Galloway Township sets no ordinance prohibiting rain barrels or rainwater collection, and New Jersey encourages it. Residential rain barrels for lawn and garden watering are allowed; larger cistern systems tie into plumbing code review.
Neither the Galloway Township Code nor New Jersey law restricts residential rainwater harvesting. The State actively promotes rain barrels through NJDEP and Rutgers Cooperative Extension as a stormwater and water-conservation measure, especially useful during the current drought. Simple rain barrels connected to downspouts for outdoor irrigation need no permit. Larger stored-water or cistern systems, or any connection to indoor plumbing, would be reviewed under the NJ Uniform Construction Code (N.J.A.C. 5:23). In the Pinelands Area, native, drought-tolerant plantings reduce watering needs and pair well with harvested rainwater.
No penalty exists for using a compliant rain barrel. Improperly plumbed cistern-to-house connections could be cited under the Uniform Construction Code.
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