Woodbridge, NJ Environmental Rules: Stormwater Management (2026)

Under Chapter 23, Article III (the Water Pollution Control Regulations), the Stormwater Quantity Control Regulations at Section 23-5 declare that increased runoff from impermeable development is a contributing cause of flood damage in Woodbridge and that regulating it is an exercise of the Township's police power. 3 forbids developing land unless it is demonstrated the project will not push stormwater runoff beyond what the Township's drainage system can absorb, factoring in existing and future development of the contributory area. 4 makes the Township Engineer the gatekeeper: before the Building Inspector issues a building permit, the Engineer reviews the projected stormwater volume and disposal method, and if runoff would exceed the system's absorption capacity, no permit issues at all.

The companion Stormwater Quality Control Regulations at Section 23-6 separately prohibit discharging pollutants, including grease, oil, chemicals and grit, either directly onto land or into a private or Township drainage system, while expressly carving out a resident washing their own vehicle at their residence and nonprofit fundraising car washes on private property. The Township Sanitary Inspector investigates water-quality complaints from any citizen or Township employee, checking direct connections, receiving waters or groundwater supplies against state standards and tracing the source when levels fall short. Both the quantity and quality provisions route enforcement through Chapter 1, Section 1-5, the Township's general penalty section, rather than setting a bespoke fine.