Nonpoint source assessment and management program, final draft

The State of New Jersey submits this report in response to the Clean Water Act's (CWA) requirements and United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) guidance for a State Assessment Report describing the State's nonpoint source (NPS) problems and a State Management program explaining what New Jersey intends to do in the next four fiscal years to address its NPS problems. It includes: a description of of New Jersey's existing NPS pollution problems and a statewide NPS assessment; a presentation of a general strategy which outlines the phases of investigation, survey, planning and implementation that will initiate the State NPS Program; and a discussion of strategies the State plans to develop into programs for controlling NPS, including mechanisms to control pollution at the source and point of discharge