N.J. Stat. tit. 58, ch. 25

N.J. Stat. tit. 58, ch. 25
in effect

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-1 Short title

The State aid program created by sections 11 through 20 of this act shall be known as the "Sewerage Facilities Aid Program." L.1979, c. 321, s. 11, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-2 Public policy

It is hereby declared to be public policy of the State of New Jersey to encourage and support, as hereinafter provided, the promotion, planning, development and construction of public sanitary sewerage facilities, including sewage collection, transmission, treatment and disposal works on a regional or multiunit basis. L.1979, c. 321, s. 12, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-3 Definitions

For the purposes of sections 11 through 20 of this act unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: a. "Local governmental unit" shall mean and include a county, municipality or any public agency established by the State as a regional agency or authority or by a county or a municipality for the purpose of constructing or operating a public sanitary sewerage facility. b. "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of Environmental Protection. L.1979, c. 321, s. 13, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-4 Grants for feasibility studies and reports

a. The commissioner may make grants to any two or more local governmental units, acting together on a joint basis; applying therefor: (1) For the preparation of a feasibility study and report for the future collection, treatment and disposal of sewage in such units; or (2) For the preparation of a feasibility study and report for the extension of any existing sewerage facility now operated by some or all of the applying units, provided that said extension would contemplate providing sanitary sewerage facilities for at least one local governmental unit in addition to those units now contributing to the existing sewerage facilities, or provided that said extension would contemplate expansion or intensification of the degree of treatment to be provided at existing treatment facilities. b. The commissioner may make grants to an individual local governmental unit applying therefor for the preparation of a feasibility report and study for the future collection, treatment and disposal of sewage within the unit in the case of a regional agency or authority established by the State or in the case in which the commissioner shall find that it is not practical for the unit to join with other units in the establishment of a multiunit sewerage facility, or in the case where the local governmental unit is formally committed to become a participant of a multiunit sewerage facility. c. All grants under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the commissioner to carry out the purpose of sections 11 through 20 of this act and may be for any amount not in excess of the entire cost of the study and report but such grants shall not be made for minor sewer extensions or for sewer plans for subdivisions and shall not include the preparation of detail design and engineering drawings, specifications and contract documents. L.1979, c. 321, s. 14, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-5 Loans to local government units

a. Upon application therefor, the commissioner may make loans from the State Sewerage Facilities Loan Fund to any local governmental unit or units which would have been eligible for a grant under the provisions of section 14 of this act for the preparation of preliminary engineering plans and detail design and engineering drawings and specifications and contract documents for the construction of a new or the expansion of an existing sewerage facility for the collection, treatment and disposal of sewage in such unit or units; provided a feasibility study or report upon such facility has been filed with and approved by the commissioner. Such report and study need not have been prepared with a grant provided under the provisions of section 14 of this act but must otherwise satisfy the standards set forth therein. b. All loans shall be subject to such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the commissioner to carry out the purpose of this act provided the entire loan shall be repaid to the State Sewerage Facilities Loan Fund on or before the date when contracts shall have been awarded for the construction of the proposed sewerage works or 3 years from the date of the loan whichever is the earlier. The loans shall be repaid without interest unless construction is not started within 3 years of the date of the loan in which case the loan shall be repaid together with 2% interest per annum thereon. c. Loans may be made for any amount not in excess of the entire cost of such plans, drawings and documents but shall not be applied to any costs of engineering supervision or inspection during or after the construction of the proposed sewerage works. L.1979, c. 321, s. 15, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-6 State sewerage facilities loan fund

There is hereby established a State Sewerage Facilities Loan Fund which shall be administered by the State Treasurer. All funds appropriated or otherwise made available for this purpose, including funds received from the repayment of loans made under the provisions of section 15 of this act, shall be deposited in such depositories as may be selected by the State Treasurer to the credit of the fund. The moneys in the fund, unless otherwise provided by law, shall be held for the purpose of making grants and loans to local units as provided in sections 14 and 15 of this act. Pending their application to the purposes provided in sections 11 through 20 of this act, moneys in the State Sewerage Facilities Loan Fund may be invested and reinvested as other trust funds in the custody of the State Treasurer in the manner provided by law. All earnings received from the investment or deposit of such funds shall be paid into and become a part of the fund. L.1979, c. 321, s. 16, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-7 Procedures for applications for loans and grants; rules and regulations

