Inspect the entire site, including the site periphery, monthly (under both dry and wet conditions,
when possible). Identifu conditions that would contribute to stormwater cont¿mination, illicit
discharges or negative impacts to the Tier A Municipality's MS4. Maintain an inspection log
detailing conditions requiring attention and remedial actions taken for all activities occurring at
Municipal Maintenance Yards and Other Ancillary Operations. This log must contain, at a
minimum, a rècord of inspections of all operations listed in Part IV.B.S.c. of this permit including
dates and times of the inspections, and the name of the person conducting the inspection and
relevant findings. This log must be kept on-site with the SPPP and made available to the
Department upon request. See the Tier A Municipal Guidance document
(.www.nj. gov/dep/dwqitier_a_guidance.htm) for additional information.
2. Conduct cleanups of spills of liquids or dry materials immediately after discovery. All spills
shall be cleaned using dry cleaning methods only. Clean up spills with a dry, absorbent material
(i.e., kitty litter, sawdust, etc.) and sweep the rest of the area. Dispose of collected waste
properly. Store clean-up materials, spill kits and drip pans near all liquid transfer areas,
protected from rainfall.
3. Properly label all containers. Labels shall be legible, clean and visible. Keep containers in good
condition, protected from damage and spillage, and tightly closed when not in use. When
practical, store containers indoors. If indoor storage is not practical, containers may be stored
outside if covered and placed on spill platforms or clean pallets. An area that is graded and/or
bermed to prevent run-through of stormwater may be used in place of spill platforms or clean
pallets. Outdoor storage locations shall be regularly maintained.
lnspections and Good Housekeeping
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit- Attachment E
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Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
1. Establish, maintain and implement standard operating procedures to address vehicle fueling;
receipt of bulk fuel deliveries; and inspection and maintenance of storage tanks, including the
associated piping and fuel pumps.
a. Place drip pans under all hose and pipe connections and other leak-prone areas during bulk
transfer of fuels.
b. Block storm sewer inlets, or contain tank trucks used for bulk transfer, with temporary berms
or temporary absorbent booms during the transfer process. If temporary berms or booms are
being used instead of blocking the storm sewer inlets, all hose connection points associated
with the transfer of fuel shall be within the temporarily bermed or boomed area during the
loading/unloading of bulk fuels. A trained employee shall be present to supervise the bulk
transfer of fuel.
c. Clearly post, in a prominent area of the facility, instructions for safe operation of fueling
equipment. Include all of the following:
. "Topping off of vehicles, mobile ñrel tanks, and storage tanks is shictly
prohibited"
.
o'Stay in view of fueling nozzle during dispensing"
¡ Contact information for the person(s) responsible for spill response.
d. Immediately repair or replace any equipment, tanks, pumps, piping and fuel dispensing
equipment found to be leaking or in disrepair.
Fueling Operations
The discharge pipe/outfall from a secondary containment area (e.g. fuel storage, de-icing solution
storage, brine solution) shall have a valve and the valve shall remain closed at all times except as
described below. A municipality may discharge stormwater accumulated in a secondary containment
area if a visual inspection is performed to ensure that the contents of aboveground storage tank have
not come in contact with the stormwater to be discharged. Visual inspections are only effective when
dealing with materials that can be observed, like petroleum. If the contents of the tank are not visible
in stormwater, the municipality shall rely on previous tank inspections to determine with some degree
of certainty that the tank has not leaked. If the municipality cannot make a determination with
reasonable certainty that the stormwater in the secondary containment area is uncontaminated by the
contents of the tank, then the stormwater shall be hauled for proper disposal.
Discharge of Stornr\\'ater fronr Second
Containment
1. Operate and maintain equipment to prevent the exposure of pollutants to stormwater.
2. Whenever possible, conduct vehicle and equipment maintenance activities indoors. For projects
that must be conducted outdoors, and that last more than one day, portable tents or covers shall be
placed over the equipment being serviced when not being worked on, and drip pans shall be used
at all times. Use designated areas away from storm drains or block storm drain inlets when
vehicle and equipment maintenance is being conducted outdoors.
Vehicle Maintenance
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment E
Page 2 of 9
Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
1. Manage any equipment and vehicle washing activities so that there are no unpermitted discharges
of wash wastewater to storm sewer inlets or to waters of the State.
2. Tier A Municipalities which cannot discharge wash wastewater to a sanitary sewer or which
cannot otherwise comply with l, above, may temporarily contain wash wastewater prior to proper
disposal under the following conditions:
a. Containment structures shall not leak. Any underground tanks and associated piping shall be
tested for integrity every 3 years using appropriate methods determined by "The List of Leak
Detection Evaluatíons for Storage Tank Systems" created by the National Work Group on
Leak Detection Evaluations (Ì.{WGLDE) or as determined appropriate and certifred by a
professional engineer for the site specific containment structure(s).
b. For any cathodically protected containment systerr¡ provide a passing cathodic protection
survey every three years.
c. Operate containment structures to prevent overfilling resulting from normal or abnormal
operations, overfilling, malfunctions of equipment, and human error. Overfill prevention
shall include manual sticking/gauging of the tank before each use unless system design
prevents such measurement. Tank shall no longer accept wash wastewater when determined
to be at 95%o capacity. Record each measurement to the nearest lz inch.
d. Before each use, perform inspections of all visible portions of containment structures to
ensure that they are structurally sound, and to detect deterioration of the wash pad, catch
basin, sump, tank, piping, risers, walls, floors, joints, seams, pumps and pipe connections or
other containment devices. The wash pad, catch basin, sump and associated drains should be
kept free of debris before each use. Log dates of inspection; inspector's narne, ild
conditions. This inspection is not required if system design prevents such inspection.
e. Containment structures shall be emptied and taken out of service immediately upon detection
of a leak. Complete all necessary repairs to ensure structural integrity prior to placing the
containment structure back into service. Any spills or suspected release of hazardous
substances shall be immediately reported to the NJDEP Hotline (l-877-927-6337) followed
by a site investigation in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26C and N.J.A.C 7:268 if the discharge
is confirmed.
f. All equipment and vehicle wash wastewater placed into storage must be disposed of in a
legally permitted manner (e.g. pumped out and delivered to a duly permitted and/or approved
wastewater treatment facility).
g. Maintain a log of equipment and vehicle wash wastewater containment structure clean-outs
including date and method of removal, mode of transportation (including name of hauler if
applicable) and the location of disposal. See Underground Vehicle Wash 'Water Storage Tank
Use Log at end of this attachment.
h. Containment structures shall be inspected annually by a NJ licensed professional engineer.
The
shall
the condition of all structures
wash
catch bas
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit- Attachment E
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Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
sump, tank, piping, risers to detect deterioration in the, walls, floors, joints, seams, pumps and
pipe connections or other containment devices using the attached Engineer's Certification of
Annual Inspection of Equipment and Vehicle Wash Wastewater Containment Strucfure. This
certification may be waived for selÊcontained systems on a case-by-case basis. Any such
waiver would be issued in writing by the Department.
3. Maintain all logs, inspection records, and certifications on-site. Such records shall be made
available to the
1. Store material in a permanent structure.
2. Perform regular inspections and maintenance of storage structure and surrounding area.
3. Minimize tracking of material from loading and unloading operations.
4. During loading and unloading:
a. Conduct during dry weather, if possible;
b. Prevent and,/or minimize spillage; and
c. Minimize loader travel distance befween storage areaand spreading vehicle.
5. Sweep (or clean using other dry cleaning methods):
a. Storage areas ona regularbasis;
b. Material tracked away from storage areas;
c. Immediately after loading and unloading is complete.
6. Reuse or properly discard materials collected during cleanup.
7. Temporary outdoor storage is permitted only under the following conditions:
a. A permanent structure is under construction, repair or replacement;
b. Stormwater run-on and de-icing material run-off is minimized;
c. Materials in temporary storage are tarped when not in use;
d. The requirements of 2 through 6, above are met; and
e. Temporary outdoor storage shall not exceed 30 days unless otherwise approved in writing by
the Department;
8. Sand must be stored in accordance with Aggregate Material and Construction Debris Storage
below.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit- Attachment E
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Permit No. NJO141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
l. Store materials such as sand, gravel, stone, top soil, road millings, waste concrete, asphalt, brick,
block and asphalt based roofing scrap and processed aggregafe in such a manner as to minimize
stormwater run-on and aggregate run-off via surface grading, dikes and/or berms (which may
include sand bags, hay bales and curbing, among others) or three sided storage bays. Where
possible the open side of storage bays shall be situated on the upslope. The area in front of
storage bays and adjacent to storage areas shall be swept clean after loading/unloading.
2. Sand, top soil, road millings and processed aggregate may only be stored outside and uncovered if
in compliance with item I above and a 5O-foot setback is maintained from surface water bodies,
storm sewor inlets, and/or ditches or other stormwater conveyance channels.
3. Road millings must be managed in conformance with the "Recycled Asphalt Pavement and
Asphalt Millings (RAP) Reuse Guidance" (see www.nj.gov/dep/dshw/rrtplasphaltguidance.pdÐ
or properly disposed of as solid waste pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26-l et seq.
