Hazardous substance discharge prohibited; exceptions

N.J. Stat. § 58:10-23.11c
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4. The discharge of hazardous substances is prohibited. This section shall not apply to discharges of hazardous substances pursuant to and in compliance with the conditions of a Federal or State permit, or to any discharge of petroleum to the surface waters of the State that occurs as a result of the process of recovering, containing, cleaning up or removing a discharge of petroleum in the surface waters of the State and that is undertaken in compliance with the instructions of a federal on-scene coordinator or of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee . L.1976,c.141,s.4; amended 1995,c.16,s.2.
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