The commissioner shall prescribe the procedures for applying for the grants and loans authorized by sections 11 through 20 of this act and may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of said sections and to carry out the purpose thereof. L.1979, c. 321, s. 17, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-8 Grants for water pollution control projects as qualify for federal aid and assistance

a. The commissioner is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of funds, to make grants to any county or municipality, or any combination or agency thereof, or to any State or interstate agency, to assist such governmental units or agencies in the construction of those water pollution control projects as qualify for Federal aid and assistance under the provisions of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," and any acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto or revisions thereof, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto. b. The State's contribution toward the construction of such project shall not exceed 25% of the cost of that portion of said projects which qualify for Federal assistance. c. The determination of the relative need, the priority of projects, and the standards of construction shall be consistent with the provisions of the "Federal Water Pollution Control Act," as aforesaid, and sections 11 through 20 of this act. d. The Commissioner of Environmental Protection shall prescribe the procedures for applying for the grants authorized by this section and may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of this section and to carry out its purpose. e. The commissioner is hereby authorized, and with the approval of the Board of Public Utilities as to any public utility which is subject to Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, to condition the award of the grant on the adoption by the grantee of an equitable schedule and classification of rents, rates, fees or other charges for direct or indirect connection with, or the use or services of, the sewerage system. This schedule and classification shall, to the extent practicable, be based on the amount and the characteristics of the sewage and other wastes and other special matters affecting the cost of treatment and disposal thereof, including, but not limited to, chlorine demand, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, concentration of solids, chemical composition and an allowance for amortization of the sewerage system. L.1979, c. 321, s. 18, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-9 Municipal collector system inoperable due to unavailable interceptor system; state aid for interest and debt service costs

Whenever any local governmental unit, pursuant to an order or in the case of a municipality in a county of the first class, pursuant to an order or written approval of the Department of Environmental Protection and in compliance therewith, has completed installation of a sanitary sewerage collector system and issued bonds or bond anticipation notes to finance such system, and such system is inoperable because the sewerage authority charged with the duty of providing an interceptor system has not yet so provided and therefore no interceptor system is ready to receive the effluent from such municipal collector system through no fault of the local governmental unit, the State shall reimburse such governmental unit for annual interest and debt service costs for the collector system. Such payments shall be made for such period that the collector system remains inoperative and should the system become operable for any portion of a year, payment shall be made for the entire year. That portion of the reimbursement representing principal received at any time on or after July 1, 1982, shall be treated as a loan to be repaid by the local governmental unit to the State over a period of years equal to the number of years during which those loan payments were received by the local governmental unit and in the same amount per year and same order each year as those loan payments were received, but the repayments shall not commence until the first full calendar year after the collector system becomes operative and after all principal and interest on the outstanding obligations of the local governmental unit for the collector system have been repaid. Upon receipt of a written request from a local governmental unit, the Local Finance Board, if compelling reasons are demonstrated, may modify the repayment schedule, provided all repayments are made within the same number of years as required hereinabove. L.1979, c. 321, s. 19, eff. Jan. 18, 1980. Amended by L.1981, c. 400, s. 1, eff. Jan. 6, 1982; L.1981, c. 468, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-10 Procedures for applications for grants; rules and regulations

The commissioner shall prescribe the procedures for applying for the grants authorized by sections 11 through 20 of this act and may adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement the provisions of said sections and to carry out their purposes. L.1979, c. 321, s. 20, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-11 Clean water council; continuance, transfer and constitution; members; appointment; term; reimbursement of expenses; chairman and vice-chairman

a. The Clean Water Council as created by P.L.1967, c. 109 and as continued, transferred and constituted the Clean Water Council in the Department of Environmental Protection is continued in the Department of Environmental Protection. The council shall consist of 18 members, seven of whom shall be the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or a member of the Department of Labor and Industry designated by him, the Commissioner of Community Affairs or a member of the Department of Community Affairs designated by him, the Commissioner of Energy or a member of the Department of Energy designated by him, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or a member of the Department of Environmental Protection designated by him, the Secretary of Agriculture or a member of the Department of Agriculture designated by him, the Chairman of the Water Policy and Supply Council in the Department of Environmental Protection and the Executive Director of the Delaware River Basin Commission, who shall serve ex officio, five citizens of the State representing the general public and six members to be appointed from persons to be nominated by the organizations hereinafter enumerated, by the Governor. b. The members of council in office on the effective date of this act shall continue in office for the duration of their respective terms. At least 1 month prior to the expiration of the term of the member chosen from nominees of each organization hereafter enumerated, each such organization shall submit to the Governor a list of three recommended nominees for membership on the council from which list the Governor shall appoint one. If any organization does not submit a list of recommended nominees at any time required by this act, the Governor may appoint a member of his choice. The organizations which shall be entitled to submit recommended nominees are: New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce, New Jersey Business and Industry Association, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, the New Jersey Association of Counties, New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, Inc. and the New Jersey AFL-CIO. c. Appointed members shall serve for terms of 4 years. All appointed members shall serve after the expiration of their terms until their respective successors are appointed and shall qualify, and any vacancy occurring in the appointed membership of the council by expiration of term or otherwise, shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the unexpired term only, notwithstanding that the previous incumbent may have held over and continued in office as aforesaid. The Governor may remove any appointed member of the council for cause after a public hearing. d. Members of the council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred in attending meetings of the council and in the performance of their duties as members thereof. e. The council shall elect annually a chairman and vice-chairman from its own membership. L.1979, c. 321, s. 21, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-12 Duties

