The Division of Water Quality's Bureau of Permit Management has recently posted on the web a number of helpful documents related to the submission of Monitoring Report Forms (MRF). They may be accessed at: www.state.nj.us/dep/dwq/bpm.htm. The following briefly describes these documents:

1/5/01 Follow Up Letter to Issues Raised at October 16, 2000 DMR Outreach Session
This document is a letter from James Hamilton, Administrator, Water Compliance and Enforcement, that was sent to all permittees with the January 2001 quarterly MRF mailing.

1/5/01 NJPDES MRF Supplemental Certification form
This document is for use of "Local Agencies Only" and was an attachment to the January 5, 2001 quarterly MRF mailing to permittees.

1/5/01 MRF Signature Requirements Changes
This document explains when the NJPDES MRF Supplemental Certification form is required to be submitted.

1/5/01 MRF Preparation and Mailing Guidelines
This document contains suggested guidelines for persons preparing MRF submissions for mailing to the Department. These guidelines are intended to facilitate the handling and processing of MRFs submitted to the NJDEP so that they are acknowledged and data entered in a timely manner.

1/5/01 Common Reporting Mistakes
This document points out the most common reporting mistakes identified based on a review of all types of monitoring reports submitted over the last six months. Attention to the problems identified will result in better data entry and improved permit compliance.

8/29/00 Frequently Asked Questions on the New DMR Reports
This document answers the questions most frequently asked by permittees concerning the new monitoring requirements.

7/27/00 New DMR Reporting Manual Addendum
There are important new changes in the way permittees must report discharge data to the DEP. These changes are discussed in this document, which is an addendum to the Discharge Monitoring Report Reporting Manual.