4. The stockpiling of materials and construction of storage bays on cert¿in land (including but not
limited to coastal areas, wetlands and floodplains) may be subject to regulation by the Division of
Land Use Regulation (see www.nj.gov/dep/landuse/ for more information).
te Material and Construction Debris S
A
1. For the puq)oses of this permit, this BMP is intended for road cleanup materials as well as other
similar materials. Road cleanup materials may include but are not limited to street sweepings,
storm sewer clean out materials, stormwater basin clean out materials and other similar materials
that may be collected during road cleanup operations. These BMPs do not cover materials such
as liquids, wastes which are removed from municipal sanitary sewer systems or material which
constitutes hazardous waste in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26G-L.l et seq.
2. Road cleanup materials must be ultimately disposed of in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:26-1.L et
seq. See the "Guidance Document for the Management of Street Sweepings and Other Road
Cleanup Materials" (www.nj. gov/dep/dshdrrtp/sweeping.htm).
3. Road cleanup materials placed into storage must be, at a minimum:
a. Stored in leak-proof containers or on an impervious surface that is contained (e.g. bermed) to
control leachate and litter; and
b. Removed for disposal (in accordance with 2, above) within six (6) months of placement into
storage.
Street Sueepings. Catch Basin Clean Out. and Other \f aterial Storage
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment E
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Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
l. These practices are applicable to any yard trimmings or wood waste management site:
a. Owned and operated by the Tier A Municipality;
i. For staging, storing, composting or otherwise managing yard trimmings, or
ii. For staging, storing or otherwise managing wood waste, and
b. Operated in compliance with the Recycling Rules found at N.J.A.C. 7:261^.
2. Yard trimmings or wood waste management sites must be operated in a manner that:
a. Diverts stormwater away from yard trimmings and wood waste management operations; and
b. Minimizes or eliminates the exposure of yard trimmings, wood waste and related materials to
stormwater.
3. Yard trimmings and wood waste management site specific practices:
a. Construct windrows, staging and storage piles:
i. In such a manner that materials cont¿ined in the windrows, staging and storage piles
(processed and unprocessed) do not enter waterways of the State;
ii. On ground which is not susceptible to seasonal flooding;
iii. In such a manner that prevents stormwater run-on and leachate run-off (e.9. use of covered
areas, diversion swales, ditches or other designs to divert stormwater from contacting yard
trimmings and wood waste).
b. Maintain perimeter controls such as curbs, berms, hay bales, silt fences, jersey barriers or
setbacks, to eliminate the discharge of stormwater runoff carrying leachate or litter from the
site to storm sewer inlets or to surface waters of the State.
c. Prevent on-site storm drain inlets from siltation using controls such as hay bales, silt fences,
or filter fabric inlet protection.
d. Dry weather run-off that reaches a municipal stormwater sewer system is an illicit discharge.
Possible sources of dry weather run-off include wetting of piles by the site operator;
uncontrolled pile leachate or uncontrolled leachate from other materials stored at the site.
e. Remove trash from yard trimmings and wood waste upon receipt.
f. Monitor site for trash on a routine basis.
g. Store trash in leak-proof containers or on an impervious surface that is contained (e.g.
bermed) to control leachate and litter;
h. Dispose of collected trash at a permitted solid waste facility.
i. Employ preventative tracking measures, such as gravel, quaffy blend, or rumble strips at exits.
1. Tier A Municipalities shall restrict the application of herbicides along roadsides in order to
prevent it from being washed by stormwater into the waters of the State and to prevent erosion
caused by de-vegetation, as follows: Tier A Municipalities shall not apply herbicides on or
adjacent to storm drain inlets, on steeply sloping ground, along curb lines, and along
unobstructed shoulders. Tier A Municipalities shall only apply herbicides within a2 foot radius
around structures where overgrowth presents a safety hazard and where it is unsafe to mow.
Roadside V
tion Mana
t
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit- Attachment E
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Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
ENGINEERS CERTIFICATION OF ANNUAL TNSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT
AND VEHICLE WASH WASTEWATBR CONTAINMENT STRUCTUR.E
(Complete a separate form for each vehicle'wash waste'water containment structure)
Permittee:
NJPDES Pennit No:
Containment Structure Location :
The annual inspection of the above referenced vehicle wash wastewater containment structure was
conclucted on
for:
(date). Thc containment shucture and appurtenances have becn inspccted
1. The integrity of the structure including walls, floors, joints, seams, pumps and pipe connections
2. Leakage from the strucûre's piping, vacLrum hose connections, etc.
2 Bursting potential of tank.
3. Transfer equipment
4. Venting
5. Overflow, spill control and maintenance.
6. Corrosion, splits, and perfbrations to tank, piping and vacuum
hoses
The tank and appurtenances have been inspected for all of the above and have besn determined to be:
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Conditionally Acceptable
List necessary repairs and other conditions:
I certi$ under penalty of law that I have personally exarnined and am familiar with the information submitted in this
document and all attachments and that, based on my inquiry of those individuals immediately responsible {irr obtaining
the int-ormation, I believe the submitted information is true, accurate and complete. I am aware that there are significant
penalties fbr submitting fàlse information, including the possibility of fine and irnprisonment (N.J.A.C. 7:laA-2.4(d)).
Name (print)
Seal
Signature:
Date:
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment E
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Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Name and Address of Facility
Facility Permit Number
Tank iD Number
Tank Volume
95% Volume
Llndersround Vehicle \ryash \ryater Storase Tank Use Loe
Tank Location
gallons
gallons
Tank Height
95% Volume
inches
inches
Comments
VJsual
Insoectlon
Pass? lY/N)
Is Tank Less
Than9ío/o
Full? fYÆ.{)
Heisht of Product
Before Introducinq
Lrquid {inches)
Inspector
Date and
Time
Notes: The volume of liquid in the tank should be measured before each use.
Liquid should not be introduced if the tank contains liquid at95o/o of the capacity or greater.
A visual inspection of all exposed portions of the collection system should be performed before each use. Use the comments column
to document the inspection and any repairs.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment E
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Permit No. NJ0141852
Tier A MS4 NJPDES Permit
Name and Address of Facility
Facility Permit Number
Tank ID Number
Tank Volume
Ilnderground Vehicle Wash Water Storase Tank Pumn Out Loe
Tank Location
gallons
Destination of the Liquid Dlsposal *
Waste Hauler *
Volume of Liquid
Removed
Date and
Time of
Pump Out
* The Permittee must maintain copies of all hauling and disposal records and make them available for inspection.
Tier A Municipal Stormwater General Permit - Attachment E
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AppendixB
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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE
crTY oF BAYONNE, BY ADDTNG Cr{APTER 30, STORMWATER CONTROL
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne in the County of
Hudson and State of New Jersey, as follows (material to be deleted in brackets, material to
be added is underlined):
Section 1. That the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne are hereby
amended and supplemented by adding Chapter 30, Stormwater Control:
30-1 Scope and Purpose
30-1.1 Policy Statement
Flood control, groundwater recharge, and pollutant reduction through nonstructural
or low impact techniques shall be explored before reþing on structural BMPs.
Structural BMPs should be integrated with nonstructural stormwater management
strategies and proper maintenance plans. Nonstructural strategies include both
environmentally sensitive site design and source controls that prevent pollutants
from being placed on the site or from being exposed to stormwater. Source control
plans should be developed based upon physical site conditions and the origin,
nature, and the anticipated quantity or amount of potential pollutants. Multiple
stormwater management BMPs may be necessarJ¡ to achieve the established
performance standards for water quality, quantity, and groundwater recharge.
3O-L.2 Purpose
It is the purpose of this ordinance to establish minimum stormwater management
requirements and controls for "major development," as defined in Section 2.
30- 1.3 Applicability
This ordinance shall be applicable to all site plans and subdivisions for the following
major developments that require preliminary or final site plan or subdivision review:
a. Non-residential major developments; and
b. Aspects of residential major developments that are not pre-empted by the
Residential Site Improvement Standards at N.J.A.C. 5:2L.
c. This ordinance shall also be applicable to all major developments undertaken by
the City of Bayonne.
30-1.4 Compatibility with Other Permit and Ordinance Requirements
Development approvals issued for subdivisions and site plans pursuant to this
ordinance are to be considered an integral part of development approvals under the
subdivision and site plan review process and do not relieve the applicant of the
responsibility to secure required permits or approvals for activities regulated by any
other applicable code, rule, act, or ordinance. In their interpretation and application,
the provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements for
the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. This ordinance is not
intended to interfere with, abrogate, or annul any other ordinances, rule or
regulation, statute, or other provision of law except that, where any provision of this
ordinance imposes restrictions different from those imposed by any other ordinance,
rule or regulation, or other provision of law, the more restrictive provisions or higher
standards shall control.