The Clean Water Council shall: a. Request from the commissioner such information concerning the Water Pollution Control Program as it may deem necessary; b. Consider any matter relating to the preservation and improvement of the Water Pollution Control Program and advise the commissioner thereof; c. From time to time submit to the commissioner any recommendations which it deems necessary for the proper conduct and improvement of the Water Pollution Control Program; d. Study the Water Pollution Control Program and make its recommendations thereon to the commissioner; e. Study the regulations promulgated by the department in regard to water pollution control and make its recommendations for their improvement to the commissioner; f. Study and investigate the state of the art and the technical capabilities and limitations of water pollution control and report their findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner; g. Study and investigate the need for programs for the long-range technical support of the water pollution control program and report their findings and recommendations thereon to the commissioner; and h. Hold public hearings at least once a year in regard to existing water pollution control statutes and regulations and upon the state of the art and technical capabilities and limitations in water pollution control and report its recommendations thereon to the commissioner. L.1979, c. 321, s. 22, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-13 Clean water scholarship intern program

a. There is hereby established a Clean Water Scholarship Intern Program. b. The commissioner may provide for the payment of room, board, tuition and fees for eligible persons to attend any accredited college or university authorized by the commissioner as a regular student to receive an engineering degree or a degree with a major in the biological, physical or environmental sciences satisfactory to the commissioner until the eligible person satisfactorily completes 4 scholastic years. c. To be eligible for the Clean Water Scholarship Intern Program a person must: (1) Be a citizen of the United States and the State of New Jersey; (2) Be a high school graduate or have an equivalent education; (3) Have been accepted for admission to the accredited college or university authorized by the commissioner as a regular student and accepted in said college or university to pursue a course of instruction satisfactory to the commissioner; (4) Contract, with the consent of his parent or legal guardian if he is a minor, with the commissioner or his designated representative, to serve with the Department of Environmental Protection for a period of 3 years following graduation and further, to serve with the Department of Environmental Protection during the regular periods of summer vacation except for such vacation periods as the commissioner shall establish by regulation and provided further that the department shall not be liable to pay wages to said student during said vacation periods. d. The appointments made by the commissioner hereunder shall be subject to available appropriations and shall be awarded on a competitive basis. e. The Scholarship Intern Program shall be administered by the commissioner under such regulations as the commissioner shall prescribe. L.1979, c. 321, s. 23, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-14 Program of graduate study

The commissioner, subject to available appropriations and grants from other sources, may provide within the Department of Environmental Protection for a program of graduate study for eligible persons to attend any accredited graduate program at a college or university in order to further the training of personnel for the purposes of administering this act. Said graduate program shall be administered by the commissioner under such regulations as the commissioner shall prescribe. L.1979, c. 321, s. 24, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-15 Establishment

There is hereby established a Summer Intern Program in Water Pollution Control. L.1979, c. 321, s. 25, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-16 Administration

The Summer Intern Program shall be administered by the Director of the Division of Water Resources in the Department of Environmental Protection. The director may delegate day-to-day supervision of one or more interns to any officer of the Division of Water Resources or to any officer of a county engineer or a county health office. L.1979, c. 321, s. 26, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-17 Projects; assignment

Interns shall be assigned to projects such as a. making surveys of all places where polluting materials are entering streams, b. providing water sampling and monitoring activities as directed, c. desnagging and removing debris, bushes, boards, tires and other materials, and d. performing any other projects designed to carry out the intent of this act. L.1979, c. 321, s. 27, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-18 Eligibility

Any resident of New Jersey who is enrolled full-time as an undergraduate or graduate in any college or university and plans to continue his education after the internship may apply as an intern. An applicant must have completed his freshman year before beginning an internship, and may not serve as an intern after his final year of schooling. L.1979, c. 321, s. 28, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-19 Interview of applicants

The director or a member of his staff delegated by him shall interview each student to corroborate the student's intentions and to verify his prospective capabilities. L.1979, c. 321, s. 29, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-20 Evaluation of prospective supervisor

