Definitions. Unless specifically defined below or in § 200 of this ordinance, words or phrases used in this section shall be interpreted so as to give them the meanings they have in common usage and to give this section its most reasonable application.
AQUACULTUREThe propagation, rearing and subsequent harvesting of aquatic organisms in controlled or selected environments, and their subsequent processing, packaging and marketing, including, but not limited to, activities to intervene in the rearing process to increase production, such as stocking, feeding, transplanting and providing for protection from predators.
CERTIFICATIONA written statement signed and sealed by a licensed New Jersey professional engineer attesting that a BMP design or stormwater management system conforms to or meets a particular set of standards or to action taken by the Commission pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:50-3, Part II or Part IV. Depending upon the context in which the term is use, the terms "certify" and "certified" shall be construed accordingly.
COMPACTIONThe increase in soil bulk density caused by subjecting soil to greater-than-normal loading. Compaction can also decrease soil infiltration and permeability rates.
COUNTY REVIEW AGENCYAn agency designated by the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders to review municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinance(s). The county review agency may either be:
1. A county planning agency; or
A county water resource association created under N.J.S.A. 58:16A-55.5, if the ordinance or resolution delegates authority to approve, conditionally approve, or disapprove municipal stormwater management plans and implementing ordinances.
DESIGN ENGINEERA person professionally qualified and duly licensed in New Jersey to perform engineering services that may include, but not necessarily be limited to, development of project requirements, creation and development of project design and preparation of drawings and specifications.
DESIGN PERMEABILITYThe tested permeability rate with a factor of safety of 2 applied to it (e.g., if the tested permeability rate of the soils is four inches per hour, the design rate would be two inches per hour).
DRAINAGE AREAA geographic area within which stormwater, sediments, or dissolved materials drain to a BMP, a stormwater management system, a particular receiving water body or a particular point along a receiving water body.
ENVIRONMENTALLY CRITICAL AREAAn area or feature which is of significant environmental value, including, but not limited to: stream corridors; natural heritage priority sites; habitats of endangered or threatened animal species; threatened or endangered plants of the Pinelands pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:5-6.27(a); large areas of contiguous open space or upland forest; steep slopes; and wellhead protection and groundwater recharge areas. T&E habitat constitutes habitat that is critical for the survival of a local population of threatened and endangered species or habitat that is identified using the Department's Landscape Project as approved by the Department's Endangered and Nongame Species Program, whichever is more inclusive. Threatened and endangered wildlife shall be protected in conformance with N.J.A.C. 7:50-6.33.
EXCEPTIONThe approval by the approving authority of a variance or other material departure from strict compliance with any section, part, phrase or provision of this section. An exception may be granted only under certain specific, narrowly defined conditions described herein and does not constitute a waiver of strict compliance with any section, part, phrase or provision of the Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (N.J.A.C. 7:50-1.1 et seq.).
EXTENDED DETENTION BASINA facility constructed through filling and/or excavation that provides temporary storage of stormwater runoff. It has an outlet structure that detains and attenuates runoff inflows and promotes the settlement of pollutants. An extended detention basin is normally designed as a multi-stage facility that provides runoff storage and attenuation for both stormwater quality and quantity management. The term "stormwater detention basin" shall have the same meaning as "extended detention basin."
FINISHED GRADEThe elevation of the surface of the ground after completion of final grading, either via cutting, filling or a combination thereof.
GRADINGModification of a land slope by cutting and filling with the native soil or redistribution of the native soil which is present at the site.
GROUNDWATERWater below the land surface in a zone of saturation.
GROUNDWATER MOUNDING ANALYSISA test performed to demonstrate that the groundwater below a stormwater infiltration basin will not "mound up," encroach on the unsaturated zone, break the surface of the ground at the infiltration area or downslope, and create an overland flow situation.
HEAVY EQUIPMENTEquipment, machinery, or vehicles that exert ground pressure in excess of eight pounds per square inch.
HIGH POLLUTANT LOADING AREAAn area in an industrial or commercial development site: where solvents and/or petroleum products are loaded/unloaded, stored, or applied; where pesticides are loaded/unloaded or stored; where hazardous materials are expected to be present in greater than "reportable quantities" as defined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 40 CFR 302.4; where recharge would be inconsistent with an NJDEP-approved remedial action work plan or landfill closure plan; and/or where a high risk exists for spills of toxic materials, such as gas stations and vehicle maintenance facilities. The term "HPLA" shall have the same meaning as "high pollutant loading area."
INFILTRATIONThe process by which precipitation enters the soil through its surface.
IN-LIEU CONTRIBUTIONA monetary fee collected by Medford Township in lieu of requiring strict on-site compliance with the groundwater recharge, stormwater runoff quantity and/or stormwater runoff quality standards established in this section.
INSTALLTo assemble, construct, put in place or connect components of a stormwater management system.
