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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The commissioner shall conduct a continuing planning process which shall:
a. Integrate and unify the statewide and areawide water quality management planning processes;
b. Conduct a statewide assessment of water quality and establish water quality goals and water quality standards for the waters of the State;
c. Develop a statewide implementation strategy to achieve the water quality standards, which shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) the determination of effluent limitations and schedules of compliance at least as stringent as those required by the Federal Act;
(2) the determination of the total maximum daily load for pollutants necessary to meet the water quality standards;
(3) the incorporation of all elements of any areawide waste management plan prepared pursuant to this act;
(4) an inventory and ranking of needs, in order of priority, for the construction of municipal waste treatment works needed to meet the water quality goals and standards;
(5) methods for controlling all residual wastes from any water treatment processing.
The commissioner may delegate aspects of the continuing planning process to other State, Federal, interstate or local agencies. The commissioner shall coordinate and integrate the continuing planning process with related Federal, State, regional and local comprehensive, functional and other relevant planning activities, programs and policies.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Jersey Statutes Title 58. Waters and Water Supply 58 § 11A-7 - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nj/title-58-waters-and-water-supply/nj-st-sect-58-11a-7/
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