New Jersey Wetlands: What you need to know

State wetlands program overview:

Wetlands Act of 1970, New Jersey Statutes Annotated (NJSA) 13:9A-1 to 13:9A-10 and New Jersey Administrative Code (NJAC) 7:7-2.3

Compliance statement: Executive Order No. 215

Flood hazard areas: NJAC 7:13-1.1 to 7:13-19.2

Application requirements: NJAC 7:13-15.1 to 7:13-15.5

Applicability determinations: NJAC 7:13-5.1

Verifications: NJAC 7:13-6.1

Permits-by-rule: NJAC 7:13-7.1 and NJAC 7:13-7.2

General permits: NJAC 7:13-8.1 to 7:13-9.8

Individual permits: NJAC 7:13-9.1 to 7:13-11.19

Emergency permits: NJAC 7:13-12.1 and NJAC 7:13-12.2

Freshwater wetland areas: NJAC 7:7A-1.1 to 7:7A-17.1

Applications: NJAC 7:7A-10.1 to 7:7A-10.10

Types of general permits: NJAC 7:7A-5.1 to 7:7A-5.27

Wetland permit exemptions: NJAC 7:7A-2.8

Coastal areas: NJAC 7:7-1.1 to 7:7-10.7

Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) permits: NJAC 7:7-2.2

Coastal Wetlands: NJAC 7:7-2.3

Waterfront Development Permits: NJSA 12:5-3 and NJAC 7:7-2.4

Pinelands Commission: NJAC 7:50-1.1 to 7:50-10.35

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Division of Land Use Regulation (DLUR)

New Jersey Meadowlands Commission

New Jersey Pinelands Commission

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) New York and Philadelphia Districts

See ADDRESSES & CONTACTS for addresses and telephone numbers.

See national section for basic information and federal regulations.

• Rules. New Jersey has established Flood Hazard Area Control rules, Coastal Permit program rules, Coastal Zone Management rules, and Freshwater Wetlands Protection rules for the protection of state ...