30-2 Definitions
Unless specifically defined below, words or phrases used in this ordinance shall be
interpreted so as to give them the meaning they have in common usage and to give
this ordinance its most reasonable application. The definitions below are the same
as or based on the corresponding definitions in the Stormwater Management Rules
at N.J.A.C.7:B-I.2.
"CAFRA Planning Map" means the geographic depiction of the boundaries for
Coastal Planning Areas, CAFRA Centers, CAFRA Cores and CAFRA Nodes
pursuant to N.J.A.C . 7 :78-58.3.
"CAFRA Centers, Cores or Nodes" means those areas within boundaries accepted by
the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:88-58.
"Compaction" means the increase in soil bulk density.
"Cote" means a pedestrian-oriented area of commercial and civic uses serving the
surrounding municipality, generally including housing and access to public
transportation.
"County review agency" means an agency designated by the County Board of Chosen
Freeholders to review municipal stormwater management plans and
implementing ordinance(s). The county review agency lmay either be:] is the
Hudson Countv Division of Planning
[A county planning agency; or
A county water resource association created under N.J.S.A 58:164-55.5, if the
ordinance or resolution delegates authority to approve, conditionally approve, or
disapprove municipal stormwater management plans and implementing
ordinances.]
"Department" means the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
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"Designated Center" means a State Development and Redevelopment Plan Center as
designated by the State Planning Commission such as urban, regional, town,
village, or hamlet.
"Desigrr engineer" means a person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New
Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily be
limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development of
project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.
"Development" means the division of a parcel of land into two or more parcels, the
construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation or
enlargement of any building or structure, any mining excavation or landfill, and
any use or change in the use of any building or other structure, or land or
extension of use of land, by any person, for which permission is required under
the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. [In the case of
development of agricultural lands, development means: any activity that requires
a State permit; any activity reviewed by the County Agricultural Board (CAB) and
the State Agricultural Development Committee (SADC), and municipal review of
any activity not exempted by the Right to Farm Act, N.J.S.A 4:LC- 1 et seq.]
"Drainage ared' means a geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or
dissolved materials drain to a particular receiving waterbody or to a particular
point along a receiving waterbody.
"Environmentally critical areas" means an area or feature which is of significant
environmental value, including but not limited to: stream corridors; natural
heritage priority sites; habitat of endangered or threatened species; large areas of
contiguous open space or upland forest; steep slopes; and well head protection
and groundwater recharge areas. Habitats of endangered or threatened species
are identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the
Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program.
"Empowerment Neighborhood" means a neighborhood designated by the Urban
Coordinating Council "in consultation and conjunction with" the New Jersey
Redevelopment Authority pursuant to N.J.S.A 55:19-69.
"Erosion" means the detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water,
wind, ice or gravity.
"Impervious surface" meaÍ.s a surface that has been covered with a layer of material
so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water.
"Infiltration" is the process by which water seeps into the soil from precipitation.
"Major development" means arry "development" that provides for ultimately
disturbing one or more acres of land. Disturbance for the purpose of this rule is
the placement of impervious surface or exposure and/or movement of soil or
bedrock or clearing, cutting, or removing of vegetation.
"Municipality" means the Citv of Bayonne [any city, borough, town, township, or
villagel.
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"Node" mearrs an area designated by the State Planning Commission concentrating
facilities and activities which are not organized in a compact form.
"Nutrient" means a chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or
phosphorus, which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms.
"Person" means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, the City of Bayonne, or political subdivision of this State subject to
municipal jurisdiction pursuant to the Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A.
40:55D-1 et seq.
"Pollutant" means any dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter
backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions,
chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substance
(except those regulated under the Atomic Energr Act of L954, as amended (42
U.S.C. 2OIl et seq.), thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock,
sand, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or
runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, ground
waters or surface waters of the State, or to a domestic treatment works.
"Pollutant" includes both hazardous and nonhaza¡dou s pollutants.
"Recharge" mear.s the amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into the
ground and is not evapotranspired.
"Sediment" means solid material, mineral or organic, that is in suspension, is being
transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water or gravity as a
product of erosion.
"Site" means the lot or lots upon which a major development is to occur or has
occurred.
"Soil" means all unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
"State Development and Redevelopment Plan Metropolitan Planning Area (PAl)"
means an area delineated on the State Plan Policy Map and adopted by the State
Planning Commission that is intended to be the focus for much of the state's
future re development and revital ization efforts.
"State Plan Policy Map" is defined as the geographic application of the State
Development and Redevelopment Plan's goals and statewide policies, and the
official map of these goals and policies.
"stormwater" means water resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow)
that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, or is captured
by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities, or conveyed by
snow removal equipment.
"stormwater runoff' mearrs water flow on the surface of the ground or in storm
sewers, resulting from precipitation.
"stormwater management basin" means an excavation or embankment and related
areas designed to retain stormwater runoff. A stormwater management basin
may either be normally dry (that is, a detention basin or infiltration basin), retain
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water in a permanent pool (a retention basin), or be planted mainly with wetland
vegetation (most constructed stormwater wetlands) .
"Stormwater management measure" means any structural or nonstructural strategr,
practice, technologr, process, program, or other method intended to control or
reduce stormwater runoff and associated pollutants, or to induce or control the
infiltration or groundwater recharge of stormwater or to eliminate illicit or illegal
non-stormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances.
"Tidal Flood Hazatd Area" means a flood hazard area, which may be influenced by
stormwater runoff from inland areas, but which is primarily caused by the
Atlantic Ocean.
"lJrban Coordinating Council Empowerment Neighborhood" means a neighborhood
given priority access to State resources through the New Jersey Redevelopment
Authority.
"Urban Enterprise Zottes" means a zotae designated by the New Jersey Enterprise
Zone Authority pursuant to the New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Act, N.J.S.A.
52:27H-6O et. seq.
"Urban Redevelopment Area" is defined as previously developed portions of areas:
1.
Delineated on the State Plan Policy Map (SPPM) as the Metropolitan
Planning Area (PAl), Designated Centers, Cores or Nodes;
2.
Designated as CAFRA Centers, Cores or Nodes;
3.
Designated as Urban Enterprise Zones; and
4.
Designated as Urban Coordinating Council Empowerment
Neighborhoods.
"Waters of the State" means the ocean a¡rd its estuaries, all springs, streams,
wetlands, and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial,
within the boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
"Wetlands" or "wetland" means an area that is inundated or saturated by surface
water or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances does support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, commonly known as
hydrophytic vegetation.
3O-3 General Standards
a. Design and Performance Standards for Stormwater Management Measures
1. Stormwater management measures for major development shall be
developed to meet the erosion control, groundwater recharge,
stormwater runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality standards in
Section 4. To the maximum extent practicable, these standards shall be
met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater management strategies
into the design. If these strategies alone are not sufficient to meet these
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standards, structural stormwater management measures necessar5r to
meet these standards shall be incorporated into the design.
2. The standards in this ordinance apply only to new major development
and are intended to minimize tt,e impact of stormwater runoff on water
quality and water quantity in receiving water bodies and maintain
groundwater recharge. The standards do not apply to ne\M major
development to the extent that alternative design and performance
standards are applicable under a regional stormwater management plan
or Water Quality Management Plan adopted in accordance with
Department rules.
3O-4 Stormwater Management Requirements for Major Development
a. The development shall incorporate a maintenance plan for the stormwater
management measures incorporated into the design of a major development in
accordance with Section 1O.
b. Stormwater management measures shall avoid adverse impacts of concentrated
flow on habitat for threatened and endangered species as documented in the
Department'Landscape Project or Natural Heritage Database established under
N.J.S.A. 13:18-L5.L47 through 15.150, particularly Helonias bullata (swamp
pink) andlor Clemmgs rruthlnebergi (bog turtle).
c. The following linear development projects are exempt from the groundwater
recharge, stormwater runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality
requirements of Sections 4.F and 4.G:
1. The construction of an underground utility line provided that the
disturbed areas are revegetated upon completion;
2. The construction of an aboveground utility line provided that the existing
conditions a¡e maintained to the maximum extent practicable; and
3. The construction of a public pedestrian access, such as a sidewalk or
trail with a maximum width of L4 feet, provided that the access is made
of permeable material.
d. A waiver from strict compliance from the groundwater recharge, stormwater
runoff quantity, and stormwater runoff quality requirements of Sections 4.F and
4.G may be obtained for the enlargement of an existing public roadway or
railroad; or the construction or enlargement of a public pedestrian access,
provided that ttre following conditions are met:
1. The applicant demonstrates that there is a public need for the project
that cannot be accomplished by any other means;
2. The applicant demonstrates through an alternatives analysis, that
through the use of nonstructural and structural stormwater
management strategies and measures, the option selected complies with
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the requirements of Sections 4.F and 4.G to the maximum extent
practicable;
3. The applicant demonstrates that, in order to meet the requirements of
Sections 4.F and 4.G, existing structures currently in use, such as
homes and buildings, would need to be condemned; and
4. The applicant demonstrates that it does not own or have other rights to
areas, including the potential to obtain through condemnation lands not
falling under D.3 above within the upstream drainage area of the
receiving stream, that would provide additional opportunities to mitigate
the requirements of Sections 4.F and 4.G that were not achievable on-
site.
e. Nonstructural Stormwater Management Strategies
1. To the maximum extent practicable, the standards in Sections 4.F and
4.G shall be met by incorporating nonstructural stormwater
management strategies set forth at Section 4.8 into the design. The
applicant shall identify the nonstructural measures incorporated into
the design of the project. If the applicant contends that it is not feasible
for engineering, environmental, or safety reasons to incorporate any
nonstructural stormwater management measures identified in
Paragraph 2 below into the design of a particula¡ project, the applicant
shall identi$ the strategr considered and provide a basis for the
contention.
