APPLICATION FOR NJDEP WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT & WETLANDS ACT OF 1970 INDIVIDUAL PERMIT Including: STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH NJDEP RULES ON COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT For TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS PIPE LINE CORPORATION, LLC NORTHEAST SUPPLY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT OLD BRIDGE TOWNSHIP & SAYERVILLE BOROUGH MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY January 2020 Applicant: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company 2800 Post Oak Boulevard Houston, Texas 77056 Prepared by: AMY S. GREENE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC. 4 Walter E. Foran Boulevard, Suite 209 Flemington, New Jersey ASGECI #3980 Northeast Supply Enhancement Project TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION #1 PERMIT WITH ATTACHMENTS .............................................................. 1-1 ATTACHMENT A OF CHECKLIST: ................................................................................. 1-2 ATTACHMENT B OF CHECKLIST: ................................................................................. 1-3 DIVISION OF LAND USE REGULATION (DLUR) APPLICATION FORM ................................... 1-3 ATTACHMENT C OF CHECKLIST: ................................................................................. 1-4 ATTACHMENT FOR ITEM #5 DLUR APPLICATION FORM – PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............ 1-4 1.0 Statement of Project Purpose and Need .......................................................................... 1-4 2.0 Project Description .......................................................................................................... 1-8 ATTACHMENT D OF CHECKLIST: ............................................................................... 1-71 ATTACHMENT FOR ITEM #12 OF CHECKLIST – PROOF OF TIDELANDS INSTRUMENT ........ 1-71 SECTION #2 PROJECT COMPLIANCE WITH THE RULES ON COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................. 2-1 COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT RULES APPLICABILITY ..................................... 2-1 A. SPECIAL AREAS ............................................................................................................. 2-5 7:7-9.2 Shellfish Habitat ....................................................................................................... 2-5 7:7-9.3 Surf clam areas .......................................................................................................... 2-5 7:7-9.4 Prime fishing areas .................................................................................................... 2-6 7:7-9.5 Finfish migratory pathways ...................................................................................... 2-8 7:7-9.6 Submerged vegetation habitat ................................................................................. 2-14 7.7-9.7 Navigation channels ................................................................................................ 2-14 7:7-9.10 Marina moorings ................................................................................................... 2-16 7:7-9.11 Ports ...................................................................................................................... 2-16 7:7-9.12 Submerged infrastructure routes ........................................................................... 2-17 7:7-9.13 Shipwreck and artificial reef habitats ................................................................... 2-17 7:7-9.15 Intertidal and subtidal shallows ............................................................................ 2-18 7:7-9.18 Coastal high hazard areas ..................................................................................... 2-18 7:7-9.19 Erosion Hazard areas ............................................................................................ 2-19 7:7-9.22 Beaches ................................................................................................................. 2-19 7:7-9.25 Flood hazard areas ................................................................................................ 2-19 7:7-9.26 Riparian zones ....................................................................................................... 2-20 7:7-9.27 Wetlands ............................................................................................................... 2-20 7:7-9.28 Wetlands buffers ................................................................................................... 2-22 7:7-9.32 Steep slopes........................................................................................................... 2-23 7:7-9.34 Historic and archaeological resources .................................................................. 2-23 7:7-9.35 Specimen trees ...................................................................................................... 2-27 i Northeast Supply Enhancement Project 7:7-9.36 Endangered and threatened wildlife or plant species habitats .............................. 2-27 7:7-9.37 Critical wildlife habitat ......................................................................................... 2-41 7:7-9.38 Public open space .................................................................................................. 2-42 7:7-9.39 Special hazard area ............................................................................................... 2-45 7:7-9.45 Geodetic Control Reference Marks ...................................................................... 2-47 7:7-9.48 Lands and waters subject to public trust rights ..................................................... 2-47 7:7-9.49 Dredged material management areas .................................................................... 2-47 B. GENERAL WATER AREAS .................................................................................... 2-48 7:7-12.7 New dredging ........................................................................................................ 2-48 7:7-12.9 Dredged material disposal .................................................................................... 2-53 7:7-12.12 Mooring .............................................................................................................. 2-53 7:7-12.15 Submerged pipelines ........................................................................................... 2-53 C. GENERAL LOCATION RULES .............................................................................. 2-55 7:7-14.1 Rule on location of linear development ................................................................ 2-55 7:7-14.2 Basic location rule ................................................................................................ 2-55 7:7-14.3 Secondary impacts ................................................................................................ 2-55 D. USE RULES ................................................................................................................ 2-56 7:7-15.4 Energy facility ....................................................................................................... 2-56 E. RESOURCE RULES .................................................................................................. 2-57 7:7-16.2 Marine fish and fisheries....................................................................................... 2-57 7:7-16.3 Water quality ......................................................................................................... 2-59 7:7-16.4 Surface water use .................................................................................................. 2-70 7:7-16.6 Stormwater management ...................................................................................... 2-72 7:7-16.7 Vegetation ............................................................................................................. 2-73 7:7-16.8 Air quality ............................................................................................................. 2-74 7:7-16.9 Public access ......................................................................................................... 2-75 7:7-16.10 Scenic resources and design ............................................................................... 2-76 7:7-16.11 Buffers and compatibility of uses ....................................................................... 2-77 7:7-16.14 Solid and hazardous waste .................................................................................. 2-79 F. MITIGATION ............................................................................................................ 2-80 7:7-17.2 General mitigation requirements .......................................................................... 2-80 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................... 2-81 APPENDICES APPENDIX A: FIGURES APPENDIX B: CORRESPONDENCE APPENDIX C: PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS AND PROOF OF NOTICES APPENDIX D: OFFSHORE ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLING REPORT, ADDENDA AND ERRATA APPENDIX E: PERMIT PLAN ii Northeast Supply Enhancement Project APPENDIX F: HYDRODYNAMIC AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELING RESULTS – BASE CASE SIMULTIONS, ADDENDUM 1, ADDENDUM 2, ADDENDUM 3, AND CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MODELING RESULTS APPENDIX G: MATERIAL MANAGEMENT PLANS APPENDIX H: UPLAND DISPOSAL AGREEMENT APPENDIX I: EVALUATION OF RISKS TO ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS DUE TO RE- SUSPENDED CONTAMINANTS APPENDIX J: HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL CONTINGENCY PLAN APPENDIX K: OFFSHORE SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS PLAN/QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN VERSION 3.0A (SEPT. 2018)