2022 08 EIS SIgned

includes basalts, greenish-gray to greenish-black, massive, pillow, and columnar jointed structures separated by thick beds of red siltstone or volcaniclastic rocks. The formation beneath the eastern portion of the site is known as the Passaic Formation of the Brunswick Group which includes thin to thick bedded siltstone and sandstone. Mud cracks, ripple marks, crossbeds and burrows are common. The overburden materials include residual soils derived from the underlying bedrock. Surficial geology at the site consists of the Rahway Till (Qwtr). The reported lithology consists of exposed clayey silt and sandy silt deposits and include pebbles and cobbles and few boulders directly desisted from glacial ice. Overburden material also includes reworked on-site soils. D. VEGETATION The subject site is primarily covered with vegetation which including large trees and underbrush. The vegetation on site is typical of a northern New Jersey wooded area, with species native to this area. E. SURFACE WATER As shown in the NJDEP GeoWeb Streams and Water Bodies Map, located in the appendix of this report, there are currently no existing open waters or streams located within the existing parcel. F. SUBSURFACE WATER As outlined in the Geotechnical and Stormwater Basin Area Investigation Report, prepared by Dynamic Earth, LLC, located in the appendix of this report, the seasonal high groundwater was encountered 1.4 feet to 5 feet below the ground surface; corresponding to elevations ranging from 621.3 feet and 612.4 feet. Groundwater was encountered at depths ranging between approximately two feet and 9.6 feet below the ground surface; corresponding to elevations ranging between 621.3 feet and 562.1 feet. G. UNIQUE, SCENIC AND/OR HISTORIC FEATURES As shown in NJDEP GeoWeb Historical Properties Map, located in the appendix of this report, the subject parcel is not a designated historical property and it does not lie within a historical district. To the West of the property beyond Prospect Avenue lies the historical West Orange Sub Station. To the East of the property beyond Route 280 lies the Llewellyn Park Historic District. The property contains many steep slopes along the eastern most side of the property. These slopes will remain undisturbed as a result of this development.