2151002Princeton Hydro West Essex Stormwater Comments to Planning Board 20250310

Dr. Robert Bagoff- Chair March 10, 2025 West Orange Planning Board 66 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 RE: PB-24-01 West Essex Highlands, Inc Block: 179 Lot: 32 Zone: IH-1 Warner Road West Orange Township, Essex County, New Jersey Dear Dr. Bagoff, At the request of attorney Bruce Afran, counsel for objectors and We Care NJ Corp., Princeton Hydro has performed an independent technical review of the aforementioned development located in West Orange Township, NJ. The project is also the subject of a Planning Board Approval from the West Orange Planning Board. Documents central to the contents of this letter include but are not limited to the following: • Subsurface Investigation Report Subsurface Stormwater Management System West Orange, New Jersey for Garden Homes Short Hills, New Jersey Prepared by Sor Consulting Engineers, Inc. 98 Sand Park Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, Report Number 23-C-17 May 23, 2023, Job No. 23-C-16 • Subsurface Investigation Report Subsurface Stormwater Management System West Orange, New Jersey for Garden Homes Short Hills, New Jersey Prepared by Sor Consulting Engineers, Inc. 98 Sand Park Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, Report Number 21-C-21 May April 19, 2021, Job No. 21-C-01 • Subsurface Investigation Report Subsurface Stormwater Management System West Orange, New Jersey for Garden Homes Short Hills, New Jersey Prepared by Sor Consulting Engineers, Inc. 98 Sand Park Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, Report Number 24-C-11 April 4, 2024, Job No. 24-C-02 • Subsurface Investigation Report Subsurface Stormwater Management System West Orange, New Jersey for Garden Homes Short Hills, New Jersey Prepared by Sor Consulting Engineers, Inc. 98 Sand Park Road, Cedar Grove, NJ 07009, Report Number 24-C-02 February 12, 2024, Job No. 24-C-02 • Plan titled, “Preliminary and Final Site Plans West Essex Highlands Block 179 Lot 32, Block 179.17 Lots 8 and 9 Township of West Orange Essex County, New Jersey, Overall Drainage Area Map” prepared by Paul W. Anderson, PE of Anderson Consulting Services LLC., dated September 23, 2022, last revised October 28, 2024. • Drainage Report, “Stormwater Management Report (formerly Drainage Report) West Essex Highlands Block 179, Lot 32, Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey,” prepared for West Essex Highlands Inc., prepared by Anderson Consulting Services LLC., dated March 12, 2023, last revised October 28,

k 179, Lot 32, Township of West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey,” prepared for West Essex Highlands Inc., prepared by Anderson Consulting Services LLC., dated March 12, 2023, last revised October 28, 2024. It is our professional opinion that the application contains critical deficiencies and errors related to stormwater management design. For this reason, the application should not be approved at this time.