{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-11-51.1","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 58:11-51.1","heading":"Findings, declarations","body":"The Legislature finds and declares that only the most contaminated sludges are ocean disposed; that these sludges are generated by sewage treatment plants, which receive large quantities of contaminated industrial wastewater; that land-based disposal of sludge requires the removal of these contaminants from the waste stream; that even if ocean dumping of sludge continues, it is prudent to minimize the presence of contaminants in the sludge; that the removal of contaminants from industrial wastewater requires additional standards, which the Department of Environmental Protection is singularly qualified to develop; and that to develop these stricter standards, the department requires additional resources.\nP.L. 1988, c. 63, s. 1.","path":["TITLE 58 WATERS AND WATER SUPPLY"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"d1541b2392c5ee97b5f067a1fabbbf72bf96b980adfba60786717db68b255f5e","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-11-51","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-58-11-51.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}