2. Nonstructural stormwater management strategies incorporated into site
design shall:
A. Protect areas that provide water quallty benefits or areas
particularly susceptible to erosion and sediment loss;
B. Minimize impervious surfaces and break up or disconnect the
flow of runoff over impervious surfaces;
C. Maximize the protection of natural drainage features and
vegetation;
D. Minimize the decrease in the "time of concentration" from pre-
construction to post-construction. "Time of concentration" is
defined as the time it takes for runoff to travel from the
hydraulically most distant point of the watershed to the point of
interest within a watershed;
E. Minimize land disturbance including clearing and grading;
F. Minimize soil compaction;
G. Provide low-maintenance landscaping that encourages retention
and planting of native vegetation and minimizes the use of
lawns, fertilizers and pesticides;
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H. Provide vegetated open-channel conveyance systems discharging
into and through stable vegetated areas;
Provide other source controls to prevent or minimize the use or
exposure of pollutants at the site, in order to prevent or
rninimize the release of those pollutants into stormwater runoff.
Such source controls include, but are not limited to:
Site design features that help to prevent accumulation
of trash and debris in drainage systems, including
features that satisfy Section 4.E.3. below;
ii)
Site design features that help to prevent discharge of
trash and debris from drainage systems;
iii) Site design features that help to prevent and/or
contain spills or other harmful accumulations of
pollutants at industrial or commercial developments;
and
i r) When establishing vegetation after land disturbance,
applyrng fertiltzer in accordance with the requirements
established under the Soil Erosion and Sediment
Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seg., and
implementing rules.
3. Site design features identified under Section 4.8.2.í. (2) A ln]bove shall
comply with the following standard to control passage of solid and
floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For purposes of this
paragraph, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris,
trash, and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions
to this standard see Section 4.8.3.c below.
A. Design engineers shall use either of the following grates
whenever they use a grate in pavement or another ground
surface to collect stormwater from that surface into a storm
drain or surface water body under that grate:
Ð The New Jersey Department of Transportation
(NJDOT) bicycle safe grate, which is described in
Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle Compatible
Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design
Guidelines (April 19961; or
ii) A different grate, if each individual clear space in
that grate has an area of no more than seven (7.0)
square inches, or is no greater than O.5 inches across
the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in
grate inlets, the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of
I
i)
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combination inlets, grates on storm sewer manholes, ditch
grates, trench grates, and grates of spacer bars in slotted
drains. Examples of ground surfaces include surfaces of roads
(including bridges), driveways, parking areas, bikeways, plazas,
sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels, and stormwater basin
floors.
B. Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear
space in that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the
curb opening has two or more clear spaces) shall have an area
of no more than seven (7.0) sç[¡are inches, or be no greater than
two (2.0) inches across the smallest dimension.
C. This standard does not apply:
i)
lVhere the review agency determines that this standard
would cause inadequate hydraulic performance that
could not practicably be overcome by using additional
or larger storm drain inlets that meet these standards;
ii)
Where flows from the water quality design storm as
specified in Section 4.G.1 are conveyed through any
device (e.g., end of pipe netting facility, manufactured
treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that is
designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid
and floatable materials that could not pass through
one of the following:
(a) A rectangular space four a¡rd five-eighths inches
long and one and one-half inches wide (this option
does not apply for outfall netting facilities); or
(b) A bar screen having a bar spacing of 0.5 inches.
iii)
V/here flows are conveyed through a trash rack that
has parallel bars with one-inch (1") spacing between
the bars, to the elevation of the water quality design
storm as specified in Section 4.G.1; or
irr) Where the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection determines, pursuant to the New Jersey
Register of Historic Places Rules at N.J.A.C.7:4-7.2(cl,
that action to meet this standard is an undertaking
that constitutes an encroachment or will damage or
destroy the New Jersey Register listed historic
property.
4. Any land area used as a nonstructuraf stormwater management
measure to meet the performance standards in Sections 4.F and 4.G
shall be dedicated to a government agency, subjected to a conservation
restriction filed with the appropriate County Clerk's office, or subject to
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an approved equivalent restriction that ensures that measure or an
equivalent stormwater management measure approved by the reviewing
agency is maintained in perpetuity.
5. Guidance for nonstructural stormwater management strategies is
available in the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices
Manual. The BMP Manual may be obtained from the address identified
in Section 7, or found on the Department's website at
www. nj stormwater. org.
f. Erosion Control, Groundwater Recharge and Runoff Quantity Standards
1. This subsection contains minimum design and perform¿¡.nce standards
to control erosion, encourage and control infiltration and groundwater
recharge, and control stormwater runoff quantity impacts of major
development.
A. The minimum design and performance standards for erosion
control aÍe those established under the Soil Erosion and
Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-39 et seq. and
implementing rules.
B. The minimum design and performance standards for
groundwater recharge a-re as follows:
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The design engineer shall, using the assumptions and
factors for stormwater runoff and groundwater
recharge calculations at Section 5, either:
(a) Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic
analysis that the site and its stormwater
management measures maintain lOO percent of
the average annual pre-construction groundwater
recharge volume for the site;
(b) Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic
analysis that the increase of stormwater runoff
volume from pre-construction to
post-
construction for tlre 2-year storm is infiltrated.
ii)
This groundwater recharge requirement does not apply
to projects within the "urban redevelopment area," or
to projects subject to (3) below.
iii) The following types of stormwater shall not be
recharged:
(a) Stormwater from areas of high pollutant loading.
High pollutant loading areas are areas in
industrial and commercial developments where
solvents andlor petroleum products are
loaded/unloaded, stored, or applied, areas where
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pesticides are loaded/unloaded or stored; areas
where hazardous materials are expected to be
present in greater than "reportable quantities" as
defined by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 302.4; areas
where recharge would be inconsistent with
Department approved remedial action work plan
or landfill closure plan and areas with high risks
for spills of toxic materials, such as gas stations
and vehicle maintenance facilities; and
(b) Industrial stormwater exposed to "source
material." "Source material" means any
material(s) or machh.ry, located at a¡r industrial
facility that is directly or indirectly related to
process, manufacturing or other industrial
activities, which could be a source of pollutants in
any industria-l stormwater discharge to
groundwater. Source materials include, but are
not limited to, raw materials; intermediate
products; final products; waste materials; by-
products; industrial machinery and fuels, and
lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are
related to process, manufacturing, or other
industrial activities that are exposed to
stormwater.
irr) The design engineer shall assess the hydraulic impact
on the groundwater table and design the site so as to
avoid adverse hydraulic impacts. Potential adverse
hydraulic impacts include, but are not limited to,
exacerbating a naturally or seasonally high water table
so as to cause surficial ponding, flooding of basements,
or interference with the proper operation of subsurface
sewage disposal systems and other subsurface
structures in the vicinity or downgradient of the
groundwater recharge area.
C. In order to control stormwater runoff quantity impacts, the
design engineer shall, using the assumptions and factors for
stormwater runoff calculations at Section 5, complete one of the
following:
i)
Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic
analysis that for stormwater leaving the site, post-
construction runoff hydrographs for the two, 10, and
lOO-year storm events do not exceed, at any point in
time, the pre-construction runoff hydrographs for the
same storm events;
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Demonstrate through hydrologic and hydraulic
analysis that there is no increase, as compared to the
pre-construction condition, in the peak runoff rates of
stormwater leaving the site for the two, 10, and 100-
year storm events and that the increased volume or
change in timing of stormwater runoff \Mill not increase
flood damage at or downstream of the site. This
analysis shall include the analysis of impacts of
existing land uses and projected land uses assuming
full development under existing zoníng and land use
ordinances in the drainage area1,
iiÐ Design stormwater management measures so that the
post-construction peak runoff rates for the 2, 1O and
100 year storm events are 5O, 75 and 8O percent,
respectively, of the pre-construction peak runoff rates.
