N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-7.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:7A-7.15 - General permit 15- Mosquito control activities

(a) General permit 15 authorizes activities in freshwater wetlands, transition areas, and State open waters necessary for mosquito control water management activities conducted by a county mosquito control agency, or by a Federal agency on Federal land provided the conditions at N.J.A.C. 7:7A-5.7 and 20.3, as well as (b) through (g) below are met.

(b) The agency shall submit an individual, site-specific project proposal to the State Office of Mosquito Control Coordination. If the State Office of Mosquito Control Coordination determines that the project is necessary to control a documented mosquito problem affecting existing residents, the agency shall submit an application to the Department for authorization to act under general permit 15.

(c) In conducting activities under general permit 15, an agency shall:

1. Comply with "Best Management Practices for Mosquito Management," issued by the State Mosquito Control Commission, and available from the Department at PO Box 400, Trenton, N.J., 08625;

2. Use best management practices including, but not limited to, shallow swales no more than three feet wide, and low sills no more than three feet wide;

3. Minimize disturbance of vegetation; and

4. Use only light equipment.

(d) The agency shall remove excavated or dredged material. Alternatively, if the agency demonstrates that the material will not alter the character of the wetlands, the agency may spread it evenly in a shallow layer no more than three inches deep.

(e) The agency shall ensure that excessive drainage does not occur, and that the existing hydrologic condition of the hydric soils is maintained.

(f) A county agency applying for authorization under general permit 15 shall provide public notice of the application in accordance with this subsection, and shall not be subject to the public notice requirements found at N.J.A.C.7:7A-17. The county agency shall publish a display advertisement describing the proposed general permit activities. The advertisement shall be:

1. At least four column inches in size;

2. Published in a newspaper with local circulation, including the municipality; and

3. Published in a newspaper with regional circulation, including the county.

(g) The Department shall not authorize activities under general permit 15 more frequently than once every five years for a particular site.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7A-7.15

Amended and recodified from 7:7A-5.15 by 49 N.J.R. 3849(a), effective 12/18/2017