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Page 98 1 BOARD MEMBER SCOTT: Yes. As -- in your 2 position as a Planner can you discuss the -- or was it 3 discussed at all the possibility of using detention 4 tanks as opposed to the ponds? 5 CHAIRMAN NEUER: Mr. Scott, the witness did 6 not testify as to any engineering matters. 7 BOARD MEMBER SCOTT: But no, not to 8 engineering, am I incorrect at that that is part of the 9 job to oversee the whole project? 10 THE WITNESS: May I answer? 11 CHAIRMAN NEUER: If you have an answer to 12 that Ms. Merainer, please do. 13 MR. PORTER: You can answer in your 14 capacity as the permitting manager for the project, if 15 you have familiarity and only to the best of your 16 knowledge. 17 THE WITNESS: I can tell you that we have 18 used underground facilities at some of our stations. 19 It was -- I had been informed that that was no longer 20 allowed by NJDEP. Therefore, I must rely on 21 engineering expertise for this. 22 BOARD MEMBER SCOTT: Thank you. I'm 23 looking at -- professionally speaking I'm a researcher 24 and I'm actually looking at a study from 2022 on -- 25 CHAIRMAN NEUER: You're starting to fade