New Jersey Department of
Environmental Protection
Municipal
Stormwater
Regulation Program
2010 Status Summary Report
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water Quality
Bureau of Nonpoint Pollution Control
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Municipal Stormwater Regulation Program
2010 Status Summary Report
INTRODUCTION
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's (Department) Municipal Stormwater Regulation
Program was developed in response to USEPA's Phase II stormwater regulations and is part of a national
program mandated by the US Clean Water Act.
The Department issued four New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NJPDES) general
stormwater permits to implement the federal program; Tier A Stormwater Permit (regulates 457 urban,
suburban, and coastal municipalities), Tier B Stormwater Permit (regulates 99 mostly rural municipalities),
Public Complex Stormwater Permit (regulates 75 county, State, interstate and federal facilities), and
Highway Agency Stormwater Permit (regulates 33 county, and State highway facilities).
The general permits address stormwater quality and quantity issues related to new development,
redevelopment and existing development by requiring regulated entities to develop a stormwater program
and implement specific permit requirements. The general permits also require municipalities to update the
Department on implementation and supply supporting data in Annual Reports due May 2nd of every year.
This data provides metrics which allow the Department to measure the overall effectiveness of the
program and gauge its impact on the environment. The Department has summarized the data received
from 2004 though December 31, 2009 in the following report.
This Summary Report shows an exceptional level of compliance that could only be reached by dedication
and commitment at the local level. Municipal engineers, public works, and maintenance staff should be
recognized for the hours spent reviewing plans, sweeping streets, cleaning storm drains, and educating
the public.
PLANNING
Have all municipalities adopted a Municipal Stormwater Management Plan (SMP) and
Stormwater Control Ordinance (SCO)?
From 2004 to 2009
100%
of all municipalities
have adopted a
Stormwater
Management Plan
(SMP) and
Stormwater Control
Ordinance (SCO)
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PLANNING (continued)
How many new development projects have had stormwater reviews at the municipal level for
post construction stormwater management?
11,162
major
development
projects have
been reviewed
locally to ensure
stormwater meets
quantity, quality
and recharge
requirements in
2007 through
2009
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE
How many miles of roads and highways have been swept statewide?
2,500,000
2,092,848
2,000,000
2,092,848
miles of
roads and
highways
have been
swept in New
Jersey since
2004
1,500,000
1,000,000
542,872
500,000
292,566
373,903
359,787
449,447
74,273
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2
2009
Cumulative
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE
As a result of this aggressive street sweeping program, how many tons of grit, solids and trash
have been removed from New Jersey's streets?
819,404 tons
of trash and debris have been
removed from NJ's streets
since 2004
How many storm sewer catch basins have been cleaned statewide?
1,600,000
1,431,491
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,431,491
stormwater
catch basins
cleaned in NJ
since 2004
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
499,721
400,000
200,000
253,137
245,647
104,037
170,669
158,280
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
3
2009
Cumulative
INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE (continued)
How much sediment, solids and trash have been removed from New Jersey's storm sewers as a
result of this cleaning program?
450,000
429,588
400,000
429,588
350,000
tons of
sediment,
solids and
trash
removed
from NJ
storm sewers
since 2004
300,000
250,000
200,000
158,280
126,680
150,000
100,000
46,105
50,000
45,816
46,121
6,586
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Cumulative
Note: Tier A municipalities must inspect all their catch basins and clean those catch basins with accumulated
debris. As municipalities sweep streets and retrofit catch basin, less cleaning is required and less material will be
removed. It is anticipated that the numbers for cleaning and material removed will continue to trend down and
level off as municipalities catch up on maintenance.
To keep floatables and trash from reaching New Jersey's waters, the municipal permits require the
retrofitting of storm drain inlets. How many storm drain inlets have been retrofitted as a result of
this program?
63,812
70000
storm sewers
were retrofitted
between
2007-2009 to
prevent
floatables and
trash from
reaching
surface waters
of the state
60000
50000
40000
27,106
30000
18,837
17,869
20000
10000
0
2007
2008
2009
Cumulative
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63,812
OUTFALL MAPPING
How many stormwater outfall pipes have been inspected and mapped statewide?
60,752
94% of Outfall Pipes have been mapped Statewide.
Each Tier A
Municipality,
Public Complex
and Highway
Agency must
inspect and map
each stormwater
outfall. Any illicit
connections
found during the
inspection must
be investigated
and eliminated.
How many illicit discharges of sanitary, industrial or other wastes have been eliminated from
discharging directly into New Jersey's waters?
674
700
600
500
400
269
300
184
200
110
70
100
37
4
0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
5
Cumulative
After Municipalities
have completed
initial outfall
mapping and
inspections, they
must continue to
have an illicit
connection
program. However,
investigations will
be complaint
driven, and as a
result, the number
of illicit connections
found may decline.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Nonpoint Pollution is attributable to human activities. The most effective way to change public
behavior is through education. In 2009 municipalities were given the flexibility to craft their own
local public education program. This is what municipalities did in 2009 at the local level to
educate the public and increase awareness about stormwater and nonpoint source pollution.
Municipalities
held
2,691
local public
educational
activities in
2009
322 School presentations/stormwater
poster contests
Educational Activities
332 Websites created
401 Stormwater displays/murals
269
127
322
457
332
175 Distribute an item with a
stormwater related message
65 Citizen Stormwater Advisory
Committee
150
401
393
65
393 Utilize department material
150 Stormwater training for elected
municipal officials
175
457 Mailing
269 Local events
127 Letter from Mayor on stormwater
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COMPLIANCE & ENFORCEMENT
Is the Department conducting compliance assistance inspections of all municiplaities, public
complexes and highway agencies permitted statewide?
2423
2500
2,423
2000
Compliance
Assistance
Inspections
Statewide
since 2005
1500
1000
637
691
607
385
500
103
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Cumulative
Note: In view of the fact that the primary requirements of the permit have been attained, the Department has
shifted their efforts from routine inspections to identifying and correcting problem areas. Consequently the number
of inspections and penalty money collected has decreased from previous years.
Has the Department taken enforcement actions and issued penalties for failure to comply with
municipal permit conditions?
$1,200,000
$800,000
$600,000
$400,000
N
$125,000
$200,000
TECT
PRO
I
O
N
RTMENT
A
P
O
E
D
F
$1,004,250
L
A
T
$1,000,000
VIRONME
N
N
E
$524,000
EW
$232,750
JERSE
Y
$102,500
$20,000
$0
2005
2006
2007
2008
7
2009
Cumulative