New Jersey § 58:1a-8

§ 58:1a-8.

Every permit issued pursuant to P.L.1981, c. 262 ( C.58:1A-1 et al.) or P.L.1993, c. 202 ( C.58:1A-7.3 et al.) shall include provisions: a. Fixing the term of the permit; b. Fixing the maximum allowable diversion, expressed in terms of a daily , monthly or annual diversion; c. Identifying and limiting the use or uses to which the water may be put; d. Requiring the diverter to meter the water being diverted and report the amount

and quality of the water being diverted; e. Allowing the department to enter the diverter's facilities or property to inspect

and monitor the diversion; f. Requiring that all water diverted for a nonconsumptive use be returned to a reasonably

proximate body of water designated by the department; g. Allowing the transfer of a permit with the consent of the department, but only

for the identical use of the waters by the transferee; h. Governing the operations and maintenance of the specific facilities, equipment

or premises not otherwise established in regulations because of the unique nature

of the facilities, equipment or premises; i. Permitting the department to modify, suspend or terminate the permit, after notice

and public hearing, for violations of its conditions, P.L.1981, c. 262 ( C.58:1A-1 et al.), P.L.1993, c. 202 ( C.58:1A-7.3 et al.) , regulations adopted or orders issued by the department, and when deemed necessary

for the public interest ; j. Permitting the department to modify the conditions of a diversion permit issued

or water usage certification approved pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1981, c. 262 ( C.58:1A-6 ) in a designated area of critical water supply concern in order to (1) limit or reduce

the quantity of water which lawfully may be diverted to the safe or dependable yield

of the resource; (2) transfer the point of diversion; or (3) require a permittee

to utilize alternate sources of water, upon a determination that the existing diversion

or continued use of the same source in excess of the safe or dependable yield, as

the case may be, adversely impacts or threatens to adversely impact the water resources

of the State; k. Allowing the transfer of water allocation to a different point of diversion within

a designated area of critical water supply concern with the approval of the department .