August 25, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 60 headlands of the stream begin in this parcel and the headwaters of any stream are where the stream quality and the stream quantity begin. Right. So if the hydrology changes on this parcel it potentially has impacts downstream. And so this is showing the stream and the stream buffers, but we also have the FEMA FIRM maps and the FEMA plus 3 feet. So you can see further down the stream, these orange areas are now the new DEP calculated FEMA plus 3, because the increased amount and variability of rain. But these areas can be considered at risk for flooding. You can see how that area has expanded with this expanded orange area there. So these houses will likely be impacted if there is a significant stormwater -- MR. PLOCKER: I'm going to object to that testimony. He did say he's not an engineer. THE WITNESS: I'm not an engineer. I am a geographer and we do map the floodplain. MR. PLOCKER: For the record, there is some yellow on the map. We got it. Thank you. THE PUBLIC: Can I say also, the plus 3 means the normal water level plus 3 feet higher if it was flooding. THE WITNESS: The FEMA plus 3 is New Jersey DEP mapping that took the FEMA FIRM maps, those were the