The NJ Department of Environmental Protection’s Water Quality Management Planning Rule was readopted with amendments on July 7, 2008.

The Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, along with the Department of Planning is the designated wastewater management planning agency for the County and the portion of Monmouth County located within the Metedeconk River drainage Basin.

Planning staff works alongside our municipalities, the Ocean County Utilities Authority and the NJ Department of Environmental Protection to delineate sewer service area boundaries in the County. This latest update to the Ocean County Wastewater Management Plan began in November of 2008 and is ongoing.

Proposed Future Sewer Service Area Maps (PDF):

• The future sewer service area (FWSA) map was adopted on 2/7/2013 and the notice appeared in the New Jersey Register on 3/4/2013 45 NJR 474(b). The Map will be posted here on this website when available.
• The following maps were prepared in accordance with the Water Quality Management Planning rule (N.J.A.C 7:15). The Ocean County Department of Planning has submitted the final draft mapping to the NJDEP. May 2012

• Existing and Proposed Comparison Map
  Ocean County Sewer Service Areas, December 2012 | PDF 2MB
• Future Ocean County Wastewater Service Area Map, December 2012
  PDF 8MB

• NJ Register notice for the Stafford WMP which has been adopted by the State separate of the County Plan.
• In accordance with Planning rule (N.J.A.C 7:15), the formal notice appeared in the NJ Register on May 21, 2012 and a public hearing was held on June 25, 2012.

• "New Jersey's Coastal Zone Management Program generally prohibits new development on beaches, dunes and in coastal high hazard areas; therefore, these areas are excluded from the sewer service area. Existing lawful development that is already connected to the wastewater treatment works remains consistent with this wastewater management plan. New development necessary to support the Department's public access policies for which there is no alternative location as demonstrated by a CAFRA permit issued by the NJDEP under N.J.S.A. 13:19-1 et seq. are also consistent with this wastewater management plan."
• The new NJDEP sewer service area boundaries do not affect Pinelands designated Regional Growth Areas, Towns, or Villages. If you need additional information regarding development or sewer infrastructure in the Pinelands, please contact the Pinelands Commission.

• NJDEP Water Quality Management Planning Rule N.J.A.C. 7:15
• NJDEP Model Municipal Ordinances (All) | PDF
  • Riparian Zone Model Ordinance
    ( Barrier Islands are exempt from the Riparian ordinance.)
    Steep Slope Model Ordinance
    Fertilizer Application Model Ordinance
    Model Stormwater Control Ordinances for Municipalities
  • Required Connection of Septic Systems to Sanitary Sewers in Adopted Sewer Service Areas WORD | PDF
  • Septic Management WORD | PDF
• ANJEC Model Septic Management Ordinance
• Plan Extension
  • Letter of Request | PDF
  • Approval Notice of Extension | PDF