The following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
APPLICANT
A person, partnership, corporation or public agency requesting permission
to engage in land disturbance activity.
APPROVED PLAN
A plan to control soil erosion and sedimentation which has been approved
by the proper municipal authority developed in cooperation with the soil conservation
district which provides for use of land, within its capabilities and treatment,
within practical limits, according to chosen use to prevent further deterioration
of soil and water resources.
CRITICAL AREA
An area which has a high potential for erosion, sediment, or related
environmental damage, or an area which has experienced such damage.
CUT
Portion of land surface or area from which earth has been removed
or will be removed by excavation; the depth below original ground surface
to excavated surface.
DETENTION POND OR BASIN
A pond, basin or other structure or measure that provides for temporary
storage of stormwater and which includes a spillway or other facility to release
the water at a controlled rate of flow.
DIVERSION
A channel constructed across or at the bottom of a slope.
EROSION
Detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments by water, wind,
ice and gravity.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which soil or rock is cut into, dug, quarried, uncovered,
removed, displaced or relocated.
EXISTING GRADE
The vertical location of the existing ground surface prior to cutting
or filling.
FILL
A man-made deposit of soil, rock, or other materials.
FLOODPLAIN
The land bordering or adjacent to a river, stream, lake, pond, swamp,
or other waterway which is subject to flooding as evidenced by:
(1)
Observed or recorded flood events;
(2)
Alluvial soil as shown on soil maps; or
(3)
As determined by state or federal statute, rule, regulation or practice.
GRADING
Any stripping, cutting, filling, stockpiling, or any combination
thereof and shall include the land in its cut or filled condition.
LAND
Any ground, soil, or earth, including marshes, swamps, drainageways
and areas not permanently covered by water.
LAND DISTURBANCE
Any activity involving the clearing, grading, transporting, filling
or excavation of land or any other activity which causes land to be exposed
to danger of erosion, but not including normal cultivation practices incident
to customary farming activity.
MULCHING
The application of plant or other suitable materials to the soil
surface to conserve moisture, hold soil in place, and aid in establishing
plant cover.
NATURAL GROUND SURFACE
The existing ground surface of land prior to any grading excavation
or other land disturbance.
SEDIMENT
Soil material, both mineral and organic, that is in suspension, is
being transported, or has been moved from its site or origin by air, water
or gravity as a result of erosion.
SEDIMENT BASIN
A pond, basin, or other structure or measure that provides for the
detention of water and deposit of sediment.
SOIL
All unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin.
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Morris County Soil Conservation District which is a governmental subdivision of this state organized in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
24, Title 4 (N.J.S.A. 4:24-1 et seq.).
SOIL EROSION, SEDIMENT CONTROL, AND FLOOD PREVENTION PLAN (HEREINAFTER
REFERRED TO AS THE "PLAN")
A plan which fully indicates necessary land treatment measures, including
a schedule of the timing for their installation, which will effectively prevent
floods and minimize soil erosion and sedimentation. Such measures shall be
equivalent to or exceed standards adopted by the New Jersey State Soil Conservation
Committee and administered by the Morris County Soil Conservation District.
STANDARDS
The standards for soil erosion and sediment control in New Jersey
as promulgated by the State Soil Conservation Committee.
STRIPPING
Any activity which removes or significantly disturbs vegetated or
otherwise stabilized soil surface, including clearing and grubbing operations.
VEGETATIVE PROTECTION
Stabilization of erosive or sediment producing areas of land by covering
the soil with one or more of the following:
(1)
Permanent seeding or permanent plantings producing long-term vegetative
cover of land.
(2)
Short-term seeding or short-term plantings producing temporary vegetative
cover of land.
(3)
Sodding, producing areas covered with a turf of perennial sod-forming
grass.
WATERCOURSE
Any natural or artificial watercourse, stream, river, creek, ditch,
channel, canal, conduit, culvert, drain, gully, ravine, wash or other waterway
in which water flows in a definite direction or course, either continuously
or intermittently, within a definite channel and including any area adjacent
thereto subject to inundation by reason of overflow of floodwater.