Section 58:31-5 - Violations; mitigation.

NJ Rev Stat § 58:31-5 (2019) (N/A)
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58:31-5 Violations; mitigation.

5. In addition to any other requirements in law, or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto, whenever a water purveyor is issued , pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1977, c.224 (C.58:12A-10) , three notices of violation for any reason or two notices of violation related to an exceedance of a maximum contaminant level within any 12-month period, the water purveyor, within 60 days after receipt of the third or second notice, as applicable, shall submit to the department a mitigation plan specifying whether the notice of violation will be addressed through operational changes or require a capital expenditure and providing a schedule for implementation of the mitigation plan. The mitigation plan shall include a report prepared by the licensed operator of the public water system and a professional engineer licensed pursuant to P.L.1938, c.342 (C.45:8-27 et seq.) that includes a technical analysis of the notices of violation and an explanation of how the mitigation plan submitted pursuant to this section is intended to prevent a recurrence of the issue that resulted in the notice of violation. Any capital expenditures required pursuant to this section shall be incorporated into the asset management plan required pursuant to section 7 of this act. L.2017, c.133, s.5.