N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-18.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 7:13-18.7 - Engineering report requirement for an application for a verification based on Methods 4, 5, or 6 or for an individual permit

(a) In addition to the requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:13-18.2 and 18.4 or 18.5, as applicable, an application for a verification based on Methods 4, 5, or 6, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:13-3.4(f), 3.5, and 3.6, respectively, or for an individual permit shall include an engineering report. The engineering report shall include:

1. The signature and seal of an engineer;

2. The name, address, and telephone number of the engineer, as well as any other person designated by the engineer to answer questions about the report;

3. All supporting hydrologic, hydraulic, flood storage volume, stormwater and structural calculations, which are necessary to demonstrate that the application meets the requirements of this chapter;

4. A narrative that explains the submitted calculations and describes why each particular calculation or methodology was used;

5. All maps, references, and other supporting materials that were used to prepare the submitted calculations;

6. For an application for a verification, all flood maps, drainage area maps, and other material used to determine the flood hazard area and/or floodway limits;

7. For an application for an individual permit, the total area of impervious surface proposed and the total land area that will be disturbed;

8. For an application for an individual permit for which the Department is reviewing a stormwater management plan pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:13-12.2, the following information where applicable:

i. An explanation of how nonstructural stormwater management strategies have been maximized on site, as required at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.3;

ii. A demonstration of how the regulated activity and/or project meets the groundwater recharge standards at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.4(a)2;

iii. A table which compares existing and proposed stormwater discharges for the two-year, 10-year, and 100-year storm in order to demonstrate compliance with the runoff quantity standards at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.4(a)3; and

iv. An explanation of how the regulated activity and/or project meets the water quality standards at N.J.A.C. 7:8-5.5; and

9. For an application for an individual permit for a project located in the Central Passaic Basin that relies on fill credits, as described at N.J.A.C. 7:13-11.4(s) and (t), documentation that the fill credits have been purchased by the applicant prior to the submittal of the application.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:13-18.7

Amended and recodified from 7:13-18.5 by 53 N.J.R. 514(b), effective 4/5/2021