In developing a stormwater management plan,
an applicant shall give preference to facilities and practices, which
minimize the need for long-term maintenance programs. Maintenance
requirements shall be included as part of all stormwater management
plans. Specific maintenance tasks and schedules shall be provided
for each type of stormwater management facility used on the site.
A project's maintenance plan shall be designed in consideration of
the guidance in the "Stormwater Management Facilities Maintenance
Manual" authored by the NJDEP, or the most recent revision.
The maintenance plan shall provide for a program
of water quality monitoring and reporting to measure the effectiveness
of the stormwater management plan in achieving, to the extent practicable,
the goal of no net increase. Where monitoring demonstrates that implementation
of the plan has not achieved the results originally anticipated, a
provision for review of and revision to the plan shall be included.
Responsibility for compliance with this provision shall remain with
the property owner.
The maintenance plan shall provide for a long-term
maintenance program for all facilities and practices which are proposed
to achieve compliance, to the extent practicable, with the goal of
no net increase. Where appropriate, the maintenance plan shall be
recorded in the Gloucester County Clerk's Office where deeds of record
for real estate are recorded. Responsibility for maintenance of the
stormwater management facilities shall remain with the property owner.
Provisions for maintenance and repairs of detention basins set forth in Chapter 610, Subdivision of Land and Site Plan Review, shall be applicable to any BMP for stormwater approved by an applicant's stormwater management plan.
