Technical Support and Archived Documents (by program)

Below are the links to various technical support and other documents related to the development and administration of the Surface Water Quality Standards Program, the Ground Water Quality Standards Program, the Water Quality Assessment Program, the Nonpoint Source/319(h) Grant Program and other programs. Technical support documents related to New Jersey’s Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are also available through this TMDL link.

SWQS

Unofficial versions of proposed and adopted rule amendments from 2002 through the present are available from the Department’s SWQS website. These include amendments to upgrade waters to Category One designation and other amendments to the SWQS rules. Information about obtaining official copies of these documents, as printed in the New Jersey Register, is available from the Department’s Rules and Regulations website.

GWQS

Information about obtaining an official copy of these documents as printed in the New Jersey Register is available at the Department’s Rules and Regulations website.

Interim Specific Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs, and GWQS for Class II-A Ground Water

For Class II-A ground water constituents not listed in Appendix Table 1 of the GWQS rules, the Department may establish interim specific ground water quality criteria pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9C-1.7(c)2. On January 17, 2019, the Department posted on the Division of Science and Research’s website technical documents in support of draft interim specific ground water quality criteria and draft interim PQLs for PFOA and PFOS, and requested comments by February 19, 2019. The Department considered the public comments received and established interim specific ground water quality criteria, interim PQLs and interim specific ground water quality standards for PFOA and PFOS on March 13, 2019 by listing them in the Table of Interim Specific Ground Water Quality Criteria (ISGWQC), Interim PQLs (IPQLs), and Interim Specific Ground Water Quality Standards (ISGWQS) for Constituents in Class II-A Ground Water” on the GWQS website (under “Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs and Constituent Standards for Class II Ground Water”) in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:9C-1.7(c) 2 through 4 and 1.9(c)1 and 3. The Department previously established ISGWQC, IPQLs, and ISGWQS for 23 constituents between 2005 and 2015 that were replaced with specific ground water quality standards in the adopted amendments published on January 16, 2018 .

Former Interim Specific Ground Water Quality Criteria, PQLs, and GWQS for Constituents in Class II Ground Water
(in micrograms per liter (μg/L), which is equivalent to parts per billion (ppb)

Constituent CASRN ISGWQC IPQL ISGWQS [Higher of PQL and ISGWQC] Effective Date Fact Sheet Technical Support Documents
caprolactam 105-60-2 3500 5000 5,000 2/11/08 February 2008
1-chloro-1, 1-difluoroethane 75-68-3 100,000 500 100,000 11/25/15 October 2015 April 2012
cobalt 7440-48-4 100 0.5 100 2/11/08 February 2008
cresols (mixed isomers) 95-48-7
108-39-4
106-44-5		 50 0.1 50 11/25/15 October 2015 February 2010
1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane 1717-00-6 500 30 500 11/25/15 October 2015 April 2012
dichlormid 37764-25-3 600 50 600 2/11/08 February 2008
4,6-dinitro-o-cresol 534-52-1 0.7 1 1 2/11/08 February 2008
1,4-dioxane 123-91-1 0.4 0.1 0.4 REVISED 11/25/15 REVISED October 2015 October 2010
diphenyl ether 101-84-8 100 10 100 2/11/08 February 2008
2-ethyl-1-hexanol 104-76-7 200 0.5 200 2/11/08 February 2008
hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) 121-82-4 0.3 0.5 0.5 2/11/08 February 2008
2-hexanone 591-78-6 300 1 300 2/11/08 February 2008
metolachlor 51218-45-2 100 0.5 100 2/11/08 February 2008
2-(2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxy) propionic acid (MCPP) 93-65-2 7 0.5 7 2/11/08 February 2008
2-methylnaphthalene 91-57-6 30 10 30 2/11/08 February 2008
perchlorate 14797-73-0 5 2.7 5 3/26/07 October 2005
perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) 375-95-1 0.01 0.003 0.01 11/25/15 October 2015 June 2015
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) 335-67-1 0.01 0.006 0.01 03/13/2019 March 2019 March 2019
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) 1763-23-1 0.01 0.004 0.01 03/13/2019 March 2019 March 2019
strontium 7440-24-6 1500 5 2,000 11/25/15 October 2015 April 2015
1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane (Freon 113) 76-13-1 20,000 0.3 20,000 11/25/15 October 2015 May 2010
1,1,1-trifluoroethane 420-46-2 5000 60 5,000 11/25/15 October 2015 April 2012
2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) 118-96-7 1 0.3 1 2/11/08 February 2008
tricresyl phosphate (mixed isomers) 1330-78-5
563-04-2
78-32-0		 3 0.1 3 11/25/15 October 2015 December 2010
tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate 78-30-8 3 0.1 3 11/25/15 October 2015 November 2010

Explanation of terms:

  • CASRN stands for Chemical Abstract Services Registry Number (Chemical Abstract Services Registry website at http://www.cas.org/content/chemical-substances/faqs#q1)
  • Effective date is the date that the ISGWQS became effective as a new/revised constituent standard.
  • Fact Sheet: This column links to a fact sheet summarizing the scientific basis for the ISGWQC, the IPQL, and the ISGWQS, using standard methods (see N.J.A.C. 7:9C-1.7(c)4 and 1.9(c))
  • Technical Support Documents: This column links to the technical documents (developed by the Department’s Division of Science and Research) that explain the scientific basis for the ISGWQC and the IPQL, as well as agency responses to public comments on any draft ISGWQCs and IPQLs published prior to being added to this table (i.e., those added since November 2015).

WQA

2020 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2018 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2016 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2014 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2012 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2010 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2008 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2006 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2004 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

2002 Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report (Integrated Report)

Older Water Quality Assessment Reports
The following historic reports are also available from New Jersey’s electronic digital library using the links provided:

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