The percentages apply only to the post-construction
stormwater runoff that is attributable to the portion of
the site on which the proposed development or project
is to be constructed. The percentages shall not be
applied to post-construction stormwater runoff into
tidal flood hazard areas if the increased volume of
stormwater runoff will not increase flood damages
below the point of discha¡ge; or
in) In tidal flood hazard areas, stormwater runoff quantity
analysis in accordance with (1), (2) and (3) above shall
only be applied if [the increased volume of stormwater
runoff could increase flood damages below the point of
dischargel
(a) Required bv the Land Use of Municipal Authoritv
Ensineer to reduce stormwater impacts to existine
drainaee facilities includinq saeements of the combined
sewer svstem; and
The increased volume of stormwater runoff
increase flood damages below tl.e point of discharee
12. Any application for a new agricultural development that meets the
definition of major development at Section 2 shall be submitted to the
appropriate Soil Conservation District for review and approval in
accordance with the requirements of this section and any applicable Soil
Conservation District guidelines for stormwater runoff quantity and
erosion control. For the purposes of this section, "agricultural
development" means land uses normally associated with the production
of food, fiber and livestock for sale. Such uses do not include the
development of land for the processing or sale of food and the
manufacturing of agriculturally related products.
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g. Stormwater Runoff Quality Standards
1. Stormwater management measures shall be designed to reduce the post-
construction load of total suspended solids (TSS) in stormwater runoff by
80 percent of the anticipated load from the developed site, expressed as
an annual average. Stormwater management measures shall only be
required for water quality control if an additional L f 4 acre of impervious
surface is being proposed on a development site. The requirement to
reduce TSS does not apply to combined sewers or any stormwater runoff
in a discharge regulated under a numeric effluent limitation for TSS
imposed under the New Jersey Pollution Discharge Elimination System
(NJPDES) rules, N.J.A.C. 7:L4A, or in a discharge specifically exempt
under a NJPDES permit from this requirement. The water quality design
storm is 1.25 inches of rainfall in two hours. Water quality calculations
shall take into account the distribution of rain from the water quality
design storm, as reflected in Table 1. The calculation of the volume of
runoff may take into account the implementation of non-structural and
structural stormwater
t measures
Table 1: Water Quality Design Storm Distribution
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0.0000
65
o.8917
o.oo83
70
o.9917
5
10
0.o166
75
1.0500
15
0.0250
80
1.0840
0.o500
85
L.LI7O
20
25
o.0750
90
1.1500
30
0.1000
95
1.1750
0.1330
100
1.2000
35
40
0.1660
105
L.2250
45
0.2000
110
L.2334
0.2583
115
L.2417
50
55
o.3583
r20
1.2500
60
o.6250
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2. For purposes of TSS reduction calculations, Table 2 below presents the
presumed removal rates for certain BMPs designed in accordance with
the New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. The
BMP Manual may be obtained from the address identified in Section 7,
or found on the Department's website at www.njstormwater.org. The
BMP Manual and other sources of technical guidance are listed in
Section 7. TSS reduction shall be calculated based on the removal rates
for the BMPs in Table 2 below. Alternative removal rates and methods of
calculating removal rates may be used if the design engineer provides
documentation demonstrating the capability of these alternative rates
and methods to the review agency. A copy of any approved alternative
rate or method of calculating the removal rate shall be provided to the
Department at the following address: Division of Watershed
Management, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, PO
Box 418 Trenton, New Jersey, 08625-0418.
3. If more than one BMP in series is necessar¡/ to achieve the required 8O
percent TSS reduction for a site, the applicant shall utilize the following
formula to calculate TSS reduction:
R:A+B-(AXB)/1OO
Where
R = total TSS percent load removal from application of both BMPs, and
A = the TSS percent removal rate applicable to the first BMP
B = the TSS percent removal rate applicable to the second BMP
Table 2: TSS Removal Rates for BMPs
Bioretention Systems
90
90
Constructed Stormwater
\Metland
Extended Detention
Basin
40-60
Infiltration Structure
80
Manufactured Treatment
Device
See Section 6.C
Sand Filter
80
Vegetative Filter Strip
60-80
Wet Pond
50-90
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4. If there is more than one onsite drainage area, the 80 percent TSS
removal rate shall apply to each drainage area, unless the runoff from
the subareas converge on site in which case the removal rate can be
demonstrated through a calculation using a weighted average.
5. Stormwater management measures shall also be designed to reduce, to
the maximum extent feasible, the post-construction nutrient load of the
anticipated load from the developed site in stormwater runoff generated
from the water quality design storm. In achieving reduction of nutrients
to the maximum extent feasible, the design of the site shall include
nonstructural strategies and structural measures that optimize nutrient
removal while still achieving the performance standards in Sections 4.F
and 4.G.
6. Additional information and examples are contained in the New Jersey
Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, which may be obtained
from the address identified in Section 7.
17. In accordance with tJ'e definition of FWl at N.J.A.C. 7:9B-L.4,
stormwater management measures shall be designed to prevent any
increase in stormwater runoff to waters classified as FWl.
8. Special water resource protection areas shall be established along all
waters designated Category One at N.J.A.C. 7:98, and perennial or
intermittent streams that drain into or upstream of the Category One
waters as shown on the USGS Quadrangle Maps or in the County Soil
Surveys, within the associated HUC14 drainage area. These areas shall
be established for the protection of water quality, aesthetic value,
exceptional ecological significance, exceptional recreational significance,
exceptional water supply significance, and exceptional fisheries
significance of those established Category One waters. These areas shall
be designated and protected as follows:
A. The applicant shall preserve and maintain a special water
resource protection area in accordance with one of the following:
A 3o0-foot special water resource protection a¡ea shall
be provided on each side of the waterway, measured
perpendicular to the waterway from the top of the bank
outwards or from the centerline of the waterway where
the bank is not defined, consisting of existing
vegetation or vegetation allowed to follow natural
succession is provided. (2)
Encroachment within
the designated special water resource protection area
under Subsection (1) above shall only be allowed where
previous development or disturbance has occurred (for
example, active agricultural use, parking area- or
maintained lawn area). The encroachment shall only be
allowed where applicant demonstrates that the
functional value and overall condition of the special
water resource protection area will be maintained to
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the maximum extent practicable. In no case shall the
remaining special water resource protection area be
reduced to less than 150 feet as measured
perpendicular to the top of bank of the waterway or
centerline of the waterway where the bank is
undefined. All encroachments proposed under this
subparagraph shall be subject to review and approval
by the Department.
B. All stormwater shall be discharged outside of and flow through
the special water resource protection a¡ea and shall comply with
the Standa¡d for Off-Site Stability in the "Standards For Soil
Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey," established
under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-
39 et seq.
C. If stormwater discharged outside of and flowing through the
special water resource protection area cannot comply with the
Standa¡d For Off-Site Stability in the "Standards for Soil
Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey," established
under the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, N.J.S.A. 4:24-
39 et seq., then the stabiliz.ation measures in accordance with
the requirements of the above standards may be placed within
the special water resource protection aÍea, provided that:
i)
Stabilization measures shall not be placed within 15O
feet of the Category One waterway;
ii)
Stormwater associated with discharges allowed by this
section shall achieve a 95 percent TSS post-
construction removal rate;
iiÐ Temperature shall be addressed to ensure no impact
on the receiving waterway;
irr) The encroachment shall only be allowed where the
applicant demonstrates that the functional value and
overall condition of the special water resource
protection area will be maintained to the maximum
extent practicable;
v)
A conceptual project design meeting shall be held with
the appropriate Department staff and Soil
Conservation District staff to identify necessaÐ/
stabilization measures; and
vi) All encroachments proposed under this section shall
be subject to review and approval by the Department.
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D. A stream corridor protection plan may be developed by a
regional stormwater management planning committee as an
element of a regional stormwater management plan, or by a
municipality through an adopted municipal stormwater
management plan. If a stream corridor protection plan for a
waterway subject to Section 4.G (8) has been approved by the
Department of Environmental Protection, then the provisions of
the plan shall be the applicable special water resource
protection area requirements for that waterway. A stream
corridor protection plan for a waterway subject to G.8 shall
maintain or enhance the current functional value and overall
condition of the special water resource protection area as
defrned in G.S.a. (1) Above. In no case shall a stream corridor
protection plan allow the reduction of the Special Water
Resource Protection Area to less than 15O feet as measured
perpendicular to the waterway subject to this subsection.
Ð. Paragraph G.8 does not apply to the construction of one
individual single family dwelling that is not part of a larger
development on a lot receiving preliminary or final subdivision
approval on or before Februar5r 2, 2OO4, provided that the
construction begins on or before February 2,2OO9.1
3O-5 Calculation of Stormwater Runoff and Groundwater Recharge
a. Stormwater runoff shall be calculated in accordance with the following:
1. The design engineer shall calculate runoff using one of the following
methods:
A. The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
methodologr, including the NRCS Runoff Equation and
Dimensionless Unit Hydrograph, as described in the NRCS
National Engineering Handbook Section 4 - Hydrologr and
Technical Release 55 - Urban Hydrologr for Small Watersheds;
or
B. The Rational Method for peak flow and the Modified Rational
Method for hydrograph computations.