The director or a member of his staff delegated by him shall evaluate any prospective supervisor of an intern to determine if he is a competent professional who will seriously plan the internship and utilize the intern to help reduce water pollution. L.1979, c. 321, s. 30, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-21 Choice of interns from and assignment to work in every county

Interns shall be chosen from every county and shall be assigned to work on water pollution control projects in every county. L.1979, c. 321, s. 31, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-22 Compensation

Interns shall be paid by the department, based on the regular civil service pay scale for student assistants. L.1979, c. 321, s. 32, eff. Jan. 18, 1980.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-23 Short title

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Sewage Infrastructure Improvement Act." L. 1988, c. 90, s. 1.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-24 Findings, declarations

The Legislature finds and declares that nonpoint sources of pollution represent a significant environmental problem by contributing greatly to the biological and chemical degradation of coastal and other surface waters of the State; that nonpoint source discharges into stormwater sewers, particularly during and after storms, result in elevated levels of bacteria, which are a cause of 80% to 90% of all beach closings; that combined stormwater and sanitary sewer overflows are another major source of ocean and other surface water pollution; and that an average of 113 million gallons per day of diluted raw sewage flows into the Raritan-Hudson Estuary through approximately 150 authorized outfalls, ultimately degrading the coastal waters of the State. The Legislature declares that such sources of nonpoint and point sources of pollution are a danger to the public and health and safety of the residents of the State; that stormwater sewers and combined stormwater and sewage conveyance facilities discharging wastewaters into the salt waters of the State are major sources of pollution of the State's salt waters; and that public entities responsible for stormwater sewers and combined stormwater and sewage treatment facilities require financial assistance in order to locate and plan for the control these sources of pollution. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 2.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-25 Standards, maps

a. Within six months after enactment of this act, the Department of Environmental Protection shall develop standards for the inventory and mapping of stormwater sewers and sanitary sewage lines and, within that period, shall provide these standards to any municipality required to adopt a map pursuant to subsection b. of this section. b. Within 18 months after enactment of this act, all municipalities with stormwater systems discharging into the salt waters of Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic and Cape May counties shall adopt a stormwater sewer/sanitary sewage map in accordance with the provisions of this act. The map shall locate, list and number all stormwater sewer and sanitary sewage lines within the geographical boundaries of a municipality, which are part of any stormwater system that discharges into surface waters. The map shall also identify all cross-connections between stormwater and sanitary sewage systems, and indicate whether the cross-connections have received a permit from the Department of Environmental Protection. The governing body of any municipality required to adopt a map pursuant to this section may contract for the county health department or other county health agency to prepare the map or to monitor the stormwater sewer outfalls in accordance with section 4 of this act. As used in this act, "salt water" means surface saline waters as defined by the Department of Environmental Protection in regulations adopted pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 74 (C. 58:10A-1 et seq.) and P.L. 1977, c. 75 (C. 58:11A-1 et seq.). L. 1988, c. 90, s. 3.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-26 Monitoring of water quality

4. a. A municipality, upon completion of the map required pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1988, c.90 (C.58:25-25), shall provide for the monitoring of the water quality at the outfall lines for any stormwater sewers discharging into salt waters in the following manner: (1) For priority outfall lines, monitoring shall be conducted twice each year; and (2) For those outfall lines other than priority outfall lines, monitoring shall be conducted annually. b. The water tests shall monitor for the presence of fecal coliform or other contaminants that may result from a sewer line break or an improper or illegal connection to a stormwater sewer line. If fecal coliform or other contaminants are found to exceed the standards therefor established pursuant to P.L.1977, c.74 (C.58:10A-1 et seq.), the municipality shall identify the person responsible for, and promptly abate or seek the abatement of, the contamination. The results of any water test which monitors for the presence of fecal coliform or other contaminants shall be reported to the Department of Environmental Protection in such manner as shall be required by the department. c. "Priority outfall line" shall be defined by the Department of Environmental Protection pursuant to regulations adopted by the department. d. Beginning February 1, 1995, and annually thereafter, the department, pursuant to the regulations developed to define a "priority outfall" pursuant to subsection c. of this section, shall submit a report to the Legislature that lists the priority outfalls. This list shall include the municipality in which the outfall is located, the location of the outfall and the waterbody into which the outfall discharges. L. 1988, c.90, s.4; amended L.1995,c.259,s.33.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-27 Unpermitted interconnections

