N.J. Admin. Code § 7:19-8.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 8, April 15, 2024

Section 7:19-8.4 - Water Supply Critical Area I

(a) The Department designated Water Supply Critical Area I by administrative order on July 30, 1985. Based upon regional water supply studies substantiated by United States Geological Survey monitoring and modeling, and following public notice and public hearings, the Department determined that four aquifers, namely, the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah, the Englishtown, the Old Bridge, and the Farrington aquifers were depleted such that designation as an area of critical water supply concern was warranted. The boundary of the depleted zone of the critical area corresponds to the average potentiometric contour 30 feet below mean sea level for each affected aquifer, as published in "Water Levels in Major Artesian Aquifers of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 1983 U.S.G.S., WRI 86-4028." The threatened zone, consisting of a three mile wide margin area, surrounds the depleted zone of each aquifer.

(b) The Department will determine base allocations within Water Supply Critical Area I in accordance with the following:

1. The base allocations from the depleted zone of the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah, Englishtown, and Farrington aquifers shall be reduced to an amount equal to 0.50 x D83, where D83 is the permittee's 1983 annual withdrawal in millions of gallons from the depleted zone of each of these aquifers, as reported to the Department.

2. The base allocation from the depleted zone of the Old Bridge aquifer shall be reduced to an amount equal to 0.60 x D83, where D83 is the permittee's 1983 annual withdrawal in millions of gallons from the depleted zone of the aquifer, as reported to the Department.

3. The base allocation from the threatened zone of the Mt. Laurel-Wenonah, Englishtown, Farrington, and Old Bridge aquifers shall be equal to T83, where T83 is the permittee's 1983 annual withdrawal in millions of gallons from the threatened zone of each of these aquifers, as reported to the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:19-8.4

New Rule, R.1995 d.162, effective 3/20/1995.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 4912(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1265(a).