New Jersey's Stormwater Management rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8, govern every Gloucester County municipality. Any major development, disturbing one acre or more or creating a quarter-acre of new impervious surface, must meet state groundwater recharge, quantity, and quality standards.
Across Gloucester County, from Deptford and Washington Township to Glassboro and Monroe, N.J.A.C. 7:8 sets the stormwater rules municipalities adopt and enforce. A major development triggers them: disturbing one acre or more, or creating a quarter-acre or more of regulated impervious or motor-vehicle surface. Such projects must control runoff so post-construction flows into the Delaware River, Mantua Creek, Big Timber Creek, and Raccoon Creek do not increase peak rates, must recharge groundwater, and must remove 80 percent of post-construction total suspended solids, generally through green infrastructure. NJDEP oversees the program alongside municipal MS4 permits.
Building a major development without an approved stormwater management plan violates the municipal stormwater ordinance and N.J.A.C. 7:8, drawing stop-work orders, NJDEP enforcement, and mandatory retrofits of the drainage system.
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