Surface Water Quality Standards, N. J. A. C. 7:9B, Last Amended June 2008, 40 N.J.R. 3630(b)

This document is an amendment to Surface Water Quality Standards, Subchapter of the New Jersey Administrative Code N. J. A. C. 7:9B. This document outlines the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection governing matters of policy with respect to the protection and enhancement of surface water resources in the state, including (1) class definitions and quality criteria, (2) use designation and quality criteria for the mainstem of the Delaware River, including the Delaware Bay, (3) the classification of surface waters of the State, (4) procedures for establishing water quality-based effluent limitations, (5) modification of water quality-based effluent limitations, (6) procedures for reclassifying specific segments for less restrictive uses, and (7) procedures for reclassifying specific segments for more restrictive uses pursuant to the New Jersey Water Pollution Control Act and the Water Quality Planning Act.Surface Water Quality Standards, Subchapter of the New Jersey Administrative Code N. J. A. C. 7:9B, amended June 16, 2008 (40 N.J.R. 3630(b))Purpose: To constitute the rules of the Department of Environmental Protection governing matters of policy with respect to the protection and enhancement of surface water resource