New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)

Rule Changes

Certification remains vacated; the Third Circuit set no deadline for the agency to act

A federal appeals court on Oct. 22 refused to reconsider its ruling that threw out New Jersey's water-quality permit for the $1 billion Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline. Without that permit, construction in New Jersey cannot start, and the developer says its November 2027 start-up date is in doubt.

Updated Oct 27