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NJPACT REAL
NJDEP has proposed modernizing resource protection rules to better support New Jersey communities, residents, and businesses in building their resilience to sea-level rise, extreme weather, chronic flooding, and other impacts of our changing climate. Almost two-thirds of New Jersey’s coastline is already at high or very high risk to coastal erosion and 98% of the coastline is projected at medium or very high risk to sea level rise. Over half a million acres of New Jersey land are highly vulnerable to coastal hazards.
The New Jersey Protecting Against Climate Threats (NJPACT) Resilient Environments And Landscape (REAL) is part of an initiative directed by Governor Phil Murphy’s Executive Order 100 (Jan. 2020). Through amendments to existing land resource protection rules, if adopted, REAL will bolster our resilience to the unavoidable impacts of climate change.
The proposed rules address sea-level rise, coastal storm surge, flooding, and stormwater management concerns while improving water quality, protecting natural resources, and streamlining permitting processes that will expedite resilient investments in New Jersey’s communities and economy.
There will be three public hearings concerning the proposal as follows:
- September 5, 2024, Live at 6:00 P.M., at Ocean County College, Gateway Lecture Hall #104 (Bldg. #101), College Drive, Toms River, NJ 08754;
- September 12, 2024, Virtually at 2:00 P.M.; and
- September 19, 2024, Virtually at 10:00 A.M.
The rule proposal along with additional details regarding the public hearings and public comment are provided on the Department’s NJREAL website https://dep.nj.gov/njreal/.
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