240-25 Granting Municipal Consent-Verona Twp.-Apply for Treatment Works Approval from the DEP to upgrade its Wastewater Treatment Facility.pdf

240-25 October 28, 2025 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, Verona Township (“Verona”) has authorized necessary upgrades to its Wastewater Treatment Facility, including the Tertiary Treatment Filters and Ultraviolet Disinfection System (the “Upgrades Project”); and WHEREAS, in order to proceed with these improvements, Verona must first obtain a Treatment Works Approval (“TWA”) Permit from the N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (the “NJDEP”); and WHEREAS, one of the requirements of the TWA application process is to submit a Certification of Municipal Consent Form for the Upgrades Project from all impacted municipalities; and WHEREAS, Verona provides wastewater treatment service to portions of the Township of West Orange (the “Township”); and WHEREAS, by letter dated October 9, 2025, Verona has requested the Township of to provide said Certification of Municipal Consent for the Upgrades Project, annexed hereto as Exhibit “A;” and WHEREAS, the Certification of Municipal Consent by the Township, annexed hereto as Exhibit “B,” must be authorized by a Resolution passed by the municipal governing body; and WHEREAS, the Consulting Engineer for Verona has represented that these upgrades will be constructed entirely within the existing property of the facility, are solely operational in nature and will not increase the facility’s hydraulic treatment capacity or sewer service area or have any discernable negative impacts on the surrounding community; and WHEREAS, the Upgrades Project will be subject to intensive review by the NJDEP through the TWA permitting process; and

WHEREAS, after review and due deliberation, the Township Council believes that the Upgrades Project is in the best interest of the Township and its residents. NOW, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of West Orange that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to complete and execute the NJDEP Certification of Municipal Consent Form for the Verona Township Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades Project, annexed hereto as Exhibit “B;” and it is further RESOLVED that the Township Clerk is hereby authorized to forward the completed and executed NJDEP Certification of Municipal Consent Form and a certified copy of this Resolution to Verona and its consulting engineer for inclusion in Verona’s TWA Submittal to NJDEP for the Verona Township Wastewater Treatment Facility Upgrades Project RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect immediately. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Joe Krakoviak Municipal Clerk Council President Adopted: October 28, 2025