2. For the purpose of calculating runoff coefficients and groundwater
recharge, there is a presumption that the pre-construction condition of a
site or portion thereof is a wooded land use with good hydrologic
condition. The term "runoff coefficient" applies to both the NRCS
methodologr at Section 5.4.1.a and the Rational and Modified Rational
Methods at Section 5.4.1.b. A runoff coefficient or a groundwater
recharge land cover for an existing condition may be used on all or a
portion of the site if the design engineer verifies that the hydrologic
condition has existed on the site or portion of the site for at least five
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years without interruption prior to the time of application. If more than
one land cover have existed on the site during the five years immediately
prior to the time of application, the land cover with the lowest runoff
potential shall be used for the computations. In addition, there is the
presumption that the site is in good hydrologic condition (if the land use
type is pasture, lawn, or park), with good cover (if the land use type is
woods), or with good hydrologic condition and conservation treatment (if
the land use t¡rpe is cultivation).
3. In computing pre-construction stormwater runoff, the design engineer
shall account for all significant land features and structures, such as
ponds, wetlands, depressions, hedgerows, or culverts, that may reduce
pre-construction stormwater runoff rates and volumes.
4. In computing stormwater runoff from all design storms, the design
engineer shall consider the relative stormwater runoff rates andlor
volumes of pervious and impervious surfaces separately to accurately
compute the rates and volume of stormwater runoff from the site. To
calculate runoff from unconnected impervious cover, urban impervious
area modifications as described in the NRCS Technical Release 55 -
Urban Hydrologr for Small Watersheds and other methods may be
employed.
5. If the invert of the outlet structure of a stormwater management
measure is below the flood hazard design flood elevation as defined at
N.J.A.C. 7:13, the design engineer shall take into account the effects of
tailwater in the design of structural stormwater management measures.
b. Groundwater recharge may be calculated in accordance with the following:
1. The New Jersey Geological Survey Report GSR-32 A Method for
Evaluating Ground-\Mater Recharge Areas in New Jersey, incorporated
herein by reference as amended and supplemented. Information
regarding the methodolory is available from the New Jersey Stormwater
Best Management Practices Manual;
at http://www.state.ni.
us/dep/nies/; or at New Jersey Geological Survey,29 Arctíc Parkway,
P.O. Box 427 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0427; (6091984-6587.
30-6 Standards for Structural Stormwater Management Measures
a. Standards for structural stormwater management measures are as follows:
1. Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed to take
into account the existing site conditions, including, for example,
environmentally critical areas, wetlands; flood-prone areas; slopes; depth
to seasonal high water table; soil type, permeability and texture;
drainage area and drainage patterns; and the presence of solution-prone
carbonate rocks (limestone).
2. Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed to
rninimíze maintenance, facilitate maintenance and repairs, and ensure
proper functioning. Trash racks shall be installed at the intake to the
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outlet structure as appropriate, and shall have parallel bars with one-
inch (1") spacing between the bars to the elevation of the water quality
design storm. For elevations higher than the water quality design storm,
the parallel bars at the outlet structure shall be spaced no greater than
one-third (Ll3l the \Midth of the diameter of the orifice or one-third (1/3)
the width of the weir, with a minimum spacing between bars of one-inch
and a maximum spacing between bars of six inches. In addition, the
design of trash racks must comply with the requirements of Section 8.D.
3. Structural stormwater management measures shall be designed,
constructed, and installed to be strong, durable, and corrosion resistant.
Measures that are consistent with the relevant portions of the
Residential Site Improvement Standa¡ds at N.J.A.C. 5:2I-7.3,7.4, and
7.5 shall be deemed to meet this requirement.
4. At the intake to the outlet from the stormwater management basin, the
orifice size shall be a minimum of two and one-half inches in diameter.
5. Stormwater management basins shall be designed to meet the minimum
safety standards for stormwater management basins at Section 8.
b. Stormwater management measure guidelines are available in the New Jersey
Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual. Other stormwater management
measures may be :uttTiz,ed provided the design engineer demonstrates that the
proposed measure and its design will accomplish tfie required water quantity,
groundwater recharge and water quality design and performarlce standards
established by Section4 of this ordinance.
c. Manufactured treatrnent devices may be used to meet the requirements of
Section 4 of ttris ordinance provided the pollutant removal rates are verified by
the New Jersey Corporation for Advanced Technologr and certified by the
Department.
3O-7 Sources for Technical Guidance
a. Technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be found in the
documents listed at 1 and 2 below, which are available from Maps and
Publications, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, 428 East
State Street, P.O. Box 42O, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625; telephone (6091 777-
1038.
1. Guidelines for stormwater management measures are contained in the
New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual, as
arnended. Information is provided on stormwater management measures
such as: bioretention systems, constructed stormwater wetlands, dry
wells, extended detention basins, infiltration structures, manufactured
treatment devices, pervious paving, sand filters, vegetative filter strips,
and wet ponds.
2. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Stormwater
Management Facilities Maintenar.ce Manual, as amended.
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b. Additional technical guidance for stormwater management measures can be
obtained from the following:
1. The "Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey"
promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee a¡rd incorporated
into N.J.A.C. 2:9O. Copies of these standards may be obtained by
contacting the State Soil Conservation Committee or any of the Soil
Conservation Districts listed in N.J.A.C. 2:9O-1.3(a) 4. The location,
address, and telephone number of each Soil Conservation District may
be obtained from the State Soil Conservation Committee, P.O. Box 33O,
Trenton, New Jersey 08625; (609) 292-5540;
2. The Rutgers Cooperative Extension Service, 732-932-9306; and
3. The Soil Conservation Districts listed in N.J.A.C. 2:9O-1.3(a) 4. The
location, address, and telephone number of each Soil Conservation
District may be obtained from the State Soil Conservation Committee,
P.O. Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey, 08625, (609) 292-5540.
30-8 Safety Standards for Stormwater Management Basins
a. This section sets forth requirements to protect public safety through the proper
design and operation of stormwater management basins. This section applies to
any new stormwater management basin.
b. Requirements for Trash Racks, Overflow Grates and Escape Provisions
1. A trash rack is a device designed to catch trash and debris and prevent
the clogging of outlet structures. Trash racks shall be installed at the
intake to the outlet from the stormwater management basin to ensure
proper functioning of tl'e basin outlets in accordance with tJre following:
A. The trash rack shall have parallel bars, with no greater than six
inch spacing between the bars.
B. The trash rack shall be designed so as not to adversely affect
the hydraulic performance of the outlet pipe or structure.
C. The average velocity of flow through a clean trash rack is not to
exceed 2.5 feet per second under the full range of stage and
discharge. Velocity is to be computed on the basis of the net
area of opening through the rack.
D. The trash rack shall be constructed and installed to be rigid,
durable, and corrosion resistant, and shall be designed to
withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 lbs/ft sq.
2. An overflow grate is designed to prevent obstruction of the overflow
structure. If an outlet structure has an overflow grate, such grate shall
meet the following requirements:
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A. The overflow grate shall be secured to the outlet structure but
removable for emergencies and maintenance.
B. The overflow grate spacing shall be no less than two inches
across the smallest dimension.
C. The overflow grate shall be constructed and installed to be rigid,
durable, and corrosion resistant, and shall be designed to
withstand a perpendicular live loading of 300 lbs./ft sq.
3. For purposes of this paragraph 3, escape provisions means the
permanent installation of ladders, steps, rungs, or other features that
provide easily accessible means of egress from stormwater management
basins. Stormwater management basins shall include escape provisions
as follows:
A. If a stormwater management basin has an outlet structure,
escape provisions shall be incorporated in or on the structure.
With the prior approval of the reviewing agency identified in
Section 8.C a free-standing outlet structure may be exempted
from this requirement.
B. Safety ledges shall be constructed on the slopes of all new
stormwater management basins having a peünanent pool of
water deeper than two and one-half feet. Such safety ledges
shall be comprised of two steps. Each step shall be four to six
feet in width. One step shall be located approximately two and
one-half feet below the permanent water surface, and the
second step shall be located one to one and one-half feet above
the permanent water surface. See Section 8.D for an illustration
of safety ledges in a stormwater management basin.
C. In new stormwater management basins, the maximum interior
slope for an earthen dam, embankment, or berm shall not be
steeper than 3 horizontal to 1 vertical.
c. Variance or Exemption from Safety Standards
1. A variance or exemption from the safety standards for stormwater
management basins may be granted only upon a written finding by the
appropriate reviewing agency ([municipality, county or Department] City
ofB
that the variance or
exemption will not constitute a threat to public safety.
d. Illustration of Safety Ledges in a New Stormwater Management Basin
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Depicted is an elevational view.
4'TO 6'TMDE, SLOPE
GENTLY TOìA/ARD THE
FOOL, FOR DRAINAGE
12"TO lS',ABOVE
IAATER SURFACE
PERMANENT
WATER LËVEL
30"$ËLOW
IÀ¡ATER SURFACE
SLOPE TO BE
STAEtg
4'b6'WÐ8. SLOPË
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30-9 Requirements for a Site Development Stormwater Plan
a. Submission of Site Development Stormwater Plan
1. Whenever an applicant seeks municipal approval of a development
subject to this ordinance, the applicant shall submit all of the required
components of the Checklist for the Site Development Stormwater Plan
at Section 9.C below as part of the submission of the applicant's
application for subdivision or site plan approval.
