NOTICE: Effective October 5, 2021, all applications for the following must be submitted electronically through DEP Online:
General Permits
Individual Permits
Water Quality Certificates
Freshwater Wetland Transition Area Waivers
Flood Hazard Verifications that are submitted
in conjunction with an application for a permit
or Transition Area Waiver
Optional Online Tidelands Services
You may now apply for a New Tidelands License, renew an existing, or change ownership using our online service. Click the button below to apply.
About the Division: Managing New Jersey’s land is a critical function of the Department of Environmental Protection’s overall environmental protection strategy. In recognition of the intimate tie between land use and the health and quality of our streams, estuaries, coastal waters, wetlands, wildlife habitat and our drinking water, the New Jersey legislature has charged the Department with regulating land use activities.
The Department’s Division of Land Resource Protection fulfills this obligation by regulating land use activities through a permit process in accordance with the rules promulgated in support of the following statutes: Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act (N.J.S.A. 13:9B et seq.), Flood Hazard Area Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:16A), Wetlands Act of 1970 (N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et. seq.), Coastal Area Facility Review Act (N.J.S.A. 13:19-1 et seq.), Waterfront Development Law (N.J.S.A. 12:5-3), Tidelands Act (N.J.S.A. 12:3), NJ Water Pollution Control Act (N.J.S.A. 58:10A et seq.), and the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act (P.L. 2004, c.120).
If you have questions regarding the Division or its mission, please visit our various webpages or use our contact page to get in touch with us directly.
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