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Every Rutgers construction project
regardless of size must comply with
the State of New Jersey
environmental permitting
regulations. OUPD is the designated
liaison between the State of New
Jersey environmental review agencies
(DEP) and the university and its
assigns. Applications are reviewed
for compliance by OUPD’s
professional planning staff prior to
submission to the state permitting
agencies. University review
procedures and criteria checklists
have been developed to facilitate
environmental permitting. OUPD staff
is available to the university
community for consultation.
Stormwater
Regulations
In 2004, two sets of new stormwater
rules established a comprehensive
framework for addressing water
quality impacts associated with
existing and future stormwater
discharges. The Stormwater
Management Rules emphasize low
impact building techniques that will
prevent and minimize impact on new
development sites using both
structural and non-structural
techniques such as minimizing land
disturbance, minimizing impervious
cover, infiltration basins and
vegetative filters.
Phase II New Jersey Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
Stormwater Regulation Program Rules
were also adopted. Permits must be
secured by public complexes such as
universities and State, interstate
and federal agencies that operate
and maintain highways.
Soil Erosion &
Sediment Control
In 1975 the New Jersey Soil Erosion
and Sediment Control Act, Chapter
251, was established as a means to
prevent soil erosion on construction
sites, reduce non-point source
pollution and enhance water quality.
All land disturbance projects
greater than 5,000 square feet must
submit a soil erosion control plan
for approval prior to construction.
Wetlands
Wetlands are commonly referred to as
swamps, marshes, or bogs. Many
wetlands in New Jersey are forested
and do not fit the classic picture
of a swamp or marsh. Wetlands are
recognized for their vital
ecological and socioeconomic
contributions. Reduction of wetland
areas has resulted in increased soil
erosion, flooding, and
sedimentation, and has decreased
populations of waterfowl, fish, and
shellfish. New Jersey protects
wetlands under the New Jersey
Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act,
N.J.S.A. 13:9B that also protects
transition areas or "buffers" around
freshwater wetlands.
State Historic
Preservation Office
The office of Planning and
Development consults with members of
the Rutgers community, and reviews
reports, project plans, and
applications prepared by
professional consultants for
university projects built on
university properties as well as
properties surrounding the
university boundary lines when
applicable. It provides the
interface between the university and
New Jersey State Historic
Preservation Office (SHPO) to
protect Rutgers’ historical
resources and insure compliance with
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
of 1966.
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Soil Conservation
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