New Jersey § 58:10A-48 Definitions

New Jersey Statutes

§ 58:10A-48 — Definitions

New Jersey § 58:10A-48

Title 58WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY

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N.J. Stat. Ann. § 58:10A-48 (2026).

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As used in this act: "Dump" or "dumping" means the disposition of material. Dumping does not mean:

(1)the disposition of any effluent from any outfall structure to the extent that the disposition is regulated under the provisions of the State "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L. 1977, c. 74 (C. 58:10A-1 et seq.);

(2)a routine discharge of effluent incidental to the propulsion of, or operation of motor-driven equipment on, vessels;

(3)the construction of any fixed structure or artificial island nor the intentional placement of any device in ocean waters, or on or in the submerged land beneath those waters, for a purpose other than disposal, when the construction or placement is otherwise regulated by federal or State law or occurs pursuant to an authorized federal or State program;

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As used in this act: "Dump" or "dumping" means the disposition of material. Dumping does not mean: (1) the disposition of any effluent from any outfall structure to the extent that the disposition is regulated under the provisions of the State "Water Pollution Control Act," P.L. 1977, c. 74 (C. 58:10A-1 et seq.); (2) a routine discharge of effluent incidental to the propulsion of, or operation of motor-driven equipment on, vessels; (3) the construction of any fixed structure or artificial island nor the intentional placement of any device in ocean waters, or on or in the submerged land beneath those waters, for a purpose other than disposal, when the construction or placement is otherwise regulated by federal or State law or occurs pursuant to an authorized federal or State program; (4) the deposit of fish, shellfish, and other animals and plants, or their body parts, for the purpose of developing, maintaining, or harvesting fishery, plant, or shellfish resources and is otherwise regulated by federal or State law or occurs pursuant to an authorized federal or State program; (5) the discharge of sewage as defined pursuant to 33 U.S.C. s.1322; or (6) any dumping activity permitted and not violative of the provisions of the federal "Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972," 33 U.S.C. s.1401 et seq. or other State or federal law; "Material" means matter of any kind or description, including, but not limited to, dredged material, solid waste, incinerator residue, garbage, sewage, sewage sludge, munitions, radiological, chemical, and biological warfare agents, radioactive materials, chemicals, biological and laboratory waste, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, excavation debris, and industrial, municipal, agricultural, and other waste; "Ocean waters" means those waters of the open seas lying seaward of the base line from which the territorial sea is measured, as provided for in the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, April 29, 1958, 15 U.S.T. 1606, T.I.A.S. No. 5639. P.L. 1988, c. 61, s. 2.