MEDFORD TOWNSHIPThe Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment or other board, agency or official of Medford Township with authority to approve or disapprove subdivisions, site plans, construction permits, building permits or other applications for development approval. For the purposes of reviewing development applications and ensuring compliance with the requirements of this section, Medford Township may designate the Township Engineer or other qualified designee to act on behalf of Medford Township.
MITIGATIONActs necessary to prevent, limit, remedy or compensate for conditions that may result from those cases where an applicant has demonstrated the inability or impracticality of strict compliance with the stormwater management requirements set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:8, in an adopted regional stormwater management plan, or in a local ordinance which is as protective as N.J.A.C. 7:8, and an exception from strict compliance is granted by Medford Township and the Pinelands Commission.
NEW JERSEY STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES MANUALGuidance developed by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, municipal engineers, county engineers, consulting firms, contractors, and environmental organizations, to address the standards in the New Jersey Stormwater Management Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:8. The BMP Manual provides examples of ways to meet the standards contained in the rule. An applicant may demonstrate that other proposed management practices will also achieve the standards established in the rules. The Manual, and notices regarding future versions of the Manual, are available from the Division of Watershed Management, NJDEP, PO Box 418, Trenton, New Jersey 08625 and on the NJDEP's website, www.njstormwater.org. The term "New Jersey BMP Manual" shall have the same meaning as "New Jersey Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual."
NJDEPThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
NJPDESThe New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination System as set forth in N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq. and in N.J.A.C. 7:14A.
NJPDES PERMITA permit issued by the NJDEP pursuant to the authority of the Water Pollution Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:10A-1 et seq., and N.J.A.C. 7:14A for a discharge of pollutants.
NON-POINT SOURCE1. Any human-made or human-induced activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, from which pollutants are or may be discharged;
Any human-made or human-induced activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, that may temporarily or permanently change any chemical, physical, biological, or radiological characteristic of waters of the state from what was or is the natural, pristine condition of such waters, or that may increase the degree of such change; or
Any activity, factor, or condition, other than a point source, that contributes or may contribute to water pollution.
The term "NPS" shall have the same meaning as "non-point source."
NONSTRUCTURAL BMPA stormwater management measure, strategy or combination of strategies that reduces adverse stormwater runoff impacts through sound site planning and design. Nonstructural BMPs include such practices as minimizing site disturbance, preserving important site features, reducing and disconnecting impervious cover, flattening slopes, utilizing native vegetation, minimizing turf grass lawns, maintaining natural drainage features and characteristics and controlling stormwater runoff and pollutants closer to the source. The term "low-impact development technique" shall have the same meaning as "nonstructural BMP."
NUTRIENTA chemical element or compound, such as nitrogen or phosphorus, which is essential to and promotes the development of organisms.
PERMEABILITYThe rate at which water moves through a saturated unit area of soil or rock material at a hydraulic gradient of one, determined as prescribed in N.J.A.C. 7:9A-6.2 (tube permeameter test), N.J.A.C. 6.5 (pit bailing test) or N.J.A.C. 6.6 (piezometer test). Alternative permeability test procedures may be accepted by the approving authority, provided the test procedure attains saturation of surrounding soils, accounts for hydraulic head effects on infiltration rates, provides a permeability rate with units expressed in inches per hour and is accompanied by a published source reference. Examples of suitable sources include hydrogeology, geotechnical, or engineering text and design manuals, proceedings of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) symposia, or peer-review journals. Neither a soil permeability class rating test, as described in N.J.A.C. 7:9A-6.3, nor a percolation test, as described in N.J.A.C. 7:9A-6.4, is an acceptable test for establishing permeability values for the purpose of complying with this section.
PERMEABLEHaving a permeability of one inch per hour or faster. The terms "permeable soil," "permeable rock" and "permeable fill" shall be construed accordingly.
PINELANDS CMPThe New Jersey Pinelands Comprehensive Management Plan (N.J.A.C. 7:50 1.1 et seq.).
POINT SOURCEAny discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance, including, but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel, or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture.
POLLUTANTAny dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator residue, filter backwash, sewage, garbage, refuse, oil, grease, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, medical wastes, radioactive substances [except those regulated under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq.)], thermal waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, suspended solids, cellar dirt, industrial, municipal, agricultural, and construction waste or runoff, or other residue discharged directly or indirectly to the land, groundwaters or surface waters of the state or to a domestic treatment works. "Pollutant" includes both hazardous and nonhazardous pollutants.
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERA person licensed to practice professional engineering in the State of New Jersey pursuant to N.J.S.A. 48:8-27 et seq.
RECHARGEThe amount of water from precipitation that infiltrates into the ground and is not evapotranspired.
REPLICATEOne of two or more soil samples or tests taken at the same location (within five feet of each other) and depth, within the same soil horizon or substratum. In the case of fill material, replicate tests are tests performed on subsamples of the same bulk sample packed to the same bulk density.
