October 22 2025, Planning Board Regular Meeting - WEHI Transcript

7 of 17 sheets Page 25 to 28 of 40 10/28/2025 12:18:39 PM 25 was just that additional testing would be required1 during construction. The rest of it is typos. There2 may be some things jive between the stormwater board and3 the plans and things like that. Fixing detail. Nothing4 that's going to affect the design by any means.5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you, Mr. Rizzo.6 Do any members have clarifications?7 Mayor McCartney.8 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Thank you.9 Back on number 1, thank you Mr. Rizzo. On10 the testing of soil during construction. There's the11 construction season, will that effect the accurate water12 table?13 THE WITNESS: It does. So generally the "wet14 season" is January to April. The DEP generally says15 after you do your testing that, those four months that16 that water tables probably a more accurate seasonal high17 water table. Outside of that the DEP recommends that18 you could observe mottling if it's available. So even19 if the testing is done in the future outside of those20 four wet months, it's still okay looking for mottling at21 that point.22 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Okay.23 I remember, I would have to go back through24 my notes, number 4 talking about frequency of the soil25 26 testing. I recall talking about the basins either being1 larger or deeper, right? Was that -- would that be a2 recommendation that would be made or when or how is that3 recommendation made?4 THE WITNESS: Are you asking if they are to5 change or are you recommending they do change?6 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Who's going to determine7 when -- determine if they should be larger or deeper?8 THE WITNESS: So I think at this point we --9 I don't -- we don't really think they need to be changed10 in size. However, additional testing that gets done11 shows that there is less than a two foot separation12 between the seasonal high water table, for some reason13 it shows bad infiltration, right. Or something that14 wouldn't make the design work, we would certainly expect15 that the basins be updated at that time and when they're16 updated additional calculations would certainly be17 supplemented to show that the new size, whether it's18 greater footprint, deeper, whatever it is, it's still19 compliant at that point in time.20 MAYOR McCARTNEY: And that would be21 determined during the construction period?22 THE WITNESS: If it needs to be updated at23 that point. I don't want to suggest it

compliant at that point in time.20 MAYOR McCARTNEY: And that would be21 determined during the construction period?22 THE WITNESS: If it needs to be updated at23 that point. I don't want to suggest it definitely does,24 but if it comes up at that point we would expect the25 27 design to be updated as well to reflect that.1 MAYOR McCARTNEY: The other clarification2 would be on number 5, talking about groundwater mounding3 and that mounding would happen under the basin. How4 would you control that and how would you know?5 THE WITNESS: During construction if you6 have like a sand bottom basin for instance, and you put7 the sand in last, so if you see the water bubbling up8 that would be a good time to, you know, change something9 with the basin to make sure it's going to work. Other10 than that, I mean, I guess it's really based on11 observation, if you see the water coming up.12 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Rising?13 THE WITNESS: Uh-huh. The basins are going14 to be one of the first things to get done on-site.15 They're not finalized by any means but carving them out16 and making sure the water has a place to go during17 construction would be done at the preliminary stages of18 construction. This project would obviously have a long19 time line, it's not a quick construction project. So20 over that course of time inspectors would be, you know,21 evaluating the basin to make sure it's not holding22 water. That's the most obvious thing with a basin, is23 it holding water or not. And if it is, I think24 everybody wants to pause and figure out why and what25 28 could be.1 MAYOR McCARTNEY: Thank you very much.2 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Klein.3 MR. KLEIN: No questions.4 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Vice Chair Guarino.5 VICE CHAIRMAN GUARINO: No questions at this6 time.7 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Mr. Alper.8 MR. ALPER: Briefly. You were saying the9 basins are inspected when they're being built, who does10 those inspections? Is it the contractor or is it like a11 town official, the planning inspector?12 THE WITNESS: I expect the town would have an13 inspector.14 MR. ALPER: Is that something conditioned or15 sort of an automatic part of the construction process?16 THE WITNESS: I believe the town has17 inspectors.18 MR. ALPER: You were saying if we put sand19 in the waters bubbling up. From the towns side --20 THE WITNESS: I wouldn't expect the applicant21 or the contractor to be the one inspecting their

ctors.18 MR. ALPER: You were saying if we put sand19 in the waters bubbling up. From the towns side --20 THE WITNESS: I wouldn't expect the applicant21 or the contractor to be the one inspecting their own22 project. It would be someone representing the Township.23 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay.24 Does it require whether CME or the township25