2. The applicant shall demonstrate that the project meets the standards set
forth in this ordinance.
3. The applicant shall establish a funding mechanism for maintenance of
proposed stormwater control facilities
4. The applicant shall submit 15 copies of tJ'e materials listed in the
checklist for site development stormwater plans in accordance with
Section 9.C of this ordinance.
b. Site Development Stormwater Plan Approval
The applicant's Site Development project shall be reviewed as a part of the
subdivision or site plan revie\ / process by the municipal board or official from which
municipal approval is sought. That municipal board or official shall consult ttre
engineer retained by the Planning andlor Zoning Board (as appropriate) to
determine if all of the checklist requirements have been satisfied and to determine if
the project meets the standards set forth in this ordinance.
c. Checklist Requirements
The following information shall be required:
1. Topographic Base Map
The reviewing engineer may require upstream tributary drainage system
information as necessaС. It is recommended that the topographic base
map of the site be submitted which extends a minimum of 2OO feet
beyond the limits of the proposed development, at a scale of 1"=200' or
greater, showing 2-foot contour intervals. The map as appropriate may
indicate the following: existing surface water drainage, shorelines, steep
slopes, soils, erodible soils, perennial or intermittent streams that drain
into or upstream of the Category One waters, wetlands and flood plains
along with their appropriate buffer strips, marshlands and other
wetlands, pervious or vegetative surfaces, existing man-made structures,
roads, bearing and distances of property lines, and significant natural
and manmade features not otherwise shown.
2. Environmental Site Analysis
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A written and graphic description of the natural and man-made features
of the site and its environs. This description should include a discussion
of soil conditions, slopes, wetlands, waterways and vegetation on the
site. Particular attention should be given to unique, unusual, or
environmentally sensitive features and to those that provide particular
opportunities or constraints for development.
3. Project Description and Site Plan(s)
A map (or maps) at the scale of the topographical base map indicating
the location of existing and proposed buildings, roads, parking areas,
utilities, structural facilities for stormwater management and sediment
control, and other permanent structures. The map(s) shall also clearly
show areas where alterations occur in the natural terrain and cover,
including lawns and other landscaping, and seasonal high ground water
elevations. A written description of the site plan and justification of
proposed changes in natural conditions may a-lso be provided.
4. Land Use Planning and Source Control Plan
This plan shal1 provide a demonstration of how the goals and standards
of Sections 3 through 6 are being met. The focus of this plan shall be to
describe how the site is being developed to meet the objective of
controlling groundwater rechüEa, stormwater quality and stormwater
quantity problems at the source by land management and source
controls whenever possible.
5. Stormwater Management Facilities Map
The following information, illustrated on a map of the same sca-le as the
topographic base ffiâp, shall be included:
A. Total area to be paved or built upon, proposed surface contours,
land area to be occupied by the stormwater management
facilities and the type of vegetation thereon, and details of the
proposed plan to control and dispose of stormwater.
B. Details of all stormwater management facility designs, during
and after construction, including discharge provisions,
discharge capacity for each outlet at different levels of detention
and emergency spillway provisions with maximum discharge
capacity of each spillway.
6. Calculations
A. Comprehensive hydrologic and hydraulic design calculations for
the pre-development and post-development conditions for the
design storms specified in Section 4 of this ordinance.
B. \Mhen the proposed stormwater management control measures
(e.g., infiltration basins) depends on the hydrologic properties of
soils, then a soils report shall be submitted. The soils report
shall be based on onsite boring logs or soil pit profiles. The
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number and l0cation of required so' borings or so' pits shall be
determined based on what is needed a ã*..*ine the suitab'ity
fr1*t:i:bution of so's present at the l0cation of the control
Maintenance and Repair plan
The design and planning of the stormwater man¿
meet the maintenarrce requirements of section ,0.
n*t*tnt facility shatl
ïVaiver from Submission Requirements
The municipat official or board reïew1ng an application under this
ordinance ffiãy, in consurtJ"r *iar, trrJ *uJäpar engineer, waive
submission of any of the r.quiroo.nts in sections g.c.l through g.c.6
of this ordinance when it "ur, ù" o"-orrstrateJ that the information
requested is impossibre to obtain or it would create a hardship on the
;iij::ît
to obtain and its "u".rr". will not materialy affect the review
30-10 Maintenance and Repair
30-10.1 Applicability
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. c or thi s ordin an c e sh ar c ompry wi rh the
30-1O.2 General Maintenance
a. The design engineer shall prepa.re a maintenance plan for the stormwater
managemen t measures rncorporated into the design of a major development and
ordinance.
b' The maintenance plan shall contain specif,ic preventative maintena'ce tasks and
schedules; cost estimates, it "irr¿irrg ."ai*.tJJ "o"t or sediment, debris, or trash
öÏ:Hi'i äff.ffi :;.1#ffi
,
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m b er or th. ;;; on or p ers on s
Maintenance guideli.r.* ro,. ;;;;;;'i
:i::"nance (including replacement).
the New ;"Å.v stormwat- .iË:"irffiiïäî'#'"î,"åî-;;;;-r;ä.
ti'
maintenance plan identifies r p.r*o, other 1nur,
,the. deveroper (for exampre, a
public agency, or homeo*",i associatiã"1--ä' having tlre responsibility for
äï"ï#"Lïr
pran shal i""rrra" do".;;;åon
of such person,s agreement
stormwat., *"r
responsib'ity, o-1 of the developer's ourig.îion io dedicate a
or regulation.
nagement facility to such person under an applicable ordinance
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a Responsibility for maintenance shall not be assigned or transferred to the owner
or tenant of an individual property in a residentiá development or project, unless
;i::J-"er
or tenant ottt" or leases the entire residential dåvelopment or
ü If the person responsible for maintenarrce identified under section ro.B.2above
is not a public agency, the maintenance plan and any future revisions based on
section 7o'B'7 below shall be recorded upon the deed of record for each property
:TaJffi:rr.tn"
maintenance described in the maintenance plan must be
(Ë Preventative and corrective maintenance shall be performed to maintain the
function of the stormwater management measure, including repairs or
replacement to the structure; removal of sediment, debris, or trash; restoration
of eroded areas; snow and ice removal; fence repair or replacement; restoration of
vegetation; and repair or replacement of ,rorrrr.getated linings.
r' The person responsible for maintenance identified under section ro.B.2 above
shall maintain a detailed log of all preventative and corrective maintenance for
the structural stormwattt *L"g"ment measures incorporated into the design of
the development, including a record of all inspecãons and copies of all
maintenance-related work ord.r".
s The person responsible for maintenance identified under section Lo.B.2 above
shall evaluate the effectiveness of the maintenance plan at least once per year
and adjust the plan arrd the deed as needed.
L The person responsible for maintenance identified under section 10.8.2 above
sharl retain and make available, upon request by any pubric entity wi*r
administrative, health, environmental, or safety authority over the site, the
ffäi:ffi:.
plan and the documenration required bv óections 10.8.6 and
8 The requirements of sections 10.8.3 and 10.u, .4 d.o not appry to stormwater
management facilities that are dedicated to and accepted byìhe municipality or
another governmental agency.
s In the event that the stormwater management facility becomes a danger to pubric
safety or pubric health, or if it is in need of maintenance or repair, the
municipality shall so notify the responsible person in writing. upon receipt of
that notice' the
- responsible person shall Àave fourteen (L4) days to effect
maintenance and repair of thã facility in a manner that is approved by the
municipal engineer or his designee. ih. *.rrricipality, in its äi""r.tiorr, may
extend the time gtlowed for effecting maintenance and repair for good cause. If
the responsible person fails or refusãs to perform such maintenance and repair,
the municipality or county may immeoiaàty prã"..a to do so and shalt bill the
cost thereof to the responsible person.
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Nothirçin this section shall preclude th-e municiparity in which the major deveropment is
î:il";1:i.;.ftîii ;å:ri;*i"* ãi ;';;;äå"""" or maintenance guaranree in
Any ¡rs
buildiq,
[PenalËg
Bayorne]
30- 1 1
penalties.
on who erects, constructs, alters, repairs, converts
maintains, or uses any
structure or land in violation of this ordinance shall be subject to the followine
provided for in Section 1_S of these Revised General Ordinances of the City of
S:$ 1.0
.00
for
Sz. oo
for
. $to.000. 00
Section 2. Effective Date
Tris ordinance shall take effect,immediately [upon the approval by the county
reviewagency, or sixty (60) days lL3 ur. t ".rptãrïne ordinan"L uy t].e county review
agenq¡rif the countv review
"sáncy *rr""la-r"iilîJ.riro.