SANDA particle size category consisting of mineral particles which are between 0.05 and 2.0 millimeters in equivalent spherical diameter; also, a soil textural class having 85% or more of sand and a content of silt and clay such that the percentage of silt plus 1.5 times the percentage of clay does not exceed 15, as shown in Subsection
K.3.a (USDA Soil Textural Triangle).
The upper limit of the shallowest zone of saturation which occurs in the soil, identified as prescribed in N.J.A.C. 7:9A-5.8.
SEDIMENTSolid material, mineral or organic, that is in suspension, is being transported, or has been moved from its site of origin by air, water or gravity as a product of erosion.
SITEThe lot or lots upon which a major development is to occur or has occurred.
SOILAll unconsolidated mineral and organic material of any origin which is not a rock substratum, including sediments below the biologically active and/or weathered zones.
SOURCE MATERIALAny material(s) or machinery, located at an industrial facility, that is directly or indirectly related to processing, manufacturing or other industrial activities, which could be a source of pollutants in any industrial stormwater discharge to groundwater. Source materials include, but are not limited to, raw materials; intermediate products; final products; waste materials; by-products; industrial machinery and fuels; and lubricants, solvents, and detergents that are related to processing, manufacturing, or other industrial activities that are exposed to stormwater.
STORMWATERWater resulting from precipitation (including rain and snow) that runs off the land's surface, is transmitted to the subsurface, or is captured by separate storm sewers or other sewage or drainage facilities, or conveyed by snow removal equipment.
STORMWATER INFILTRATION BMPA basin or other facility constructed within permeable soils that provides temporary storage of stormwater runoff. An infiltration BMP does not normally have a structural outlet to discharge runoff from the stormwater quality design storm. Instead, outflow from an infiltration BMP is through the surrounding soil. The terms "infiltration measure" and "infiltration practice" shall have the same meaning as "stormwater infiltration basin."
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT MEASUREAny structural or nonstructural strategy, practice, technology, process, program, or other method intended to control or reduce stormwater runoff and associated pollutants, or to induce or control the infiltration or groundwater recharge of stormwater, or to eliminate illicit or illegal nonstormwater discharges into stormwater conveyances. This includes, but is not limited to, structural and nonstructural stormwater best management practices described in the New Jersey BMP Manual and designed to meet the standards for stormwater control contained within this ordinance. The terms "stormwater best management practice" and "stormwater BMP" shall have the same meaning as "stormwater management measure."
STORMWATER RUNOFFWater flow on the surface of the ground or in storm sewers, resulting from precipitation.
SUITABLE SOILUnsaturated soil, above the seasonally high water table, which contains less than 50% by volume of coarse fragments and which has a tested permeability rate of between one and 20 inches per hour.
TIDAL FLOOD HAZARD AREAA flood hazard area which may be influenced by stormwater runoff from inland areas but which is primarily caused by the Atlantic Ocean.
TIME OF CONCENTRATIONThe time it takes for runoff to travel from the hydraulically most-distant point of the drainage area to the point of interest within a watershed.
TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDSThe insoluble solid matter suspended in water and stormwater that is separable by laboratory filtration in accordance with the procedure contained in the "Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater," prepared and published jointly by the American Public Health Association, American Water Works Association and the Water Pollution Control Federation. The term "TSS" shall have the same meaning as "total suspended solids."
WATERS OF THE STATEThe ocean and its estuaries, all springs, streams and bodies of surface water and groundwater, whether natural or artificial, within the boundaries of New Jersey or subject to its jurisdiction.
WELLA bored, drilled or driven shaft, or a dug hole, which extends below the seasonally high water table and which has a depth which is greater than its largest surface dimension.
WETLANDSThose lands which are inundated or saturated by water at a magnitude, duration and frequency sufficient to support the growth of hydrophytes. Wetlands include lands with poorly drained or very poorly drained soils as designated by the National Cooperative Soils Survey of the Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Wetlands include coastal wetlands and inland wetlands, including submerged lands. The "New Jersey Pinelands Commission Manual for Identifying and Delineating Pinelands Area Wetlands: A Pinelands Supplement to the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands," dated January, 1991, as amended, may be utilized in delineating the extent of wetlands based on the definitions of "wetlands" and "wetlands soils" contained in this section, N.J.A.C. 7:50 2.11, 6.4 and 6.5. The term "wetland" shall have the same meaning as "wetlands."
WET PONDA stormwater facility constructed through filling and/or excavation that provides both permanent and temporary storage of stormwater runoff. It has an outlet structure that creates a permanent pool and detains and attenuates runoff inflows and promotes the settling of pollutants. A stormwater retention basin can also be designed as a multi-stage facility that also provides extended detention for enhanced stormwater quality design storm treatment and runoff storage and attenuation for stormwater quantity management. The term "stormwater retention basin" shall have the same meaning as "wet pond."
