Take notice that the NJ Department of Environmental Protection is proposing amendments, repeals, and new rules at the Safe Drinking Water Act Rules and Water Supply Allocation Permits. This rule proposal is intended to incorporate pertinent requirements related to asset management for certain public water systems and enhance State oversight of public water systems as established by the Water Quality Accountability Act (N.J.S.A. 58:31-1 et seq). This proposal also includes requirements for water loss audits, and updates to finished water storage requirements for public water systems.

The proposal is scheduled to be published in the New Jersey Register dated August 19, 2024.  A copy of the proposal is available from: the Department’s rule website at https://njdepwptest.net/wp-content/uploads/rules/proposals/proposal-20240819a.pdf, or at the New Jersey Register http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/njoal/.

A public hearing concerning the proposal is scheduled as follows:

Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 10:00 A.M.
Virtual Teams Meeting
Attendees should email WQAA@njdepwptest.net with their contact information
(name, organization, telephone number, and email address) to obtain a meeting link & call-in number.

Written comments may be submitted electronically by October 18, 2024 at https://njdepwptest.net/rules/rule-comment-form/; or

In hard copy to:

Stephanie J. Press, Esq.
ATTN: DEP Docket No. 10-24-07
NJ Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Legal Affairs
Mail Code 401-04L; PO Box 402
401 East State Street, 7th Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0402