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West Essex Highlands Review 4 West Orange, NJ Permit No. 722-04-0001.1 LUP230001 April 2025 verification, and authorization under a general permit, an individual permit, or an emergency authorization. As part of the municipal review process Princeton Hydro had the chance to review the proposed stormwater management plan for the Project as well as site plans and other documents such as those identified below. 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 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, 2024. It is our professional opinion that the application contains critical deficiencies and errors related to stormwater management that are inconsistent with

arch 12, 2023, last revised October 28, 2024. It is our professional opinion that the application contains critical deficiencies and errors related to stormwater management that are inconsistent with N.J.A.C. 7:8 and the New Jersey BMP Manual. Specific plan deficiencies identified in this letter illustrate that the application fails to demonstrate full compliance with the regulations. These deficiencies warrant the suspension of Permit No. 722-04-0001.1 LUP230001 in accordance with the provisions of N.J.A.C. 7:13-22.7. Key elements of the failure to fully comply are related to the following. e Soil testing requirements e« Groundwater mounding analysis Princeton Hydro, LLC Page | 2