July 30, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

11 of 33 sheets Page 41 to 44 of 130 09/16/2025 06:29:53 AM 41 Now, when -- strike that.1 Let me just clarify this specifically. In2 reviewing the site plan application and the engineering3 reports, is there any connection built into these plans4 to move the sewage from this development into some5 municipal sewer system anywhere? Do you see any6 connection.7 I didn't see anything.8 A. Now, turning to the question of -- well, strike9 Q. that.10 Did you analyze the grade of this development and11 the grade of the site for this development in terms of12 your review?13 Yeah, we looked at that.14 A. And how does that bare into the question say of15 Q. water supply for example?16 Well, that's a really good question. Some of the17 A. waters not going to get into the basins because it's18 going to rush down the hill way to fast. Another19 problem with that is that the water coming down the hill20 with all the pavement and parking lots and such it's21 going to pick up oil from the automobiles. You got oil22 spots in your driveway and that's going to get washed23 out. Now currently there's nothing but trees and24 shrubbery and whatever. Now that water is going to get25 42 into the creek and the creek water is going down to your1 treatment facility. The treatment facility was not,2 probably not designed for oil. Probably designed for3 whatever contaminants are in the ground or in the sewer4 storm, comes out of the ground and mountain, trickles5 down, you know, pick it up and use it. It's a good idea6 and currently working. I'm afraid it's going to get7 contaminated. It doesn't take a whole lot of oil to8 contaminate a lot of water.9 Now, looking at the reverse problem.10 Q. I'm sorry, the what problem?11 A. Looking at the reverse, instead of the water12 Q. moving downward, stormwater. In terms of bringing the13 water supply in, up the grade, have you considered that14 question in terms of your analysis?15 Well, yeah. You're going to need some kind of16 A. pumping station.17 Now, what is the approximate grade that you18 Q. analyzed and you concluded from the site?19 Well, there's a 211 foot grade difference from20 A. the southern boundary to the high northern boundary on21 the ones I saw and now you got to consider that. On top22 of that, you got a 40, 50-foot tall building, a four23 story apartment building and if you want to get enough24 head to service all the

y on21 the ones I saw and now you got to consider that. On top22 of that, you got a 40, 50-foot tall building, a four23 story apartment building and if you want to get enough24 head to service all the faucets and facilities you got25 43 to have another 50-foot to get the proper amount of head1 to get water pressure basically. Because you need2 enough water pressure to service everything, otherwise3 the water won't flow.4 Now, in terms of the pumping station you referred5 Q. to, what role would they play in the system?6 Well --7 A. Assuming it was designed.8 Q. -- they would constantly fill a water tower tank9 A. which would provide assurance that you, you have reserve10 water and water pressure all the time.11 Now, are the pumping --12 Q. You have a water tower right on up on this next13 A. hill, I belive, I was driving over here. So it's not14 uncommon.15 Now, do you see any provision in the site plan16 Q. application or the engineering reports for any pumping17 stations?18 Not for that purpose, no.19 A. Did you see it for any purpose?20 Q. There's two stations on there, I think they're21 A. for sewage. I'm not sure where they're pumping it to22 because it doesn't show that.23 But in terms of water supply --24 Q. There would have to be a whole little building25 A. 44 just for, you know, water supply pumping.1 You're not an expert in designing those, correct?2 Q. I'm -- I've got a lot of experience. I have a3 A. relationship with a company in industrial water4 treatment. So, yeah.5 So --6 Q. Aside from what I do with Mr. Litwornia, I have7 A. other activities that are --8 So in other words that, in your professional9 Q. opinion, would you need pumping stations based on this10 211 foot grade in order to adequately bring water into11 this development?12 Absolutely.13 A. And do you see them built in anywhere for14 Q. purposes of supplying domestic water?15 There's nothing in the plans to cover that.16 A. And --17 Q. This is like, this is like picture a high-rise18 A. building in Manhattan. Okay. They got pumping in the19 basement, nobody could see it. You go in the building,20 it's all pristine, it looks great, but in the basement21 they got pumps, they got tanks on top of the building22 and that's keeping water pressure throughout the23 building for the same reason I'm bringing it up here.24 And is there any provision inside the structures25 Q.