A municipality subject to the provisions of section 3 of this act shall eliminate or cause to be eliminated any unpermitted interconnections of stormwater sewer systems and sanitary sewage systems within the municipality. Any unpermitted interconnection in existence 30 months after enactment of this act shall be subject to the civil penalty provisions of P.L. 1977, c. 74 (C. 58:10A-1 et seq.). Municipalities that fail to take appropriate measures to eliminate, or cause to be eliminated, unpermitted cross-connections after receiving written or constructive notice thereof, shall also be subject to the civil penalty provisions of P.L. 1977, c. 74. An action to enforce the civil penalty provisions of P.L. 1977, c. 74 may be brought by the department, the municipality, or other public entity controlling or operating the stormwater sewer system with an unpermitted interconnection. The action shall be in the name of the public entity bringing the action. Municipalities within the counties of Monmouth, Ocean, Atlantic, and Cape May shall also take appropriate measures to abate nonpoint sources of pollution directly entering salt waters. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 5.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-28 Abatement measures

Within 30 months after enactment of this act, any public entity operating a combined stormwater sewer and sanitary sewage system shall provide abatement measures approved by the department at any combined sewer overflow point for which a permit is required pursuant to P.L. 1977, c. 74 (C. 58:10A-1 et seq.). Any public entity that fails to provide, in accordance with standards established therefor by the department, appropriate abatement measures approved by the department at a combined sewer overflow point after the expiration of the 30 month period shall be subject to the penalty provisions of P.L. 1977, c. 74 (C. 58:10A-1 et seq.), and to any other enforcement action that may be appropriate. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 6.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-29 Abatement assistance fund

a. There is established in the Department of Environmental Protection a non-lapsing fund, to be known as the "Municipal Stormwater Management and Combined Sewer Overflow Abatement Assistance Fund." There shall be deposited in the fund, moneys appropriated pursuant to this act, any other appropriations as may be made thereto by law, and any interest earned thereon. Upon disbursement of all monies in the fund, the fund shall terminate. b. The department is authorized, pursuant to the provisions of this act, to provide grants from the fund to municipalities for the inventory and mapping of stormwater systems pursuant to subsection b. of section 3 of this act and for the planning and design necessary to eliminate unpermitted interconnections of stormwater sewer systems and sanitary sewage systems and to abate nonpoint sources of pollution directly entering salt waters pursuant to section 5 of this act. For the purposes of this subsection, planning may include the costs of monitoring water quality at outfall lines for stormwater sewers. c. The department is authorized, pursuant to the provisions of this act, to provide grants from the fund to municipalities and other public entities controlling or operating combined stormwater sewer and sanitary sewage systems for the planning and design of abatement measures at any combined sewer overflow point. d. Prior to the award of any grant, the department shall notify the presiding officers of both houses of the Legislature in writing of the applications received, the grant recipients, the amounts requested, amounts to be granted and the purposes for which the grants shall be used. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 7.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-30 90% State funding

Any municipality or other public entity eligible for a grant pursuant to section 7 may apply to the department for up to 90% of the total inventory, mapping, planning, and design costs to be incurred thereby, as applicable. The municipality or other public entity shall include in its application, the purposes for which the grant shall be used, the method of accomplishing those purposes, a statement that the municipality or public entity shall provide 10% of the total cost, any other information the department may require, and if applicable, a statement that the municipality will conform with the department standards for the stormwater system inventory and map. The department shall review and approve an application if the amount requested is reasonable for the work to be accomplished, the municipality or public entity is providing the required match and meets any other department requirements, and, if applicable, the municipality has agreed to conform with the department's inventory and mapping standards. Any application disapproved may be amended and resubmitted to the department. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 8.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-31 Priority systems

a. The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall develop a priority system for stormwater sewer system pollution elimination and abatement construction projects and shall establish the ranking criteria and future funding policies for the construction of projects. The commissioner shall, based upon the inventory, maps, plans and designs of grant recipients, develop a stormwater sewer system construction project priority list for future funding of stormwater sewer system projects. b. The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall develop a priority system for combined sewer system pollution elimination and abatement construction projects and shall establish the ranking criteria and future funding policies for the construction of projects. The commissioner shall, based upon the plans and designs of grant recipients, develop a combined sewer system construction project priority list for future funding of combined sewer system projects. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 9.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-32 Rules, regulations

The Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.), such rules and regulations as may be necessary or appropriate for the implementation of this act. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 10.

N.J. Stat. § 58:25-33 Stormwater collection systems

Any stormwater collection system constructed by the Department of Transportation or any other state agency that may discharge stormwater into surface waters, shall be designed to abate, to the greatest extent practicable and feasible, any adverse environmental impact on the quality of the surface water into which the stormwater may be discharged. L. 1988, c. 90, s. 11.
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