New Jersey

Who may prepare a stormwater plan in New Jersey

New Jersey requires a credentialed preparer. A plan generated here is a draft for that person to review, adopt and sign.

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Credential required

New Jersey requires a credentialed preparer. A plan generated here is a draft for that person to review, adopt and sign.

Credentials that qualify

NJ-licensed Professional Engineer (seal required for engineering-related items of the soil erosion & sediment control plan)
NJ-licensed Architect (seal required for engineering-related items of the soil erosion & sediment control plan)
Plan certification by the local Soil Conservation District (or State Soil Conservation Committee, or municipal soil erosion ordinance approval under N.J.S.A. 4:24-48) is required regardless of who prepares the plan

Confirmed verbatim on the official SSCC251 form footnote, present in both the January 2014 and May 2022 editions of the Standards document, and consistent with this dataset's prior 'conditional' finding at N.J.A.C. 2:90-1.4(c)4. No acreage threshold conditions this seal requirement; it applies to the 'engineering related items' of any plan submitted for Soil Conservation District certification. Independent of the PE/Architect seal, the complete plan must be certified/approved by the local Soil Conservation District before land disturbance may commence, and authorization terminates if that district certification is rejected, expires, or is not renewed. No separate personal inspector-style credential (e.g. CESCL/CPESC) is imposed by the permit itself.

Verified5G3 CGP (NJPDES Permit No. NJ0088323) Part I.E.1.b-c, incorporating by reference the 'Standards for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control in New Jersey,' Appendix A2 / SSCC251 application form ('Engineering related items of the Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan MUST be prepared by or under the direction of and be sealed by a Professional Engineer or Architect licensed in the State of New Jersey, in accordance with NJAC 13:27-6.1 et. seq.'); underlying statute N.J.S.A. 4:24-43 (Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Act, Ch. 251, P.L. 1975)Source

What this means for a generated plan

Where a credential applies, or where we cannot confirm that none does, treat a generated document as a complete draft for a credentialed preparer to review, amend and sign. It is not by itself a compliant filed plan, and ours says so on its face.

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Total acres disturbed*

Total land disturbance over the whole project, including staging and access. This decides whether you need a permit at all.

Acres open at any one time

Optional. If you phase the work, the most that will be disturbed at once. Leave blank if the whole site is open together. The stabilisation deadline turns on this figure, not the total.

Part of a larger common plan of development or sale

A half acre lot inside a 40 acre subdivision is covered even though the lot alone is under the threshold. This is the most commonly missed trigger in the permit.

Receiving water and site conditions(optional, but they change the inspection frequency)

Discharges to a sediment or nutrient impaired water

Discharges to a Tier 2, 2.5 or 3 water

Arid, semi arid or drought stricken area

May allow a reduced inspection frequency during the seasonally dry period.

In Indian country

EPA keeps permitting authority in Indian country even inside a state that runs its own programme.

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What people ask about preparing a SWPPP in New Jersey

Do I need a qualified preparer for a SWPPP in New Jersey?

New Jersey requires a credentialed preparer. A plan generated here is a draft for that person to review, adopt and sign.

Does a professional engineer have to stamp the plan in New Jersey?

A PE stamp is required in New Jersey. Trigger: Engineering-related items of the soil erosion and sediment control plan (drainage/culvert design and capacities, site grading/cut-fill plans, contours, stability analyses, structural erosion/sediment control measures, hydrologic/hydraulic computations) must be prepared by or under the direction of, and sealed by, a Professional Engineer or Architect licensed in New Jersey..

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