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Ms. Zayibeth Carballo Township of West Orange Re: Professional Engineering Services Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center and Crystal Lake Improvements October 24, 2024 Page 5 government agencies. The project will be required to comply with various requirements specific to each permit. Once the concept plan is developed, the specific permits required will be identified and discussed with the NJDEP during a pre-application meeting. CME will prepare and submit all required information for a NJDEP Permit application based on the final design. This includes preparing public notices, an Environmental Report demonstrating compliance with the regulations, permit plans, and a stormwater/design report where necessary. It is understood that the permit fees are the responsibility of the Township. Site Investigation Based on a preliminary desktop assessment of the environmental conditions revealed within the NJDEP’s GeoWeb online GIS resource and the USDA Web Soil Survey, freshwater wetlands do not appear to be located within the project area. Therefore, CME will conduct a site visit to confirm these findings, utilizing the methodologies outlined in the Federal Manual for Identifying and Delineating Jurisdictional Wetlands (1989), as required by the NJDEP under the Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules. If wetlands are present, the wetland/upland boundaries will be determined based upon field examination of topography, hydrology, soils, and vegetation characteristics at the site. Additionally, CME will also identify top of bank for regulated waters within the proposed work area to accurately represent the riparian zones associated with the State open waters adjacent to the site. Top of bank is typically characterized by an observable change or break in the slope of the land along a regulated water. In the event this break is not identifiable, other methods described in Flood Hazard Area Control Act Rules will be utilized to define top of bank. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) The project site is not mapped as a historic property, historic district, or historic archeological site according to the Departments NJ-GeoWeb online GIS resources. As such, SHPO comments are not anticipated while the wetlands application is being reviewed. This will be discussed during the pre-application meeting. Geotechnical Phase This phase includes an exploration of the

O comments are not anticipated while the wetlands application is being reviewed. This will be discussed during the pre-application meeting. Geotechnical Phase This phase includes an exploration of the subsurface soil and groundwater conditions within the zone of influence of the proposed construction and evaluation of soil conditions with respect to their engineering properties. These investigations will be critical to the placement, S:\West Orange\Proposals\24-10-24 West Orange OSCPA and Crystal Lake.docx