The NJDEP Freshwater Wetlands Program regulates activities within wetland resources pursuant to the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act, N.J.S.A. 13:9B-1 et seq and the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules, N.J.A.C. 7:7A.  Permit Progress can assist clients to identify and delineate freshwater wetlands, wetland buffers and State open waters, prepare required permit applications and oversee NJDEP application review.

• Letter of Interpretations

• Freshwater Wetland General Permits

• Freshwater Wetland Transition Area Waivers

• Freshwater Wetland Individual Permits

• Freshwater Wetlands Mitigation

The NJDEP Coastal Program regulates the use and development of coastal resources though the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA), N.J.S.A. 13:19-1 et seq., the Wetlands Act of 1970, N.J.S.A. 13:9A-1 et seq., and the Waterfront Development Law, N.J.S.A. 12:5-1 et seq., and the Coastal Zone Management Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:7.  Permit Progress can help to identify applicable regulations, develop appropriate permitting strategies, prepare required permit applications and oversee NJDEP application review.

• Jurisdictional Determinations

• Coastal Permits-by-Registration and Permits-by-Certification

• Coastal General Permits

• Coastal Individual Permits

The NJDEP Flood Hazard Program regulates the use and development of coastal resources though the New Jersey Flood Hazard Area Control Act, N.J.S.A. 58:16A-50 et seq. and the Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules at N.J.A.C. 7:13.  Permit Progress can help to identify applicable regulations, develop appropriate permitting strategies, prepare required permit applications and oversee NJDEP application review.

• Applicability Determinations

• Flood Hazard Verifications

• Flood Hazard Permits-by-Registration and Permits-by-Certification

• Flood Hazard General Permits

• Flood Hazard Individual Permits

Tidelands, also known as riparian lands, are all lands that are currently and formerly flowed by the mean high tide of a natural waterway.  The State of New Jersey claims ownership of these tidelands and holds them in trust for the people of the state.  All tidelands are overseen by the Bureau of Tidelands Management. Since tidelands are public lands, you must obtain written permission from the state and pay a fee in order to use these lands.  Common uses of tidelands include docks, mooring piles, bulkheads and other fill materials.  Some tidelands may be sold in the form of a Riparian Grant while others may only be rented through either a Tidelands License or Lease.

• Tidelands Letter of No Interest;

• Tidelands Licenses;

• Tidelands Leases;

• Tidelands Grants.

Any individual, company, corporation or government body planning construction or fill activities in waters of the United States, including wetlands, must obtain a permit from the Corps of Engineers. In general, the Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over all construction activities in tidal and/or navigable waters, including adjacent wetlands, shoreward to the mean high water line. In other areas such as non-tidal waterways, adjacent wetlands, isolated wetlands, forested wetlands, and lakes, the Corps has regulatory authority over the discharge of dredged or fill material. Permit Progress can help to identify applicable regulations, develop appropriate permitting strategies, prepare required permit applications and oversee USACE application review.

• USACE Jurisdictional Determinations;

• State Programmatic General Permits;

• Nationwide Permits;

• Letters of Permission;

• Individual Permits.

The New Jersey Pinelands Commission is an independent state agency whose mission is to "preserve, protect, and enhance the natural and cultural resources of the Pinelands National Reserve, and to encourage compatible economic and other human activities consistent with that purpose." To accomplish its mission, the Commission implements a comprehensive plan that guides land use, development and natural resource protection programs in the 938,000-acre Pinelands Area of southern New Jersey. ​Permit Progress can help to identify whether your project is within the Pinelands National Reserve, develop appropriate permitting strategies, prepare required applications and oversee NJPC application review.  

• NJPC Wetland Delineations;

• NJPC Certificate of Filing;

• NJPC Development Applications.