N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-4.16

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

Section 7:7-4.16 - Permit-by-rule 16 - placement of land-based upwellers and raceways for aquaculture activities

(a) This permit-by-rule authorizes the placement of land-based upwellers and raceways, including intakes and discharges, for shellfish aquaculture activities. Activities that qualify for this permit-by-rule also qualify for a water quality certificate pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq. The aquaculture activities shall comply with the following:

1. The structures are located on the upland portion of a lot with a legally existing, functioning bulkhead;

2. No grading, excavation, filling, or placement of a structure(s) is undertaken on a beach, dune, or wetland; and

3. The discharge from the aquaculture activities is to a water body and not directly into a wetland.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:7-4.16

Renumbered from 7:7-7.2(a)(17) by 47 N.J.R. 1392(a), effective 7/6/2015