Section 3. Severabilit¡r
[the provisions of any section, subsection, paragraph, subdivision, or clause of this
ordinrce shar be judged h;Jtd ;;.. ::rrrt of comletent jurisdiction, such order of
judgrrert sharl ttoiafft-"t ". ir"¿iãate the ,.*"i.,ãäof any section, subsection,
paragryrþ, subdivision, or clause of this "rd;;;;:-
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MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE
GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF BAYONNE,
CHAPTER 30, STORMWATER CONTROL
BE IT ORDAINED' by the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonneo as follows:
(all new material)
3O-I2 REFUSE CONTAINERS/DUMPSTERS
30-12-l Purpose:
An ordinance requiring dumpsters and other refuse containers that are outdoors or
exposed to stormwater to be covered at all times and prohibits the spilling, dumping,
leaking, or otherwise discharge of liquids, semi-liquids or solids from the containers to
the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) or combined sewer system operated by the
Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority and/or the waters of the State so as to protect
public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for the failure to comply.
30-12-2 Definitions:
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and their
derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this
Chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. V/hen not inconsistent with the
context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the
plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
a. Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) - a conveyance or system of
conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch
basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is
owned or operated by the City of Bayonne or other public body, and is
designed and used for collecting and conveying stormwater. "MS4s do not
include combined sewer systems, which are sewer systems that are designed
to carry sanitary sewage at all times and to collect and transport stormwater
from streets and other sources."
b. Person - any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association,
or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
c. Refuse container - any waste container that a person controls whether owned,
leased, or operated, including dumpsters, trash cans, garbage pails, and plastic
trash bags.
d. Stormwater - means water resulting from precipitation (including rain and
snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, is
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captured by separate storm sewers or other sewerage or drainage facilities, or
is conveyed by snow removal equipment.
e. Waters of the State - means the ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams
and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the
boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
30-12-3 Prohibited Conduct:
Any person who controls, whether owned, leased, or operated, a refuse container
or dumpster must ensure that such container or dumpster is covered at all times and shall
prevent refuse from spilling out or overflowing.
Any person who owns, leases or otherwise uses a refuse container or dumpster must
ensure that such container or dumpster does not leak or otherwise discharge liquids, semi-
liquids or solids to the municipal separate storm sewer system(s) or combined sewers
operated by the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority.
30-12-4 Exceptions to Prohibition:
a.
Permitted temporary demolition containers
b.
Litter receptacles (other than dumpsters or other bulk containers)
c.
Individual homeowner trash and recycling containers
d.
Refuse containers at facilities authorized to discharge stormwater under a
valid NJPDES permit
e.
Large bulky items (e.g., furniture, bound carpet and padding, white goods
placed curbside for pickup)
30-12-5 Enforcement:
This ordinance shall be enforced by the Police Department, City Engineer, Construction
Official, Health Department, Municipal Officials of the City of Bayonne or any of their
designated agents or assigns.
30-12-6 Penalties:
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,250.00 for a first violation, $2,500.00 for a
second violation and $5,000.00 for a third and subsequent violation
30-12-7 Severability:
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this Ordinance is
declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase, and the
finding or holding of any such portion of this Ordinance to be unconstitutional, void, or
ineffective for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this Ordinance.
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30-12-8 Effective date:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and
any publication as may be required by law.
30.13 PRIVATE STORM DRAIN INLET RETROFITTING
30-13-1 Purpose:
An ordinance requiring the retrofitting of existing storm drain inlets which are in
direct contact with repaving, repairing, reconstruction, or resurfacing or alterations of
facilities on private property, to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables (such as
plastic bottles, cans, food wrappers and other litter) to the municipal separate storm sewer
system(s) or combined sewer system operated by the Bayonne Municipal Utilities
Authority so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for
the failure to comply.
30-13-2 Definitions:
For the purpose of this ordinance, the following terms, phrases, words, and their
derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this
Chapter clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the
context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural
number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the
plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
a.
Municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4)- a conveyance or system of
conveyances (including roads with drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins,
curbs, gutters, ditches, manmade channels, or storm drains) that is owned or operated by
the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority or other public body, and is designed and used
for collecting and conveying stormwater. MS4s do not include combined sewer systems,
which are sewer systems that are designed to carry sanitary sewage at all times and to
collect and transport stormwater from streets and other sources.
b.
Person any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm,
association, or political subdivision of this State subject to municipal jurisdiction.
c.
Storm drain inlet- an opening in a storm drain used to collect stormwater
runoff and includes, but is not limited to, a grate inlet, curb-opening inlet, slotted inlet,
and combination inlet.
d.
Waters of the State - means the ocean and its estuaries, all springs,
streams and bodies of surface or ground water, whether natural or artificial, within the
boundaries of the State of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
30-13-3 Prohibited Conduct:
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No person in control of private property (except a residential lot with one single
family house) shall authorizethe repaving, repairing (excluding the repair of individual
potholes), resurfacing (including top coating or chip sealing with asphalt emulsion or a
thin base of hot bitumen), reconstructing or altering any surface that is in direct contact
with an existing storm drain inlet on that property unless the storm drain inlet either:
1. Already meets the design standard below to control passage of solid and
floatable materials; or
2.
Is retrofitted or replaced to meet the standard in Section V below prior to the
completion of the project.
30-13-4 Design Standard:
Storm drain inlets identified in Section IV above shall comply with the following
standard to control passage of solid and floatable materials through storm drain inlets. For
pu{poses of this paragraph, "solid and floatable materials" means sediment, debris, trash,
and other floating, suspended, or settleable solids. For exemptions to this standard see
Section V.3 below.
1. l. Design engineers shall use either of the following grates whenever they
use a grate in pavement or another ground surface to collect stormwater from that
surface into a storm drain or surface water body under that grate:
a. a. The New Jersey Department of Transportation G\UDOT) bicycle
safe grate, which is described in Chapter 2.4 of the NJDOT Bicycle
Compatible Roadways and Bikeways Planning and Design Guidelines
(April 1996); or
b. b. A different grate, if each individual clear space in that grate has an
area of no more than seven (7.0) square inches, or is no greater than 0.5
inches across the smallest dimension.
Examples of grates subject to this standard include grates in grate inlets,
the grate portion (non-curb-opening portion) of combination inlets, grates
on storm se\iler manholes, ditch grates, trench grates, and grates of spacer
bars in slotted drains. Examples of ground surfaces include surfaces of
roads (including bridges), driveways, parking areas, bikeways, plazas,
sidewalks, lawns, fields, open channels, and stormwater basin floors.
2. 2. Whenever design engineers use a curb-opening inlet, the clear space in
that curb opening (or each individual clear space, if the curb opening has two or
more clear spaces) shall have aÍt area of no more than seven (7.0) square inches,
or be no greater than two (2.0) inches across the smallest dimension.
3. 3. This standard does not apply:
a.
Where the municipal or authority engineer agrees that this standard
would cause inadequate hydraulic performance that could not practicably
be overcome by using additional or larger storm drain inlets that meet
these standards;
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b.
Where flows are conveyed through any device (e.g., end of pipe
netting facility, manufactured treatment device, or a catch basin hood) that
is designed, at a minimum, to prevent delivery of all solid and floatable
materials that could not pass through one of the following:
i.
A rectangular space four and five-eighths inches long and
one and one-half inches wide (this option does not apply for outfall
netting facilities); or
ii.
A bar screen having a bar spacing of 0.5 inches.
c.
'Where flows are conveyed through a trash rack that has parallel
bars with one-inch (1") spacing between the bars; or
d.
V/here the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
determines, pursuant to the New Jersey Register of Historic Places Rules
at N.J.A.C. 7:4-7.2(c), that action to meet this standard is an undertaking
that constitutes an encroachment or will damage or destroy the New Jersey
Register listed historic property.
30-13-5 Enforcement:
This ordinance shall be enforced by the Police Department, City Engineer,
Construction Official, Health Department, Municipal Officials of the City of Bayonne or
any of their designated agents or assigns.
30-13-6 Penalties:
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of this ordinance
shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $1,250.00 for a first violation, $2,500.00 for a
second violation and $5,000.00 for a third and subsequent violation for each storm drain
inlet that is not retrofitted to meet the design standard.
30-13-7 Severability:
Each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase of this Ordinance is
declared to be an independent section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase, and the
finding or holding of any such portion of this Ordinance to be unconstitutional, void, or
ineffective for any cause, or reason, shall not affect any other portion of this Ordinance.
30-13-8 Effective date:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and
any publication as may be required by law.
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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF BAYONNE, CHAPTER 2, ADMINTSTRATTON.
BE I1 ORDAINED, by the Municipal Council of the City of Bayonne, as follows:
Section 1. That Chapter 2, Municipal Utilities Authority of the Revised
General Ordinances of the City of Bayonne be and the same is hereby amended and
supplemented is hereby amended and supplemented by as follows: (new materia,l
underlined and material to be deleted in brackets):
2.29 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES AUTHORIÎY
2.29.7
ILLICIT CONNECTION.
e. Penalties - Any person(s) who is found to be in violation of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not (less) more than (twenty-five $ZS.OO
dollais nor more than one thousand $1,OOO.0O) one thousand two hundred fifty
$t.ZSO.OO dollars for each offense, and a separate offense shatl be deemed committed
on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues
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